Good News about Strivectin
I have old white stretchmarks pretty bad on by butt. I have been using Strivectin for about a year... I use it between one and three times a day... usually one. My stretchmarks have definitely improved. They are thinner and closer to my skintone. It is no miracle, but I will continue to use it and it has improved the appearance of my stretchmarks. It hasn't done anything to my wrinkles, but a thumbs up on the stretchmarks.
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I wonder how well that stuff works on darker skin...where stretchmarks can be more like keloid type scars!!
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Now that I wouldn't know. I am a mix of French, Italian, and American Indian. I have light skin, and my stretch marks were several shades lighter than my skin and slightly indented, but are getting much closer to my skin tone and decreasing in width. It claims they won't actually go away, but why wouldn't they if you continue to use it? (Positive thinking hehe)
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I've heard good things about Strivectin. To combat wrinkles :) I get microdermabrasion done...girl, you can't beat that for smooth skin. Asians don't wrinkle too much, but I'm afraid I've had my share of the sun.
I have some stretch marks on my butt ( who doesn't) which don't show too much cause I'm tan, but I KNOW they're there!
My dermatologist recommended Retin A for stretch marks but that requires a prescription and can be very harsh, so why bother. Strivectin sounds worth a shot :)
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If I can figure out why I havent gotten any marks after 5 kids, I'll let you all know.
Hi Ava, ttyl.
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Originally Posted by AlluringAva
My dermatologist recommended Retin A for stretch marks but that requires a prescription and can be very harsh, so why bother.
I've heard of this also but I believe that it works best on the fresh, red marks as opposed to the silvery ones. Just in case anybody want's to try it.
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I gave up on the fight with strecth marks and my butt! I just look at them like tiger stripes. I might think about fighting those yucky strecth marks if they had some type of booty tuck(like stomach tuck).
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I have some little white ones on my legs and I hate them. I'm pretty fair skinned. Maybe I'll try the Strivectin. Are you sure it's working? I think this stuff is expensive isn't it?
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I have some little white ones on my legs and I hate them. I'm pretty fair skinned. Maybe I'll try the Strivectin. Are you sure it's working? I think this stuff is expensive isn't it?
It is definitely working... but it takes awhile. The bottles are expensive, about $135, but they last six months, and that is with stretch mark and facial application, so all in all not that expensive for the amount.
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I've heard of this also but I believe that it works best on the fresh, red marks as opposed to the silvery ones. Just in case anybody want's to try it.
Yes you're absolutely right about that :). Thanks for the correction. Retin A is used for the new stretchmarks. Mine are more like tiger stripes...old ones that have been there for years. Thank God for tans ;)
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Tanning doesn't help me because they actually will show more! I have little white ones on my thigh on the inside that are sort of indented and some on the back of my legs. It's got to be genetic because my brother has some in the same places I do. I friggin hate stretch marks. I might try the Strivectin. I didn't know a bottle would last so long so it's not too bad. I thought with applying it that much you had to buy a bottle every month or so.
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Originally Posted by leilanicandy
I gave up on the fight with strecth marks and my butt! I just look at them like tiger stripes. I might think about fighting those yucky strecth marks if they had some type of booty tuck(like stomach tuck).
There is a booty tuck, it's the Brazilian butt lift. In Brazil(not sure if they do it here in the US), when they do a butt lift, they make the incision between the ass crack. They don't do that big ugly line above the ass/around the waist.
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they can lift your butt?
Never heard of a butt lift? Anyway, that's how it's done in Brazil. They hide the incision. Here in the US, they do that really big ugly horizontal line of scarring above your ass. Google butt lift & Brazilian butt lift. Usually the Brazilian they'd put some fat in your ass, but you can still get that lift w/o putting fat in there.