Successful Routes to Rid Yourself of Stretch Marks
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 are found in various parts of the body such as the abdomen, breasts, buttocks, legs, and upper arms. 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.
Okay, so how can they be removed?
Fortunately, there are options to choose from.
Stretch Mark Treatment Options
The least economical route to take is surgery. For the stomach there is abdominoplasy surgery, or better known as the 'tummy tuck.' It improves the appearance of the stretch marks by tightening and contouring the stomach walls which removes excess fat and skin. The negatives to this procedure are that it is expensive and painful with a long 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. 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.
If you automatically want to cancel out surgery, a great and effective alternative is microdermabrasion. It is performed in beauty spas but as well has an at home solution in the form of a microdermabrasion cream. The procedure involves using abrading microcrystals to wear down and eliminate the very top layer of the skin. This in turn creates a newer and healthier skin to replace the old and damaged one. It also makes your skin more resilient by triggering 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 natural serum in this particular cream is the product of a little creature's innate immune system that supports the protective strategies of the innate immune system of human skin. That creature is none other than the humble garden snail. Its serum mixed with all natural ingredients produce truly effective results for stretch mark removal.
Published July 1st, 2010
Filed in Skin Care
