streach marks.... can you loose them?

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Hi guys!
i have recently lost 40kg and am totaly stoked with my new bod! except for one small thing..... streach marks! i would so love to don a bakini and show my stomach to the world but i have masive streach marks that cover most of my stomach, iv tried so many creams but they dont work and i can't afford plastic surgery, its realy starting to get me down, anyone with advise, please help!!!!!
 
I know a couple of friends who used Bio-Oil and it pretty much got rid of their stretch marks. Try it.
 
Tanning is also a good way to hide them, but at the same time, tanning beds are statistically shown to greatly increase the chance of getting skin cancer in people under thirty. So yea.
 
There is nothing that will help get rid of them.

I am afraid they are there to stay. You'll have to accept that there's no point in worrying about something that you can not control.


I wear my stretchmarks as badges of honor now. They show a part of my life's story.
 
noremorse said:
There is nothing that will help get rid of them.

I am afraid they are there to stay. You'll have to accept that there's no point in worrying about something that you can not control.


I wear my stretchmarks as badges of honor now. They show a part of my life's story.
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Actually there is something that can help, Bio-Oil (lol), it will work, its good for many things like stretch marks, scars, uneven skin tones.

You just have to keep on using it for a period of time, it won't disappear in one day.
 
MeteoricVenom said:
Actually there is something that can help, Bio-Oil (lol), it will work, its good for many things like stretch marks, scars, uneven skin tones.

You just have to keep on using it for a period of time, it won't disappear in one day.
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No.


It does not help. The only "results" (with shady evidence to boot) I have read about were that the stretchmarks were a bit lighter and not so red after a couple of months. Guess what. That happens naturally on its own after a couple of months. The stretchmarks will naturally fade but will never disappear. "Bio-oil" or ANYTHING else does NOT work.

It might be hard for you to read but there is nothing you can put on your stretchmarks to make them disappear.

Your stretch marks will NEVER disappear, NEVER.

Just accept it as soon as you can and move forward.

Even corrective surgery would not get rid of them completely and a belly tuck and/or skin tucking surgery is an extremely serious operation with a lot of risks.
 
Is there any harm in trying?, I have had positive results from using Bio-Oil. It may not completly make the marks disappear but it could help with the appearance of the marks.
 
HI
Dont beat yourself up over stretch marks, you've lost 40kg congratulate yourself on that.
Bio oil will help fade but they will never disappear. I et you feel like a whole new person?
CONGRATULATIONS.
 
Stretch marks are basically scars - the are areas where the skin has been damaged by stretching and minor tearing. Like any scar they are unlikely to go away completely, but they will fade over time and become almost invisible. I have stretch marks on my stomach, thighs, and breasts. Over the years they've faded to be nearly unnoticeable. Keeping the skin moist and using things like bio-oil an vitamin e oil is helpful in making them fade faster and nourishing your skin .. but it's not a magic bullet and it won't make them vanish completely.
 
Try using a derma roller to roll the stretch marks, some people have had success with it. If you google "eds forums" you will find threads dedicated to the use of derma rollers for stretch marks.
 
claire08 said:
Try using a derma roller to roll the stretch marks, some people have had success with it. If you google "eds forums" you will find threads dedicated to the use of derma rollers for stretch marks.
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^ this. I'm actually rolling right now (no, I'm not paid by any roller company) and my SM's have improved. Certainly not gone but the color is a lot better. However, it takes time. It's been almost 6 months since my first roll and it takes up to a year to see good results.

It may not get rid of them completely but it will probably improve them. Keep the faith :hurray:
 
they might fade a little but there is nothing to get rid of them...only help the appearance of them. I have some around my belly button but have faded over time where i can barley notice them but they are still there.
 
Okay, just to get to the point, no, there is no getting rid of stretch marks, they are scars and scars do not dissapear no matter how much woo-woo, love, homeopathy, chiropracty, hypnosis, bio oil, accupuncture or anything else you throw at them.

You can graft new skin on (after cutting away the part with the stretch marks) but I can pretty much guarantee that the surgery scars will be worse than the stretch marks.

