stretch marks

[sherry]

Can a tummy tuck remove stretch marks? Is there something else I can do for stretch marks?

[Unregistered]

Has anyone tried strivectin for stretch marks? Does it work? Hoe long does it take to work? Any other suggestions?

[Unregistered]

There's a new laser that's supposed to work for stretch marks. I think it's called Aurora, but I dont know anyone who's tried it.

[danya]

Aurora is a UV-B light source that will repigment white areas of skin, as is commonly found with stretch marks, chemical peels, and vitiligo (a condition of inactive skin pigment cells). UV-B treatment only works if there are some pigment cells in the skin.

It works by producing a sort of controlled tan within the limited white area. If you went in the sun and got a tan, you'd darken all over. Since the light with the Aurora can be directed to a very smal area, you can selectively darken only the white areas. When treatments stop, the 'tan' fades and the skin becomes light again.

Danya