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 striae 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.
Stretchmarks can appear when elastin in the skin is stretched, as a result of sudden growth, such as during pregnancy, weight gain or loss, or as a result of growth spurts during puberty. 90% of all women suffer from stretchmarks, tell-tale pink or silver lines which are usually found on the breasts, stomach and thighs. And men are not exempt either with the most commonly affected areas including the arms, flanks and back.
Due to the fact that the Dermaroller’s Microneedling stimulates cell regeneration, and proliferation of fibroblasts, in such a dramatic way, several physicians started to use the Dermaroller to treat stretch marks in 2007. The results were beyond expectations and at a recent symposium Dr. Scalvini, of the Milano University in Italy, predicted that Dermarolling stretch marks will result in a success rate of 80% to 90%.
Stretch marks effects all nationalities and all skin types although they may appear different. A person with a lighter skin will have stretch marks with a pink under cast while darker people's stretch marks will be darker than the skin surrounding them. There are different skin types. All creams will work for the varies skin types. The only difference would be how fast the cream works. Deeper scars take longer to heal. Another factor that determines how quickly stretch mark products works is personal habits. A person who drinks alcohol smokes and has a poor diet habit would take longer to heal.
The only way that stretchmarks can be permanently eradicated is to have the affected skin surgically removed. Many times a tummy tuck or abdominoplasty will be performed to remove the damaged skin and excess fat that accompanies rapid weight loss or pregnancy. Lotions, creams and other topical remedies are marketed by the thousands, touting their skin rejuvenating properties that remove stretch marks all together, or supernatural powers to prevent the formation of stretch marks by keeping the skin elastic through extreme moisturization. The problem is that preventing stretch scars is next to impossible as there are many factors at work such as hormonal imbalances, rapid weight or muscle mass gain, and loss of skin elasticity with age. These factors cannot be neutralized with any ordinary lotion or cream.