WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for December, 1998: Re: Stretch Marks

Re: Stretch Marks

From: Catalin (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 31 Dec 1998 18:37:05 +0200 (EET)

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I am not aware of any laser which could efficiently treat stretch marks (striae distensae), but if these are reddish which means that they are not very old you could try tretinoin topically (brand name: Retin-A or others), twice daily for months.

Catalin

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On Wed, 30 Dec 1998, Tanya Singletary wrote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > My daughter who is 15 yrs. old has alot of reddish color stretch marks > on the inside of her thighs. She is 5'9" tall and weighs 160lbs. She > sees an electrologist for bikini hair removal and she suggested we take > her to a gynocologist because she thought she may have some type of > female problem. I thought maybe we should take her to a skin surgery > center to see about laser surgery. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks > for your help. > > -- > Sincerely, Tanya Singletary >

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