How Do You Get Rid Of Stretch Marks By Chemical Peels?

June 22nd, 2009 . 1 Comment »

How do you get rid of stretch marks?

That’s probably what millions of people would like to know. After all, no one wanted to wake up to see scary-looking purple lines on their thighs or buttocks all of a sudden. Stretch marks may not be fatal, but they are very embarrassing.

If you’d like to “get rid of” stretch marks, the first thing you should know is that, they will not go away completely once you have them. They are permanent scars which will not be eliminated nor erased. So, if you are looking for a miracle cure for stretch marks and think you have found one, you are just being ripped off.

So, what are you to do?

Fortunately, stretch marks can be visibly lightened to make them less apparent. There are a few things you can do to get rid of stretch marks, from homemade remedies, topical lotions, and to surgical procedures. Laser surgery for stretch marks is a well-known method. Aside from that, you can also “eliminate” stretch marks through chemical peels.

What is a chemical peel?

A chemical peel is at times done on other areas on the body than the face, abdomen, legs and thighs like the hands. They may be applied to cure the damage brought by too much sun exposure, to get rid of freckles, melasma, fine lines and wrinkles.

What is basically does is that, a few layers of the skin are peeled or removed to make way for new ones – thus, a more improved, finer skin texture.

One of the benefits of a chemical peel is that, it can boost the production of new collagen to enhance skin texture.

You can request for moderate or deeper peels and have peels conducted for a few times, every few weeks.

After you undergo the first peel the results will not be very obvious, but after getting more than one, you should experience a great improvement. Trichloracetic acid (TCA) is the most common chemical that is applied for a medium depth peel. Peels can likewise lead to superficial, relatively deep or very deep skin injuries.

How the peel will work on you relies on its concentration, which should be around 20 to 35%. The method is painful and when it is finished, the skin will be swollen, red and crusted for around a week. Although fine wrinkles and some acne scars are not very seen, the TCA peel does not really work on deep furrows.

Phenol peels are not good because they frequently lead to deep skin damage. It is rarely used for facial peels recently because it might result to scarring and because it is very dangerous. When phenol is absorbed, it can lead to fatal heart problems and nerve damage.

After reading the overview above, you might be wondering, ” Well, why bother?” I know. Imagine your skin layer after skin layer being removed. Painful, right?

So, why bother, indeed? The pain, cost and side effects of chemical peels cause other people to look for other options which do the same thing – that is, to reduce the visibility of stretch marks for good.

How do you get rid of stretch marks? Before answering this question, weigh in the pros and cons involved.

By: Juana Cruz

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