Stretchmarks – What can be done?
Plenty of individuals all over the world have to deal with strech marks. Both women and men alike, will find them showing after times of rapid growth such as puberty. Women, of course, suffer with them after pregnancy.
They occur as our skin attempts to keep up with the rate of growth in the muscles, bones or, in the instance of pregnancy, child. Invariably however, it fails to do so and tiny splits form in the 2nd layer of skin, known as the Dermis. These tears show as red streaks initially and change over time to a silvery colour.
The stretch marks in actual fact are pockets of skin with lower levels of collagen. As the middle layer is ripped apart during the growth phase, it fails to heal itself so that it looks like its former state. Of course, it is only a cosmetic concern as there is little or no medical downside to having these marks, the cosmetic concerns, however, are great. They make you feel self concious in front of people and don’t look very nice.
Removing stretch marks involves increasing the collagen levels within the Dermis layer of skin. This is most effectively achieved by enhancing your own bodies natural ability to generate collagen rather than introducing it from external sources. The most common way of doing this is medical needling using a dermaroller which is a type of collagen induction therapy.
The other additional advantage of this type of treatment, is the way in which it boosts the effectiveness of oils and creams, such as the commonly used bio oil. It gives these lotions the opportunity to permeate the upper levels of skin to a far greater degree providing a much improved result.
As with anything health or medical related, it is important to do your research and go and see your doctor before beginning or using any product or treatment.
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