Pregnancy is a moment all women look forward to, however, there factors that can make this wondrous moment seem less joyful than you had imagined. For example, stretch marks are one of the worst consequences of pregnancy.

During pregnancy, your skin will begin to stretch due to weight gain and liquid retention making stretch marks appear around the breasts, hips and abdomen. If you gain too much weight you may also notice stretch marks appearing around your thighs and upper arms.

Here are a few tips that will help you prevent and treat stretch marks during and even after pregnancy. Also keep in mind that these tips can help you treat stretch marks due to puberty, weight fluctuations, and exercise.

How to Prevent Stretch Marks Before and During Pregnancy

Your doctor will probably prescribe a series of different products, mainly creams for stretch marks to help keep your skin taut and flexible during pregnancy. If used correctly they will help your skin stretch beyond its limits without breaking.

Along with these creams it is important to maintain a steady weight gain. Remember, gaining weight too quickly will increase your probabilities of developing stretch marks not to mention make it harder to lose the baby fat and possibly create health issues that can affect your baby.

A healthy diet can do wonders for controlling your weight gain. Pregnancy is no excuse for eating everything you see since you will only need about 300 calories more per day.

Say NO to overly processed foods and junk foods. These are high in sodium and contain empty calories which will rapidly increase your weight.

How to Eliminate Pregnancy Stretch Marks

If you want to treat loose skin and stretch marks your best bet is plastic surgery. Plastic surgery removes excess skin as well as stretch marks. The resulting scar is hidden in the skin's natural folds.

Stretch mark removal via plastic surgery is generally done on the abdomen and nowhere else. Stretch marks creams can help you remove stretch marks found in other areas. These creams can be used to treat extensive areas or smaller ones.

Stretch mark creams are a slow treatment that requires patience and consistency, however, if you want a highly effective stretch mark cream, then you need to find products that contain rose hip oil, snail serum, or emu oil. Each one of these ingredients is known to help fight stretch marks without causing side-effects.