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Suggest Treatment For Stretch Marks

Posted on Mon, 8 May 2017

Question: hi doc

i m in my 11th week of pregnancy.want to know what preventive measures can i take to prevent stretch marks

Answered by Dr. Manisha Jain (46 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Precautions advised

Detailed Answer:
Hello dear, thanks for trusting health care magic
I understand your anxiety about the issue but frankly nothing much can be done to avoid it completely
few precautions are as follows-
- Avoid scratching in case of itching, not even with a rough cloth.
- apply moisturiser daily especially when it itches
- Keep the water intake on higher side
Taking above precautions will help you lots but still complete avoidance is not possible
Regards
Dr Manisha Jain

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj

Follow up: Dr. Manisha Jain (42 minutes later)

do you suggest use of product like bio oil?

Answered by Dr. Manisha Jain (5 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Simple moisturiser will suffice

Detailed Answer:
Bio oil is just a moisturiser only and a simple coconut or olive oil or a normal moisturiser will also serve the purpose
Basically you have to keep your skin moist and will be fine with that only
Take care

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad