The prevention of stretch marks in late pregnancy includes weight control, proper exercise, skin protection, and treatment of primary skin diseases, etc. The prevention of stretch marks should be carried out under the guidance of a doctor.
Stretch marks are a kind of abdominal skin expansion lines occurring during pregnancy, which are related to excessive skin stretching, endocrine levels and genetic factors. Stretch marks are mainly found on the abdomen, but also on the chest, back, buttocks and proximal extremities. Stretch marks show as dark red or purplish-red stripes in the early stage, then pigment loss, atrophy, and finally stabilize to show a kind of white or silver stripes.
1. Weight control: pregnant women in late pregnancy should control their own body weight in the appropriate range, neither too low, nor overweight or obesity.
2. Appropriate exercise: Pregnant women in late pregnancy should maintain regular appropriate exercise and balanced intake of nutrients to ensure that their body weight is within the appropriate range, to avoid overweight or obesity.
3. Protect the skin: pregnant women in late pregnancy can increase the elasticity of the skin through massage, regular skin care and other methods to prevent the occurrence of stretch marks.
4. Treatment of primary skin diseases: eczema, pruritus and other skin diseases may lead to the occurrence of stretch marks, pregnant women in late pregnancy should follow the doctor’s advice to actively treat the primary skin diseases, in order to prevent the occurrence of stretch marks.
If you feel unwell, it is recommended that you go to the hospital in time to avoid delays.