stretch marks treatment

Stretch marks are caused when an individual’s skin is stretched rapidly over a short period of time : more specifically, the skin’s second layer gets torn by overstretching. Stretch marks are most common around the stomach, breasts, thighs and hips. Both Genders can suffer from them and they affect most of adults. Thankfully, stretch marks don’t affect our health and only blemish the skin. Unfortunately, During the summer months, Stretch marks are more concerning for us because they are on show more as we wear fewer clothes.

Why do stretchmarks Develop?

This stretching occurs when the body grows at a high rate so that the skin can’t stretch quick enough to keep up with it. Stretch marks are most commonly associated with pregnancy but can develop during puberty: Body building and rapid weight gain can also cause stretch marks.

Although the skin is usually fairly elastic , when it stretches, the normal production of collagen is disrupted. It is this collagen which helps to keep skin tight and supple. There are other factors which affect the skins natural ability to produce and maintain collagen levels such as a person’s diet or smoking. It is the level of collagen in the skin which affect the appearance of wrinkles and lines in the face. They also largely dictate how other blemishes, like surgery scars and acne scars, heal.

What do stretch marks look like?

When initially formed, stretch marks can look red and/or purple and be very visible. They appear indented and have a different texture to the rest of the skin. Over time, the discoloration does subside, turning a silvery colour. However they very rarely heal on their own.

Stretch Mark Removal

Treating stretch marks is possible either at home or by visiting an expert. Stretch mark treatments Come in all sorts of varieties of price, procedure and effectiveness, treatments range from creams purchased over the counter to expensive surgical procedures for many individuals, stretch marks cause a lot of embarrassment and often make people feel self concious, but this can be overcome or eliminated by treatment to remove stretch marks.

cream is one form of treatment for stretch marks which is easy to obtain and easily used but, not much of the cream is actually absorbed into the skin therfore, creams are not really the best treatment for stretch marks. Combining this process with a Dermaroller, results in significantly more cream being absorbed so this method can be the easiest method for most people.

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