Removal of stretch marks on the skin with a laser

In the practice of a cosmetologist, one often has to deal with such problems and skin defects as stretch marks (striae).

The main reason for the formation of stretch marks on the skin is the imbalance of hormones that affect fibroblasts.

Fibroblasts take part in maintaining the elasticity of the skin.

When hormones are imbalanced, the synthesis of elastase and collagenase is disrupted, which is manifested by a decrease in the elasticity of connective tissue fibers.

Modern cosmetology does not stand still, and the removal of stretch marks has become possible. Lasers are widely used for this.

Read more on estet-portal.com about the mechanism of laser action in stretch mark removal.

• The main causes of stretch marks on the skin
• Basic methods for correcting and removing stretch marks
• Mechanism of laser action in stretch mark removal
• Non-ablative method for removing stretch marks on the skin
• Ablative method for removing stretch marks on the skinor

The main causes of stretch marks on the skin

Hormonal imbalance, as the main cause of stretch marks, usually exists with the predominant role of thyroid-stimulating hormones, adrenocorticotropic, gonadal and adrenal hormones.

Of great importance in the occurrence of stretch marks is the stretching of the skin, which happens in athletes, during pregnancy, or with a sharp weight gain.

Stretch marks can be symptoms of the following conditions:

• Marfan syndrome;
• Itsenko-Cushing's disease;
• hypercorticism.

What happens in the skin during overstretching, and how it can be eliminated, read on.

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In places of overstretching of the skin, the reticular layer of the dermis is destroyed, but the epidermis remains intact.

Elongated narrow atrophic scars form on those areas of the skin that are most stretched.

The color of the stretch marks can vary from white to purplish, depending on the age of the process.

The following cosmetic procedures can reduce the color intensity of stretch marks

:

mesotherapy;

massage;

• compresses;
• skin resurfacing with peels at home;
• chemical peel;
• cosmetic masks;
• algae and mud wraps;
• contrasting douches;
• laser resurfacing
• . To date, effective non-surgical
method for removing stretch marks

is laser fractional photothermolysis. Read more of our contents on

Facebook! Mechanism of laser action in stretch mark removal During fractional photothermolysis, the skin is exposed to a lot of fine laser beams.

As these rays pass through the skin, small areas of thermal damage are formed on the skin, which are called microthermal healing zones. In response to such destruction, reparative processes are launched in the skin, which end with the synthesis of collagen and elastic fibers.

 

 

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There is ablative and non-ablative fractional photothermolysis. Each of them can be deep and superficialth.

Non-ablative skin stretch mark removal With this method of removing stretch marks on the skin, the surface layer of the skin is not involved in the process, that is, it remains intact.

Based on this, the non-ablative method is safe and sensitive, and it also allows for a high degree of accuracy in predicting the result.

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but: Stretch marks treatment: what methods are most effective in eliminating stretch marks on the skin Deep and superficial non-ablative photothermolysis are combined in state-of-the-art lasers. They are equipped with an erbium laser, which is used for the purpose of deep remodeling of the dermis. These lasers have the greatest depth of exposure and the exact percentage of coverage, as well as provide an even distribution of microthermal healing zones.

Ablative method for removing stretch marks on the skin

The ablative technique for removing stretch marks on the skin is based on the process of tissue vaporization in areas of microthermal treatment zones, which is accompanied by the destruction of the stratum corneum, as a result of which the barrier function of the epidermis is disrupted. 

To minimize excessive tissue heating as well as carbonization of adjacent tissues, the laser machine should operate in ultrapulse and superpulse modes.

In modern lasers, the likelihood of complications and side effects is minimized, the effect is predictable, and the recovery period is also minimal.

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