Laser surgery cost for stretch marks?

I have stretch marks on the side of my tummy and on my inner thigh. I was thinking of getting laser surgery to get these removed? Is it effective? Painful? How much does it cost? Do you need to do it over and over and keep paying the fees each time? Can any of the cost be reclaimed through tax?

1 answer to “Laser surgery cost for stretch marks?”

A: Specific laser treatments can improve, not remove stretch marks

Brooke R. Seckel, MD

There is a specific laser treatment that has been shown to improve stretch marks (see reference below). I know of only this one technique that actually produces rsults that you can see. It is non surgical, treatments are tolerable but 4-5 treatments 6 weeks apart are required. Costs depend on the size of the... more

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