Stretch marks are scars left behind by skin damaged from over stretching during pregnancy. So many pregnant women suffer from this and even teen agers, body builders and obese people get them too. It has been a common question among a lot of people about how to get rid of stretch marks. Before we learn how to get rid of them, let's first talk about how these scars are created.
They happen when the skin is damaged and stretched beyond its limitation. If your skin is not elastic enough, tendency is for the tissue to tear while it's being stretched. The damage is usually permanent and the scars that appear like lines are quite difficult to get rid of. The longer it stays on your skin, the more difficult it will be to remove.
When we talk of how to get rid of stretch marks, we have to consider how to prevent it from happening in the first place. In this case, prevention is the best medicine. You can prevent them from happening by using stretch mark creams, lotions and oils at the beginning of pregnancy, before you start body building or if you have a tendency to gain a lot of weight. By using the cream early on, you are able to make your skin more elastic before it starts to stretch uncontrollably.
There are a number of techniques and effective ingredients to help prevent, stop and remove marks. Some of these ingredients are cocoa butter, Shea butter, Retin A or tretinoin, vitamins A, E and C, rose hip oil, emu oil, jojoba oil, castor oil, and lanolin. The techniques that help treat marks are tanning, exfoliating daily, and massages. It would be double effective to use a remover cream or oil for the massage.
Aside from the above mentioned ingredients and home remedy techniques, there are more radical medical treatments for stretch mark removal. Laser surgery is said to remove the scars permanently and quickly. Other medical or dermatological treatments are microdermabrasion and endermologie.
Microdermabrasion is a popular cosmetic treatment that's practiced in salons and spas. It involves removing the top skin layer with chemicals or mechanical means. Endermologie machines are like massage machine that stimulate circulation and supposedly gets rid of toxins in the body. Laser treatments are performed by a licensed practitioner that involves running a laser light over the stretch marks. Laser surgery treatment is the most expensive of all remedies but is also the most effective, showing results immediately.
The laser surgery is only an outpatient procedure that involves very little discomfort and no pain. Some patients say that they felt a little pinching or needling sensation, but nothing bad enough to be painful. There may be a little temporary scaring after the procedure that will quickly disappear. Other possible side effects are swelling, redness and discoloration that will soon go away.
These are just some ways how to get rid of stretch marks. The type you choose really depends on your budget and dedication to remove the stretch marks. If you are impatient and want results quickly, laser surgery might be the best option for you.
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