Stretch Mark
Stretch Mark And Striae
What is it?
Stretch marks also known as striae are commonly seen after pregnancy, heavy weight loss, during puberty period or after heavy gymming that causes heavy weight gain in muscle mass.
Common areas affected by this are stomach, thighs, buttocks, biceps, and axillae.
These are difficult to remove as they involve the deepest layers of skin. Aesthetically, it looks very unpleasant and are also difficult to hide.
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Prevention?
- Maintain healthy weight.
- Include vitamin A and C in the diet.
- Avoid fast weight gain even during pregnancy.
- Drink 3-4 litre of water everyday.
- Apply a good ceramide containing moisturiser before exercise.
Benefit of stretch mark removal treatment?
- Even skin texture.
- No need to hide any body part.
- Non surgical methods are always safe and less risky.
- Most advanced high intensity laser machine are used with most effective results.
Treatments available at Skinfinity Clinic?
1. Dermabrasion
It causes exfoliation of dead tissues from the skin and with progressive session it decreases the effect of stretch marks.
2. Chemical peel
This is a very effective method to reduce stretch marks. Medium depth chemical peels when applied to a surface, remove the superficial dead skin from those area without any pain or discomfort.
3. Microneedling
In microneedling many minute pores are made into the skin and in those pores vitamin C and hyaluronic acid are incorporated which contains collagen peptide, multivitamin, growth factors which goes deep into the skin and causes rebuilding of collagen fibres that cover up the stretch marks.
4. MNRF
It is a procedure which is highly advanced as it requires microneedling with radiofrequency, so with double potency this technology works and helps to get rid of stretch marks. The addition of radiofrequency energy gives the added effect of heating up of collagen and fibrous tissue that causes skin tightening and reduction is appearance of stretch marks. 40-60% improvement is seen with 6 to 8 sessions.
5. Co2 fractional laser
Most advanced technique with the most desirable results, it works best on stretch marks or striae on any body part. A high-intensity laser beam is used to target the areas with stretch marks, and in gradual sessions, one can get rid of stretch marks. This technology can be used alone or in combination with MNRF depending on the depth of stretch marks, as assessed by the dermatologist.
Benefit of stretch mark removal treatment?
- Even skin texture
- No need to hide any body part
- Non surgical methods are always safe and less risky
- Most advanced high intensity laser machine are used with most effective results.
What's at Skinfinity?
- All the procedures mentioned are non surgical with no downtime, completely risk free and safe.
- There is no cut, stitches or bleeding. These are daytime procedures performed under local anesthetic cream and do not involve any injections or invasive surgery.
- Latest and most advanced lasers are used.
- Every laser used for the procedures is US-FDA approved.
- Every procedure is done under supervision of dermatologist.
- Number of sessions and the nature of the treatment are always planned according to individual consultation with the dermatologist.
- Procedure is performed by expert cosmetologist.
- The desire of the patient is always keep in mind in order to give the best and optimum result.
- All pre and post operative instructions are always given to the patient before and after the procedure.
- Regular follow up calls by the clinic to ensure patient is not facing any discomfort.
- Every procedure is explained properly to the patient regarding downtime and any special instructions.
