Stretch Marks

[hayrab]

Is there a easy way to get rid of stretch marks? Im a big guy 6'5 300lbs and been on my diet/workout 2 weeks now. I had a huge growth spurt as you can I have some god awful stretch marks from my waist up to my pecs and even on my arms shoulders etc... Is there anyway to get rid of these hideous monstrosities? It really affects my mental outlook when I look at myself as Ive just gotten into my program (and loving it by the way).

Thanks,
Harb

 

[lordfreze]

vitamen e lotion, cocoa butter lotion, tanning, and find a place where they do microdermabration... its gets rid of them pretty good

 

[Zyglamail]

Ive never tried it, but I hear "retin A" is good for wrinkles, stretch marks etc. A google search should reveal a ton of info on it.

 

[rugger]

Nip it in the bud...

e and aloe, daily.
I started getting them bad on my rear, ham-glute tie-in and e and aloe seemed to help quite a bit.

Retin A works for some.

 

[bigrand]

I am going to se a Derm about it in a few weeks and i will ask a few questions and ill let you know what he thinks. I was thinking of doing some off the wall shit like Chem peeling with 70% Glycolic acid and .01% injections with glycolic acid into the marks. I read a study that showed increadible results with this. Glycolic acid stimulates growth of collagen in the dermis (stretch marks are caused my the streatching and tearing of collagen strands in the dermis. Ive used Retin A and it doesnt work well (it doesnt go deep enough to the dermis to be really effective). Microdermabration is also something im looking into. Im sure there is a way to get rid of them, but you have to be willing to try somthing new (like very high strenght chem peels or something, something that hasent ben tried before).

 

[jakethemus]

Applying Lemon juice to them helps fade the redness a bit.

 

[harddtime]

udder balm is supposed to be good

 

[angelsfire]

Vitamin E oil will help a little, you really need to be using it before the stretch marks come on to benefit. Retin-A did wonders for my stretch marks, you can't even see them now. Chemical peeling isn't going to help, stretch marks start beyond the 4th layer of skin, chemical peels don't go past the second. That's the beauty of retin a, it increase turnover of new skin cells, so those deep layers where the problem is heal faster.

 

[stretch]

All of the oils everyone listed are good. I've had the same problem with stretch marks near my armpits. My plastic surgeon said he can cut them out and stitch them up again to make them look better, but that's usually too much trouble for most. He also sells some kind of cream for scars and stretch marks at his office. Going to someone like that, who specializes in cosmetics may be a good place to check.

Peace,
stretch

 

[bigrand]

Chem peeling with glycolic acid does work. Glycolic acid stimulates collagen growth in the dermis, healing the marks. Retin A doesnt penatrate to the dermis, it removed the top layers and new skin grows up from underneath eventually bringing the whole mark to the surface to be peeled off.