Over 50% of all pregnant women will develop stretch marks during their pregnancy. Rapid and excessive weight gain is the main reason, but genetics also plays a part in the development of stretch marks.
Once your child is born, stretch marks will take a back seat to all your other more immediate concerns, however, this won’t make the problem go away and after a few months or a couple of years you’ll have wished you had taken better care of your stretch mark problems.
Surgery and laser therapy for pregnancy stretch marks may be common forms of treatment, but they have two downfalls. Both treatment options take quite a bit of time and they are costly.
However, if you’re still set on finding an affordable alternative, you might want to try microdermabrasion creams. This type of treatment can be done at home and is less expensive than either surgery or laser therapy.
How Microdermabrasion and Stretch Mark Removal Works
Microdermabrasion is considered to be the gentlest form of resurfacing the skin. It may take longer for the results to show, but you will have a greater control over the procedure. A normal session can last anywhere from 40 minutes to 1 hour.
Microdermabrasion inflicts a small amount of “damage” to the treated area with the use of abrasive micro-crystals. The body will quickly respond to this “attack” by producing new and healthy skin cells that can displace the damaged ones. You should notice a difference in your stretch marks after several sessions.
Aluminum oxide and sodium bicarbonate crystals are the most common materials used for traditional microdermabrasion. Neither one is toxic or expensive.
Unlike any other resurfacing technique, microdermabrasion, can be used anywhere on the body. This procedure can also help rejuvenate your skin by removing wrinkles, fine lines, and even age spots. In fact, it can be performed once every six months as part of your anti aging routine.
Home Microdermabrasion Creams: An Gentle Solution
Just as with microdermabrasion, these creams also treat the skin by “sanding off” the outermost layer. However, an added plus is that they also include soothing ingredients that can help relieve the treated areas of the skin. This soothing effect makes microdermabrasion creams a gentle alternative to traditional microdermabrasion.
As a matter of fact, some microdermabrasion creams are so gentle that you can use them on a daily basis, unlike traditional microdermabrasion. Their cream base might also contain soothing ingredients that help relieve any irritation that the micro-crystals can cause.
BIOBODYCREAM is a natural product that can help treat stretch marks and also prevent stretch marks. This natural product is made with snail serum and abrading micro-crystals that help to slowly sand off abnormal tissue, while eliminating stretch marks and helping treat all other types of body scars safely and effectively.
- Gabrielle Rygh