Microdermabrasion Stretch Mark Removal

Microdermabrasion for stretch marks is a useful tool which is becoming more widely applied in the stretch mark context . This new technology which works similarly to laser treatment for stretch mark repair removes micron thin layers of skin from the “epidermis” resulting in some improvement to the appearance of the skin. The usual challenge for nearly all treatments of stretch mark removal is that some of the damage in the skin has usually occurred at the “dermis” level which is below the “epidermis”. Since this process is restricted to the “epidermis”, it will only affect the damage to the epidermis and not deeper.

However microdermabrasion does help with stretch make repair so it can be worth doing. If stretch marks are left untreated in the longer term, they will tend to fade from darker colors to white, and this is essentially what microdermabrasion is achieving. But because the abrasion treatment can be applied when the marks are still new and more treatable, the repair process causes skin to be more uniformly smoothed and re-healed, which results in a superior outcome to just waiting for the marks to fade.

Microdermabrasion Stretch Mark Basics

Microdermabrasion is a general term for the application of tiny rough grains to buff away the surface layer of skin. Many different products and treatments use this method, including medical procedures, salon treatments and creams and scrubs that you apply yourself at home. It’s usually done to the face, chest, neck, arms or hands but is increasingly being applied to stretch marks too. The action of microdermabrasion can be understood better when the structure of the skins layers is understood.

Skin Basics

Skin is comprises two main layers, the epidermis and the dermis. The epidermis is the layer closest to the surface. It is a layer of skin cells which are essentially dead or dying as they rise to the surface. These lie on top of another layer of cells that are in the process of maturing. The topmost layer is called the stratum corneum. The stratum corneum mostly acts as a barrier between the outside world and the lower skin layers. It keeps all but the smallest molecules from getting through.

When you put lotions or creams on your skin, some of the moisture passes through the stratum corneum, but not all of it. When stretch mark repair is the objective of cream application, it is quite clear why it is important to apply the cream often and liberally so that as many layers of the skin below the corneum layer are reached, as is possible. This layer is home to many minor skin imperfections like fine wrinkles and the stretch mark blemishes here can be drastically reduced by microdermabrasion stretch mark repair treatment.

All of the action in microdermabrasion takes place at the level of the stratum corneum with the specific intention of avoiding interaction with the “dermis” layer, as this would be painful and harmful, and it would risk permanently embedding the tiny grains into the skin.

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