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How wonderful it would be if those unsightly stretch marks disappeared.
You quickly go online, do a google search for "removing stretch marks" and boom, you're hit with hundreds of results giving you advice and miracle elimination cures for eliminating your stretch marks and trying to sell you creams, oils, cosmetic procedures in the hope of cashing in on your weak spot.
You happily and willingly exchange your money for a stretch mark product with the believe that with its help, your stretch marks will disappear in due time. Now, before you perform anymore money exchanges for such products or procedures, lets get the myths out in the air and find out what works and what doesn't work. It's easy to get lost in the sea of stretch mark elimination methods.
Lets find out the 6 myths of stretch mark removal.
Myth #1: Dermabrasion with get rid of stretch marks
No way! Dermabrasion is simply a more complicated form of exfoliation which is only a marginally effective method to improve stretch marks. But no way will dermabrasion eliminate stretch marks completely.
Myth #2: Laser procedures will get rid of stretch marks
Lasers will not get rid of stretch marks.
Since stretch marks represent a permanent change in the dermis (the deeper layer of skin beneath the surface layer known as the epidermis), there is no amount of resurfacing that can erase them. However, studies have shown that laser treatments can lessen the depth of stretch marks in some patients, with an improvement rate of between 20 and 50%. The improvement is believed to be largely due to the laser's stimulation of increased production of collagen and elastin in the dermal (deeper) layer of the skin, where stretch marks are formed.
Lasers are most effective on immature stretch marks (those that are still red in color), and many doctors say that they are nearly useless on more mature (white) stretch marks.
As most people would know however, dermabrasion is simply a more complicated form of exfoliation which is only a marginally effective method to eliminate stretch marks. Laser treatment on the other hand is a new method that does not have a long and proven track record in removing stretch marks.
Myth #3: Stretch mark creams, oils and ointment product is the answer to eliminate stretch marks.
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