2015년 3월 12일 목요일

Ready for Stretch Marks?

Heidi Murkoff
 
What to ExpectSpecial Delivery
The content below was created by Everyday Health Media on behalf of the sponsor
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Preventing and Minimizing Stretch Marks
No one's "ready" for stretch marks, but up to 90 percent of pregnant women will get them! Stretch marks are tiny tears caused by the overstretching of connective tissue in the skin or by hormones. If your mom had stretch marks, you're likely to have them, too. Here's what you can do to minimize them.

Support Your Skin
Collagen is a protein that gives your skin (and other tissues) strength. Eating a balanced diet rich in vitamins C and E and zinc may boost your skin's collagen production, and that can reduce the chances you'll get stretch marks.
Drink and Move
Staying hydrated and maintaining a pregnancy-safe fitness regimen (after consulting your doctor, of course) both help hydrate your skin from the inside and help it retain its elasticity.
Use a Topical Product
Applying a lotion or cream, like Mederma® Stretch Marks Therapy is great way to keep the surface of your skin soft and supple — and help prevent stretch marks.* Start using it in your second trimester and continue use while breastfeeding: twice a day apply it to your stomach, hips and breasts, and gently massage in a circular motion until fully absorbed.
For most women stretch marks are part of pregnancy. UseMederma® Stretch Marks Therapy to help prevent them from forming.

Learn more about Mederma® »
*Mederma® Stretch Marks Therapy is clinically shown to increase the moisture content of the skin, thereby helping to keep skin more elastic and less apt to tear and form stretch marks.

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