Stretch marks are formed during quick expansion of skin during puberty surge or pregnancy. The elastic fibres in the dermis starts to split when the growth expansion exceeds its stretching capacity. Excess corticosteroid can also cause stretch marks to appear. They are seen as red, pink, purplish or white lines just beneath the skin surface and is usually permanent.
Causes
Growth spurts, pregnancy, excess weight gain, poor nutrition during growth spurt, excessive corticosteroid use or production.
Prevention and Treatment
We can try to prevent them by maintaining a stable weight and optimize nutrition during growth spurts.
Stretch marks are permanent but at Hush Beauty we have treatments that can minimize them.
Microneedling
This encourages the skin to form new functional collagen and elastin
Morpheus 8
RF micro needling stimulates new collagen and elastin rebuilding
Radiesse
This collagen stimulating filler can be used to improve stretchmarks by inducing collagen rebuilding in the skin.
Medical grade skincare
AnteAGE Home Microneedling Kit
AnteAGE MD growth factor therapy