What Really Works In Stretch Mark Removal Treatments

Stretch Marks — By admin

It is tough to decide the treatment which best benefits the scare of stretch marks. Almost 50 to 90% women get stretch marks once they enter puberty or post pregnancy. It is difficult to treat them once the marks become older and deep rooted into the skin. Stretch marks occur when Collagen, a protein rich compound found in the body gets depleted due to tissue damage. When the skin expands, as with pregnancy, the skin tissue breaks, and the suppleness of the skin is lost, due to which reddish or pinkish lines, known as stretch marks appear.

There are several Stretch mark removal treatments in the market today, such as stretch mark laser surgery, microdermabrasion for stretch marks, home remedies such as creams and oils etcetera. It is best to choose a safe and wise treatment.

Stretch Mark Surgery

Or Laser surgery, as it is called, is undoubtedly, the most popular of all the known procedures.  It works with the help of laser beams to treat the damaged tissue so that collagen is replenished and the middle skin is repaired to fill in the stretch marks.

While it is a surgical procedure, it is cost effective, as the results are mostly positive and last for a long time. Unlike other creams, these lasers penetrate beneath the top layer of the skin and treat the underlying skin tissue. This cures the marks completely and the results show youthful skin.

This treatment involves a series of sessions at the hospital, and also cost a lot. The age of the stretch mark is also considered while treating it, as reddish or pinkish marks can be detected easily by the laser beam, whereas old marks that become colorless are difficult to identify.

Microdermabrasion

This is a technique in which the topmost layer of the skin, consisting of 10-15 microns of skin is removed with the help of sandblaster like machines.

This treatment can be performed at home, or in a salon or med spa. There are benefits to this treatment, in the sense that it is an effective stretch mark remover. It peels off the top most layer of the skin containing the stretch marks, due to which the marks disappear almost completely.

While it is as effective as surgical laser removal or chemical peeling, it is also very expensive as it can set you back by a couple of thousands of dollars, if getting it done professionally. It involves a number of appointments, in which the skin is slowly peeled off under high pressure crystals, and can cost anywhere between $300 and $1600.

Home Remedies For Stretch Mark Removal

These include creams containing cocoa butter, lanolin and wheat germ oil that replenish the skin and diminish the marks. While Retin-A is an effective oil that cures stretch marks, especially the initial reddish or pinkish ones, natural oils containing Vitamin E, and jojoba are supposed to work wonders in treating the cause of stretch marks. The stretch mark removal cost in this type of treatment is very less, which makes it more appealing.

There are a lot of options, and it depends on you which stretch mark removal treatment you consider would be the safest and best for you.