Removing Dead Skin
Stretch mark is a huge problem that is commonly faced by almost every body these days. More importantly, people are very scared of these scars. Stretch marks are just the scars. They are generally associated with pregnancy, obesity, bodybuilding, puberty, and intense physical activity. Scars are the result from overstretching of the skin. Over stretching disrupts the normal production of collagen, causing a scar.
Cause of stretch marks
Human skin is composed of three layers, the epidermis that is the outer layer, the dermis that is the middle layer, and the subcutaneous stratum that is innermost layer. Stretch marks occur on the middle layer that is dermis. Middle layer or dermis helps the skin retain its shape if the body is stretched. But if it is stretched continuously over period of some time over time, some of its parts remain overstretch. This causes loss of elasticity and causing the connective fibers within to break. The result is stretch marks. After childbirth or weight loss body tends to come to its original form and can often reduce the stretch marks. Marks can appear anywhere. Stretch marks are most likely to appear where fat is accumulated. Or even the part of the body where it can stretch. Common places for such marks are the abdomen, breasts, upper arms, underarms, inner and outer thighs, hips and buttocks. They pose no health risk. And do not respond to the body’s ability to repair itself. So they need to be treated externally.
Treatment
Treatment for stretch mark varies on the basis of its cause and place where it has appeared. In cases where it is caused by pregnancy medical terminologies include striae atrophicae, vergetures, striae cutis distensae, striae gravidarum. Other reasons include loss of weight may include medicines like linea atrophicae, striae distensae, linea and albicante.
Removing dead skin
As these stretch marks are not self-healing, they are treated by various external medicines. One way would be removing the dead skin by scrubbing it. Firstly wash the stretch marks every day with the help of cleansing milk or astringent. Then add one tablespoon of water to two tablespoons of the dry scrub. This should be irrespective of powder or oil scrub. Now start scrubbing it slowly for more than five minutes. Leave the scrub on stretch marks for few minutes. Wash the scrub off and massage the area of stretched mark for a while. This will help you to remove the dead skin. By doing this the skin will start building new and better cells.
Recommended Reading
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- Intake Of Zinc
- Using Body Scrub To Get Rid Of Stretch Marks
- Exercising
- Using Different Creams