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If one is conscience about keeping their skin healthy and smooth, they are very aware of the threat of stretch marks. They arrive as zebra like scars with different lengths and depths. They come out at different parts of our skin but principally in the abdomen, buttocks, breasts, upper arms, and legs. Stretch marks come from a stretching of the skin caused usually by rapid growth or weight gain. The middle layer of the skin is called the dermis, and when stretched to a point that its elasticity breaks down, out comes a stretch mark.

This being the case, what can be done?

Fortunately, there are options to choose from.

Stretch Mark Treatment Options

If you are willing to spend lots of money to solve the problem, surgery is the route to take. Surgery for stretch marks in the stomach area is called abdominoplasy surgery, or the 'tummy tuck.' By tightening and molding the stomach walls excess fat and skin are removed which lessen the appearance of the stretch marks. The downside here is that it is expensive, painful, and has a long recovery time.

An additional surgical option is laser treatment. Energy shot through cosmetic lasers is absorbed into the dermal layer of the skin to stimulate the production of new collagen. The skin plumps by the collagen thickening, which then fills in the stretch mark from below. The downside to laser treatment is that it is only mainly effective on immature stretch marks that are still red in color.

The realistic expectation of using these surgical treatments should be thought of as a 20 to 50% improvement in the appearance of the stretch marks.

Turning to non-surgical procedures, microdermabrasion is an attractive option due to its pain-free aftermath and cost efficient price tag. It is performed in beauty spas but as well has an at home solution in the form of a microdermabrasion cream. The procedure involves using abrading microcrystals to wear down and eliminate the very top layer of the skin. This in turn creates a newer and healthier skin to replace the old and damaged one. It also makes your skin more resilient by triggering collagen and elastin production.

BIOSKINEXFOL is an especially effective microdermabrasion skin care cream to improve and eliminate the appearance of stretch marks. This dermabrasion cream resurfaces the skin while regenerating its cells. What makes this work is the natural serum in this cream. It comes from a small creature's innate immune system that enhances the protective strategies of the innate immune system of human skin. That creature is none other than the humble garden snail. Its serum mixed with all natural ingredients produce truly effective results for stretch mark removal.