What Makes Stretch Marks Go Away?

Commercial Creams

• Creams and ointments containing vitamin E, cocoa butter, collagen or other anti-scarring compounds may work to reduce stretch marks.
  
  

Waiting Game

• Over time, even very severe stretch marks will fade significantly. Some are completely unnoticeable within a matter of a few months or years.
  
  

Dermabrasion

• Extremely severe stretchmarks are sometimes treated by dermabrasion, a cosmetic procedure that sands off the upper layer of the skin. This requires general anesthesia and can be expensive.
  
  

Laser Treatments

• Dermatologists can eliminate stretch marks with laser treatments, which change the color of the stretch mark or surrounding skin to make them much less noticeable.
  
  

Tummy Tuck

• Stretch marks frequently occur directly below the navel. This area is removed during the cosmetic procedure generally referred to as a "tummy tuck."