Stretch marks are most often a result of hormonal changes, stretching of the skin during pregnancy, and weight gain.
When the middle layer of skin, (the dermis) stretches to its max capacity, it becomes fatigued.
The dermis undergoes some inflammation, and sometimes bleeding within the skin.
This is what causes the rise in the skins surface.
Bleeding within the skin, and inflammation cause the skin to become raised along the stretch mark.
While these scars become less visible over time, generally, only a few ever disappear for good.
Given the location of the injured portion of the skin is below the outer surface, it takes some time for the cream to show visible progress.
One week results can be obtained by getting laser surgery on the affected portion of skin.
Surgery of any kind is always very expensive, however many people continue to pay the price across the world.
While the success rate is very high, with any surgery there is always some risk of complications during surgery.
Laser surgery can be very beneficial to thin, pink stretch marks.
White and flat however, very rarely will benefit.
The scars that appear after rapid weight gain, are very deep, and therefore they do not benefit from laser surgery.
Consult your dermatologist, and have him make a decision on which type of treatment is required, whether it be a type of laser surgery, or a cream type treatment.
If you're worried about going under the knife, don't be.
The only thing that you will feel during the surgery itself, is a sharp poking on the affected area.
Hopefully, you have learnt a lot from this article on stretch mark repair, and can now make a more educated decision.