A Narrative Review of Current Striae Treatments
Striae (<i>striae cutis distensae</i>) are a common disfiguring skin condition, characterised by the appearance of linear bands on the skin, with an atrophic look. The striae development is still unknown, being more common in women than in men. The prevalence of this condition ranges fro...
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| description | Striae (<i>striae cutis distensae</i>) are a common disfiguring skin condition, characterised by the appearance of linear bands on the skin, with an atrophic look. The striae development is still unknown, being more common in women than in men. The prevalence of this condition ranges from 50% to 90%. Regarding treatment, there are various treatment strategies currently available for stretch marks, including topical preparations such as tretinoin and glycolic acid, and also laser. The goal of this work is to discover the main treatments available for striae management. For that, a search was performed based on the definition of specific scientific keywords, by exploring PubMed, ScienceDirect and Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde (BVS). MeSH thesaurus (Medical Subject Headings) descriptors were used. The results indicate that, to date, no treatment is fully effective. More clinical trials are needed to validate the efficacy of these therapies and their long-term use in this type of skin lesion. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3c6a0b0983e346c2b3cf18fd31f8b43f2023-11-24T15:12:16ZengMDPI AGHealthcare2227-90322022-12-011012256510.3390/healthcare10122565A Narrative Review of Current Striae TreatmentsNuno Mendes0Paulo Jorge Alves1Mafalda Barros2Jorge Magalhães Rodrigues3Jorge Machado4ICBAS—School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Porto University, 4050-313 Porto, PortugalCentro Regional do Porto, ICS—Instituto de Ciências da Saúde da Universidade Católica Portuguesa, 4169-005 Porto, PortugalCBSin—Center of BioSciences in Integrative Health, 4250-105 Porto, PortugalICBAS—School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Porto University, 4050-313 Porto, PortugalICBAS—School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Porto University, 4050-313 Porto, PortugalStriae (<i>striae cutis distensae</i>) are a common disfiguring skin condition, characterised by the appearance of linear bands on the skin, with an atrophic look. The striae development is still unknown, being more common in women than in men. The prevalence of this condition ranges from 50% to 90%. Regarding treatment, there are various treatment strategies currently available for stretch marks, including topical preparations such as tretinoin and glycolic acid, and also laser. The goal of this work is to discover the main treatments available for striae management. For that, a search was performed based on the definition of specific scientific keywords, by exploring PubMed, ScienceDirect and Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde (BVS). MeSH thesaurus (Medical Subject Headings) descriptors were used. The results indicate that, to date, no treatment is fully effective. More clinical trials are needed to validate the efficacy of these therapies and their long-term use in this type of skin lesion.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/12/2565stretch marksstriaequality of lifetreatmentprevention |
| spellingShingle | Nuno Mendes Paulo Jorge Alves Mafalda Barros Jorge Magalhães Rodrigues Jorge Machado A Narrative Review of Current Striae Treatments Healthcare stretch marks striae quality of life treatment prevention |
| title | A Narrative Review of Current Striae Treatments |
| title_full | A Narrative Review of Current Striae Treatments |
| title_fullStr | A Narrative Review of Current Striae Treatments |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Narrative Review of Current Striae Treatments |
| title_short | A Narrative Review of Current Striae Treatments |
| title_sort | narrative review of current striae treatments |
| topic | stretch marks striae quality of life treatment prevention |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/12/2565 |
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