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Laser Treatment of Stretch Marks
Lasers are normally only used to remove blemishes and marks from the surface of the skin. It’s not often thought that they can actually heal the skin. Stretch marks are caused when the skin stretches. The skin stretches for two main reasons, either due to weight gain, or pregnancy. These stretch marks occur in the deep layers of the skin, so can lasers be used to treat them successfully? Many people claimed that the laser can only break down and burn skin, it cannot actually repair the skin or promote any way to do so. If this is true then lasers cannot be suitable for removing stretch marks, as the skin actually needs to be repaired. However, specialists say that laser treatment can help to promote the production of collagen. Collagen is naturally found in your skin, and it is found in higher levels in younger people. Collagen is what makes your skin firm. This collagen should be able to help to hide the stretch marks. The laser is set up so that it penetrates to the deep layers of skin where the collagen is normally present, this apparently increases the production of collagen naturally. Collagen can also be injected artificially, however natural is always better! Lasers have hundreds of different uses, from cutting metal, to pointing at blackboards! But that’s not what we’re talking about here, lasers have also found numerous uses in the health and beauty world. Lasers have been used to effectively to remove stretch marks as this helps to remove the layer of dead cells in our skin. This helps to correct any broken blood vessels in the other layers of skin. The laser can be set to penetrate to different depths, using such skin techniques can alter many different blemishes in the skin. People who have darker skin pigments tend to experience more success using laser treatments to remove stretch marks. This is because it is much easier to detect stretch marks due to the different shades. Laser treatment cannot completely remove any stretch marks. A faint mark will always remain no matter what. It’s normally only possible to use laser treatments on young stretch marks. As time goes by, the stretch marks have already deepened its color and so it’s very difficult to remove them. There has however been some success using a Pulse Dye Laser to remove older stretch marks. Laser treatment is one of the most attractive treatments for stretch marks as it posses no threat to the patient, and there is no risk of loosing any blood. See also: More tips on how to get rid of stretch mark Return from Laser Treatment of Stretch Marks to Dry Skin Care HOME |