Striae - What can be done?

Plenty of people all over the world suffer from stretchmarks. Both women and men alike, will find them showing after periods of significant growth such as puberty. Women, as is often the case, suffer with them after pregnancy.

They occur as our skin tries to keep up with the level of growth in the muscles, bones or, in the case of pregnancy, baby. Invariably though, it fails to do so and tears form in the 2nd layer of skin, known as the Dermis. These tears show as red streaks initially and change over time to a silvery colour.

The stretch marks are actually pockets of skin with lower levels of collagen. As the middle layer is ripped apart during the growth phase, it fails to restore itself so that it appears like its former state. Of course, it is only a cosmetic concern as there is practically no medical disadvantage to having these marks, the cosmetic concerns, however, are great. They make you feel self concious in front of people and don’t look very nice.

Stretch mark removal involves increasing the collagen levels within the Dermis layer of skin. This is most effectively achieved by increasing your own physical natural ability to produce collagen rather than introducing it from external sources. The best technique for doing this is medical needling using a dermaroller, which is 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 commonly used 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 go and see your doctor before beginning or using any product or treatment.