| 05/24/2010 |
STRETCH MARK REMOVAL- A NOVEL APPROACHPosted in Research - Comments (0)In addition to stretch mark creams, there have been a number of laser-type of approaches to stretch mark removal. Lasers and intense pulsed light (IPL) have a limited ability to penetrate deep into the tissue. Radio frequency (RF) has been suggested as an alternative to lasers and IPL as a modality for stretch mark removal.
A study conducte... |
| 03/15/2010 |
CAN DOCTORS DETERMINE WHO WILL GET STRETCH MARKS?Posted in Research - Comments (0)Can doctors determine who will get stretch marks?
Is there a test that scientists can perform to determine who will develop stretch marks and who won't? Researchers set out to do just that with a series of sophisticated experiments. They took skin biopsies from people with stretch marks and people who did not have stretch marks. then they anal... |
| 02/12/2010 |
PREVENTING STRETCH MARKS- DOES COCOA BUTTER WORK?Posted in Research - Comments (0)Preventing Stretch Marks – does cocoa butter work?
For many years people have used cocoa butter to prevent stretch marks from forming in pregnant women. But does it really work, or is it more folklore than fact? A group of medical researchers set out to answer this very question. They followed 210 women who were pregnant for the first ... |
| 01/17/2010 |
HOW COMMON ARE STRETCH MARKS IN PREGNANCY ?Posted in Research - Comments (0)This age old question has been addressed in several studies. Each one, however, presents a slightly different result. We will focus on a relatively recent study that involved 280 pregnant women who were delivering their first baby. All of the women were given questionnaires after they delivered to assess whether or not they developed stretch mar... |
