After pregnancy, stretch marks will not disappear instantantly. They can stay for a very long time, and you won't get rid of them before at least six months after you have your baby.

Normally, stretch marks will disappear with time, and if you followed the tips on how you can prevent stretch marks you may actually be happy with the results of the natural fading. There are many scar solutions that will, if used faithfully within the first months after pregnancy, help your scars heal faster.

Not everyone is content to depend solely on the natural fading process of a stretch mark. Many women seek more permanent stretch mark removal options.

Fortunately there are many options available for sufferers 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 extreme weight loss cases, most insurance companies won't cover the price of cosmetic interventions.

If you were not able to prevent stretch marks from appearing, please research the dangers carefully before going through with any medical 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 (usually referred to as 'plastic surgery') is the best solution to make stretch marks go away.

Abdominoplasty, commonly referred to as a 'tummy tuck', will eliminate skin under the belly button (which happens to be where the majority of stretch marks appear during pregnancy), and, as a result, eliminates the stretch marks completely.

Plastic surgery can be done anywhere there is excess skin (thighs, upper arms, etc.) As with all surgeries, a tummy tuck will leave scarring of its own, which will disappear the first year after surgery. The surgical cuts are usually done low in the abdomen so that they can be dissimulated by bikini bottoms or other clothing.

Most insurance companies do not cover the cost linked to a plastic surgeon making a surgery to eliminate a stretch mark. Prevent them from appearing if you can, because the price of the surgery depends on where you have the surgery done (some doctors and hospitals charge more than others), but a good estimate of cost would be somewhere from $4000 to $7500.