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They are usually considered permanent. However, a neighbour who lost a heap of weight reduced the appearance of his stretchmarks with laser light therapy.

2007-01-30 16:30:37 · answer #1 · answered by malleysally 1 · 1 0

Stretch marks are an inevitable result of pregnancy or rapid weight loss for some men and women. However, the following steps may help you reduce their appearance.

Instructions

STEP 1: Brush your skin with a loofah or skin brush when you shower to stimulate circulation.

STEP 2: Massage cocoa butter into the stretch marks.

STEP 3: Use vitamin E oil on your stretch marks. Massage it into your skin after a shower.

STEP 4: Talk to your doctor about using tretinoin cream on stretch marks. It is available by prescription only.

STEP 5: Eat foods high in vitamins A, E and C (see Related eHows), or take supplements in addition to your diet. However, pregnant women should avoid taking more than 25,000 IU of vitamin A.

STEP 6: Add foods or supplements to your diet that are high in zinc (see Related eHow), which is good for the skin, and silica (beets, brown rice, bell peppers, soybeans, leafy green vegetables and whole grains), which helps form collagen, the supporting fibers in the skin.

STEP 7: Eat foods that contain essential fatty acids, which help make cell walls. Essential fatty acids can be found in many vegetables, vegetable oils and fish oils.

Tips & Warnings

Lasers have shown some promise in reducing the appearance of stretch marks. They seem to work best on stretch marks that are still fairly new and are red or purple in color.

Check your local supermarket or drugstore for commercial creams such as Belly Butter, a moisturizing and replenishing maternity body cream.

2007-01-30 16:54:50 · answer #2 · answered by ricleigh 3 · 0 0

To my knowledge there is nothing. However, everyday the cosmetic surgeons, are coming out with new type lasers that someday will be able to erase scarring. Until such time I suggest to use vitamin E oil. In some people it helps to fade them. You can spend hundreds of dollars in over the counter advertising that claims it eliminates stretch marks, but I have never found anything better than vitamin E in helping to fade scarring.
Hope this helps.

2007-01-30 16:35:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

Unfortunately, your stretch marks are here to stay. But, over a period of time they will fade. You can use cocoa butter lotion to help the healing process progress a little faster. You can purchase this lotion at any drug store and Walmart! Wear your stretch marks with pride...you did something that NO man can do!!!

2007-01-30 16:35:46 · answer #4 · answered by September Sweetie 5 · 1 0

Stri-Vectin SD. It will not remove them completely, but will fade them and make them smoother. It is very expensive and you have to use it 2-3 times a day for months to see results. DON"T TAN like the first answer suggests. Your stretch marks are scar tissue, and they burn easily leading to problems like freckles, moles, and skin cancer. DO use a self-tanning lotion; it does make them appear less noticable.

2007-01-30 17:25:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

There is no way to get rid of them other then having a tummy tuck and then it doesnt git rid of all of them. You can try and prevent them during pregnacy with lots of lotion and olive oil!!!

2007-01-30 16:33:29 · answer #6 · answered by BELLABELLA 2 · 1 0

WHOOPS,
That's a pre-birthing preventative.
Tanning will produce the same as your scars...(scars don't really tan) because they really are scarring.
As you lose the baby weight, keep Vitamin E on them, it may help fade them more than they are.

2007-01-30 16:35:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Nothing will get rid of them.... you just have to wait for them to fade, but they will still be shiny. Tanning may help.

2007-01-30 16:29:51 · answer #8 · answered by naenae0011 7 · 1 0

Nothing like creams and such will work they will always be there, but I have heard of laser surgery to remove them.

2007-01-30 16:32:14 · answer #9 · answered by 1st time momma 4 · 1 0

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