Stretch Marks - The legacy of growing pains
Many of people all over the world suffer from strech marks. Both males and females will find them appearing after times of rapid growth such as puberty. Women, more often than not suffer with them post pregnancy.
They occur as our skin attempts to keep up with the level of growth in the bones, muscles or, in the instance of pregnancy, baby. Invariably though, it fails to do so and tears form in the middle 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 areas of skin with lower levels of collagen. As the skin is ripped in two during the growth phase, it does not manage to heal itself so that it appears like its former state. Of course, it is only a cosmetic issue as there is little or 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.
Reducing stretch marks involves boosting the levels of collagen within the Dermis layer of skin. This is best done by increasing your own physical natural ability to produce collagen as opposed to introducing it from alternative sources. The most common way of doing this is micro needling, using a Derma roller or other collagen induction therapies.
The other additional advantage 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 permeate 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.
