Stretch marks are often dreaded and people with them are always in search of a method to permanently get rid of them. One of the successful techniques in the removal of stretch marks is laser treatment. Laser surgery for stretch mark removal is comparatively recent and is known to be effective against such type of skin related problems especially in the early stages of development. However when this problem gets mature, the efficacy of this treatment is doubtful as it is only effective on dark brown or reddish marks.

In laser surgery, a concentrated beam of light is focused over the effected areas due to which the skin layer gets removed along with the stretch marks. A new skin tissue is formed over the treated area. The area of the skin which has been treated might appear to be bruised and blistered for a few days till the new layer of skin is formed.

It is now evident through a number of studies that laser surgery shows considerable improvement on the effected areas as it stimulates the skin into producing more collagen. For complete removal of this problem, it may require a few sittings that last for a few minutes to an hour. Till now laser treatment is considered effective on dark and recent stretch marks, but with the improvement in the technology there may be help for mature ones as well.