Stretch marks are a type of scar that develops when our skin stretches or shrinks quickly. The sudden change causes the collagen and elastin in the skin to rupture, and as the skin heals, it forms a stretch mark.
Growth spurts that happen during puberty.
Pregnancy.
Rapid weight gain or loss.
Weight training with rapid muscle gain.
Cushing’s disease, characterized by high levels of steroid hormones.
Marfan syndrome.
Slowly, the color fades, and the narrow bands sink beneath your skin. If you run your finger over a mature stretch mark, you often feel a slight depression. When stretch marks first appear, they tend to be red, purple, pink, reddish-brown, or dark brown, depending on your skin color. Early stretch marks may feel slightly raised and can be itchy.
Stretch mark removal has to be approached with combination treatments. This helps to achieve better results. At Clinic Eximus, we follow a comprehensive approach that uses the power of multiple treatments done with the latest technology along with topical creams to give you the best results.
Although multiple preparations are available to reduce stretch marks, they are not very effective unless started in the initial stages.
- Be diligent in using the products daily without fail for the results to show.
- Combine them with treatments for better results.
- Prefer preparations that contain hyaluronic acid and tretinoin.
Chemical peels like pyruvic peels and yellow peels are very useful for stretch mark removal. They have the advantages of being effective, painless, and having less downtime.
Microdermabrasion is helpful in the early stages of stretch mark removal. It stimulates collagen and elastin production in the skin and can be effectively combined with mesotherapy to penetrate collagen-boosting serums into the skin.
These are also effective in stretch mark removal. They act by stimulating the fibroblasts to produce collagen and elastin, leading to improvement in the stretch marks. The effectiveness of stretch mark removal can be increased by using boosting serums during microneedling.
Microneedling combined with Radiofrequency is helpful in Stretch Mark Removal .the principle is production of collagen.
Hair re-growth treatments derived from your blood contain growth factors that are important stimulants for the production of skin proteins such as collagen and elastin. These treatments can be done alone or combined with other treatments to achieve better results.
HIFU or High Intensity Focused Ultrasound can be helpful in stretch mark removal, as it uses ultrasound to boost collagen production.
The red color of stretch marks is due to the stretching of the dermal layer of the skin, which makes underlying blood vessels more visible.
The white color of stretch marks is due to the presence of fat in the dermal layer. In these areas, the blood vessels have regressed.
Different treatments available can considerably reduce stretch marks. The earlier you start the treatment, the better the results.
Things you can do to prevent stretch marks include:
This depends on the extent of the stretch marks. Since stretch mark removal is based on the principle of collagen remodeling, it typically requires multiple sessions to achieve good results.
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