Radio Frequency Treatment Works for Stretch Marks?

There are many agents that have been developed over the years to fight and reverse both cellulite and stretch marks. These two problems effect a large segment of the population and people are willing to try almost anything to eliminate them. I find these claims hard to believe. If this worked everyone would be using it. The only stretch marks that respond to treatment are usually early, red, or raised stretch marks. These will usually get better on their own. Retin-a has been shown to be... more

A stretch mark is a full thickness injury to the skin that spares the most superficial layer. The radio frequency energy might improve the appearance of new stretch marks but it is very hard to imagine that it will change old stretch marks.The only way i know about is excision of the skin having that stretch mark.

Nothing can get rid of stretch marks other than excising them as we can do in a tummy tuck. In this bad economy, it is critical for patients not to waste their money on treatments that don't offer REAL and SIGNIFICANT change! There are no refunds if you aren't happy. A 50% improvement in stretch marks is impossible to calculate or understand. I can guarantee you, though, that they would still be 100% present and you would feel taken advantage of.

Stretch marks are caused by permanent damage to the dermis of the skin. There are no effective treatments for quantitative improvement of stretch marks; however, there are many effective strategies to qualitatively improve the texture, visibility, and overall contour of stretch marks. I use these modalities frequently to improve stretch marks. Some patients are not candidates for surgery, so these alternate modalities are truly effective in this patient population.

The radio frequency and laser may help but not 50%. These treatments may help the fresh stretch mark and get rid of the redness , but will not remove stretch marks.If there is a treatment that sounds too good ,it is too good to be true.