BACKGROUND Striae are a common change during pregnancy, leaving striae in various body parts after delivery, which most women find unpleasant. They create a big aesthetic concern for most women. Although striae do not endanger the mother and the fetus, they may cause a desire to scratch the region leading to small wounds, induce stress over beauty, decrease self-confidence, and create psycholog...

BACKGROUND Striae distensae are atrophic dermal scars with overlying epidermal atrophy causing significant cosmetic concern. Although a variety of laser and light sources have been used for the treatment of striae distensae, to date no definite 'gold standard' treatment modality has been determined. OBJECTIVE To assess and compare the efficacy and safety of nonablative fractional photothermol...

BACKGROUND Striae distensae (SD) are a common dermatologic problem that plagues many people. Although there are many therapeutic modalities have been used to treat SD, effective method has been disappointing for striae Alba. AIMS To evaluate the clinical and histopathologic efficacy and safety of the 2940-nm erbium yttrium aluminum garnet (Er:YAG) ablative fractional laser (AFL) with recombin...

Background. Over time, the striae rubra develop into striae alba that appear white, flat, and depressed. It is very important to determine the optimum striae management. In order to evaluate the effectiveness of these therapies, objective measurement tools are necessary. Objective. The aim of this study is to evaluate if ultrasonography and PRIMOS can be used to obtain an objective assessment o...

Sir, We read with great interest the report recently published in the Indian Journal of Dermatology by Balasubramanian and Srinivas[1] which describes a patient with pustular psoriasis occurring on the striae distensae.[1] The patient complained recurrent episodes of generalized pustular eruptions since the age of 15 years. Since the disease was recalcitrant, the patient had assumed systemic st...

BACKGROUND Striae are frequent skin lesions that cause considerable aesthetic concern. The 1,064-nm long-pulsed Nd:YAG laser has been used to promote an increase in dermal collagen and is known to be a laser that has a high affinity for vascular chromophores. OBJECTIVE This study aims to verify the efficacy of the long-pulsed Nd:YAG laser in the treatment of immature striae. MATERIALS AND M...

Introduction: Studies investigating the associations of stria gravidarum (SG) are few in number with controversial results. Objective: This study evaluated the risk factors associated with SG in 191 Turkish primiparae whose genetic background might be different from previous reports. Material and Methods: The data was collected via questionnaire and physical examination. The dependent variables...

BACKGROUND Striae gravidarum (SG), commonly called stretch marks, is an important cosmetic problem which is not treatable, although preventive measures might be effective. The aim of this study was to determine individual risk factors causing SG and the degree to which preventive measures could be effective. METHODS This prospective observational study included 211 singleton primiparous pregn...

We report a 12-year-old girl with new diagnosisof right knee Osgood-Schlatter who developedhorizontal purple striae below the right tibial tubercletwo months after a right knee intra-articular steroidinjection. She is the second reported case of unilaterallocalized striae after an intra-articular steroid injectionand the first with triamcinalone as the corticosteroid.