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A new technique helps remove those loathsome lines. Stretch marks – reddish indentations on the skin – occur when collagen and elastic fibers in the dermis stretch and tear, explains Bruce Katz, M.D. Check into smoothbeam laser treatment, effective on both old and new stretch marks.