STRETCH MARK REMOVAL

Overview

A stretch mark (striae or striae distensae) is a form of scarring on the skin with a pinkish or whitish hue that appears when your skin stretches or shrinks quickly.
Collagen is a protein underneath your skin that makes it more elastic and supports your skin. Your skin tries to heal any abrupt change or tear in your skin collagen, and in that process, stretch marks may appear on your skin.
They often appear on your belly, arms, breasts, back, shoulders, torso, hips, buttocks or thighs. These grooves or lines aren’t painful or harmful. However, some people may feel awkward about their appearance. Over time, they become less noticeable.

What do stretch marks look like?

A stretch mark varies depending on when they form, the cause, the location and the type and color of your skin. They may appear as follows:

  • Slightly depressed, parallel lines or long, thin, rippled streaks on your skin
  • With pink, red, black, blue, silver or purple hue
  • Bright dark streaks that may fade to a lighter shade over time
  • Whitish and scar-like appearance over time
  • Several centimeters long and one to 10 mm wide, usually
  • Different texture than your normal skin and may look wrinkled
  • Stripes covering large parts of your body, especially the tummy, torso, breast, hips, buttocks, or thighs
  • Slightly raised and can be itchy, especially early new marks

Why do they appear?

Anyone can develop stretch marks, but you may get stretch marks due to the following reasons:

  • Being a woman
  • Pregnancy (especially last trimester)
  • Sudden rapid excessive weight gain
  • Rapid loss of weight
  • Puberty (sexual maturity)
  • Hormonal treatment (steroids)
  • After breast enhancement surgery
  • Bodybuilding
  • Family history
  • Certain diseases or conditions such as
  • Cushing syndrome (a disorder due to a high level of the hormone cortisol)
  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (a disorder with very stretchy skin that bruises easily)
  • Marfan’s syndrome (a disorder that weakens your skin fibers and causes unusual growth)
WHAT ARE THE TREATMENT AVAILABLE FOR STREATCH MARKS AT KAYNA?
  • FRACTIONAL CO2 LASER
  • MESOTHERAPY
  • MICRONEEDLING
  • MICRODERMABRASION
  • PEELS
  • IPL
(THE TREATMENTS ARE TAILOR MADE AFTER THE DOCTOR HAS DIAGNOSED YOUR SKIN)