Modern Stretch Mark Solutions

What we know as stretch marks are really fracture lines in the profound layers of the skin. They are created during pregnancy or weight gain episodes, when your skin is so stretched and thin that the elastic fibers within it are broken.
Stretch Mark Treatment
Stretch mark treatment is one of the most abused concepts on the web. A quick search of the internet will show thousands of useless solutions for stretch marks. Their price is variable, but none of them work are. The problem here is that only under specific circumstances are there alternatives that do work.
A key in knowing stretch marks and their treatment is realizing that skin with these scars will never become normal again. It is generally considered unsightly for two reasons:
- Its coloration - it may be lighter or darker than adjoining uninvolved skin.
- Its texture - it commonly seems and feels thinner than normal skin. There can even be wrinkles in the skin as it tends to fold around the stretch marks.
The first of these issues is hard to alleviate. The second is a bit easier in some people.
Easy Treatments for Stretch Marks
- Prevention - In pregnancy, try not to gain weight exaggeratedly. Please do this as advised by your doctor. Also remember that stretch mark-affected skin will take pigment differently than healthy skin. Sun exposure should therefore be controlled (cover clothes, sun screens) or the color variation between the areas with and without pregnancy stretch marks may become more evident.
- Alpha-hydroxy-acids - These acids promote lightening of the skin and some accumulation of collagen. There are researches implying that they can be helpful to get rid of stretch marks when applied at 8-12% concentrations.
- Retin A - Retin A can help blend the color of pigmented stretch marks when applied at .1% on newer scars. This again should be done under the direction of a doctor. Kinerase is a related compound linked with less irritation than that observed with Retin A.
Surgery for Stretch Marks
- Laser Treatment - Therapy with Pulsed Dye lasers can show some enhancement in the therapy of stretch marks. In some patients, the pigment variations between the stretch marks and adjoining normal skin may be decreased with laser therapy. This is experimental and must be considered on a case by case analysis.
- Abdominoplasty - This is a "tried and true" solution for women with great numbers of scars on the lower abdomen after pregnancy.
Final words
Understand that stretch mark therapy is variably effective. Even the best stretch mark cream may have little effect on one person and more of an enhancement in another. Also, some treatments may be linked with worsening of the color or texture of the scars.

By: Judy Aulin

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A new skin care solution offers the opportunity to get rid of stretch marks, blemishes and skin imperfections, while at the same time protects you skin and maintains its hydration.

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