Are you a stretch marks sufferer and have no idea why?

From the name, you might think that the trigger for stretch mark formation is solely stretching of the skin, but that's not absolutely correct.

• Lack Of Skin Supportive Material
  
  This could be the main reason why a stretch mark appears. There is somehow less firmity within the middle layer of the skin, the dermis. The skin strength is given by the fibroblasts which produce elastin and collagen, those are the most important skin compounds to keep it firm. If their production is somehow decreased, the skin might lose its elasticity and is more prone to form scars when stretched.
  
  
• Fibroblast Productivity Stalled By Hormones
  
  Our own body can work against us sometimes. This can be the case with some hormones for example cortisol. This hormone is vital to keep up many very important processes within the body, but regarding the formation of stretch marks the hormone works counterproductive, restraining the fibroblasts from producing those valuable skin firming elements mentioned above.
  
  
• Stretching Makes It All Worse
  
  In some stages of life, the skin needs to adapt itself to new dimensions. Pregnancy is such an example where the belly and breasts increase in size. Weight gain is another situation making skin stretching necessary. Even simple adolescent growing makes it imperative that the skin stretches. If in those stages of life the fibroblasts can't work properly, we'll be confronted with the problem of stretch marks.

How To Reduce Stretch marks Now we know the reason why we have stretch marks. It's not possible to heal them completely, unfortunately. Scientists and the cosmetic industry have been searching for a solution for quite a while now, but so far they have not been able to find it. You might compare it with cellulite treatment, there are so many skin care products (http://www.biocutis.com/) claiming to do wonders on it - but none of them have really worked so far!

As a last chance to get rid of them, some people decide to have surgery. But tummy tucks, injections, lasering are all very costly and honestly, who's not afraid of surgery? Also, the result of these surgeries is not satisfactory in every case. You might have seen examples of ugly surgery scars when something went wrong.