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2006-11-12 16:57:26 · 9 answers · asked by ms.bigheart 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
I'm afraid that you are just going to have to live with your stretch marks. There are products on the market that claim to remove stretch marks, but they are a waste of your money. Here is an excellent article on this subject:
http://ask.yahoo.com/20030314.html
2006-11-12 17:01:21 · answer #1 · answered by elcie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no specific care for stretch marks. Advertised creams and salves to prevent stretch marks during pregnancy are of little value. However, the marks often will disappear after the cause of the skin stretching is gone. Avoiding rapid weight gain helps in the case of stretch marks caused by obesity. A few ways to minimize striae is by keeping skin elasticity as high as possible by using a skin moisturizer on a regular basis.
Please see the webpage for more details on Striae (stretch mark).
2006-11-13 01:12:28 · answer #2 · answered by gangadharan nair 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't get rid of them as they form due the skin being stretched beyond it's limit. With certain ones they can be lasered to look less server and there are some cream to help fade them but they will always be there. Getting a tan, fake or otherwise really does make them less noticable. However most success I have read up on has been with the laser and I can't get that done
2006-11-13 01:00:57 · answer #3 · answered by heartache 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You cannot get rid of them, but you can treat them. Strivecten works really well and cocoa butter can help some in their prevention, but it's not as good at treating them as Strivectin is. Strivectin isn't cheap, but I had some on my hips from the good ole' puberty weight gain when I was 12 for years and after using it now I can't really even see them because of Strivectin. Check ebay for good deals on it.
They will never fully go away, but they will lessen appearence with time and treatment.
2006-11-13 01:00:23 · answer #4 · answered by moonsmagicdust 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Palmer's makes a lotion specifically for stretch marks!
2006-11-13 00:59:37 · answer #5 · answered by lainey lain 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I heard coco butter makes it less apparant. In realty, there is no best product. Live with it. Or there's always surgery.
2006-11-13 00:59:20 · answer #6 · answered by Dweet 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vitamin E oil...
2006-11-13 00:59:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it could be prevented,but if you have them already than the best think is laser,
2006-11-13 01:02:08 · answer #8 · answered by kitty 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can't get rid of them...sorry!
2006-11-13 00:58:52 · answer #9 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