Tummy, hips, thighs
Etna treats stretch marks at our HEFAMAA-accredited clinic in Lekki Phase 1, Lagos. Microneedling, RF microneedling or CO₂ fractional laser is matched to your skin and marks at a free consultation.
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Reviewed by Dr. Ovie Mimi, Medical doctor in charge at Etna Med Spa & Aesthetic Clinic. HEFAMAA HF-2026-143-11984.
The condition
Stretch marks are lines that appear when skin has been asked to grow quickly: after a baby, a change in weight, or simply growing up. They often sit on the tummy, hips, thighs, buttocks or arms.
They are common. They are not a failure of care. Many women notice them after pregnancy, and they can show on skin of every tone.
On deeper skin tones the colour of a stretch mark can sit more visibly than the texture. That is ordinary, and it is still a reason to come in. We look at the marks you actually have, not a generic picture of someone else’s.
People ask whether stretch marks “go away.” Some fade with time. Many stay. Treatment here is about softening and smoothing what remains, matched to the area: a small section of abdomen, both thighs, a full tummy, or more than one region.
You do not need to know whether you want microneedling, RF microneedling or CO₂ fractional laser before you arrive. That is what the free consultation is for. We look, we listen, we suggest. You leave with a clear plan.
The name sounds simple. The feeling is not. Stretch marks are not a stain you failed to prevent. They are skin that stretched faster than it could keep a smooth surface: after a baby, a growth spurt, or a change in weight.
Colour and texture do not always move together. A mark can look quieter and still feel ridged, or look obvious and feel flat. That is why we look at your skin in Lekki Phase 1 instead of selling one machine for every tummy.
Daily life
The mark itself is quiet. What it does to how you dress, or how you feel when you catch it, is usually the part people want help with.
In Lagos heat, marks on the tummy and thighs are not only a beach-body question. They show in clothes you already own. They show when you sit, when you lift a child, when you catch a mirror without meaning to.
If the marks arrived after pregnancy, they often sit beside a caesarean line or a belly that still feels foreign. Those can be part of the same conversation, without turning the visit into a catalogue.
How stretch marks make you feel is often about clothes you already own: a dress that used to be easy, a bikini you postpone, a mirror you meet on the way to the shower. The marks did not ask permission. A plan can still be calm.
A tummy that did something enormous, and marks that remain once you are cleared at your postnatal check.
Hips, thighs, arms, places you live in every day, not only on a beach.
Recovery is not a deadline. A plan can wait until you are ready to talk it through.
What can help
There is more than one way to treat stretch marks. The useful one is the one that fits your skin, the area, and how the marks sit today.
The useful plan is the one that fits your skin and how the marks sit today. Small, medium and large areas are named at consultation, inner thighs, upper arms, a section of abdomen, both thighs, a full tummy, or two distinct regions.
If you are still pregnant, we wait. Laser is never used during pregnancy. Stretch mark work after a baby starts once you are cleared at your postnatal check.
At Etna Lekki
Stretch mark resurfacing is overseen by Dr. Ovie at our clinic in Lekki Phase 1. You leave with a clear plan. There is no pressure to book on the day.
Etna is a HEFAMAA-accredited clinic in Lekki Phase 1. Stretch mark resurfacing is overseen by Dr. Ovie. Sessions are matched, not copied from a poster.
You will not be asked to book on the day. Many people come only to understand what is possible, then decide in their own time.
When to begin
If the marks are from pregnancy, we start once you are cleared at your postnatal check, not before.
If they are from growing up or a change in weight, you can come when the marks are on your mind. There is no perfect season.
The first visit is a free consultation. We look at the areas, name what we can do, and you take the plan home.
If the marks are not from pregnancy, you can start when they are on your mind. There is no season we wait for besides pregnancy itself. Laser is never used during pregnancy.
Who this is for
Once you are cleared at your postnatal check, not before.
Marks on thighs, arms, hips or the tummy from other stretching count too.
Message us, talk it through, decide in your own time.
In Lekki Phase 1
Etna treats stretch marks in Lekki Phase 1 with three technologies on the same clinical menu: microneedling, RF microneedling and CO₂ fractional laser.
You do not need a referral or the right vocabulary. WhatsApp, email, or the form is enough to start.
Every treatment is overseen by Dr. Ovie. The consultation is free. There is no pressure to book on the day.
People look for stretch mark treatment in Lekki because they want a clinic, not a cream aisle. Etna matches microneedling, RF microneedling or CO₂ fractional laser to the area and the skin in front of us, overseen by Dr. Ovie, HEFAMAA-accredited.
Your visit
You do not need the right vocabulary for stretch marks. These are enough to start a free consultation at Etna in Lekki Phase 1.
Scars, marks or bumps?Every visit starts here. We look, we listen, we suggest. Before you spend.
You leave with a clear plan. There is no pressure to book on the day.
Every treatment is overseen by Dr. Ovie Mimi, the medical doctor in charge, at our HEFAMAA-accredited clinic at 4C Bayo Olagoke Close, Lekki Phase 1.
Your first visit
Every visit begins with a free consultation. You leave with a clear plan. There is no pressure to book on the day.
Book a free consultation →On deeper skin tones the colour of a stretch mark can sit more visibly than the texture. That is ordinary, and it is still a reason to come in. We look at the marks you actually have, not a generic picture of someone else’s.
In Lagos heat, marks on the tummy and thighs are not only a beach-body question. They show in clothes you already own. They show when you sit, when you lift a child, when you catch a mirror without meaning to.
Etna is a HEFAMAA-accredited clinic in Lekki Phase 1. Stretch mark resurfacing is overseen by Dr. Ovie. Sessions are matched, not copied from a poster.
If the marks are from pregnancy, we start once you are cleared at your postnatal check, not before.
Etna treats stretch marks in Lekki Phase 1 with three technologies on the same clinical menu: microneedling, RF microneedling and CO₂ fractional laser.
With microneedling, RF microneedling or CO₂ fractional laser, matched to your skin and marks at our HEFAMAA-accredited clinic in Lekki Phase 1. The first consultation is free.
No. You do not need a referral or the right words. Message us, talk it through, and leave with a clear plan.
Yes. Stretch marks are treated at our HEFAMAA-accredited clinic in Lekki Phase 1. Microneedling, RF microneedling or CO₂ fractional laser is matched to your skin and marks at a free consultation.
Once you are cleared at your postnatal check. If you are still pregnant, prenatal massage can ease back, hip and leg strain while you wait.
Yes. Every visit starts with a free consultation. We look at your skin, answer your questions and suggest what will help.
No. Your first visit is a conversation. You leave with a clear plan and decide in your own time. There is no pressure to book on the day.
Every treatment is overseen by Dr. Ovie Mimi, the medical doctor in charge and HEFAMAA operating officer-in-charge, at our HEFAMAA-accredited clinic at 4C Bayo Olagoke Close, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos.
Your first visit
We look at your skin, answer your questions and suggest what will help. You leave with a clear plan. There is no pressure to book on the day.
Book a free consultation →