Laser Treatment for Stretch Marks

Laser Treatment for Stretch Marks

Laser Stretch Mark Treatment for Clearer Skin with Smoother, Natural Texture

Millions of women have stretch marks, which occur normally as a result of puberty, pregnancy, hormonal changes and weight gain. This fact does little to alleviate the embarrassment that most women feel at the appearance of these unsightly striations on their skin.

Until now there were few options for stretch mark treatments. Since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared Palomar's fractional laser treatment for stretch marks, practitioners now have an excellent aesthetic alternative for their clients.

Palomar's fractional non-ablative skin resurfacing laser helps minimize the appearance of stretch marks with little to no downtime. The Lux1540 laser handpiece can improve the unsightly color and skin texture associated with stretch marks, leaving clients with smoother, better-looking skin.

For stretch mark treatment, the Lux1540 handpiece delivers an array of high-precision microbeams to create deep, narrow columns of coagulation in the epidermis and dermis. This triggers a restorative natural healing process that creates healthy new tissue, including the deposition of new collagen.

Stretch Mark Treatment - Lux1540
While keeping the stratum corneum in place, the
Lux1540 uses high-precision microbeams to create
narrow, deep columns of tissue coagulation in the
epidermis and dermis.

Palomar offers the following equipment for laser stretch mark treatment:
StarLux® System,  Palomar Icon™ System

StarLux Stretch Mark Treatment Handpiece:
Lux1540™, XD™ Microlens

Palomar Icon Stretch Mark Treatment Handpiece:
1540 Fractional Laser, XD™ Microlens

Benefits for Clients:

  • Stretch mark improvement with little to no downtime
  • Smoother, better-looking skin
  • Improved tone and texture of the stretch mark

Benefits for Practitioners:

  • Usually no anesthesia required
  • Minimal procedure preparation with easy cleanup  
  • Advanced design enhancements 
  • Smooth Pulse delivery controls heat to help reduce pain
stretch mark removal
Photo courtesy of Francesca de Angelis, MD		 stretch mark removal
breast stretch marks
Photo courtesy of Francesca de Angelis, MD 		breast stretch marks
stretch mark removal
Photos courtesy of Sean Doherty, MD
Boston Plastic Surgery Associates, Concord, MA
Co-Medical Director, Palomar Medical Technologies, Inc., Burlington, MA		 laser stretch mark removal

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Laser Treatment for Stretch Marks (Striae)


Fractional Non-Ablative 1540-nm Laser Treatment of Striae Distensae in Fitzpatrick Skin Types II to IV - Clinical and Histological Results
de Angelis, F., Kilesnikova, L., Renato, F., Liguori, G., Aesthetic Surgery Journal, 2010.
(Abstract.)

Fractional, Non-Ablative Laser Therapy for the Treatment of Striae Distensae
de Angelis F., Kolesnikova L., PMTI, 2009.
"This report describes our treatment experiences and clinical outcomes using a 1540 nm erbium glass laser (the FDA-cleared Lux1540 handpiece) to treat striae."

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  • Fractional Treatment of Stretch Marks - A Better Way