How to protect yourself and to get rid of stretch marks

Striped pattern adorns the only Zebra, and we, the girls, he's useless. Although to prevent stretch marks on the body much easier than getting rid of them, there is salvation and old stretch marks


Says dermatologist Ilona Startseva.




The cause of stretch marks (or striae) - thinning and lack of skin elasticity. Because of this, in areas of high tension (on the abdomen, thighs, Breasts) occur internal tears, later replaced by connective tissue. Fresh stretch marks are red or purple color due to present in the connective tissue of blood vessels. But over time they become white, very clearly standing out against tanned skin.





Where thin - there and tear


Thinning of the skin can cause hormonal changes or a simple mechanical tension of the fabric due to, for example, speed dial or weight loss, rapid growth or improper exercise. Very often, stretch marks appear in adolescents, because the skin is not keeping up to stretch for a rapidly growing skeleton. Day by day increasing belly expectant mothers also often "scars of pregnancy". All hormone-dependent state - puberty, menopause, pregnancy, and even oral contraceptives can also affect the appearance of stretch marks. And although most of the stretch is just a cosmetic defect, however, their appearance can be a symptom of serious illness syndrome Itsenko-Cushing syndrome associated with hyperfunction of the adrenal. If the stretch marks are large and occur even on the face and neck, as well as combined with excessive Balasanian or weight gain in the upper body (male type), it is necessary to address to the endocrinologist.





How to protect yourself from them


The best defense against stretch marks is prevention. It is especially important to remember this during pregnancy. Alas, the young age of the mother does not protect her body from the appearance of stretch marks, and even, on the contrary, contributes to the development of this defect. Therefore, it is important to observe certain rules:




- Eat right to gain weight during pregnancy gradually, without sudden jumps.


To wear prenatal and postnatal bandages. And to save beautiful Breasts - the bra is made from natural materials, with wide straps, well supporting the breast.


- Take a contrast shower. Every morning obturate chest with a towel dipped in cold water. A little lie down naked - air baths and improve skin condition, and then wipe the chest with lemon slices.


- Apply plucked self-massage: causing the skin with olive oil, mash until light red abdomen, hips, buttocks.


For smoothing the skin, you can take a warm bath with 1 tbsp. spoons of pine extract. You can also 500 g of starch stirred into 5 liters of cold water and add to the bath.


Daily, starting from the third month of pregnancy, to use creams for stretch marks. They contain nutrients, vitamins a, C, E, essential oils, silicone, natural elastin and collagen, as well as components, softening scar tissue, and retinoids, smoothing imperfections.


- Move more. If running and jumping rope a burden or not approved by a doctor, then fit and regular Hiking.


Drink plenty of fluids to hydrate the skin needs inside and out.


- To include in the diet of vitamin-rich vegetables and fruits, and proteins necessary for the synthesis of collagen and elastin. But on sweets, flour, and coffee are best forgotten.





Home remedies


If stretch marks are few and not older than a year and a half, you can try to make yourself compresses with essential oils. Mix 2 tablespoons of almond oil, 6 drops rosemary, 1 drop of oil of lemon and ylang-ylang. Gauze soak in the mixture and prepetuate to the skin at night. Procedure spend 3-4 times a week for three months. Effective and chamomile compresses. A handful of inflorescences boil 250 ml of milk. Warm the mixture soak a thick cloth and wrap it "cut" the part of the body. Cover with foil and a towel. After 15 minutes, wipe the body, rinsing, and apply a cream.





Salon


"New" extensions can be made less noticeable by using

mesotherapy, seaweed wraps, ultrasonic massage and ozone therapy (subcutaneous injection of oxygen-ozone mixture in the problem space). Procedures course - from 8 to 20, one per week.


To combat old stretch marks apply

chemical peel and laser resurfacing. Chemical peeling acid (alpha-hydroxy-acids, phenol or trichloroacetic) burn deeper layers of the epidermis, at the same time stimulating the synthesis of collagen. This is a serious interference conducted under General anesthesia, which requires rehabilitation.



Laser resurfacing removes the superficial layers of the skin, which creates the effect of its alignment. The impact of the laser beam triggers the regenerative processes in the skin and makes it smoother. The procedure lasts about an hour and requires further healing treatment, as directly after laser resurfacing the skin looks puffy and red. A variation of the method of fractional photothermolysis - allows you to make the laser sparing effect and shorten the rehabilitation period up to 3 days.


Completely remove stretch marks skin can only surgery abdominoplasty, during which the area of skin with stretch marks excised.





Clean peel


Sometimes even slim ladies shy to show their thighs for cellulite. Almost every woman suffers from this trouble and tries to get rid of it. We bought expensive creams, doing exercises, but at the same time every day, without knowing it, provoking the appearance of cellulite. So, where does this so-called "orange peel"?




Reasons not so much.




Poor diet

. If possible, eliminate from your diet the foods that have undergone industrial processing. You should also refrain from fatty and sweet food. It is better to give preference to foods that contain complex carbohydrates: vegetables, fruits, grains and legumes. They provide optimal cell nutrition, cleanse the body of excess fluid and degradation products. Water retention in the body is the main cause of cellulite is when nutrition is prevented. Besides vegetables and fruits stimulate the renewal of collagen fibers and make the skin more elastic.


A sedentary lifestyle

. You know, when this way of life muscles lose their elasticity during prolonged sitting in the tissues circulation, appear stagnation. As cellulite usually appears in precisely those areas of our body where blood circulation is slowed down.



Shoes on high heels. These shoes disrupts normal the blood circulation in the lower extremities and distorts posture. And poor posture leads to additional disorders of the circulatory system.



Tight clothes. Wearing tight clothing, belts, belts leads to the fact that the liquid accumulates at the top or bottom of the seat girth. If this continues for a long time, edemas. In addition, giving the illusion of a compression problem areas, tight clothes relaxes muscles and over time reduces their tone.



Stress. The nervous system has an adverse effect on all systems of our body, including circulation, digestion and metabolism.

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