Lumpy thighs? An age-spotted chest? If a body concern might keep you covered up this summer, look at our list of the best solutions (from dermatologic procedures to drugstore remedies). Treatments for discoloration, acne, leg veins, and stretch marks can effect lasting changes in your skin, some more dramatic (sclerotherapy for veins) than others (lasers for stretch marks). The noninvasive treatments to minimize cellulite or tighten loose skin, however, are far less consistent (see The Cure for Cellulite). With that in mind, here are the facts about what various treatments can do and what they will cost (both in pain and cash). It's up to you to decide what's worth it.
Farewell, my uglies. See the cures for...

• Skin Laxity and Cellulite
  
• Visible Veins
  
• Discoloration
  
• Acne
  
• Stretch Marks
  

• The cure for cellulite? Seriously?
• 7 things nobody ever tells you about aging
• How to look 10 years younger
• Makeup we love

From the May 2009 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

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