STRIAE (Stretch Marks) Using Palomar Fractional 1540
Say Goodbye to Stretch Marks
Avenue Advanced Skin Care is pleased to announce that the Lux1540™ Fractional non-ablative laser has received the first clearance by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of striae (stretchmarks) using a fractional laser. This new clearance will allow aesthetic practitioners to treat the millions of women and men worldwide with unwanted stretchmarks by offering long-lasting, superior results.
Ongoing clinical studies have shown that subjects treated with the Lux1540 Fractional non-ablative laser achieved an average improvement of between 51% and 75% in the appearance of their stretchmarks.
This new clearance expands the broad range of treatments offered by the Lux1540, which may be used to treat surgical scars, acne scars, and melasma, as well as offer non-ablative skin resurfacing.
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Press Release
David J. Goldberg, M.D., Clinical Professor of Dermatology and Director of Laser Research in the Department of Dermatology at New York's Mount Sinai School of Medicine, pioneered the use of lasers to treat stretch marks and recently released a study on this topic. The study used the excimer laser for the repigmentation of aged, white, disfiguring stretch marks, and helps to improve one of the most common cosmetic problems among women.
"Stretch marks are one of the biggest concerns I hear among women, but overweight men are also susceptible," said Dr. Goldberg. "Skin laser procedures can remove everything from tattoos and birth marks to unwanted hair, age spots and wrinkles. Now stretch marks can be added to the list of treatable skin flaws."
Dr. Goldberg added, "Since our study was issued last month, our office has been deluged with calls from women around the world seeking this treatment. Now with FDA approval, this procedure could be as popular as Botox."
Dr. Goldberg's study, issued on April 11 of this year, is the first-ever treatment able to improve the look of old stretch marks. The procedure can also improve white scars resulting from face lifts. The study, the first such research protocol in the world for stretch marks, was released at the American Society for Lasers in Medicine and Surgery annual conference.
The research followed the progress of 10 subjects treated for stretch marks at weekly intervals over five weeks. The results show the treatments repigment stretch marks, making them less noticeable. Stretch marks commonly occur from pregnancy and substantial weight gain, when the skin is stretched beyond its elastic limits and actually thins out. This thinned out skin initially appears red from inflammation but eventually turns white, leaving a mature stretch scar.
