Perhaps you just had a baby or experienced rapid weight loss or weight gain and your skin has stretched out, causing stretch marks. A lot of people may tell you that there is no effective stretch mark treatment and that you will just have to learn to live with your stretch marks but that is not entirely true. While it is true that there are no “perfect” stretch mark treatments, you can find ways to drastically improve the appearance of your stretch marks so that they are barely noticeable. Invasive and Non-Invasive Stretch Mark Treatment Options First of all, genetics will play an important role in how susceptible you are to developing stretch marks and unfortunately at this time there is no way to change your genetic makeup. Diet plays an important role in preventing and sometimes treating stretch marks however. While there is no evidence suggesting that eating certain types of food will cause stretch marks, weight gain and weight loss cause stretch marks so if you control what you eat and thus your weight, you can avoid getting stretch marks in the first place. There are a number of creams, lotions, and oils on the market for stretch mark treatment. For the most part, very few of them are going to have any effect. Pregnant women rush to lather creams and lotions onto their bellies in hopes that they won’t get stretch marks, later to find that their development was inevitable. Some creams are indeed effective as a stretch mark treatment however. Alpha hydroxy acids and Retin-A medicines combined with topical steroid creams can reduce inflammation and prevent the hormones in the skin from creating stretch marks. They also help the renewal of collagen and elastin in the skin, improving its overall appearance. In order to get this type of stretch mark treatment cream you do need a prescription. Laser treatments are becoming popular as a stretch mark treatment. The results vary from patient to patient but doctors have found particular success with people who have red stretch marks. Lasers can reduce the redness and stop inflammation. Chemical peels, microdermabrasion, and surgery are other methods sometimes used for stretch mark treatment but none of them have very good results and in the case of surgery, you could actually end up with scars worse than the stretch marks themselves. In order to find out what stretch mark treatment is right for you, use this information as a guide and talk to your doctor. A good diet and creams can sometimes prevent stretch marks and while one stretch mark treatment may be effective for some, it may not work for others. The only way to find out which stretch mark treatment would have the best results for you is to try them yourself.

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