Most of us, at some point of our lives have, undergone quick spurts of growth in life. Be it from those teenage years and puberty, becoming pregnant or any other type of speedy weight gain, the outcome is having to suffer from stretch marks. Having worked in the beauty industry for much of my life, I always seemed to be asked about the removal of stretch marks.

I don’t like to stick my head too far out on these type of issues, so I usually respond “it depends”. The first thing to bare in mind is everyone reacts differently to different treatment types. It often therefore depends on your personal circumstances to as to the long term benefits of the differing techniques. Pregnancy stretchmarks for example, tend to have different characteristics as generally they involve fleshy parts of the skin. This compares to marks on the arms and neck which tend to be the result of muscle growth in areas of very low fat content. As a result, different treatments produce different results.

It is vital that you do your research in advance of choosing a treatment type. It is very common for people to start out treating their stretch marks by using a stretch mark creme. But these in themselves differ massively in both price and effectiveness.

Even good lotions/crèmes can be boosted massively by using simple products such as a Derma Roller which give applications to the skin, a far higher chance of being absorbed and their active ingredients working. In fact, this style of treatment is found to consistently outperform other treatment alternatives across the board and in the past few years has become continually growing in demand.

It is important to consult a dermatologist, your own GP or a trained beauty consultant before beginning any treatment type. Making sure you know all information beforehand is vital in so that you can choose wisely