As a developing baby grows, stretch marks on the abdomen, thighs and breasts appear due to constant pulling and stretching, and adolescents experience sudden growth spurts and gains during puberty. These abrupt changes can cause the collagen and elastin that support our skin to burst. Sudden weight gain can also lead to overstretching of the skin, when the strong, interconnected fibers that stretch your skin as your body grows collapse and stretch it.
The stretching of the skin lines can reveal the underlying blood vessels. The stretch marks begin as purple blood vessels and fade when the inflammatory response subsides and the white or silvery lines are replaced by hard colored spots when the blood vessels shrink. White stretch marks are areas where muscles grow and shrink back to their original size, while red areas are those where the growing skin cannot keep pace with the growth of underlying tissue.
Stretch marks tend to take on different colors and shapes and appear on different parts of the body, so trying to understand why they don’t all look the same can be confusing. As a rule of thumb, early stretch marks (red, pink and purple) are easier to treat but the older they get the harder to treat and remove them. If purple stretch marks appear on the thighs, breasts, abdomen, buttocks or abdomen, you will have three problems on the hands.
Stretch marks appear on the skin as red textures, streaks or lines. Their appearance may vary depending on how old and how long they are in existence. White or silver stretch marks are those that are older and have been around longer.
The excimer laser promotes the production of skin pigment Melanin, which stains stretch marks with a pigment closer to the natural skin color. Results vary from person to person, but as described above, white patches are persistent scars on the skin, and white patches can be tiny cracks in the skin. White and silver stretch marks are more persistent than skin cracks and more difficult to treat but with regular application of Hydro-Thermal Accelerator SR stretch marks they can fade and improve, especially the red ones.
Those who have never tanned in the sun to eliminate stretch marks increase not only their risk of premature skin aging and skin cancer but also can darken their stretch marks and make them more noticeable. After at least a month, you may notice that other homemade remedies for purple stretch marks start to work and your purple stretch marks fade so quickly that it seems incredible.
They can affect your physical appearance to a certain extent, but not your health. Read on to learn more about their various causes and how to treat them. Treatments such as microdermabrasion can help improve texture and give a more polished appearance.