Stretch Marks Treatment

Stretch Mark Removal:

     They are easy to come by but like cellulite but very difficult to get rid of. With advanced laser treatment, Stretch Mark Removal Treatment can be dramatically improved.

     Their depth and color is reduced and the skin regains smoothness. The results are astonishing with 80% of the users reporting a significant reduction in Stretch Mark Removal Treatment , including marks they have had for 20 years. Prof. Dr. Ikram Ullah Khan treat this remove permanently from body.

Stretch marks appear as parallel streaks of red or purple, thinned, glossy skin that over time may become depressed and scar like in texture and sometimes white in color. Stretch marks, or striate develop when the skin is excessively stretched during pregnancy, weight gain or growth spurts.

Some medications, including hormones and steroids can also cause stretch marks. Stretch marks occur when rapidly expanding skin is stretched to its limit and tiny tears appear in the supporting layers of skin. Stretch marks occur in the dermis, the elastic middle layer of skin that allows it to retain its shape.

However, when constantly stretched, the dermis can break down leaving behind marks. Dermal collagen is damaged and blood vessel dilation results in the formation of red or purple-colored stretch marks.

Over time the redness may fade and the bands may become lighter in color than the surrounding skin. The bands may become depressed, shiny in appearance or develop an abnormal scar like texture. Men and women can get stretch marks on several areas of their bodies, including the abdominal area, thighs, hips, flank, breasts, upper arms or lower back.

About 90% of pregnant women get stretch marks. Growth spurts and sudden or excessive weight gain cause stretch marks in young people. They affect 70% of adolescent females and about 40% of young males. Young women commonly get them on their breasts, thighs, hips, abdomen and buttocks.

Stretch Marks and Pregnancy

Though the nine months of pregnancy are a wonderful time in a woman’s life, there are a host of undesirable changes that occur in the skin during this period like acne and acne scars, wrinkles and more. Some of these are due to hormonal influences and others are due to the mechanical changes in the body associated with pregnancy.

Almost 90% of pregnant women will experience stretch marks, usually developing during the third trimester. There is a genetic predisposition to developing stretch marks during pregnancy. Many women find the appearance of stretch marks to be distressing.

Lasers Used For Stretch Marks:

Different lasers used for this purpose are:

Ydun Candela Laser macine

Scarlet SRF Laser Macine

Fractional Resurfacing Laser

Stretch Mark Therapies

There are plenty over-the-counter treatments for stretch marks, such as Strivectin. Unfortunately, no topical remedies have been medically proven to improve the appearance of stretch marks. RetinA, glycolic acid, alphahydroxy acids have been prescribed with very little success. The results of these treatments range from fair to minimal. Surgical options involve removing areas of stretched skin. This is often an area in which stretch marks are prominent. It also works by tightening the skin in nearby regions. These surgical techniques are effective, but are more invasive than other options and thus involve longer recovery time. New advances in lasers have shown improvement in stretch marks.

How do laser treatments work?

The science of using lasers to remove stretch marks is that it stimulates the skin’s natural synthesis of collagen. Collagen is a protein rich compound occurring in the body that repairs and rejuvenates skin tissue.  Laser treatment for stretch marks works to stimulate renewed growth of depleted collagen. It removes damaged skin tissue, seals broken blood vessels and repairs the fibers of the middle skin. This helps to “fill in” the stretch marks. Anti-stretch mark creams also follow the same line of treatment but are not very effective. This is because creams do not penetrate beyond the top layer of the skin. Thus, they do not reach the layer where the skin produces collagen. However, lasers reaches the underlying levels of the skin and effectively repairs the damage.