Stretch Mark Removal Methods

The amount of success of any stretch mark removal treatment will be influenced by your skin tone, age, and even diet.  If you are really serious about getting rid of stretch marks, it’s probably best to use a guaranteed-effective stretch mark cream for stretch mark removal or to be under the care of a dermatologist or surgeon or who can advise what your best options are.  Thankfully, there is no shortage of stretch mark removal methods available.

Stretch mark removal can be very effective with a quality stretch marks cream.  Stretch mark removal costs range from affordable to highly expensive.  Natural stretch mark removal methods include creams, lotions, and a variety of diet and exercise strategies intended to aid repair skin.

Stretch mark removal creams are only as effective as the ingredients they contain joined with the delivery techniques they use to channel the actives deep into the skin.

By law, most products (including stretch mark removal creams) have to list their ingredients in order from the most ingredient first to the least ingredient last. Most creams on the market contain water as the first component. Some in addition have many additives and fillers listed prior to the actual key or effective active ingredients. The further down the list the key ingredients are listed, the less of each of these ingredients the cream really contains.

So essentially, if a cream is going to support remove stretch marks, it must contain high quantities of the essential key ingredients that are all important for skin repair. Some key vital ingredients in a stretch mark removal cream include collagen and elastin, but the ingredients alone will not assist very much. They must be delivered ‘deeply’ into the skin where they can go to work.

A good treatment for stretch marks must additionally have an efficient delivery system such as emu oil or liposomes (or both if possible). These ‘carrier’ ingredients support to deliver the fundamental ingredients down to the damaged area where they can assist do away with stretch marks.

We have three layers of skin: the epidermis (or outer layer), the dermis (or middle layer) and the subcutaneous stratum (or deepest layer). Stretch marks are additionally known as stria atrophica and striae distensae. They take place in the dermis which is the pliable, resilient, middle layer. This middle layer permits the skin to keep its shape.

When the dermis is perpetually stretched, the skin becomes less elastic and the connective fibers break down leaving behind tiny rips in the skin known as stretch marks.

Candidates for stretch mark removal include women who have recently been pregnant, people who have lost massive amounts of weight as a result of bariatric weight loss surgery, people who have gained significant weight through such activities as bodybuilding, and young adults who have experienced a significant growth spurt.  These are good options for patients who want to avoid surgery, and they are generally less expensive than laser stretch mark removal.  Because stretch mark removal is customized to the individual patient, consulting a cosmetic dermatologist specializing in stretch mark removal is the best way to get information on your specific case.

Article author – Sandra Hargreaves

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