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How To Get Rid Of Stretch Marks
This article provides a brief introduction to stretch marks and shows how to get rid of stretch marks using non-surgical approaches. Using surgical methods is painful and expensive and is not likely to yield better results than using non-surgical methods.
Stretch marks are caused when collagen, a protein which provides strength to the skin, is damaged due to the skin being stretched too quickly. Stretch marks are a normal part of growing up and in most cases stretch marks in teenagers will naturally disappear over time. Using steroid containing creams for more than a few weeks can cause stretch marks because these creams prevent precursor cells known as fibroblasts from forming collagen and elastin fibres. Groups of people prone to aquiring stretch marks include body builders, the obese and pregnant women.
Pricking vitamin E capsules and rubbing the contents into the skin is a very cheap way of minimising the appearance of stretch marks, the regular use of Shea butter will also achieve the same effect.
For complete stretch mark removal a natural remedy suggestion is emu oil. Its available from your local health store and can fade and even remove scars and stretch marks because it penetrates all layers of the skin. This is a cheap and effective option that should be tried before resorting to more expensive remedies.
There are many creams on the market claiming to remove stretch marks but the vast majority don’t work. One that can be recommended is TriLastin-SRA. It was featured on the Tyra Banks show and provides rapid, permanent stretch mark removal along with maximum stretch mark prevention during pregnancy or bodybuilding. Unfortunately its not cheap, for more information you are referred to http://www.ecresearchcorp.com
In conclusion, there are products available that can remove or virtually eliminate stretch marks without surgical intervention. Note that each particular method won’t work for everybody and that using the methods discussed above will not get rid of stretch marks overnight. It may take up to six months of regular application to be liberated from your stretch marks, this is also what would be expected if you took the surgical approach. To get the best response from these methods you should drink plenty of water and avoid excessive alcohol to keep the skin hydrated.
By John Kirkham
Stretch marks are caused when collagen, a protein which provides strength to the skin, is damaged due to the skin being stretched too quickly. Stretch marks are a normal part of growing up and in most cases stretch marks in teenagers will naturally disappear over time. Using steroid containing creams for more than a few weeks can cause stretch marks because these creams prevent precursor cells known as fibroblasts from forming collagen and elastin fibres. Groups of people prone to aquiring stretch marks include body builders, the obese and pregnant women.
Pricking vitamin E capsules and rubbing the contents into the skin is a very cheap way of minimising the appearance of stretch marks, the regular use of Shea butter will also achieve the same effect.
For complete stretch mark removal a natural remedy suggestion is emu oil. Its available from your local health store and can fade and even remove scars and stretch marks because it penetrates all layers of the skin. This is a cheap and effective option that should be tried before resorting to more expensive remedies.
There are many creams on the market claiming to remove stretch marks but the vast majority don’t work. One that can be recommended is TriLastin-SRA. It was featured on the Tyra Banks show and provides rapid, permanent stretch mark removal along with maximum stretch mark prevention during pregnancy or bodybuilding. Unfortunately its not cheap, for more information you are referred to http://www.ecresearchcorp.com
In conclusion, there are products available that can remove or virtually eliminate stretch marks without surgical intervention. Note that each particular method won’t work for everybody and that using the methods discussed above will not get rid of stretch marks overnight. It may take up to six months of regular application to be liberated from your stretch marks, this is also what would be expected if you took the surgical approach. To get the best response from these methods you should drink plenty of water and avoid excessive alcohol to keep the skin hydrated.
By John Kirkham
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