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    Default So TIRED of Stretch Marks...

    It's been 15 months since I've had my son. I gained 40 pounds when I was pregnant. And I'm happy to say that I am back to my normal, slim size (4 ft 9in / 100lbs)... actually even skinnier. But, I still have my DAMN stretch marks. I ONLY have them on my tummy. I've been doing sit ups for the past couple of months and I can feel that I have some pretty ripped abs. But I still have a flab of skin that just hangs over my c-section scar -plus the stretch marks. I've tried self tanner, tanning beds (w/ sunscreen), Dermablend and makeup. Nothing seems to help. I do private parties and work at a bikini bar but I'm so uncomfortable with these stretch marks.

    Is there something I'm missing or not doing right to get rid of them? Or at least conceal them a little better?

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    Ok a lady at a herb store told me one time to take coffee and/or tea and rub it on the marks then lay out with that on you that is suppose to help.. i never tried it though so i dont know how much truth there is to that. i just use alot of lotion i have a few on my boobs someone told me that if you rub coco lotion on you that helps but doesnt get rid of them.
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    Default Re: So TIRED of Stretch Marks...

    from the coffe/tea thing you get caffeine, which TEMOPORARILY maked the skin firmer and plumper. But it won't last. You can buy any creme for stretch marks and it will have caffeine in it most likely. coco lotion will plump up the skin as well, but won't cure them. Any thick lotion will do that. Only a medical/cosmetic procedure will have any sort of lasting effect.

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    wait- there was some medical stuff advertised on tv the other night here- some american product out in aussie next week at $200 a tube- it gets rid of wrinkles and stretch marks if used 3x daily for over 8 weeks....the results really did seem pretty good.

    apparently hollywood is going nuts for the stuff....im curious about it too now....mmmm goodbye scars! heh

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    Default Re: So TIRED of Stretch Marks...

    I've heard that lasering them can help with their appearance. However, I've found that self-tanners works pretty well.

    Best of luck,
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    Default Re: So TIRED of Stretch Marks...

    Jojoba oil is suppose to be good for wrinkles and stretch marks as well.

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    Default Re: So TIRED of Stretch Marks...

    stri-vectin.

    you can get it at sephora, it's a "stretch mark miracle cream" but at $150 a tube, and to see results, you'll need to buy a few...

    it's kind of a "dream" cure.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mermaidnz
    wait- there was some medical stuff advertised on tv the other night here- some american product out in aussie next week at $200 a tube- it gets rid of wrinkles and stretch marks if used 3x daily for over 8 weeks....the results really did seem pretty good.

    apparently hollywood is going nuts for the stuff....im curious about it too now....mmmm goodbye scars! heh
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    i tried some self tanner and i just noticed that now that my skins a little darker, the marks look worse. well more noticable. i have them on my boobs and very very little ones on my thigh. im mostly worried about the ones on my boobs
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    I just started tanning because I heard it would make them less noticeable. Well it did in a way, but you can still see the texture and it seems that the darker I get, the lighter they are. They just aren't getting any color in them. Are they going to eventually darken?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mesmorized113
    I just started tanning because I heard it would make them less noticeable. Well it did in a way, but you can still see the texture and it seems that the darker I get, the lighter they are. They just aren't getting any color in them. Are they going to eventually darken?
    No, they wont get darker.

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    You cant make loose skin disappear without surgery. And stretch marks are at the deepest layer of your skin, no oil or potion you rub on top will reach those deep layer scars or make them magically disappear. It depends on your colouring etc as to wether tanning or fake tan etc will help cover them or make them look more obvious.
    Now if anyone tries strivectin and it works, please let us know!!

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    I haven't found anything to get rid of them, but skin firming moisturizers, and self tanners, tend to make them almost invisible. The sagging skin is trickier, the best I found was MUDD mask, just put it on before you go to work, let it set about 15 min then rinse, it tightens and smoothes really well. Just keep in mind it only last 4-5 hours in my experience.
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    yah i agree with what was said above. Nothing in a cream form is going to do the trick. My plastic surgeon said to me once " if there were a cure all for stretch marks I would have been retired wealthy years ago "

    There simply isnt anything., I've looked into lasers and etc. Nothing. lasers can scar you worse. Creams are a waste of money ..usually if they do anything they act as a filler.

