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VelmaD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-04 12:46 PM
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Question about stretch marks
I need help. I've lost a little over 125 pounds in the last two years and I've got stretch marks that I want desperately to get rid of. Anybody got any good remedies for making them go away? Help?
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-04 12:47 PM
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1. There are some lotions that claim to help.
Never tried them though.

Side question: What's that glowing yellow orb in the sky called?
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VelmaD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-04 12:48 PM
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3. I'm not sure, but...
I've heard the old folks refer to this thing they call the...sun.
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-04 12:49 PM
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5. Strange.
I always thought that was a legend. :-)
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wtmusic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-04 12:47 PM
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2. Learn to love 'em
They're battle scars in your fight against obesity -- be proud of them! (personally I don't think they look bad)
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VelmaD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-04 12:51 PM
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6. I just don't see it that way
I have them in places I'd rather not...like my arms and legs, not just my stomach. But thanks for trying to make me feel better. :)
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Dookus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-04 12:48 PM
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4. a friend of mine
successfully used vitamin E to reduce her stretchmarks after pregnancy. Apply to the surface.
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VelmaD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-04 12:52 PM
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9. Kewl
Thanks. :)
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madmax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-04 12:51 PM
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7. Wow Velma - Congratulations to you, love.
Edited on Fri May-14-04 12:51 PM by madmax
What an accomplishment. You should be so proud of yourself. :loveya:

Saw this pamphlet a Macy's 'Better than Botox'. StriVectin-SD for stretch marks. Do a little google research and check it out.

Heard coco butter works and it's cheap. I don't know - no stretch marks just wrinkles here :evilgrin:
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VelmaD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-04 12:54 PM
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12. Thanks.
And I am. :) It's been hard sometimes but I see the light at the end of the tunnel now (only about 20 more pounds to go).

And thanks for the suggestions.
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supernova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-04 12:51 PM
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8. Mederma
Edited on Fri May-14-04 12:54 PM by supernova


http://www.mederma.com/

I used to belong to a listserv for adults w/ congenital heart disease. Many of these folks had had repeated surgeries (2 or more over their lives) and all swore by this stuff to minimize scarring.

Sidebar and disclaimer: I interviewed with this company yesterday. They seem like an interesting firm. I am not marketing Mederma. They just happened to the the one I thought of that I also got independent word of mouth that it works.

edit 2: Congrats on your weight loss! :wow:
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VelmaD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-04 12:57 PM
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14. Hope the interview went well
I'll keep my fingers crossed for ya. :)

That stuff is a little outta my price range at the moment. But if the less expensive solutions don't work...maybe.
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m-jean03 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-04 12:54 PM
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10. Massage,,
I have gained, and lost, and gained, and lost weight and have some. Regular self-massage does work. :-)
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VelmaD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-04 12:59 PM
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15. Hee...now there's...
an inexpensive solution.

I bet it's more fun if you can find someone to do it for ya. :)
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m-jean03 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-04 01:01 PM
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19. deleted post
Edited on Fri May-14-04 01:04 PM by m-jean03
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m-jean03 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-04 01:05 PM
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24. You wouldn't have any trouble getting that to happen
I'm sure. You look GREAT!!! :-) I mean it, wow..
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VelmaD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-04 01:07 PM
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25. Thanks
*big smooches*
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jrthin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-04 12:54 PM
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11. First of all, CONGRATULATIONS!
Regarding your question, please see a dermatologist. There a some creams that are promising, but are only available via prescription. There is also a cream, over the counter, which is quite promising--Strivictin (not quite sure about the spelling), it's $135 and available at Lord & Taylor.
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VelmaD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-04 01:00 PM
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16. *blink*
$135...*blink* That may have to wait til I get truly desperate. :)

If some of the other suggestions don't work out I will keep it in mind to see a dermatologist though. Thanks. :)
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buddhamama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-04 12:55 PM
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13. there a couple products you could try
that i've heard work.

Vitamin E
There's an oil Copper Peptide that is supposed to improve the skin's elasticity 'build' it up- think tone.

there's another one i can't think of at the moment.

i'll get back to you if it comes to me.

