Many bodily changes take place when you have a baby. Whilst this is an incredibly joyous experience, you can be left with a constant reminder by way of saggy skin around the abdomen a drooping of the breasts if breast feeding and, unless you are very lucky, stretch marks. However, don’t dispair – a natural, pain-free remedy is available. Stretch marks look like thin, stretched tissue, and that is more or less what they are. They appear in people who put on or lose weight rapidly. The upper layer of the skin is normal, but in the lower layer the collagen and elastin, which give the skin its strength and elasticity, have become thinner and broken. At first, the marks look reddish-purple. This is because the stretched skin is more transparent and the small blood vessels that lie deep in the skin show through. Later, the blood vessels contract. The purplish colour then fades to white, which is simply fat under the skin showing through. • Stretch marks often appear on the breast and abdomen during pregnancy. The reason is partly hormonal. During pregnancy, hormones have the job of softening the collagen ligaments of the pelvis, so that the tissues can stretch easily during childbirth. Unfortunately, the skin collagen softens as well, allowing stretch marks to form easily. • Some women have weaker collagen than others, so are more likely to get stretch marks. Recent research suggests that if you have stretch marks, your pelvic floor ligaments may be slightly weak, so it is very important to do pelvic floor exercises after childbirth to prevent incontinence of urine. • Yo-yo dieters and bodybuilders can get stretch marks on the upper arms, chest and thighs. • Growing adolescents can get them on their backs, where they look like a series of horizontal lines. By rebalancing the cells ions Beautytek increases energy flow, enhances metabolism and blood flow and stimulates the lymphatic system, thus increasing the body's capability for self-repair, restoring health and well being and enabling the body to reshape itself. As a consequence of this boost to the body's self-repair ability, Beautytek has proven to be extremely effective in treating many skin related conditions such as acne, reducing scar visibility and stretch marks. Each client is photographed and measured at the start of the course and after every 6 treatments – this way there is a visual and measurable record of the success of the Beuatytek method. • What Is Beautytek? • The Treatments • Your Questions Answered • Is Beautytek For Me? • Find Your Local Mediteck Clinic • Home Page • Fat Reduction • Cellulite Treatment • Breast Enhancement • Skin Firming • Acne, Scarring & Stretch Marks • Face Lifting & Rejuvination