Stretch marks are from the excessive stretching of one’s skin as a result of fast weight, growth spurts, or even weight lifting when muscle mass is created quickly. The skin has to stretch in order to accommodate the weight or muscle gain. Pregnancy is an excellent example of fast weight gain; however, weight lifters and even children can develop stretch marks during growth spurts. Your skin can only stretch so far, it does have a limit. When it reaches its limit, the inner layer of skin breaks. The outer layer is not damaged, but does appear to be stretched. There is no real harm to your body physically caused from stretch marks. However, for cosmetic reasons everyone wishes they would disappear.

The bad news, stretch marks do not just disappear. They do fade over time, but the texture of the skin will remain. However, laser surgery for stretch marks are on the rise. Of course, once again there is two sides to every story. Some people swear by laser surgery for stretch marks while others claim it does nothing. Laser surgery was designed for eliminating or breaking down tissue, not for any type of repair procedure. Therefore, many people believe that laser surgery for stretch marks will not work.

On the other side of the fence, we have those that understand more about laser surgery for stretch marks and how it works to rid your body of unsightly stretch marks. The reason that laser surgery for stretch marks does indeed work is that the laser stimulates the production of collagen. The collagen thickens and fills in the area where the stretch marks are on your body, actually helping your body to heal.

According, to where the stretch marks are located, laser surgery for stretch marks has shown considerable improvement. The first thing you will notice is that the skin will turn a bit pink similar to a mild sunburn. The more laser treatments you have the darker the skin will become until the stretch mark areas are closer to the skin color you normally have. No one has complained of any discomfort more than the feeling you would have from a snap of a rubber band.

The one thing to remember if you are considering laser surgery for stretch marks is that every person is different. Even with laser surgery, the stretch marks are not completely gone; however, there is remarkable improvement.