Attempt of preventive treatment of striae gravidarum using preventive massage ointment administration] |
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| Authors: | F Wierrani W Kozak W Schramm W Grünberger |
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| Affiliation: | Gyn?kologische und geburtshilfliche Abteilung, Krankenanstalt Rudolfstiftung Wien. |
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| Abstract: | Striae distensae are an appreciable cosmetic problem for many pregnant women. Preventive application of a water/oil massage cream was tested in a group of 24 gravidae (control group: 26 patients). In the untreated control group striae distensae were observed in two-thirds of the patients, whereas the prophylactically-treated gravidae showed development of striae in only one third of the group given the test preparation. Better results were obtained in women with a favourable constitutional predisposition than in patients with a tendency to overweight. The massage cream was well tolerated by all gravidae. |
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