I AM 14 AND I HAVE STRETCH MARKS I AM LOOSING ALOT OF WIEGHT BUT I AM NOT LOOSING THE STRETCH MARKS AND ITS TORTUREING ME WHAT DO I DO?!
2006-12-03 18:25:34 · 6 answers · asked by helper 1 in Health ➔ Women's Health
You're still young, you're still growing, and as a part of growth, you heal faster. That's part of the good news.
The bad news is that it will take awhile for your stretch marks to go away. When I was about your age, I had an outrageous growth spurt and I got stretch marks on my shoulders and all around my midsection below the belly button. I wasn't overweight, but my skin eventually grew to fit me properly and the stretch marks went away on their own after about a year or so.
When I went to college, I put on a lot of weight and got stretch marks. While they were still that purpley-red, I started working out and lost the weight over the next year. I used Vitamin E and Clearasil (that's what a dermatologist recommended) on the stretch marks every night. After losing the weight and starting with the Vitamin E and Clearasil, they went away about 2 years later. But I'll be honest, I didn't keep up with the Clearasil and Vitamin E as much as I should have. So, they might have gone away faster if I'd done it every morning and evening. Also, the Vitamin E was not in a lotion. I used to break open the Vitamin E liqui-caps and used the concentrated liquid as a lotion. It's greasy, but it worked well. (It also worked great on acne.)
Finally, I put on some weight after college and stayed heavy for the next 8 years. The stretch marks changed color from that purpley-red to a flesh tone. They're less noticable, but you can still see them.
All in all, once they turn to a flesh color, they'll never go away. Since you're young, you can lose the weight and they should go away. Honestly, they may not go away completely, but they'll be almost completely unnoticable if you lose the weight and let your skin firm up again.
I know it's a tough thing to deal with at your age and I wish you the best! And hey, as you get older, things like that tend to mean a lot less to both you and the people you'll date.
Good luck!
2006-12-03 19:07:43 · answer #1 · answered by Myzyri 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rub in lotion with Vitamin E and aloe vera...this will soften the stretch marks so it will be less noticable.
Remember this is NOT an overnight procedure, it will take some time for your body absorbe the vitamin E and aloe vera.
2006-12-03 18:42:42 · answer #2 · answered by Health Nutt 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can't get rid of stretchmarks they are scared tissue but you can reduce its appearance by rubbing some coco butter on them and over time they will become less obvious.
2006-12-03 18:55:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
cocoa butter did it for me but i still have little ones,but non noticeable to any one but me ,because im a perfectionist but not perfect as we would all love to be ,we are beautiful the way we are babe ,dont you fret you are young and beautiful
2006-12-03 18:34:06 · answer #4 · answered by redneckwoodman 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Live with it -- you're stuck. I have some, and have neither had significant weight change nor borne children -- although I have fathered a couple.
2006-12-03 18:28:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Nothing! Your mother shouldn't have let you get fat, but since you are so young they'll probably fade by the time that your 20.
2006-12-03 18:29:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