Has your skin started appearing thin and pink in particular areas? Is it feeling irritated or itchy?

If gradually these start developing into wrinkly, raised streaks, these are indicating towards formation of stretch marks. Initially, these can be pink, red, purple, reddish-brown or dark brown. This can vary as per your skin color. While the streaks will eventually fade and flatten, they will get a more permanent form of a silvery color over the time.

What Causes Stretch Marks?

For this, first understand the structure of your skin a little. It consists of three key layers. As far as stretch marks are concerned, these are generated in the dermis, or the middle layer. However, when the connective tissue is stretched more, due to rapid expansion or contraction of the skin, it accommodates to slow growth. Also it can cause the dermis to tear, which leads to deeper layers of skin developing these marks.

Now have a look at the common causes of skin stretching include:

1. Pregnancy: First and foremost, it is after the pregnancy. Nearly 50 to 90 percent of women who are pregnant are believed to experience stretchmarks during or after birth.

2. Medical Conditions: Due to some conditions you might experience these marks. Typically, these conditions include Marfan syndrome and Cushing's syndrome. While the former one can decrease the elasticity of skin tissue, the latter can cause the body to produce too much of a hormone.

3. Corticosteroid: For those who have been using corticosteroid creams and lotions since long, this can be a reduction in the levels of collagen in the skin. While it strengthens and supports the skin, so this decrease can increase the risk of stretch marks.

4. Puberty: It can be due to rapid growth, typically in young people who are going through puberty that causes stretch marks.

5. Weight Gain: If you have recently gained a lot of weight in a short space of time, it can be a reason for stretch marks.

So, different people have different reasons for developing stretch marks. The good thing is that you can treat them.

How to Get Rid of Stretch Marks?

The treatment for stretch marks doesn’t have to be costly. You will get a number of gels, creams,lotions, etc. to treat them at home. Then there is an option of cosmetic surgery which is certainly not an inexpensive affair. Among all the proposed as treatments for stretch marks, there is one way out which is not only budget-friendly but also works magically for your skin. It is none other than using a derma roller. Yes, it caters a simple yet successful stretch mark treatment.

How Dermarolling Works for Stretch Marks?

As far as the use of dermaroller is concerned, it works by breaking up the damaged skin cells. This will further cause the body to produce new collagen. So it will not remove the stretch marks directly, or in just one or two treatments. However, when the process is repeated it leads to increase in thickness of the dermal layers which gradually fade away the marks. It replaces the old skin with healthy and smooth skin.

You can ask a dermatologist and get rid of stretch marks easily. Besides the results there is one more thing about dermarolling which can make you worried. It is about the pain. Yes, the process will be hurtful. But you can eliminate the fear of pain using a numbing cream in advance. It is the presence of chemicals like lidocaine in NumbSkin cream which will temporarily block the nerves in the skin. Desensitizing the skin for three to four hours, it makes your skin treatment ready.

Finally, you can get rid of stretch marks without any pain. Isn’t that all you have been yearning for?