Ok I'm just a 17 year old guy..and i have stretch marks all over my body...upperarm, some on the upper waist and butt. Some of them are red and it bothers me a lot. How do u get rid of them?..or what shud I do?
I think i got these since I'm kinda over weight..like 5% more than the accepted weight for my height.
2007-03-01 15:38:04 · 10 answers · asked by hunter_1691 2 in Beauty & Style ➔ Skin & Body ➔ Other - Skin & Body
I have stretch marks too, and some time back, I googled to find solutions for them. One popular method apparently is using Palmer's cocoa butter. One person whom I read about said, after a warm shower, when the skin is still warm, you first apply vitamin E oil on the stretch marks area, then apply Palmer's cocoa better on it, both done in a circular motion. She said her stretch marks were gone in 3 weeks, provided you do it daily. I've tried it, but because I didn't have Palmer's coca butter where I live at that time, I used this other moisturizer that contained cocoa butter that I found in the pharmacy. After 3 weeks, I didn't see any difference, so maybe not using Palmer's cocoa butter is the problem. I'll need to get some and try it again. You could try it and see if it works. The red marks means the stretch marks are still in their early stages, which means they are suppose to be easier to treat. If remedies you read about from the net don't work, then I think you would need to resort to having them lasered or something to remove them. This is usually alot more expensive so you might want to try what you can first to get rid of them.
2007-03-01 18:32:36 · answer #1 · answered by new_user 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is really nothing you can do to make them go away without a dermatologists help. There are creams you can get that can reduce the appearance. Retin-A works really well, but you need a prescription. Any lotion containing cocoa butter, rose hip oil, emu oil, jojoba oil, castor oil, or shea butter can reduce the appearance of stretch marks. You can find them at any local supermarket. Also, try exfoliating daily where you have the stretch marks.
2007-03-01 15:59:07 · answer #2 · answered by lululegs2000 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Im so sorry to say that they are there to stay, but there are a couple of products you can try to take the redness out, a product called vita k(wallgreens) but you have to use it consistantly, There is also treatment like micrdermabrasion that is more seious and will cost around 600 for a series, that will reduce appearance of lines
2007-03-01 16:12:01 · answer #3 · answered by James 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that's easy, go lose some weight by exercising! and u can also try some stretch mark creams as well, n when they r pink that means they had just come up on ur skin.
2007-03-01 15:46:36 · answer #4 · answered by upgrade u 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
baby oil.
not an attractive look to be out in public with but if you slop some on while you're in the privacy of your own home, it should help the skin regain some of its elasticity. Unfortunately though, if they have been there for awhile they are probably there to stay (like scar tissue)
2007-03-01 17:38:10 · answer #5 · answered by aims48 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they are relatively new, still red in color and not clear, use neosporin on them. Caution not to use it too often because it contains a steriod that is bad in large amounts.
2007-03-01 15:43:57 · answer #6 · answered by Consultant 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
better consult any skin specialist or use some anti stretch marks lotions or creams
2007-03-01 18:59:45 · answer #7 · answered by sanjana 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think exercising will make it go away. There is really much else of a "cure"
2007-03-01 15:44:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
palmer's coca butter
2007-03-01 16:23:02 · answer #9 · answered by lvhumphries 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