Removing Stretch Marks
After pregnancy, stretch marks will not disappear instantantly. They may last for a very long time, and you won't eliminate them before at least 6 months after you have your baby.
Usually, stretch marks will disappear with time, and if you followed the advices on how you can prevent stretch marks you may actually be fine with the results of the natural fading. There are many scar solutions that will, if used faithfully in the first months after pregnancy, help your scars heal faster.
Not everyone is satisfied to depend solely on the natural fading process of a stretch mark. Many women seek more effective stretch mark removal options.
Luckily there are many options 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 dangers and don't interfere with your body's ability to work. Therefore, stretch mark removal is considered a cosmetic procedure. In all but strong weight loss cases, most insurance companies won't cover the cost of cosmetic surgeries.
If you were not able to prevent stretch marks from forming, please research the dangers carefully before going through with any clinical procedure. Surgeries, by their very nature, are an invasive procedure. Always visit a specialist and review their references.
Surgical Stretch Mark Removal
Stretch mark surgery (commonly known as 'plastic surgery') is the best alternative to make stretch marks go away.
Abdominoplasty, commonly known as a 'tummy tuck', will remove skin under the belly button (which happens to be where the majority of stretch marks occur during pregnancy), and, as a result, eliminates the stretch marks totally.
Plastic surgery can be done anywhere there is excess skin (thighs, upper arms, etc.) As with any surgery, a tummy tuck will leave scarring of its own, which will disappear the first year after surgery. The surgical cuts are commonly made low in the abdomen so that they can be covered by bikini bottoms or other clothing.
Most insurance companies do not cover the cost linked to a plastic surgeon performing a surgery to remove a stretch mark. Prevent them from forming if you can, because the cost of the surgery depends 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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Published April 16th, 2008
