Can Anything Be Done About Stretch Marks on the Breast?

asked 3 years ago by anon
Latest answer by Raffy Karamanoukian, MD
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Tags: breasts, stretch marks

I got stretch marks after my first child, on the sides of both breasts. Is there anything that can be done to remove them or treat them?

8 answers to Can Anything Be Done About Stretch Marks on the Breast?

No good treatments for stretch marks

Stretch marks are tears in the deeper layers of your skin. There are treatments that are heavily marketed but usually not incredibly effective. The most effective treatment for stretch marks is surgical excision. This of course, creates scars in other places. Treatments like Fraxel may make small differences. Sorry, there's no great answer. I hope this helps.

Steven H. Williams, MD
San Francisco Plastic Surgeon

Not much can be done for stretch marks on the breast

If they are red or purple still, you can have IPL traetments done to lighten the color of breast stretch marks. If they are pale and wrinkled because of lax skin, either doing an augmentation or a lift can tighten the skin and make the stretch marks look smoother. They will still be there however.

Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Stretch Marks on the breast

Stretch marks on the breasts can be improved with Nd Yag skin tightening or with Pulse Dye Laser. These procedures both work to reduce the stretch mark skin texture and associated redness and inflammation.

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

Stretch marks on chest

Unfortunately, there is not much you can do for stretch marks on the breasts. Sometimes you can lighten the color with IPL but they will usually fade on their own. In terms of the tissue quality, there are some laser "out there" purporting to help stretch marks, but they don't work well.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Treatment of Breast Stretch marks

As previously mentioned, it clearly depends on the "age" of your stretchmarks. Immature strech marks are red & itchy. They respond to a variety of treatments whch are targeted at decreasing the blood supply (redness) and increasing the thickness. Retin A is supposed to be one of the best studied for achieving the latter. "Laser" manufacturers make many claims and this includes the use of IPL, Fraxel, Titan, Pulsed dye, etc. IF you are lucky you will see a 20-50%... more

Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Excision versus fraxel

Stretch marks are difficult to treat. This is a full thickness wound in the skin that missed the superficial layers. Excision when possible is the only curative way. Fraxel has shown improvement in some cases.

Hisham Seify, MD, PhD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

Laser treatments may help with breast stretch marks

The best way to treat stretch marks is to remove them. On the breast, however, that is not possible. A lift or augmentation will improve the appearance of the stretch marks as your skin is tightened and/or filled out. Some laser treatments may help but are not going to be a dramatic effect. If you do seek laser treatment, be sure to discuss your skin color and the potential for discoloration. Seek a consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon who can discuss surgical as well as... more

Bahram Ghaderi, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Fraxel tx may work for stretch marks

We have used Fraxel tx for the stretch marks, and also I have noticed very minimal lift. Check with you local doctors that offer Fraxel tx. This works better if your marks are new and still red.

Kamran Khoobehi, MD
New Orleans Plastic Surgeon

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