Stretch marks vary in color, severity and size but all in all they appear due to the breakdown of collagen which helps the skin to remain elastic. This breakdown is caused by numerous reasons among them a fluctuation of hormones especially when there is a rapid weight gain such as during pregnancy and nursing.
Combat stretch marks
Preventing stretch marks
The best way to combat stretch marks on your thighs is to begin the war against them before hey ever appear. You can prevent stretch marks from appearing on your thighs by leading a healthy lifestyle. You dies especially should be one that avoids such things as sugars, fats, preservatives an excess intake of salt. All these foods cause a drying effect on your skin and this gives rise to stretch marks. You must also endeavor to drink at least eight glasses of water daily as well as unsweetened green tea avoiding all carbonated beverages.
Moisturize your thighs
You can get rid of stretch marks on thighs by keeping them sufficiently moisturized especially through the use of a product such as cocoa butter. The cream is so effective and can be comfortably used several times a day for maximum effectiveness. There are cocoa butter sticks in the market which come with a higher concentration of the moisturizer and all you need to do is to rub it gently on your affected thigh. Apart from moisturizers your skin will benefit because there are many other ingredients contained in the stretch mark creams.
Laser Therapy
If you want to combat thigh stretch marks in amore sophisticated and effective way you may want to try some light and laser therapy which can only be done in a dermatologist’s office. Laser therapy is known to be quite effective as far as purple or red stretch marks are involved. The doctor will shine a laser beam on the damaged tissue and break it down to encourage the regeneration of new skin tissue. Light therapy is used for older stretch marks that have turned silver or white since it promotes the creation of anew epidermis.
A chemical peel
If your stretch marks are more severe you may need to take stronger measures of dealing with them and chemical peels happen to be top among the list. This procedure is also done at a dermatologist’s office through the use of some chemical solutions that are applied on the skin to burn off the top layer of the skin that has been affected by stretch marks. Due to the damage initiated by the chemical the body gets stimulated to make a new layer of skin on the affected area. However, there are some stretch marks where chemical peels will not necessarily work.
