Stretch marks are caused by skin stretching periods of rapid weight gain or loss.

Stretch marks are caused by skin stretching periods of rapid weight gain or loss. This is why stretch marks often affect pregnant women, but can also affect teenagers, bodybuilders and weightlifters, or someone starts a new sport or fitness regime.

People considering laser eye surgery, stretch marks often warned to consider their options very carefully before going ahead with the procedure. Although some doctors recommend laser eye surgery, there is very little evidence of any positive results from this procedure. This is a general consensus, dermatologists, skin specialists, plastic surgeons, and the majority of general practitioners that laser surgery is very little or no value.

Lasers work by removing layers of tissue. As stretch marks occur on the deepest layer of skin, all you would expect from laser surgery is a mask or hide the signs of skin changes the appearance of scars over the source layers. In addition, the procedure is expensive and painful, usually requires several sessions and may leave permanent scars, even worse when things go wrong. Clinical studies have shown no improvement in the laser treatment of stretch marks.

The only proven method of surgery to remove stretch marks is a tummy tuck, which can eliminate a lot of skin on the abdomen, effective crop fields covered by the scars on the body.

The best anti-stretch marks on the body of a topical treatment, which promotes the body's production of elastin and collagen. They will not completely remove stretch marks, but can significantly reduce their appearance, and are much cheaper, safer and more effective alte
ative to laser surgery for stretch marks.