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Stretch Mark Removal

Stretch Marks Removal

Stretch marks (striae) are white, pink, reddish or purplish indented streaks that tend to form in the dermis during periods of hormonal change. When our body’s elastic fibers deep beneath the epidermis become damaged these scars can appear. They often appear on the abdomen, buttocks, breasts, upper arms, and thighs. Stretch marks are particularly common in pregnant women, especially during the latter half of pregnancy.

You may be concerned about these bright streaks on your skin, but stretch marks aren’t serious. They don’t require medical attention, and getting rid of stretch marks is more of a cosmetic concern.

How Do You Get Stretch Marks

The true cause of stretch marks is hormones. That’s right, hormonal influences are the cause.

Stretch marks seem to be caused, literally, by a stretching of the skin, coupled with an increase in cortisone, a hormone produced by the adrenal glands.

The glucocorticoid hormones are responsible for the development of stretch marks by preventing the fibroblasts from forming collagen and elastin fibers which are necessary to keep rapidly growing skin taut. This creates a lack of supportive material, as the skin is stretched and leads to dermal and epidermal tearing.

When people gain weight, our hormones are produced and metabolized by fat cells. Hormones resemble fat and cholesterol, so when we gain and lose weight it affects the hormones in our body, and also the hormones in our skin.

• Pregnancy Most pregnant women develop stretch marks by the end of their pregnancy. The physical stretching of the skin, along with hormonal factors, likely plays a role.
• Weight gain Stretch marks sometimes occur during substantial weight gain. Weightlifters also can develop stretch marks, particularly on the arms. Adolescents may notice stretch marks during growth spurts.
• Medication use Corticosteroid creams, lotions and pills, and chronic use of oral or systemic steroids can cause stretch marks.
• Conditions or diseases Cushing’s syndrome and adrenal gland diseases can cause widespread stretch marks, as can Marfan syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and other hereditary (genetic) disorders.

How Can You Get Rid of Stretch Marks

Stretch Marks don’t require medical attention, and are more of a cosmetic concern.

The following treatments are among those available to help improve the appearance of stretch marks.

Pulsed dye laser therapy Used at wavelengths of light that are nonwounding (nonablative), this type of laser therapy remodels underlying skin (dermis) by stimulating the growth of collagen and elastin. Pulsed dye laser therapy is most effective when stretch marks are new, but it may still be effective on older stretch marks. This type of treatment may alter skin color on darker skin tones
Excimer laser. The excimer laser does nothing for collagen or elastin growth. Instead, its aim is repigmentation by stimulating melanin production. If it works, the old and lighter streaks become similar in color to the surrounding skin, and therefore less visible. This is often used for older stretch marks

Microdermabrasion This type of treatment involves a hand-held device that blows crystals onto skin. These crystals gently abrade or “polish” the skin’s surface. Then, a vacuum tube removes the crystals and skin cells. Microdermabrasion gently removes the skin’s topmost layer, which may result in new skin growth that is more elastic. This therapy is an option for older stretch marks

A new modality, fractional laser resurfacing offers a novel approach to treating stretch marks. Using scattered pulses of light, only a 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 clinical trial, 5-6 treatments resulted in striae improving by as much as 75 percent. A 2007 Brazilian clinical study showed that fractional laser resurfacing improved both texture and appearance of mature, white stretch marks.

This is exactly what the Derma Rejuv Skin Roller does – it’s a natural approach without laser, and it’s a fraction of the cost of a salon or dr office treatment. As you roll the skin roller across the skin, the needles create microscopic punctures or wounds to the skin. Your body naturally begins the healing process and begins to create and produce collagen and cell regeneration.

Based on the fact that microneedling stimulates cell regeneration and increases fibroblasts in a dramatic amount, several physicians started in 2007 to use the microneedling process to treat stretch marks. The results were dramatic and in average an improvement of 75% can be expected, as with the fractional laser resurfacing.

This evidence supports that Collagen Induction Therapy is the best choice to improve your skin, as well as for removing stretch marks. Unlike ablative methods such as dermabrasion, or laser, there is no risk of pigment loss, even for darker skin.

The skin-protecting properties against stretch marks have been shown by a new cell culture assay simulating skin stretching in a glass/acryl box by stretching a monolayer of fibroblasts’ cultures. Bio Stretch Mark Cream is proven in vivo and vitro studies to protect stretched skin structure as well as diminish stretch marks.

Summary of efficacy (evaluation questionnaire) * Decreasing in stretch marks’ length 92% * Decreasing in stretch marks’ width 92% * Decreasing in stretch marks’ color 92% * Skin on stretch marks more supple 69% * Disappearance of stretch marks on the treated zone 31%.

(In vivo means: “experimentation using a whole, living organism as opposed to a partial or dead organism, or an in vitro controlled environment.” source Wikipedia)

Choosing the right size needle is important to achieve effective results.

In order to rejuvenate the derma, roller needles will penetrate the upper layer of skin, which temporarily opens the pores. This process will stimulate collagen and also allow your skincare products to penetrate deeper into the skin.

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Slender Lines	X	X	a
Light Color Spots	a	X	a
anti-aging / wrinkle treatment	a	X	a
acne scarring, and Scar Removal	a	X	X
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