Stretch marks are kind of a scars which are long and narrow or lines which appears on the skin when the skin is suddenly stretched. This marks are of different color and texture than your normal skin. Stretch marks are extremely common. Any person can develop stretch marks. They can appears on body parts like thighs, hips, stomach, lower back or arms. Common causes of stretch marks are pregnancy, sudden weight gain or weight loss or puberty. Stretch marks can make a person under-confident and uncomfortable. Stretch marks cannot fade away naturally but there are various treatments to reduce the visibility of stretch marks and one can get back their confidence in their appearance by under- going a treatment.
Following are the most effective treatments available for fading stretch marks:
1.Microdermabrasion
It is a minimally invasive process to regenerate overall skin tone and texture. It can improve the appearance of sun damage, stretch marks, fine lines, wrinkles, acne scarring and other skin related conditions. This procedure is done by special applicator with an abrasive surface for mildly sand away the thick outermost layer of the skin to rejuvenate it.
2.Chemical peels
It is a kind of a skin treatment where an acidic solution is applied on the portion of stretch marks so that the surface of outermost layer of the skin can be burned off. This procedure eliminate the dead and damaged skin cells. This process helps in skin regeneration. It is used to get rid of appearance of sun damage, freckles, age spots, acne scars and stretch marks.
3.Micro needling
Micro needling therapy is also known as skin needling. It is minimally invasive skin rejuvenation process that involves the help of device that consists small needles. These needles are use to puncture the portion of a skin to create a controlled skin injury. With the help of this process firmness and skin texture can be improved and it can also reduce the size of pores, scars and stretch marks.
Dermarolling with Blood-derived Growth Factors is a cosmetic treatment which uses a roller with small needles to prick the skin. It uses part of the blood from the body of the person to rejuvenate the skin. It stimulates collagen production. With the help of this treatment problems like stretch marks, acne scars, hyperpigmentation, sun damage, surgical scars wrinkles and fine lines can be improved.
FAQs
Since stretch marks can be genetic and in some cases, due to puberty plays the major role in developing stretch marks it is nearly impossible to prevent stretch marks. Although, stretch marks can also appear due to rapid fluctuations in weight so you maintain a healthy diet and lifestyle to prevent stretch marks due to this particular reason.
According to researchers there is no home remedies which can reduce stretch marks even most popular home remedies on internet are not effective. None of the stretch marks faded away when people applied different things like olive oil, Vitamin E, cocoa butter, almond oil into their stretch marks.
- Almost every women experience stretch marks during pregnancy because to develop a baby inside womb skin of women stretch to an extreme level in many ways, due to this stretch marks are very common during pregnancy
- Many people face the problem of stretch marks due to rapid fluctuations in weight of body.
- Stretch marks can be genetic and sometimes due to puberty also. Because at the time of puberty a person’s body go through various changes internally and externally.
- Bodybuilding or intense workout can also cause stretch marks due to rapid increase of muscle mass in your shoulders and arms.
- Corticosteroids creams, lotions and pills can also cause stretch marks. The reason behind this is when a person uses this the ability of skin to stretch decrease drastically which may result in stretch marks.
Yes, stretch marks are permanent scars on the body once appeared, it cannot fade away naturally but there are various treatments available which can help in reduction of stretch marks on your body. Treatments like Micro needling, Dermaroller with Blood-derived Growth Factors, Radio frequency, chemical peeling and microdermabrasion are most effective treatments for reduction of stretch marks.