The harm in trying (to those asking) is wasting money on nonsense and giving the aforementioned money to quacks :)

edit: okay, I'm gonna have to go back on myself since I was actually pondering enough to go read studies and it seems there are some treatments in development but they are all doctor-controlled stuff and not ointments... so I'll stand by my word that no ointment in the world will remove stretch marks or help with their appearance noticeably... but then.. tis a subjective matter. Anyways... the "plastic surgery" is, afaik, more of a dye laser thing than it is someone cutting you up and removing the stretch marks. Anyways... well yeah.. figured I should put this in there since my knee jerk reaction was pretty strong :p
 
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aussie_girl said:
Hi guys!
i have recently lost 40kg and am totaly stoked with my new bod! except for one small thing..... streach marks! i would so love to don a bakini and show my stomach to the world but i have masive streach marks that cover most of my stomach, iv tried so many creams but they dont work and i can't afford plastic surgery, its realy starting to get me down, anyone with advise, please help!!!!!
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Start early. Once they pass the initial stage (when they are red, purple, pink, or brown, depending on the color of your skin) and become white or silver (usually with deep indentation), it's far more difficult to minimize them


Educate yourself about topical treatments. Many are advertised to "repair" stretch marks, but few have actually been proven to be effective. Here's the scoop on what's available:
  • Wheat germ oil - may help improve stretch marks in their early phase.
  • Glycolic acid - increases collagen production; can be administered in higher doses by a dermatologist (costs about $100 USD and requires three or four office visits before you see results); has not been fully studied by itself. A good topical treatment that contains Glycolic acid as its primary ingredient is Stretta from Zenmed. Glycolic Acid helps to gently remove the Skin.
  • Vitamin C - certain formulations might increase collagen production, but they'll only help with early-stage stretch marks; for best results, combine with glycolic acid; taking 500 mg of Vitamin C supplements three times a day may also help.
  • Relastin - the effectiveness of this product is unknown and unverified
  • Peptide-containing products - these "repair" creams are ineffective; there's no evidence that they work.
  • Retinoids - they're fairly effective in increasing collagen and elastic production in the early stages, but they should be avoided if you're pregnant or nursing; they're more effective when used in combination with glycolic acid.
  • Topical tretinoin can lighten stretch marks and reduce their size if applied in the earlier stages. Specifically, tretinoin cream is effective against stretch marks that are less than 6 weeks old, and are still pink or red, but it should not be used during pregnancy. It works by helping to rebuild collagen, but it's not effective against older stretch marks.
 
divyaahuja52 said:
Start early. Once they pass the initial stage (when they are red, purple, pink, or brown, depending on the color of your skin) and become white or silver (usually with deep indentation), it's far more difficult to minimize them


Educate yourself about topical treatments. Many are advertised to "repair" stretch marks, but few have actually been proven to be effective. Here's the scoop on what's available:
  • Wheat germ oil - may help improve stretch marks in their early phase.
  • Glycolic acid - increases collagen production; can be administered in higher doses by a dermatologist (costs about $100 USD and requires three or four office visits before you see results); has not been fully studied by itself. A good topical treatment that contains Glycolic acid as its primary ingredient is Stretta from Zenmed. Glycolic Acid helps to gently remove the Skin.
  • Vitamin C - certain formulations might increase collagen production, but they'll only help with early-stage stretch marks; for best results, combine with glycolic acid; taking 500 mg of Vitamin C supplements three times a day may also help.
  • Relastin - the effectiveness of this product is unknown and unverified
  • Peptide-containing products - these "repair" creams are ineffective; there's no evidence that they work.
  • Retinoids - they're fairly effective in increasing collagen and elastic production in the early stages, but they should be avoided if you're pregnant or nursing; they're more effective when used in combination with glycolic acid.
  • Topical tretinoin can lighten stretch marks and reduce their size if applied in the earlier stages. Specifically, tretinoin cream is effective against stretch marks that are less than 6 weeks old, and are still pink or red, but it should not be used during pregnancy. It works by helping to rebuild collagen, but it's not effective against older stretch marks.
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You can also do one more things. This one definitely works

Massage the area with stretch marks three or four times a day with moisturizers that contain cocoa butter as a prime ingredient. This hydrates the skin, making it more pliant. Again, this is most effective in the initial stage.
 
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