Friday, May 15, 2009

Got Stretch Marks? Want To Get Rid Of Them?

By Peter Aldontony

Have you had a baby lately? Feeling great about the new baby but not so happy to find that your stomach looks like an elephants trunk? Covered in stretch marks.

So many women are concerned about getting rid of their new stretch marks. Not all new mothers have stretch marks to show off, but it's estimated that over 75% do.

There's a number of reasons why you can get stretch marks, and birth is one of them. Even young girls can get stretch marks during puberty.

Firstly it can be genetic, so if your mum had them chances are greater that you will too.

So how do you remove stretch marks? What options do you have?

There is a relatively wide range of options, but none are guaranteed. Some mothers do nothing and hope they'll go away, some just use a simple moisturizer and hope.

And there is the risky and expensive options like cosmetic surgery like laser treatments.

And there are creams that are available that are designed specifically to reduce the signs of stretchmarks, though again have mixed results.

Or you could try micro dermabrasion if you're brave.

And then there's a wide range of less intrusive more natural options that take a little time, require some effort and have a good chance of success, are safer and more natural. These include changes to diet, use of exercise, some simple home remedies, stress reduction and some herbal and natural products. Even exercise helps.

Many women don't realize that there is an alternative more natural, cheaper approach that doesn't involve some of the expense and risk of some other methods.

So if the cost and/or the risks associated with some methods of removing stretch marks scares you there are other, cheaper and less risky, more natural options for you to choose.

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