Stretch marks are common condition affecting both men and women and commonly appear on the thigh, upper arms, stomach, breast, and buttock areas. It is usually seen in conditions such as pregnancy or obesity, although stretch marks may occur in certain medical conditions like Cushing’s Syndrome, which is an adrenal gland disorder, where high levels of cortisone are present in the blood. Cortisone ‘weakens’ the elastin fibers in the skin thereby contributing to stretch mark development, even when there is no obvious or significant stretching of the skin. Stretch marks can be treated to reduced the severity but cannot be removed completely or ‘cured’.

Stretch Mark Removal

How to get rid of stretch marks? Several medical interventions have been used to treat stretch marks. For example lasers, cryosurgery and steroid injections have been commonly employed.

Cryosurgery employs freezing to diminish some of the appearance of stretch marks and steroid injections plump up the scar tissue to make the stretch mark less conspicuous.

Laser treatment has become more common in recent years. The surgeon attempts to soften the scar tissue using lasers. In the process it is hoped that scar tissue will blend into surrounding skin.