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Ask the Experts: Stretch Marks and Scar Removal

Stretch marks can occur during sudden changes in body size, such as during pregnancy, puberty, or rapid weight-gain. Fear not, though. There are some things you can do to prevent stretch marks, as well as reduce the appearance of both new and old ones. Our Beauty Experts advises.

Why can’t stretch marks be prevented?

It is difficult to control how the body grows or for that matter gain rapid weight and lose weight during certain phases of life. Stretch marks are due to tearing of the skin and underlying fats in some cases, and if the causes leading to the tearing can be controlled then the stretch marks can be controlled too.

Do stretch marks mostly affect pregnant women?

Mostly yes. You will see a lot of stretch marks towards the final months of pregnancy and also during post natal and breast feeding periods. But stretch marks can also affect young people involved in sports during growing period for cortisol related conditions, where the adrenal gland secretion is imbalanced or when there is rapid weight gain or weight loss.

Do men get stretch marks?

Yes, stretch marks for men normally happens in the lower back, shoulders and arms compared to women where stretch marks happen in abdomen, flanks, hips, buttocks, thighs and breasts.

Are there any effective home remedies for stretch marks?

Sadly no, you can prevent stretch marks by keeping your weight and health more stable. Pregnant women should use more emollients and nourishing creams to prevent stretch marks before they happen during mid to late pregnancy.

When should one seek treatment?

When you feel it is a cosmetic problem or when you see rapid progressive itchiness, red or purplish stretch marks.

Can stretch marks be softened?

Yes it can be softened, however you will require professional assistance to soften them as it is one of the most difficult skin conditions to treat.

What type of stretch marks can be treated?

Stretch marks can more easily be treated on just after the onset. Pinkish red, or purplish stretch marks are easily treatable than the silver lines or greyish looking stretch marks.

Some forms of stretch mark treatments include digital dermabrasion, skin needling, and laser. Are there any best ways to treat stretch marks?

Treatment will depend on the professional diagnosis. This is because we have to determine whether the stretch marks are at the epidermis or dermis level, or deeper into the fats right below the skin. For my patients with deeper stretch marks going into the fat, I would use minimal invasive injected radio frequency treatment Thermi Tight from Thermi aesthetics because it is able to effectively repair collagen bands in the sub-dermis as well as dermis. This is the most accurate treatment by far. Stretch marks at skin level only can also be treated with combination of micro needling with growth factor, penetration into the dermis combined with laser fractional. I use technology called Legato treatment for this purpose.

How soon can one see results?

With Thermi tight the results can be seen partially on the spot, and best results can be observed progressively through 1 to 4 month. With Legato treatments the results are four treatments and best results through six months.

What types of stretch marks and scar treatments do you provide at your centre?

Along with the treatments mentioned above, we also provide ACR (Autologous cell regeneration programme) or Fibro blast to compound the results of the above mentioned treatments.

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