What Are Your Options Concerning Stretch Mark Removal
Stretch marks are well known to everyone concerned with keeping their skin clear and smooth. They show up resembling zebra like scars that vary in length and depth. They come to many different parts of the body such as the abdomen, breasts, buttocks, upper arms, and legs. Weight gain and rapid growth are the usual culprits for the existence of stretch marks. The middle layer of the skin is called the dermis, and when stretched to a point that its elasticity breaks down, out comes a stretch mark.
This being the case, what can be done?
Luckily, there are options for their treatment and here listed are a few of them.
What Are the Stretch Mark Treatment Options Out There
If you are willing to spend lots of money to solve the problem, surgery is the route to take. Surgery for stretch marks in the stomach area is called abdominoplasy surgery, or the 'tummy tuck.' It improves the appearance of the stretch marks by tightening and contouring the stomach walls which removes excess fat and skin. However the surgery is invasive and expensive with a long and probable painful recovery time.
A second option for surgery would be what's called laser treatment. Energy shot through cosmetic lasers is absorbed into the dermal layer of the skin to stimulate the production of new collagen. The collagen then thickens which leads to the plumping of the skin that fills in the stretch mark from below. The downside to laser treatment is that it is only mainly effective on immature stretch marks that are still red in color.
A 20 to 50% improvement in the appearance of the stretch marks is a realistic expectation from using these surgical treatments.
If you automatically want to cancel out surgery, a great and effective alternative is microdermabrasion. One can have it done at a beauty spa or use the at home method of a microdermabrasion cream. The method is to wear down and eliminate the top layer of the skin by using abrading microcrystals. The original stretch mark covered skin is replaced by a newer and healthier skin created by the triggering of collagen and elastin production.
One particularly effective at home microdermabrasion skin care cream is BIOSKINEXFOL. This dermabrasion cream resurfaces the skin while regenerating its cells. What makes this work is the natural serum in this cream. It comes from a small creature's innate immune system that enhances the protective strategies of the innate immune system of human skin. The little creature is the humble garden snail, and its serum mixed with all natural ingredients has unheralded benefits for stretch mark repair.
Published July 1st, 2010
