Stretch Mark Surgery - Here Are The 2 Main Types
54Are you considering undergoing stretch mark surgery? If so, I feel your pain. Having stretch marks can be a very painful ordeal, they completely sap your self confidence and make you self-conscious, especially if they happen to be somewhere on your body where it’s hard to hide. It can be so painful dealing with it and so frustrating, that often times you may see surgery as the only way out.
But before you go under the knife, it’s important you learn everything there is to know about surgery and what it entails. Not only that, but you should also know about all the alternative treatments you can find all over the net. Treatments such as creams and lotions that are less invasive and may work in place of expensive surgery.
Either way, we’re going to have a deeper look into stretch mark surgery, what kinds area available, how effective they are and what they cost, all these questions will be looked into and answered. So without further ado, here are your choices:
1. Laser Stretch Mark Surgery
One of the most popular forms of surgery is laser stretch mark removal surgery. What happens here is an “excimer” laser is precisely aimed at the stretch mark scar while the light from the laser is emitted directly ontop of it.
This essentially burns the skin in that area causing it to turn red and tender. Layers of the scarred skin are removed in this way making way for new tissue to grow in it’s place.
Healing can take place in a weeks time or sometimes even longer than that, but often times you need to go back for repeated treatments in order to fully get rid of the marks. Most patients go in for at least 10 sessions to see a 20-50% reduction in their stretch marks.
One final thing to note about laser stretch mark surgery is that it can wind up being pretty expensive at over $200 per treatment. Multiply that by 10 sessions and that’s $2,000.
2. Surgical Stretch Mark Removal
Another way of getting rid of your stretch marks via surgery is by simply cutting them out via a tummy tuck procedure. This is a process that is often done for women who have stretch marks on their belly due to pregnancy. What happens is the stretch marked skin is excised completely, a new belly button is cut open for you and you are sutchered back up down near your bikini line.
You will have a permanent scar running along the bottom of your bikini line, however your skin will be tight and free of stretch marks. This is something to consider only if you have a really severe case of stretch marks.
Like I said before though, before thinking about stretch mark surgery, please look into alternative treatments such as creams and Vitamin E and A oils. There are plenty of safe solutions such as this to be found on the Internet.
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