There’s no doubt about it: stretch marks are unsightly and embarrassing. They are often an unavoidable and unpleasant side of effect of pregnancy, bodybuilding, rapidly gaining and/or losing weight, or growth spurts. Also, heredity and hormonal changes play a considerable role in the formation of stretch marks.  

These color and texture striations on the skin affect millions of people – both women and men – who may have them on their buttocks, abdomen, stomach, hips, legs, arms and chest areas. Until recently, people have had few options other than the use of creams or gels to treat and minimize the appearance of stretch marks. Now, laser technologies have been developed to treat these unsightly marks.  

If you’re experiencing feelings of embarrassment about your stretch marks, there is something you can do about them via fractional laser treatment, which is the newest method now in use by doctors and medical aestheticians. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved use of this new treatment method; this state-of-the-art treatment is safe and effective and is available for clearing the skin of stretch marks at Mooi.  

Our skin-resurfacing laser, Palomar’s StarLux1540, can minimize your stretch marks’ appearance while you experience little or no downtime. Laser treatment improves the unsightly skin color and texture of stretch marks, leaving you with skin that has a smooth and improved appearance. This method works by therapeutically triggering a natural, corrective process of healing to create healthy new skin tissue.

To treat stretch marks, our laser device directly targets where your stretch marks are located, and delivers high-precision microbeams onto the skin. This laser energy is absorbed into the dermal layer of the skin, stimulating the production of new collagen. As the collagen thickens and plumps the skin, it fills in the stretch marks from below. Once the procedure is done, the skin will begin to heal itself, allowing new layers of the skin to form. Stretch marks will be removed, and a healthy and new layer of skin will be the outcome.

The benefits of skin-resurfacing include:

• Stretch mark appearance improvement

• No anesthesia required, and minimal or no downtime

• Smoother, better-looking skin

• Improved skin tone and texture

A series of treatment sessions are usually needed to obtain the best results.