How do I get rid of stretch marks?

Unless you can surgically remove them like in a tummy tuck, stretch marks are a permanent result of skin stretching more rapidly than its elastic fibers can tolerate.

The anatomy of a stretch mark explains why no treatments can cure them. They are a splitting of the deeper dermis layer of the skin while the outside epidermal layer remains intact. It is like splitting a tomato over a flame only in a stretch mark, it is the deeper layer that splits, not the outermost layer.

Lasers can help with the darker color when they are new but they don't eliminate the damaged skin, they just make it less conspicuous.

Although there are no treatments that can get rid of stretch marks or prevent them - laser treatments may offer a good option to help minimize their appearance. If the stretch marks present with brown discoloration or red pigmentation, we successfully use non-ablative lasers (no downtime) to help resolve the color. We also have technology to help improve the texture surrounding these areas. Setting realistic expectations and outcomes for our patients is our priority.