Thread: Stretch Marks

once they are there they are there. I don't think you can really get rid of them.

Originally Posted by P-funk

once they are there they are there. I don't think you can really get rid of them.

Exactly.

Surgery

Vitamin E oil is great and if that is too expensive or you can't get your hands on it, simple vigin olive oil can also be used. Just apply it twice a day every day and also scrub the area softly in the direction of your heart to improve the circulation of the skin whenever you bath/shower.

They will never disappear completely but will fade quite dramatically.

Hope this helps..

Lawl, its hopeless. I have tried everything, but my big nasties ain't going nowhere.

You have to actually change your attitude about the stretchmarks as with anything else in life..

I think of mine as permanent badges of accomplishment. Not only have I had two children but I have changed my life by taking charge of my weight problem.

They are simple reminders of how big I used to be and of what I do not intend to become again!

If you look at them, maybe not with pride, but certainly with a sense of achievement then you stop noticing them so much and they become feint without even changing colour.

Hugs and have a great day all!

Also any cream with shea coco butter can help prevent strech marks from progressing.

I just wonder what mine will look like on my stomach once I lose all my weight. My gallery pics show them well, as I've said before I checked pride on this board long ago.

I have them too on my chest / bicep tie in areas near my armpits. I have actually found emu oil works quite well. Of course you can never 100% get rid of them, unless you resort to surgery, but I have found the by applying emu oil everyday does actually fade them quite a bit. I have been doing this for the past 6 months.

The reason being, emu oil actually penetrates into the third transdermal layer of the skin (qute deep) which is where the tears in the skin actually are.

Give it a go, but don't purchase the cheap emu oil you can buy for a few dollars, buy the triple filtered emu oil made in australia which is the more pure quality and extracted from emu birds that are fed a natural diet, and not pumped full of antiobiotics or hormones. You can buy this for around $15-$20 which should last you a few months at least.

I can only add what I encountered with surgery...
it was called a Body Lift. I must admit it was incredible to see these transformations...this one woman must have been well over 300 lbs and then she was like 200 or less.

If you get a chance look @ photos of before and after of body lifts.

I think, it is the only way to get rid of some of the marks...not all of them.

The surgeon I spoke with that is with a tummy tuck, said lifts can change even saggy skin, that happens for those with larger muscles back in the day to those that were very heavy.