Body & Contour
Changes in skin colour or texture from rapid stretching, injury, or surgical healing.
Physician-led assessment · individualized care · Vancouver clinic
Understanding Stretch Marks & Surgical Scars
Maybe it's the silvery lines on your hips that appeared after pregnancy, or the scar from an operation that you'd love to see fade a little more. Lots of people feel self-conscious about marks like these, and there's real progress to be made in how they look.
Stretch marks and surgical scars both involve changes in the skin's deeper support layer, which is why in-clinic treatments that remodel collagen tend to help most. A mark's stage matters more than its age in years. One that's still pink or red is actively remodelling and often responds especially well, while older, paler marks soften steadily with a series of treatments. Colour, texture, depth and skin type all shape the plan, and we'll make sure any scar that's still changing or causing symptoms is checked first.
Causes and Contributing Factors
Stretch marks form when rapid stretching disrupts the collagen and elastin in the skin's supporting layer, often during growth spurts, pregnancy, weight change, or with certain hormonal or medication influences. Surgical scars form as the body repairs a wound, and how a scar matures depends on factors such as wound tension, location, healing, genetics, and skin type. Both involve the skin's deeper structure as well as its surface.
Signs and Symptoms
Assessment
At your consultation, our senior laser technicians and cosmetic health and skincare advisors look at the colour, texture, depth and location of your marks or scar, your skin type, and how far the scar has matured. For surgical scars, we ask about any tightness or itch. Newer marks that are still remodelling respond differently from settled ones, so judging the stage in person helps us choose the right treatment and timing, and plan a series around the marks you most want to soften, your calendar and your budget.
Cosmetic consultations are complimentary.
Prevention and Ongoing Care
Daily broad-spectrum sun protection helps newer marks and scars settle evenly and keeps them from darkening. A rich moisturizer supports the skin barrier and keeps the area supple, and a well-chosen routine prepares the skin before treatment and helps it recover afterwards. Our team can recommend products from our online shop that suit your skin.
Treatment Options
These are some of the options connected to this concern. The appropriate plan depends on assessment, suitability, and your goals.
Our scar and stretch-mark treatment combines resurfacing and collagen-remodelling approaches, chosen for the type, age and location of each mark:
These treatments are performed by our senior laser technicians under the medical direction of Dr. Gidon Frame. The aim is for marks and scars to look softer and blend more naturally with the skin around them.
Combines resurfacing and collagen-remodelling treatments, selected according to scar type, depth and skin type, to soften the texture and appearance of scars and stretch marks.
Combines fine needles with radiofrequency energy delivered at controlled skin depths to stimulate collagen and help remodel scars and laxity.
For the fuller picture, explore the treatment pages above or discuss the options during a consultation.
Medical Assessment
See a doctor about a scar that's growing beyond the original wound, becoming more raised, painful or itchy, or restricting movement, or a wound that isn't healing, opens, or shows signs of infection such as spreading redness, warmth or discharge.
Frequently Asked Questions
Mature stretch marks and scars usually soften and fade, and the goal is for them to blend in. Treatment can make a real difference to their colour, texture and how noticeable they are, so they sit much more naturally with the skin around them.
Newer marks and scars, which are often pink or red and still remodelling, tend to respond differently from older, pale, settled ones. Timing shapes the plan, so we judge the stage of each mark at your consultation and choose the treatment to match.
Recovery depends on the technology chosen for your marks, and each technology page explains what to expect. Cost depends on the size of the area and the number of sessions in your plan. You'll get clear details for your own plan at your consultation.
Physician Assessment
An assessment can help clarify what may be contributing, which options may be appropriate, and what a reasonable next step could look like for you.
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Anti-Aging Medical & Laser Clinic combines medical assessment, individualized planning, physician oversight, and a broad range of treatment options in its Vancouver clinic.
Bring your questions, treatment history, and goals. Your provider can help you understand appropriate options, expected recovery, and realistic outcomes.
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