Good Luck!
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VelmaD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-04 01:01 PM
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18. Thanks a ton
I'm thinking I need to go out and start with a good lotion with vitamin E in it and go from there.
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TX-RAT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-04 01:07 PM
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26. Vitamin E
Can't vouch for it personally but my wife used it after our daughter was born in 76 and doesn't have a mark.
Congratulations on your loss (that sounds strange)
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buddhamama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-04 01:00 PM
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17. ok
the company that sells good skin care products including
those for strech marks is skinbiology. they have a website,
pretty sure it is skinbiology.com :hi:
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VelmaD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-04 01:01 PM
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20. You ROCK!!!
Thanks for the link. *smooches*
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buddhamama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-04 01:08 PM
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27. you're very welcome
Edited on Fri May-14-04 01:10 PM by buddhamama
i got stretch marks after i had my son,
not a lot and very faint, thank goodness.
and i made sure to use VitaminE the whole time i was pregnant,
i'm sure that helped.

but i have been considering doing something else now though,
to try and get rid of them for good.

let me know if you find anything besides VE that works.

edited to add: CONGRATS! on the weightloss. You should be very proud of yourself. :toast:
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proud patriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-04 01:02 PM
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21. 100% vitiman E oil
good luck :hi:
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Love Bug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-04 01:05 PM
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22. Wow! Congrats on your loss!
How'd you do it? :-)
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VelmaD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-04 01:08 PM
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29. The old fashioned way
Eating less (around 1200 calories a day maximum), eating more healthy (more veggies, less sweets, more lean meats), and exercising a lot more (4 days a week in the gym at least).
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Love Bug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-04 02:41 PM
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40. Good for you!
You're proof it can be done!
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AngryAmish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-04 01:05 PM
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23. What are stretch marks?
Obviously, I have seen them and I know how people get them. Even have a few myself. But what is the physical mechanism? Are they like permanent scars? Or Bruises? Maybe a miniature version of varicose veins where the blood backs up a little in the veins on the surface of the skin?
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supernova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-04 01:08 PM
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28. The skin literally splits
because it's having to grow out too fast to cover all the body, usually due to rapid weight gain, like a pregnancy. Every stretch mark represents a place the skin has stretched too far too fast and healed over.
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AngryAmish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-04 01:13 PM
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32. So kinda like a spread out scar?
Now I have another question. Many darker-skinned folks develop large (and sometimes painful) scars known as keloid (sp?) scars. Does this also happen w/ stretch marks?

If stretch marks are like scars than I doubt that creams, etc would help.
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supernova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-04 01:25 PM
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35. Yes, a stretch mark is a kind of scar
if you look at a "new" stretch mark, it's as pink as any surgical scar though way less deep.

I don't know why the keloids and non-keloids. The "T" on my chest is keloidish, though not painful. Hoever I do sunscreen it like crazy! I had the surgery as a child, and the surgeon told me then that kids heal with keloids more often than adults do. I'm white, btw.

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Guy_Montag Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-04 01:11 PM
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30. I lost a little over £125 last time I went shopping,
but no stretch marks.

Sorry that was an appalling pun & I'm now undergoing much deserved self-flagellation.
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supernova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-04 01:19 PM
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34. Bad Guy!
:spank: :spank: LOL!
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geniph Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-04 01:12 PM
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31. Velma, I'd definitely ask a dermatologist
Skin is a complicated organ. You don't want to waste money, or heaven forbid, make anything worse. I'd ask a dermatologist what they'd recommend. They may suggest something as inexpensive as Vitamin E capsules.
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VelmaD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-04 01:17 PM
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33. Good point
I know my niece goes to a dermatologist. Maybe I'll ask her momma for the doc's name.
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kitkatrose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-04 01:38 PM
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36. Wow
:wow: You lost one whole me? :wow: Congradulations, big time. I've heard that cocoa butter helps. You can get a whole jar of it for less than five bucks, but beware, it's pretty greasy. Also works as a good body moisturizer.
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VelmaD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-14-04 01:48 PM
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37. I just love...
that jaw-dropping smiley. :)

And thanks.
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