Huge amounts of individuals across the world have to deal with stretch marks. Both men and women will find them showing after times of significant growth such as puberty. Women, more often than not suffer with them post pregnancy.
They occur as our skin attempts to maintain its expansion with the rate of growth in the muscles, bones or, in the instance of pregnancy, baby. Invariably though, it fails to do so and tears form in the 2nd layer of skin, referred to as the Dermis. These tears appear as red streaks initially and change over time to a silvery colour.
The stretch marks in actual fact are pockets of skin with lower levels of collagen. As the dermis is ripped in two during the growth phase, it fails to restore itself so that it looks like its former state. Of course, it is only a cosmetic concern as there is practically no medical downside to having stretch marks, the cosmetic concerns, however, are great. They make you feel self concious in front of people and don’t look very nice.
Stretch marks treatment involves boosting the levels of collagen within the Dermis layer of skin. This is most effectively achieved by enhancing your own bodies natural ability to produce collagen rather than introducing it from external sources. The most common way of doing this is skin-needling, using Dermarollers, which work as a type of collagen induction therapy.
The other additional benefit of this type of treatment, is the way in which it boosts the effectiveness of oils and creams, such as the very popular bio oil. It gives these lotions the ideal conditions to penetrate the upper levels of skin far more effectively providing a much improved result.
As with anything involving health and wellbeing, it is vital to do your research and consult your doctor before beginning or using any product or treatment.
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