Stretch Marks?

[Jesskaa]

I should try retina-a on mine. hm, glad i saw this thread!

 

[JFaith]

I'll probably try out Vitamin E oil... I've been using Cocoa Butter lotion for a while now... It seems a bit better, but not really...

I'll try Palmer's Stretch Mark Lotion too, maybe. ^^

 

[medusa82x]

You can try StriVectin - SD ( Intensive Concentrate For Stretch Marks ). There r a lot of good recs about it.

 

[NatashaVirmani]

has anyone here tried strivectin? i've heard it helps, but if there's anyone that knows for sure it'd be appreciated /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[mtgirl118]

I need to try some of these. I have stretch marks from going from an AA cup bra to a B cup in less than 9 months. They make me self concious at the beach.

Thanks for the info.

Ellen Marie

 

[medusa82x]

Have you seen this page?? Practical solutions for stretch marks

Too good to be true, isn't it??

a home remedy to remove or fade stretch marks without laser surger

 

[LilLinds]

Stretch marks result from a rapid adjustment of the dermis (the deeper skin layer) to changes of fat and muscle lying underneath. Like others have said, the relative severity of the stretch marks depends a lot on your genetics (skin lucency, vascularity, etc). Anything topically applied to your skin will only affect your EPIDERMIS (the superficial skin layer) and not the underlying dermis. Only laser reconstruction can accomplish that. Plastic surgery usually isn't performed for stretch marks, and like all other surgeries, it comes with scars of it's own.

Your sister's best bet is to maintain a stable weight to prevent further stretching, and encourage habits that promote better skin health (no smoking and lots of water).

 

[chinadoll]

Try Strivectin?

 

[jessica9]

This is cheap, and besides lasers, has been the only thing that made any difference in my stretch marks. I had tried all sorts of things. This does actually work if you stick to it. An asian woman with stretch marks invented this system through trial and error and made an ebook. It is only 20-25 dollars and is about 8-10 pages I think. She suggests using pretty easy to find ingredients. It is a massage with a massage tool using a mixture of ingredients at different rates in different time increments. So the way that she planned it out really does coincide with how the skin heals naturally. It is basically using the idea of a laser - using exfoliation so that the skin can grow back with stronger collagen and elastin bonds. I swear to God it worked for me. I figured it was probably not going to work, but it was only 20 bucks or so, and I really was desperate, so I tried it. My stretch marks not only improved, but the color, texture of skin, and skin firmness improved. I was more depressed at my skin lacking firmness after losing weight. So really that was the best part to me. But the exfoliation will make old stretch marks red again temporarily, meaning through the exfoliation action, a blood supply is becoming active again. And scars lack that because they are just misformed collagen bundles. So, here is the site. She also recommends foods and talks about medications that will cause stretchmarks or make them worse. The pill is one of them, which I took when I got mine. Teenage girls get them because of all the high hormone levels in their body. She also has some chinese medicine tips, which I find really interesting. It is worth a shot, and it worked for me. You can also do it as long as you want. And it doesn't matter how old the marks are. Mine were about 4 years old at the time and responded. I'm actually thinking of starting again since I lost more weight. I've sort of accepted my stretchmarks, but I want firmer skin too. I do sympathize with the bathing suit thing though. My stretchmarks used to make me miserable.

a home remedy to remove or fade stretch marks without laser surger

I also did fraxel laser treatments. There is new and improved fraxel laser which I am going to try soon. Treatments are around 900 dollars per treatment, and they recommend two. So it is expensive. But lasers DO make a huge improvement from my experience. The combination of these two things has really helped my skin. So maybe you cannot erase stretchmarks, but you can improve them to a point where you are comfortable and they don't bother you. It isn't important whether or not they exist or don't exist as long as you have an easier time accepting yourself. I have friends who literally have stretchmarks all over their entire bodies. One of them just vacationed in Key West. Most women have them, so we have to learn to accept them more or less. But I have had dramatic results with the combination of the lasers and this natural approach. Good luck to your sister...I can sympathize and so can many others.

p.s. - if your stretchmarks are new and red, retin a can work. Plastic surgery only works if you have excess skin with stretch marks that can be removed - i.e. - a tummy tuck where they remove loose skin. Still that doesn't remove all of them most of the time.

Wow...I didn't even notice someone posted this link since I just posted it. No...it really did work for me. I mean, I also said fraxel lasers improved upon my results from using the ebook, but no, the system makes sense and does work. She will say that it cannot work for everyone - nothing can. And she doesn't want to give away too much info on the site about her system because otherwise people won't buy the ebook, but I tried strivectin and all sorts of other things and the system she's devised really does make sense and work. It is an exfoliation technique to mimic a laser - obviously not as strong as a laser. I'm not trying to push it, it just really did work for me, and I understand how people think it seems sketchy. But the woman who made up the system is just a regular person. You can email her with any questions and she is very helpful. So if it seems unsophisticated, that is why.

And mtgirl118 - my stretchmarks are on my breasts too. I went from a small B to a full C in a really short time and my skin just stretched too quickly. Now I am a small B again so you notice them more. I lost almost 50 pounds in less than a year this year.

 

[lrk0010]

Yes Vitamin E and unrefined shea butter work wonders for stretch marks

 

[jessica9]

They can help by keeping the skin moisturized when stretch marks may form, but they do absolutely nothing to get rid of stretch marks. If you start getting them, the best thing to do is go to the dermatologist when they are still red, pink, or purple (depends upon the person) and get a prescription for retin-A. Shea butter probably helps the skin feel more plump and smooth, like cocoa butter. So if that is what you are after, then it is helpful too I suppose.

 

[make79]

Something about that site just doesn't seem right (Practical solutions for stretch marks).

 

[-KT-]

No I don't believe it either, plus the before after pictures are extremely deceiving.

 

[melissa5locks]

I had started using this stretch mark cream 4 weeks after having my baby. Its the Dr Max Powers brand of stretch mark cream. I can say that it did help smooth some of the stretch marks and really moisturize the skin. Some of the lines are barely noticable now. I have only been using this for 3 weeks.    Saw the dermatologist today and have decided to go ahead with laser treatments. He said all the ingrediants in the cream are very good for the skin, and I should continue to use it after laser treatments to help speed up the process of having normal looking skin again. These are fresh, red marks. It is worth a try for the price. A little goes a long way, light scent and very light texture!

 

[larrybrown06]

Hello

  Vitamin E is best way to stretch marks.

 

[EllaMontes]

What I do:

1. orange essential oil into salt scrub

2. use it daily - scrub 5 min in the shower every day

3. cocobutter cream with vitamin E - daily

see results in one month

if have money - use strivectin instead of cocoabutter stuff