Fade Stretch Marks
To Fade stretch marks naturally takes time. The scarred skin tissue will slowly recover from the tearing but it could take years to go from the wide reddish lines to the fine silvery lines.
Over 75% of mothers have experienced the stretch marks in various degrees due to the hormonal changes of pregnancy especially during the last three months of pregnancy.
There are many products on the market claiming to cure or fade stretch marks. The creams need to be applied daily such as Trofolastin that contains Centella asiatica extract collagen hydrolysates and Vitamin E.
Another product often used is Verum containing pathenol hyaluronic acid elastin menthol and Vitamin E reported works wonders on the stretch marks.
Many women us cocoa butter as a moisturizer to help prevent the stretch marks. While this method works for some women other women do not see any positive effects of applying the extra moisturizer during pregnancy.
There are some treatments to apply to the skin for improved appearance such as dermabrasion laser treatments and retinoids. Each has their own benefits yet they do now work for everyone since the skin is unique as the individual.
A treatment called radio-frequency in conjunction with 585-nm pulsed laser dye treatments provides a very good improvement for the damaged skin. The negative aspect of the laser treatment is the changing of the skin pigmentation due to the dyes used for the treatment.
One method used frequently is the tummy tuck where the skin is physically removed below the navel area of the body. This is sometimes painful and expensive alternative for removal of stretch marks.
The newest form of fading or removing stretch marks is fractional laser resurfacing to treat the damaged skin. The method uses scattered light in pulses applied to only parts of the scarred tissue with several treatments.
The treatment creates microscopic wounds that heal and replace the stretched skin and scars. Seventy five percent of the individual showed positive results from this treatment.
You can fade stretch marks naturally over time yet they will not completely disappear or diminish from sight. Surgical procedures are the only true method to remove the scared tissue.
