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Surgery is probably one of the most expensive treatment options for
improving the appearance of striae (stretch marks). There are very few
stretch mark surgery procedures that actually get rid of stretch marks
for good.
Abdominoplasty surgery (tummy tuck) is
probably the only form of surgery that actually removes stretch marks.
This procedure is primarily performed to tighten and contour the
stomach wall by removing excess fat and skin. Stretch marks that are
located below the belly button are usually also removed in this
operation.
Laser surgery is still relatively new
and unproven as an effective stretch mark surgery option. However, many
people have had a certain amount of success from laser treatments.
Lasers are extremely effective in vaporizing and breaking down tissues,
but they generally don't repair tissue. They will help to make your
stretch marks fade but they won't remove them completely.
Laser
surgery is only really effective on stretch marks that are in the early
stages of development, when they are dark red or brown. A series of
treatments will probably also be needed. If you've had your stretch
marks for a few years and they're now a silver-white or flesh color,
typical laser surgery probably isn't an option, as they won't be
detected by the laser.
However, there is hope for
those who have mature or pale colored stretch marks with new research
and techniques currently being developed in the world of laser stretch
mark surgery. A new laser treatment coined Coolbeam claims to stimulate
the production of new collagen in depressed stretch marks, where a loss
of elastic tissue and collagen play a major role.
Research
is also underway on a new form of laser surgery that targets the
pigment cells in the white scar, causing them to produce more pigment,
which helps to improve the quality of the scar's color.
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