Stretch marks appear during weight loss/gain and pregnancy an can appear anywhere on the body.
If you look in the mirror every day and wish something could be done about your stretch marks, then it is reassuring to know that today’s technology can finally tackle them.
Those wavy lines that crisscross your body in a neat pattern on the surface of the skin compete with veins and arteries to be noticed. They usually occur because your skin has stretched beyond its limit and lost its elasticity, and the production of collagen has been disrupted. Losing elastin on top of the disruption of collagen production causes the skin to have stretch marks on the top layer of the skin.
Stretch marks occur in women both men and women. The thighs, hips, butts and pregnant abdomens are common areas. They are often made worse by fast growth, pregnancy, hormones, weight loss, or weight gain.
Derma Revive Clinic London has a wide range of treatments to treat stretch marks. These include a variety of FDA-approved treatments such as DermaPen microneedling, iPixel, RF Microneedling and Morpheus8. All are suitable for all skin types.
Laser Stretch Mark Removal is suitable for:
Numerous stretch marks can be caused by some medications like steroids, such as cortisone. Stretch marks are developed when the skin is excessively stretched beyond its limit during pregnancy, growth spurts or weight gain.
Collagen production in the dermis of the skin is damaged, and blood vessel dilation causes the development of purplish-coloured early stretch marks. The inflammation and collagen disruption may cause the obscuring of the production of melanin. After a period, this lacking pigment leads to the white pigmented scars that we call stretch marks. It can also be caused by rapid weight gain in a short duration, such as puberty or during pregnancy.
Stretch marks can also be formed in children who have rapidly become obese or in teens or adolescents who have undergone growth spurts during puberty. Due to constant repetitive exercises, athletes and bodybuilders can also develop stretch marks. It has even been suggested that stretch marks are caused because of an increased level of a hormone called glucocorticoids circulating through the body. This hormone is produced by the adrenal gland, and its production is increased during pregnancy, adolescence, obesity and weight lifting.
The glucocorticoids affect the dermis or the skin by preventing the fibroblasts from forming elastin fibres and collagen. These are required to keep the growing skin firm. Dermal tearing follows, as there is a lack of supportive substance when the skin is stretched over its limit. Some people can be more prone to getting stretch marks than others. Skin type may be a factor. For example, dryer skin has less elasticity than oily skin and is more likely to develop stretch marks.
Stretch marks can also form more easily in the skin with a high proportion of cross-linked collagen that occurs in teenagers. Another hypothesis on the cause of stretch marks is that they can occur due to abnormal collagen formation due to chemicals that influence collagen formation. It is better to leave the stretch marks alone because they are harmless scars on the epidermis.
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