India
A 26-year-old female asked:
How to avoid stretch marks during pregnancy..?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Milroy Samuelanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 26 years experience
Difficult: Keeping the skin well hydrated helps but is not a guarantee. It is very random who will get stretch marks. Most women will get stretch marks.
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A 48-year-old member asked:
How to remove pregnancy stretch marks?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Jeffrey Fromowitzanswered
21 years experience
Options: While there is no "cure" for striae, there are some options.
These include topical retinoids, moisturizer and barrier repair creams, as well as fractional laser resurfacing.
Some also use vascular lasers to remove the red componenent.
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5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Haslet, Texas
A 25-year-old female asked:
Can I use a serum for stretch marks during pregnancy?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Shariq Refaianswered
Psychiatry 15 years experience
Vitamin E: Usually women like to use vitamin e to prevent stretch marks.
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Stretch marks after pregnancy. Solution?
2 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in
Dr. (Liz)Phuong Trananswered
Family Medicine 37 years experience
Time,lotion: It depends on how much weigh gain and skin stretch during pregnancy , but continue with good lotion and time, it will get better
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A 33-year-old member asked:
How can I reduce stretch marks during pregnancy ?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Patrick Ramseyanswered
Maternal-Fetal Medicine 29 years experience
No great solution: The simple answer is to not get pregnant! there are many proposed treatments and interventions which have been suggested to prevent stretch marks but there are no clear treatments which have been proven to do so in well done studies.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
How do I reduce pregnancy stretch marks?
1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 27 years experience
After pregnancy: Treatments: Please see a dermatologist or plastic surgeon for evaluation. Possible treatments include fractional laser resurfacing,dermabrasion & medication (i.e., retinoids).
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2.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Last updated Jan 14, 2013
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