Laser Vs Microdermabrasion for Stretch Marks?

Nothing changes stretch marks other than excising them as can be done in a tummy tuck.  No non-invasive treatments make any real difference in the stretch marks other than lightening early ones.  Save your money!

You are truly wasting time and money if you think that either technique will ERASE stretch marks. Stretch marks are NOT superficial marks, but through and through cracks in the skin. At the present time, the ONLY way to erase them is to remove them surgically (tummy tuck) - everything else, understandably has been a total disappointment to the patients. If your stretch marks are fresh and red/purple - if you wait long enough, the blood vessels in these dermal tears go away leaving the white... more

I am confused by the quotation marks around the term specialist. Does your dermatologist not have IPL, microdermabrasion etc. and therefore referring you to a dermatologist who does? Is the specialist a physician who specializes in the treatment of stretch marks? IPL is of little benefit in established stretch marks although it may help with newer formed red striae. Microdermabrasion would be of no value on either new or established stretch marks.