Healing Your Skin To Shape: Stretch Mark Removal
You might have seen them or you might even have them, stretch marks are basically tears on your skin. Commonly seen as colored lines or streaks on your skin. It is nothing to be concerned about however as stretch marks are not an indication of a health issue. They happen to almost everyone.
Why do stretch marks appear?
When a body experiences a rapid change in shape often the skin on our body cannot keep up with its growth causing it to stretch, this happens commonly during puberty, pregnancy or when we gain weight, . The stretches leave behind a mark known as stretch marks, newer stretch marks appear reddish in color and are easier to treat while older ones are white in color though removal of older stretch marks is not as easy as compared to newer ones, stretch marks removal with the right treatment is all but a matter of time.
Methods to stretch mark removals
Exfoliate : regular exfoliation of the skin will remove any excess dead skin from your skin allowing the growth of new skin cells in the places required. Exfoliation also helps other skin treatments to boost their efficiency by removing dead skin cells from the skin area allowing deeper penetration and faster treatment.
Topical treatments : creams and ointments are great in reducing your white stretch marks, regular usage will boost your skin ability to heal allowing the growth of new skin cells over the whtie ones. It is also very affordable compared to some stretch mark removal methods. Most ointment and topical creams are available over the counter while some require the prescription of a doctor.
Laser treatment : by simulating the tissue with lasers around the areas of the stretch mark, the skin is triggered to work faster in regenerating the skin and reducing stretch marks.
