Say Goodbye To Scars And Stretchmarks!
Our skin is very flexible, and that’s why it can support weight fluctuations as well as growth. However, when the skin stretches too much some pinkish lines can manifest.
When the skin stretches past the breaking point, the collagen fibers start to break down and a whole inflammatory process starts to occur. This inflammation also causes micro bleeding and that’s why the red irregular lines start to form. When the inflammation starts to heal, the reddish lines will start to match your skin color. This means that red/pink stretch marks are “new ones” and white ones are “old”.
Scar stretch marks are very common in the pregnant women and people who recently gained a lot of weight. It can also be found in teenagers and children that had a very quick growth phase.
Although stretch marks don’t cause any type of disease or pain, they can be uncomfortable from a cosmetic point of view. Some people might think that they are ugly and having them may affect your self-esteem in a negative way. So, although they are a very natural thing, if you are not happy with your stretch marks there is a way of getting rid of them and it is by using lasers.
Laser Stretch Mark Removal:
The laser treatment is customized for each patient since each stretch mark is different. Different lasers with specific wavelengths are used to target each of the scar stretch marks, and each of them will help with a specific feature so that the stretch mark is eliminated.
For a proper elimination of the stretch marks the laser treatment induces collagen remodeling as well as the stimulation of new collagen formation in the skin. Skin peel may also be induced, as well as its regeneration processes.
In many cases, the doctor might add other strategies such as hyperbaric oxygen therapy or silk peels to the laser treatment, in order to achieve better results.
The price and the number of sessions that will be needed will depend on factors such as the type of stretch mark, age, amount and size, so this needs to discuss with your doctor. Although the treatment might cause some discomfort, a numbing cream is applied prior to it in order to minimize it.
If you’ve got scars and stretch marks that make you self conscious, contact our office to see if laser scar and stretch mark removal could be helpful for you!