Let’s face it loud and clear: Ashley Graham she is one of us. The American model (who hates to be defined plus-size, which is why we will avoid doing it) has candidly documented the young and old on social physical changes that occurred during and after her first pregnancy, demonstrating with her photos of bacon, cracks on breastfeeding breasts and stretch marks that motherhood is not always all sunshine and flowers, as is often led to believe. A few days ago, the American top dedicated an Instagram post to another postpartum effect: the hair that slowly grows back, soft as a chick’s feathers. Showing off her well-known self-irony, Ashley Graham posted a photo of the new “feathered” bangs growing on the upper part of her forehead, adding to find some resemblance to Elvis’ hairstyle, the villain of the James Bond movie “Quantum of Solace”.
HERE’S WHAT HAPPENS TO PREGNANT AND POST-PARTUM HAIR
Indeed, the hair of pregnant and postpartum women undergoes several changes. As the Dr. Anna Trink, specialist in dermatology and venereology of the HMAP Giuliani laboratory, «During gestation the woman’s hair appears more beautiful, stronger and brighter because of the estrogen, hormones that influence hair loss and that in this phase of life they increase considerably, keeping the hair thick and strong. Furthermore, increased estrogen reduces the activity of the sebaceous glands present on the scalp, making the hair less “greasy”. As a result, the hair appears brighter, as it gets less dirty. ​From the second trimester onwards there is also a change in the diameter of the hair, with a significant one increase in the thickness of the stem, which is why the hair appears voluminous, with an effect that is appreciated up to a month and a half after birth.​ ​Within 4 days of the birth of the babyinstead, the levels of progesterone and estrogen return to normal, which is why most hair that was in the anagen phase quickly switches to the telogen phase, causing a increased fall. If the new mother then naturally breastfeeds her child, the increase in prolactin, a hormone that weakens the hair, causes the hair to appear more exhausted, dull, weak and inclined to fall ». Don’t panic: «this type of hair loss is physiological and, above all, transitory. In the absence of problems and following a varied and balanced diet, everything returns to normal within 6 months of giving birth ».
In gallery, enjoy some of the Photo by Ashley Graham during and after pregnancy: they instantly put you in a good mood.

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