February 8th, 2008
Dealing With Skin Problems During Pregnancy
While pregnancy is an extremely happy time in a woman’s life, having to put up with the accompanying skin problems during pregnancy can be somewhat of a drag.
Pregnancy can do some crazy things to your skin, many of them are due to the extreme hormone changes taking place. Some of those things have crazy-sounding nicknames such as pregnancy mask, chloasma, melasma, hyperpigmentation, PUPP, spider veins, stretch marks, linea nigra and skin tags. If you are prone to any particular type of skin condition, pregnancy may intensify their symptoms.