Stretch Marks

Lines left where skin grew faster than it could stretch

Stretch marks are scars in the dermis, formed when skin is stretched faster than its collagen can keep up — pregnancy, growth spurts, weight change, muscle gain. They start red or purple and fade over time to pale silver.

Treatment works by injuring the area in a controlled way so the skin rebuilds the collagen it lost. Needling and fractional resurfacing both do this, over a course of sessions rather than one.

Be realistic about this one: the aim is to soften texture and reduce how much they catch the light. Older, white stretch marks respond less than newer red ones, and nothing removes them entirely.