USE OF TOPICAL TREATMENT COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING ALPHA HYDROXY ACID IN THE TREATMENT OF STRIAE DISTENSAE

摘要

A method is provided to treat and or prevent striae distensae lesions by topically applying to the skin affected with the lesions an effective amount of a treatment composition containing an alpha hydroxy acid, such as glycolic acid, preferably by daily application in a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle, such as a cream base, at a concentration of from 2 to 30 percent by weight. When applied during the striae rubrae stage, the alpha hydroxy acid may be effective to prevent the formation of striae albae lesions, and when applied in e ither stage, the alpha hydroxy acid may be effective to reduce the width and depth of the lesions, and improve the color of striae rubrae.