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Written by Dr. Ringpfeil

Stretch Marks

Treatments: Massage and exercise, pulsed dye laser (PDL) for redness, picosecond laser for dark color, 1540 nm laser or CO2 laser for texture.

Stretch marks are caused by rapid expansion of the skin through a growth spurt or rapid weight gain. Long term treatment with oral and topical steroids may also predispose people to stretch marks.

Twice daily massaging of the affected area with any moisturizer paired with toning exercises prevents stretch marks in most individuals. If you are pregnant, please check with your obstetrician if toning exercises are safe for you.

Although several devices have been approved for the treatment of stretch marks, not all results are fully reproducible. Redness in fair skinned individuals can reliably be reduced by a short series of pulsed dye laser treatments. Darkness in stretchmarks might respond to picosecond laser toning regardless of ethnicity. Texture may respond to non-ablative fractional 1540 nm laser treatments (formerly known as Starlux 1540) and, in fair skinned individuals, to fractional CO2 laser tightening.

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SKIN

# of surveys: 4008
Last updated: 3/15/2023 9:53 PM

PATIENT RATINGS

Would you recommend us?

definitely
93.1%
probably
6.16%
maybe
0.58%
not likely
0.08%
no
0.02%

Compare our service to other similar practices

excellent
87.9%
very good
10.1%
good
1.8%
poor
0.06%
very poor
0%

Overall doctor performance

excellent
94.2%
very good
4.89%
good
0.80%
poor
0.03%
very poor
0%

The doctor listened to you attentively

excellent
93.9%
very good
4.97%
good
1.05%
poor
0.05%
very poor
0%

The doctor took time to answer your questions

excellent
94.0%
very good
4.66%
good
1.27%
poor
0.02%
very poor
0%

The doctor explained treatment options

excellent
94.3%
very good
4.16%
good
1.25%
poor
0.14%
very poor
0.02%

The doctor explained treatment options

excellent
92.0%
very good
5.69%
good
2.18%
poor
0.11%
very poor
0.0%

Front desk performance

excellent
85.6%
very good
10.2%
good
3.66%
poor
0.31%
very poor
0.08%

Aesthetician performance

excellent
88.6%
very good
7.61%
good
3.39%
poor
0.24%
very poor
0.08%

Office comfort

excellent
90.9%
very good
6.93%
good
2.08%
poor
0.05%
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0.05%

Parking

excellent
66.4%
very good
14.4%
good
15.7%
poor
2.49%
very poor
0.9%

Friendliness of the staff during appointment

excellent
90.9%
very good
7.23%
good
1.85%
poor
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What WE DID WELL

(Answers:674)

I liked the staff, the office, decor, music and the overall atmosphere. I felt comfortable. I will definitely recommened this practice in the future.

#12022-03-28

I thought everyone was very professional and nice.

#22023-01-28

Friendly!

#32022-04-27

Time spent with doctor was longer than expected. Doctor said she liked Retin-A Micro.

#42011-03-30 10:03:23

I liked that the doctor was well informed about the proper medicines to help me with my acne, and also was well informed about my medical condition, and was able to prescribe medication to help both!

#52022-08-09

the doctor was very nice and all the staff was very nice and answered all my questions i had.

#62022-07-11

on a very short notice was able to squeeze in an appointment for my daughter...thank you

#72022-08-25

Friendly staff and very nice office space

#82011-05-27 14:24:47

Alana was wonderful. Her manner of dealing with patients is something to be admired.

#92011-11-30 11:47:43

Art work

#102023-02-05

What can we do better?

(answers:373)

Everything was very clean and I cannot think of much you could do better.

#12023-01-02

Try to get enrolled as a provider in Tricare Prime!

#22022-11-12

wouldnt change nothing

#32022-06-15

keep doing what u doing keep up the good work!!!!

#42022-05-12

I am completely satisfied with the current level of service and really can't think of anything that you could improve upon. This survey is a good thing.

#52010-10-13 09:38:13

Keep it up!

#62022-11-15

I was impressed with every step of making the appointment to seeing the physician.

#72010-12-16 12:26:48

You can't improve upon excellence.

#82022-12-07

This was my first visit and although i was uncomfortable with my problem which was addressing I was truly happy with everything else.

#92011-07-28 15:11:23

The service was great I don't see anything better u can do!

#102022-11-26

Customer Rating : 4.6

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