How to Get Rid of Stretch Marks Due to Pregnancy?

Pregnancy is a marvelous journey that brings enormous joy and responsibilities in a woman’s life. Apart from happiness, pregnancy also brings various changes in a woman's body. Along with enormous happiness and anticipation, some bodily transformations, such as stretch marks and other hormone-related changes. In today's blog, we’ll shed light on the causes of stretch marks, and also share some helpful and effective tips for minimizing the visibility of stretch marks. These effective tips and stretch marks treatment in Delhi offered at Dadu Medical Centre located at Vasant Vihar (South Delhi) and Rajouri Garden (West Delhi) will help all mothers-to-be embrace this mesmerizing transformative experience with confidence.

What are the causes of Stretch Marks?

• One of the primary reasons behind stretch marks is due to rapid weight gain. As your body adjusts with the growing baby, rapid weight gains and stretching of the skin lead to the occurrence of stretch marks.
• Hormonal fluctuations are another major reason behind the development of stretch marks. Increased production of cortisone, affects the elasticity of the skin, thus making our skin more prone to stretch marks.
• Genetic factors also increase the likelihood of developing stretch marks during the pregnancy period.
• As the growing baby in the body exerts pressure on the skin, specifically on the abdomen, breasts, and thighs, it causes stretch marks.
• Dry dehydrated skin is less elastic and more prone to stretch marks.

Here are a few effective tips for managing and minimizing stretch marks during pregnancy:

• Keep yourself hydrated by consuming an adequate amount of water to maintain the elasticity of your skin.
• Incorporate a nourishing, hydrating moisturizer in your daily skincare routine to keep your skin supple.
• Consume a balanced diet, enriched with vitamins and minerals that helps in supporting skin health. Incorporate foods high in collagen, such as fruits and vegetables to increase skin elasticity. Incorporate all colored fruits and vegetables.
• Do pregnancy-appropriate exercises regularly, for improving circulation and enhancing skin elasticity.
• Gently massage areas more prone to stretch with a nourishing oil or lotion, as it enhances blood circulation and helps maintain the flexibility of the skin. Always consult your dermatologist for the right skincare products during your pregnancy.
• Wear comfortable maternity wear, because it helps greatly in reducing unnecessary pressure on the skin. Avoid tight clothes, which lead to stretching of the skin.
• Involve foods enriched with vitamins A and E in your diet. Both these vitamins help greatly in supporting skin health and they also help in minimizing the visibility of stretch marks.

Apart from these tips, there are a wide range of non-invasive treatments too, which help effectively in reducing the visibility of stretch marks. Non-invasive treatments reducing the visibility of stretch marks are as follows:

• Topical Treatments: Reti-noid creams, Vitamin C serums, and moisturizers help effectively in enhancing skin texture and elasticity. Consult a skin doctor in Delhi for the right topical medications and routine.
• Pla-sma Induction Therapy: This is a very effective procedure for reducing the visibility of stretch marks. It utilizes the benefits of microneedling that helps stimulate collagen production and natural growth factors infusion that boost collagen production and skin cell renewal. Thus resulting in a reduction of the visibility of stretch marks.
• Laser Therapy: Laser therapy is another proven and very effective treatment for tackling stretch marks. Fractional lasers and pulsed dye lasers help in reducing stretch mark appearance by promoting your skin cells to produce more collagen and elastin.
• Micro needling Radiofrequency Treatment: Radiofrequency microneedling treatment enables skin layers to enhance collagen and refine skin texture by creating microinjuries so one’s healing system responds to it.
• Chemical Peels: This treatment also helps in reducing stretch marks by exfoliating and improving the texture of skin superficially.

All these non-invasive treatments provide varying degrees of improvement and should be customized by your dermatologist for suiting your skin and fulfilling desired results. Successive sessions of these stretch marks treatments in Delhi are recommended depending on the current condition of stretch marks to achieve effective results.

In the spirit of supporting mothers during this period, Dadu Medical Centre located at Vasant Vihar in South Delhi and Rajouri Garden in West Delhi provides a wide range of customized treatments to address stretch marks and other skin related concerns. Dadu Medical Centre is led by India’s prominent dermatologist Dr. Nivedita Dadu. With her team of healthcare professionals, Dadu Medical Centre is committed to deliver the best to their patients. Book your appointment now!