How to remove stretch marks?

What are stretch marks and why do they appear? Stretch marks (scientifically - striae) are strips on the skin resembling scars or scars. Most often stretch marks appear on the hips,buttocks, abdomen and chest. The cause of stretch marks is a microtrauma of the skin: if the fibers of collagen (a protein responsible for the strength and elasticity of the skin) are torn for some reason, the gap is scarred and replaced by a connective tissue. A strip of connective tissue is the stretch. First, it has a red or purple color, but eventually becomes lighter, becoming white or pink.

Who is in the "risk group"? Most often microtraumas, and, hence, stretch marks appear due to:

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  hormonal changes in the body (pregnancy, puberty, endocrine system diseases, hormonal drugs intake);


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  a quick set (or loss) of weight or muscle mass.

So usually the question "How to remove stretch marks?"Women are asked after childbirth, teenagers," victims of diets, "sometimes sportsmen ... This list can be continued, because there is always a chance to encounter at least one cause of the appearance of stretch marks. Besides, the appearance of stretch marks is affected by heredity: the elasticity of connective tissue is also determined genetically.

So, how to remove stretch marks on the skin? Can this be done at home, costing "little blood"? Completely remove stretch marks can only be surgically, because the connective tissue itself is nowherewill not go away and no cream will help her to "resolve". You can only make stretch marks less visible (or even completely unnoticeable) with the help of cosmetics and procedures.

Some remedies will help to remove stretch marks in(but remember: you will have to stock up a fair amount of patience), but for some of the procedures you will have to stomp in the beauty salon - and more than once, if you need a visible effect. Home remedies are simple and accessible, but their effect does not appear soon. Salon procedures more effective, but they are quite expensive and often painful.

How to remove stretch marks at home? At your disposal - cosmetics (creams, scrubs, essential oils) and simple home procedures (massage, wraps, peeling, rubbing).

For peeling You can use ready-made scrubs or make themyourself. Usually home scrubs are made on the basis of vegetable oil (most often - olive) and sugar, salt or ground coffee (coffee grounds). For rubbing suitable essential oils (bergamot, rosemary, orange tree oil - petitgrine, neroli).

For of massage It is worth buying a cream with elastin, collagen,vitamins A, C and E. Some women themselves make the cream from stretch marks based on baby cream and mummy - it is believed that the mummy also helps to remove stretch marks.

If the home remedies turned out to be ineffective (most often this happens if the stretch marks are old), you can try to remove the stretch marks with the help of salon procedures. The most common procedures - is microdermabrasion (grinding), lasertherapy, mesotherapy (using vitamin cocktails), abdominoplasty (surgical intervention), chemical peeling (using acids), ozone therapy.

Each of these procedures has its drawbacks andadvantages. Some of them are less painful, some are more painful; some are absolutely safe, some are risky enough. Sometimes the effect is noticeable after the first session, and sometimes it takes six to eight sessions. But all these procedures are worth a lot. Besides, whatever procedure you choose, you need to find a really qualified specialist with experience, otherwise you not only will not get rid of stretch marks, but also risk to acquire additional scars and burns.

Which way to deal with stretch marks is up to you. But remember: To remove stretch marks, procedures (especially home ones) should be carried out regularly, without shirking. Only this way they will really be useful.