This may be crazy but are stretch marks curable, other than laser treatment? and is anyone bothered about 'em?
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Yeah- it really suck when you get them, doesn´t it- but that´s the way life is I guess... Those not to nice scarings aren´t much to do about (except the laser thing you where talking about). Also hear that cocoa butter should reduce it- but I think you have to apply it while it´s happening. There are a "St. Ives" lotion that is said to minimize scares and bleach them- but I´m not sure you can get it over there.
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There is no non-surgical way to get rid of this excess skin. \n\nSkin does have some elasticity for normal weight gain and loss, but when the skin has been stretched to accommodate vast quantities of fatty tissue or pregnancy, this damage is PERMANENT snd creams and lotions only serve to reduce discolouration.\n\nThis is also true for stretch marks! No way on this earth to remove these either! I have been to several medical practitioners with this problem, and they all say the same thing!
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Yes they will be itchy when you first get them and if they're already there and being irritated by something or creating more stretch marks. There are alot of creams out there but they are really expensive. Really expensive. I tried the one from Avon because it didn't cost that much and it lightened them up but they'll never completely go away. If you have money you can laser them away. Whatever you use, make sure your skin is always hydrated with any kind of lotion. Vitamin E oil or Cocoa Butter Lotion made especially for stretch marks.
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After 4 children I have them too. Neutrogena has an exfoliator, with the creams to help heal the stretched skin.  You would have to make the stretched skin raw not bleeding but exfoliated and then apply the cocoa butter or stretch mark remedy. Bottom line you will have to make the skin "raw" it'll hurt but it's cost less than laser surgery or whatever else.
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Drink lots of water.  Apply cocoa butter to the stretch marks.
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There is NO cure for stretch marks. Once you have them they will never go away.  They will fade, and become less obvious, but never go away.  Learn to love your body, stretch marks and all.
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Stretch Marks Removal\nhttp://stretchmarks-removal.blogspot.com/2006/09/stretchmarks-removal.html
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Vitamin E Supplement! Coco butter helps but but not as well b/c it is partly made with Vitamin E. I was told that you can find a clear soft pill over the counter that encases Vitamin E. Just pop it open and pour it on the stretch marks.
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they make special lotions high in vitamin e and collagen the best brands I have found are mary kay but that can be expensive and palmers. You can also use straight vitamin e oil from the capsules but that can get sticky. \n\nHonestly stretch marks are a part of life I have never met someone male or female that didn't have them somewhere. I wouldn't stress over them.
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There is no real way to prevent stretch marks.  Lotions, retin-A, and cocoa butter may keep the skin supple and soft, but these tears often occur at deeper levels of the skin than can be reached with topical emollients.  If your skin is predisposed to stretch marks, you'll have them, and that's pretty much all there is to it.\n\nOver time, most stretch marks will fade and blend into the skin.  The best way to deal with them is to just accept them.  I call mine "medals of honor" for going through an arduous labor!
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My ex-wife and I had 2 children together. She was a size 5 when we first got together, and went back to a size 5 after each child. She didnt get a single stretch mark anywhere on her body. She had normal, healthy pregnancies, gained an average of 35 pounds on each.\n\nI dont know if it helped or not, but we did get advice to use Cocoa Butter on the most likely places for stretch marks (Breasts, stomach, and inner thighs) so we did. But again, I can't say for sure if it helped, but I do know she didnt get any marks.
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There are lots of commercials that say you can get rid of stretch marks.  Unfortunatly once you have stretch marks  you will probably always have them.  You can use some lotions and creams, and in time they do fade, but they will always remain.  Vitamin E and Aloe Vera are good things to apply to them, but just help make them less visable.  I am not sure if you can get a chemical peel or not for them.  That of cource would be cosmetic surgery, and I suppose if you chose that route they may be able to help you.  \nGood luck and I hope this helps!
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Unfortunately you can never get rid of stretch marks once they're there - sucks, doesn't it. But they will fade in time to a silvery white colour, everyone says they're hardly noticable but I'm very self conscious about mine and I think they're quite obvious. But anyway, you can pay a fortune for creams and stuff that claim to get rid of them, but none of them actually work. Best bet is to buy some Palmers cocoa butter (you can get it in most pharmacies) and use it daily. It won't get rid of the stretch marks, but it'll help them fade a bit quicker and it'll also mean you won't get more if you put on more weight.
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unfortunately, stretchmarks are scars.  they will not go away.  you can however lighten them.  try rubbing cocoa butter lotion on them a couple times a day.  this will lighten them with some time.  you can also try maderma.  its a special cream designed for stretch marks.  you can buy it at walmart or and drug store.  im sure you can probably get it online as well.  just remember scars add character!!  the human body is full of flaws, but for that reason it is beautiful.
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Mederma is one cream that's helpful against stretch marks. Also, Palmers Cocoa Butter is really good.
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I just had my baby last july and I am very similar to you , I was always tiny and i started showing with pregnancy around 6 monthes and got horrible stretch marks\nMy husband knows someone who said zantrex worked really well for a diet pill , I read the reviews and they said that they're loaded with caffeine though, so be careful! and about the stretch marks well they eventually fade too white there's laser surgery though and i've been told several times to continuosly use coca butter and they will eventually disappear! Good Luck and Congratulations!!
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There are a variety of creams and lotions to prevent stretch marks which you can find at any local grocery/department store (such as Walmart and Target), but I believe you may have to pay to have them removed. Consult with your family doctor for other options.