Stretch Mark Removal


by Valerie Garnier - Date: 2008-04-20 - Word Count: 451 Share This!

After your baby is born, stretch marks will not disappear instantaneously. They can stay for a very long time, and you won't get rid of them before at least six months after you have your baby.
Normally, stretch marks will disappear with time, and if you followed the advices on how you can avoid stretch marks you may actually be fine with the results of the natural process. There are many scar serums that will, if used faithfully within the first months after pregnancy, help your scars cure even more.
Not everyone is satisfied with natural fading as a stretch mark solution, and many women seek more permanent stretch mark removal alternatives.
Fortunately there are many alternatives available for people who are wondering how to get rid of stretch marks, although results vary as do the costs associated with them. Stretch marks imply absolutely no health risks and don't interfere with your body's ability to function and therefore stretch mark removal is considered a cosmetic procedure. In all but extreme weight loss cases, most insurance companies won't cover the cost of cosmetic interventions.
If you couldn't prevent stretch marks from forming, before going through any medical procedure, please study the risks and outcomes carefully. Surgeries, by their very nature, are an invasive procedure. Always go to a specialist and review their references. There have been many women who have visited 'discount' surgeons, or visited other countries to have surgeries done at a lower cost than they could at a trained specialist, with terrible results. There are a number of cases of misaligned belly buttons, a small issue compared to massive scarring, infections, and even death that others have experienced.
Surgical Stretch Mark Removal
Stretch mark surgery (usually referred to as 'plastic surgery') is the best alternative to make stretch marks go away.
Abdominoplasty, usually called 'tummy tuck', will remove skin under the belly button (which happens to be where the majority of stretch marks appear during pregnancy), and, as a result, removes the stretch marks completely. Plastic surgery can be performed any where there is excess skin (thighs, upper arms, etc.) As with all surgeries, a tummy tuck will leave scarring of its own, which will disappear the first year after surgery. The surgical incisions are commonly done low in the abdomen so that they can be dissimulated by bikini bottoms or other clothing.
Most insurance companies do not cover the cost associated with a plastic surgeon performing a surgery to remove a stretch mark. Prevent them from forming if you can, because the cost of the surgery varies on where you have the surgery done (some doctors and clinics charge more than others), but a good estimate of cost would be somewhere from $4000 to $7500.

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