Stretch marks are one of the most major problems people face in the world. Stretch marks are basically tears in a skin matrix affected by atrophy—a condition characterized by weakness, thinning, roughness, stiffness, decrease in the size of tissues, diminished cellular proliferation, and decreased function. It is also called atrophia. What we see on the surface are marks left behind by the formation of scar tissues deep within the skin.

These tears can not be prevented with mere moisturizers. And the marks will not disappear with collagen boosters or by just abrading or resurfacing the outer layer of the skin; it can only be removed by the action of enzymes that “digest” or dissolve scars and non-functional tissues and simultaneously rebuild healthy tissues.

Stretch marks are caused by various means like pregnancy, body-building, rapid weight gain and even rapid growth by abnormal hormone activity. You don’t have to be pregnant or fat or big to get them. As a matter of fact, it is a very common skin condition, but most people who have them are embarrassed by them and keep it to themselves, so they are less talked about or heard of.

The stretch mark treatment and prevention products you find nowadays are aimed at replenishing skin matrix by stimulating the synthesis of collagen and elastin (e.g. those containing ingredients such as ascorbic acid, copper peptides, palmitoyl pentapeptide or oligopeptides). Unfortunately, this approach fails or falls short in most people affected by atrophic skin, whereby skin is very thin and its elastic fibers are damaged and not strong enough to support stretching beyond what it has been accustomed too.

There are two perfect ways to prevent stretch marks. Firstly, your body needs to be able to differentiate or identify scar tissue from the surrounding functional tissues in the skin matrix. Secondly, it must be able to degrade the proteins that those scar tissues are made of and separate their component amino-acids to then use them to create new skin matrix elements.

So, you must not worry when you get stretch marks. You just need to understand your body and give a lot of time for them to heal and disappear.