What are stretch marks?
A Stretch mark is a type of scar which develops due to stretching of skin or shrinking. It is hard to avoid stretch marks. They usually show up on your stomach, breasts, hips, butt, and thighs and are also called STRIA. They happen as a result of quick growth in your body, for example, Weight gain, pregnancy, breasts implant surgery, or bodybuilding. Other causes can be Marfan Syndrome(a genetic disease that causes weak skin fibers and leads to unusual growth), and Cushing's Syndrome. COLLAGEN is a protein that makes your skin elastic and if your skin doesn't have enough collagen stretch marks can appear.
Symptoms:
Stretch marks don't look alike. They appear as indented lines on your abdomen, buttocks, hips, breasts, and other body parts.
There can be streaks covering a larger area of the body.
The marks over the stomach area during pregnancy are also stretch marks. Purple, blue, red, pink, black streaks on the body.
Treatment:
Stretch marks is generally permanent in nature dull your skin appearance and reduce your confidence on your skin. But there are still treatment options available to make them less noticeable.
Medical Treatments for Stretch marks:
There are natural remedies like Vitamin A, Hyaluronic acid, Centella, Aloe Vera that are proven to be helpful you should go for medical treatment for faster and better results.
1. Laser Therapy
is one of the trusted ways to fade stretch marks. Based on the type of laser being used the collagen production in your skin increases. This helps stretch marks to fade and blend. The therapy helps to fade or diminish redness and skin texture. You might have to take multiple sessions to see the visible results.
2. Microneedling
In this treatment, the device is used to create tink pricks on your skin. Compared to other home tools Microneedling goes deeper into your skin and activates the skin’s healing function. It often helps in improving skin tone too. Because of this treatment skin produces more collagen and elastin which helps in the improvement and the skin looks tighter.
3. Microdermabrasion
In this treatment, the abrasive substance is applied over the screen and it is scrubbed using a handheld wand. The abrasive substance helps to clean away the dead skin cells and heal the stretches. It involves the exfoliation of skins. The exfoliation to this level cannot be achieved with home remedies. Treatment helps to reduce the severity of marks.
4. Radiofrequency Therapy
In this therapy, energy waves are sent into your skin and those waves stimulate collagen production in your skin. It results in firmer skin.
Recently, Radiofrequency therapy is combined with Microneedling therapy, which helps to send waves deeper into the skin. As per 2019 research, The needle penetrates the skin and releases radiofrequency into the channels, stimulating deeper layers of collagen.
5. Chemical peel
Acids such as glycolic acid are applied on the skin surface in Chemical peel treatment. Peels provide a deep exfoliation of the skin and promote collagen production.
You can concern our doctor and know the best treatment method depending on your
skin.