POV: You Have Stretch Marks

Added: 2026-06-04

[00:00:01][music] >> But they look worse. Well, sometimes things do really need to get worse before they get better. I'm Dr. Sam Elmad. Let's look at the facts. Do these stretch marks happen because of disruption of the collagen networks of the skin which occur due to rapid [music] expansion which can be because of gaining body weight, taking steroid medications, or even anabolic steroids.

[00:00:26][music] There are many ways to treat these stretch marks including lasers and retinoids, but some of these methods can actually [music] stimulate hyperpigmentation where that part of the skin gets darker, which is particularly a problem in darker skin [music] types. What you just saw is a type of micro needling and that's not known to cause this problem and it creates [music] a new injury to the skin to help to stimulate collagen synthesis. The studies have shown that this can lead to a more than 75% improvement in the stretch marks' appearance in some people, not all. Did you know about this? Let us know.