Successful Routes to Rid Yourself of Stretch Marks
If one is conscience about keeping their skin healthy and smooth, they are very aware of the threat of stretch marks. They show up resembling zebra like scars that vary in length and depth. They come out at different parts of our skin but principally in the abdomen, buttocks, breasts, upper arms, and legs. Stretch marks come from a stretching of the skin caused usually by rapid growth or weight gain. The dermis is what is what we call the middle layer of our skin, and a stretch mark results after it's stretched to a point it breaks its elasticity.
Okay, so how can they be removed?
Fortunately, there are options to choose from.
What Are the Stretch Mark Treatment Options Out There
Surgery is the route to take if you are willing to take the hit on the bank account. The stomach is where stretch marks can be removed surgically in what's called abdominoplasy surgery, or the 'tummy tuck.' By tightening and molding the stomach walls excess fat and skin are removed which lessen the appearance of the stretch marks. However the surgery is invasive and expensive with a long and probable painful recovery time.
Laser treatment is an alternative surgical treatment. The objective of this treatment is to produce new collagen in the skin by shooting cosmetic lasers into the dermal layer. The collagen then thickens which leads to the plumping of the skin that fills in the stretch mark from below. However laser treatment is really only effective for new, immature stretch marks as the improvement for more mature stretch marks doctors say is reportedly small.
The realistic expectation of using these surgical treatments should be thought of as a 20 to 50% improvement in the appearance of the stretch marks.
Regarding the non-surgical route, an attractive option is microdermabrasion. There is no pain aftermath and the price tag is more down to Earth compared to surgery. It is performed in beauty spas but as well has an at home solution in the form of a microdermabrasion cream. It works by eliminating the top layer of the skin by using abrading microcrytals to wear it down. The original stretch mark covered skin is replaced by a newer and healthier skin created by the triggering of collagen and elastin production.
BIOSKINEXFOL is an especially effective microdermabrasion skin care cream to improve and eliminate the appearance of stretch marks. The dermabrasion cream works by regenerating skin cells that produces the effect of resurfacing the skin. The unique aspect to this cream is its natural serum comes from a small creature's innate immune system that supports the protective strategies of the human skin's own immune system. 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
