How to Remove Stretch Marks
Sunday, February 3rd, 2008
Many people develop stretch marks to some degree during their life, that is why we all share the same goal of finding a product or service to remove them. Stretch marks can appear anywhere on the body, but there are places that they are more likely to appear such as buttocks, abdomen, upper arms, underarms, inner and outer thighs, hips, and breasts area. Although stretch marks are unsightly they pose no health risk and cause no harm to your body. Stretch marks can make a person feel very insecure just like women with small breasts, people with deep, long, and irregular skin surfaced stretch marks tend to cover up because they feel embarrassed.
The main products people tried or used to remove or fade their stretch marks are olive/oils or creams, which don’t actually work. These products lead you to believe that they will remove stretch marks, which isn’t the case. There is usually professors, doctors and experts proclaiming that their product is the latest and greatest stretch marks removal crème and completely stand by there expensive price tag.
The companies prey on these people and their desperation of improving the appearance of their skin. The products may have some results, but it varies from each individual. Some cream manufacturers claim the best results are achieved on recent stretch marks; but there are few studies exist to support these claims. Olive Oil and or Cocoa butter is believed to be a effective moisturizer in preventing stretch marks from forming before pregnancy. No research studies have shown that these methods prevent stretch marks or improve their appearance once a stretch mark has already formed. Again this is up to the individual to experiment.
There are many treatments available to improve the appearance of existing stretch marks, which include Laser treatments and Micro Dermabrasion. Used daily for one month, there can be monumental improvement in the appearance of a stretch mark’s length, depth, and irregular surface area.
Though most people go ahead and get a tummy tuck procedure to remove the stretch marks in the abdominal area, which most mothers do after pregnancy. When you look into the Tummy tuck option you must be fully aware of the risks and complication that may be involved. Get More Tummy Tuck Information Here
Fractional laser: Fractional laser resurfacing, uses scattered pulses of light to treat stretch marks. Only a small fraction of the scar is zapped by the laser over the course of several treatments. This creates microscopic wounds, the body responds to each treatment by producing new collagen and epithelium. In a 2007 there was clinical trial on this cosmetic procedure where 5 out of 6 treatments had resulted in the sufferers stretch marks improving by as much as 75 percent.
Laser stretch mark removal is an increasingly popular method used to reduce the appearance of stretch marks. It is a non-invasive in-office procedure that needs no recovery time.
How it works
Laser therapy seals blood vessels that cause stretch marks to appear red, which will minimize the appearance which makes them look invisible or to disappear. The laser can also be used to activate collagen growth, which will attempt to close the scar that was created by the stretch mark.
Risks: superficial tissue damage, your stretch marks may not be removed by the laser treatments, blisters and other reactions to the treatment.
Stretch mark cream that works. There are many creams and treatments available, but most do not have high success rates or simply don’t work at all. There is 1 creme available for consumers which is called Trilastin SR from EC Research Corp. which has been known to be as effective as the laser procedure.
