Laser treatments for stretch marks after delivery - Dr. K Prem Anand

Описание: During pregnancy or quick weight gain, the skin is stretched over a period of time leaving to tear or torn of layers of the skin overall and over a period of time they are replaced by scar tissue, they appear as a pink or white threads on the abdomen, thighs and the common places are the abdomen, thighs, upper arms, breast, hips, as these are very aesthetically unappealing. Laser treatment of stretch marks is very effective to reduce the visibility of the marks and there are two types of these stretch marks, that is stria rubiera, new stretch marks and they appear red in colour. Striae alba, these are the old stretch marks and they appear white in colour. Due to the stretching of the skin, the structural support in the deep layers is altered causing variations in the elastin and the collagen, the first sign of development of stretch marks is a pink line in the stretched areas. Mostly they occur in the area of the fat deposits. The new stretch marks can be easily treated and can be vanished compared to the old stretch marks or those of white stretch marks. There are two different types of lasers that we use to treat the stretch marks, the initial ones and the white ones. For the initial stretch marks we use a pulse dialled laser which is very safe and effective and it reduces the visibility of the red discoloration of the stretch marks. When compared to the white stretch marks which are very tough to deal with, we use a different laser to treat that. The white stretch marks are difficult to be treated and the visibility of the old stretch marks takes even more difficulty and takes much more sessions to deal with. So we use a laser called as fractional non ablative laser. These are the ones that are very effective for the white stretch marks with the skin tone and then reduces the appearance of the stretch marks. This method is more effective and is performed by stimulating and remodelling the collagen and elastins in the deeper skin layers. So usually it takes 4 to 5 sessions depending on the involvement in the area and the texture and the spread of the stretch marks and the age and how long the stretch marks were present in the body.