The appearance of such a cosmetic skin defect as stretch marks, or stretch marks, most often worries women after pregnancy. Although many athletes and lovers of strict diets with frequent sudden changes in body weight also suffer from stretch marks. By their nature, stretch marks are atrophic scars that have arisen in the skin due to its overstretching and ruptures of collagen fibers. Treatment of stretch marks will be more successful the sooner the patient consults a doctor. According to estet-portal.com, the most impressive therapeutic results can be achieved by a combination of cosmetic techniques – fractional laser photothermolysis and Meso-Wharton P199&trade injections; by Emet™.
Features of dermal disorders that are taken into account in the treatment of stretch marks
In order to choose the right tactics for the treatment of stretch marks, a cosmetologist must clearly understand the essence of the pathogenetic processes that cause the formation of stretch marks, as well as understand the histological structure of these skin defects and understand the functions of fibroblasts that are involved in the formation of scar tissue.
Hormonal fluctuations play the most important role in causing stretch marks. During pregnancy, the following hormones have a strong influence on the skin:
• cortisol – promotes vigorous breakdown of collagen and elastin, reduces the number of elastin fibers and disorganizes their location in the dermis;
• progesterone – reduces the density of connective tissue.
In places of increased tension and stretching of the skin, the collagen and elastin fibers of the reticular layer of the dermis break, the integrity of the capillaries is disrupted and a kind of "dip" is formed in the skin.
In the process of formation of striae, there are several stages that are important to consider when choosing treatment tactics:
• acute stage – linear raised change in the skin, striae have an erythematous color;
• subacute stage – striae color changes to purple;
• chronic stage – striae have a thinned hypopigmented structure.
If the acute stage is characterized by lymphocytic inflammatory infiltration around the vessels, then in the chronic stage one can already observe thinning of the dermis and epidermis, rarefaction of elastin fibers. Thickened and twisted collagen fibers are noted on the border between the area of stretch marks and healthy skin.
One of the essential factors in the pathogenesis of striae is a decrease in the ability of fibroblasts to synthesize collagen and elastin.
At the same time, metalloproteinases are synthesized in large quantities, destroying the structural proteins of the dermal layer. The skin is dominated by fibroclasts and very few young fibroblasts. This fact should be taken into account when choosing tactics for the treatment of striae.
Principles for the treatment of stretch marks with a combination of cosmetic methods
The greatest effect in the treatment of stretch marks can be achieved if the patient turned to a beautician early enough, and the stretch marks are still young.
Features that distinguish old and young stretch marks:
• young – have enough blood vessels that continue to nourish damaged tissues, as well as many different cellular elements – fibroblasts, enzymes, growth factors;
• old – practically do not retain blood vessels and active cells.
Young stretched tissue has great potential for recovery. After 6-8 months from the moment of the formation of stretch marks, the regenerative potential of the skin decreases exponentially.
An effective cosmetic combination for the treatment of stretch marks, regardless of their age, is the combination of fractional laser photothermolysis with the use of an injectable medical preparation Meso-Wharton P199™.
The essence of the effectiveness of such a combination is as follows:
• fractional laser photothermolysis – causes predictable damage and activates reparative processes;
• Meso-Wharton P199™ from Emet™ - transfer healing into the process of physiological regeneration, while forming full-fledged skin structures.
Mechanism of action Meso-Wharton P199™ is that it stimulates its own tissue-specific stem cells of the skin, which leads to the formation of a pool of young fibroblasts. Fibroblasts are actively involved in the work, synthesizing the required amount of structural components of the dermis and epidermis. At the same time, the manifestations of skin atrophy are reduced, and the disorganization of the structural components of the dermis is minimized.
Meso-Wharton P199™ contains a polypeptide that promotes the activation and migration of its own stem cells skin with differentiation into young fibroblasts, which increases the production of collagen and elastin in the skin and directly in the stria itself. In addition, Meso-Wharton P199™ contains high molecular weight hyaluronic acid with a wide spectrum of biological activity. It accelerates the expected therapeutic result.
Meso-Wharton P199™ from Emet™ provides full recovery of the skin after laser exposure and, in combination with fractional laser thermolysis, allows you to achieve the complete disappearance of young stretch marks, and make old ones almost invisible.
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