Stretch marks on the back: understand the reasons and try to eliminate

Stretching on the skin is an unaesthetic defect that occurs due to various factors. Some people are frustrated by their presence (for example, when stretch marks appear on the back, various hypochondriacs hesitate to wear open clothes), others make you think about your health, and third, it does not interest you at all. The article is created for those who want to understand the causes of the appearance of small furrows and learn how to eliminate this skin problem.

When and who does this defect appear?

Stretch marks (striae) are not a disease. Sometimes they testify to hormonal changes in the human body, and unless only in this case can they be considered as a pathology. Most often, striae arise from a violation of the skin turgor (loss of its elasticity), when the dermis is stretched. Therefore, they are only for a few groups of people:

• The first is pregnant women. Here the preconditions are two factors: hormonal changes and literal stretching of the dermis due to the growing fetus. Most often they appear in the abdomen and chest.
• The second category is people, either sharply recruited or sharply losing weight. In intensive periods, not every skin is ready for metamorphosis. Therefore, in some of its areas, where it is mechanically damaged (usually the buttocks, hips and abdomen), stretch marks appear.
• The third is boys and girls. During the intensive growth of the dermis does not have time to properly grow, and therefore there are stretch marks on the back of a teenager who was recently not very tall. These skin sites do not have enough of the necessary substances to be generated into a normal, full-fledged derma. Also, the "hormonal upheaval" plays an important role, which is peculiar to adolescence.

What happens to the skin when striae appear?

For example, when stretch marks appear on the back, this indicates two possible causes: either about increased growth, or about accelerated weight gain. Hence it is clear that the skin is literally stretched, mechanically damaged. And then the body begins to "tie" the torn sections with a connective tissue, so the old striae are a bit like scars (whitish, unpigmented). At first this tissue is saturated with blood capillaries, and therefore, at the time of appearance, the stretch marks look pinkish, and even quite purple-red. It depends on the density of the dermis and the areas on which they formed. Then there is a natural aging process of the tissue: it loses its elasticity and is dehydrated, the capillaries cease to function and die off. As a result, the grooves become white, and even the sun's rays will not make them darken due to the lack of pigment in these parts of the skin.

Since red, pink or even white stretch marks on the back, for example, or other parts of the body attract very few people, then the next stage of the problem's consideration is logical: how to remove them?

Disappear or not disappear?

This is one of the few problems whose solution does not depend on the factor of its appearance. By attentive to the causes that led to the appearance of striae, one can only try to prevent their further spread.

The reader should immediately be warned that the fight against whitish furrows may not be successful without surgical intervention because of old age and irretrievability of the process: the skin is already damaged, and nothing can be done either with masks, creams, or by changing the diet.

So, how to remove stretch marks on the skin?

• If you notice their appearance, and they are pink, change the diet: use more protein, since it is he who participates in the generation of the dermis.
• Use cosmetics that are high in collagen (you need to lubricate all the skin, not just the problem areas) or just moisturizing creams. Do this regularly. Instead of creams you can use oils, because they contain vitamin A, responsible for the beauty of the skin.
• You can try to do a massage. It is very important during this massage not to stretch the skin, but gently warm your hands.
• Another good option is to apply scrubs. They contribute to the renewal of the dermis, and it is possible that striae will "retreat".
• Of the "heavy artillery" against the whitened furrows (which are already obsolete), there is one tool that, although it does not promise 100% of the result, but it will be able to make them less noticeable - it is laser peeling.

That's the way you can try to remove the stretch marks on your back. Of course, no method guarantees their complete disappearance, but, perhaps, the combination of these methods, built into a systemic daily skin care, will be more effective?