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Male Abdominoplasty
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Question: I have a question about stretch mark.
i am 18 and 5'7 and 140lbs (im male, so thats thin) and i noticed i have a
stretch mark damnit!!! is it permanent or can it go away?
can anyone give me some informationor help me?
I've tried to search but find not much and really needed information.
Answer: In a fashion similar to an old over used elastic band collagen fibers
under
the skin surface break when overstretched. The result is atrophy of
the
deeper dermal layers of the skin & a grossly visible stretch mark.
The stretching can be caused by large underlying muscles or
accumulations
of fat. This is very commonly seen on the abdominal skin of women
after
childbirth. The only way to get rid of the stretch marks is remove the
involved skin as in an abdominoplasty/tummy tuck or thigh-buttock
lift.
In some people a flashlamp laser treatment will the make the stretch
marks
less noticeable but will not completely erase them.
For the shoulder & armpit area it would not be a good idea to excise
the skin unless one has lost a lot of weight & is left with a lot of
hanging skin. Thus, laser would be the way to go in this area. It
doesn't
work in everyone but the cost is minimal, there is virtually no down
time,
the complications are almost non-existent in light skinned individuals
& usually no anesthesia is required.
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