    Which btw you can do with Cocoa Butter. Its a great thick filler and lessens the appearance of them.

    Tanning can work kinda two ways. Over time the stretch Marks will fade to a silvery shade. But sometimes tanning makes them more noticable.

    Spray tanning though.. that does help.

    As far as loose skin is concerned. You can firm up and tone but if you have a noticable amount after that., about the one way you can get rid of it is with a mini or full tummy tuck.

    Honestly though, I have stretchmarks and have had to rather large ...not a kid under 10 lbs ..2 children and i do very well dancing. and never had an issue in a relationship. Men really dont give a fuck.

    As long as its all in the right place, thats all that counts

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    Default Re: So TIRED of Stretch Marks...

    Quote Originally Posted by kittykat1971
    I've heard that lasering them can help with their appearance. However, I've found that self-tanners works pretty well.

    Best of luck,
    Kat

    The self tanners depend on how deep or fresh the strech marks are, I know a girl who had a child a little over a year
    ago and the spray tan she bought just made her stretch marks stand out more. It could just be her but It looked
    really bad when she was off stage.


    also how much does lazer removal cost? Anyone had it done? I would love to have it done if it won't
    cost so much I have to take out a loan

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    I have stretch marks and would like them to be gone forever. They will fade and shrink over time. Dermablend says it will cover stretch marks, but it does not work, at least for me it doesnt.
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    Default Re: So TIRED of Stretch Marks...

    I've never had kids or anything, but I have terrible problems with stretch marks, ever since I hit puberty at age 10. I have them (small ones) even in places like an inch below my arm pit. And bigger ones on my hips and boobs. Lucky me. I've not found anything to work, although I've never tried Stri-Vectin b/c it's too expensive.

    But what gets me, is it started in grammer school for me and I was not a heavy kid. Blah. It really peeves me, but I guess I was born with 'great' genetics.

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    lasering doesn't work @ all!!! I have spent over $6,000 between cold touch laser treatment and microderm abrasions and the like . And to be honest i have lotions and creams that have worked better, stri-vectin included. But like most people said it only plumps the skin for so long. I have just come to terms with mine and honestly i make more money now than before i had them

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    [ honestly i make more money now than before i had them[/QUOTE]


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    okay, so for the loose skin-- surgery. For the stretch marks, I think you can tattoo them now to be the same or similar color as your regular skin. At least, that's what I heard...

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    um no you cant tat over scar tissue and have it look "right" my ex as a tat artist.

    just leave it alone and accept it as apart of mother hood. I did and to hell with the rest if they dont like it.

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    Default Re: So TIRED of Stretch Marks...

    -shrug- just something I heard. Not that it'd look "right" but I heard it looked better than white marks esp. if you're tan. Guess it's just surgery then if you don't want them.

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    Default Re: So TIRED of Stretch Marks...

    seems they are just one of those things us women have to accept!!

    I use vitamin e and cocoa butter one mine, seems after a while they arent raised anymore n hardly noticeable in day to day life or in the dark lights of a club....

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    I just re read my post..man i came across bitchy lol sorry about that.

    I didnt mean to ..

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    Default Re: So TIRED of Stretch Marks...

    I don't know if I can offer much help on this, but dropping the weight that I have has left me with them. It sucks, I have one goin right over where the love handles used to be. I noticed tanning has really done a good job at concealing them. I've only had one girl mention them since, and she asked me how that happened... I told her I was a POW in 'Nam. I don't know, the funny story about them really took out the edge of self-concious thought. Now we'll hang out and she'll touch one indirectly and I'll act like it hurts my heart and she'll be like "awww are you having flashbacks of Civil War?" or something. It's fun for the people around us too. We'll NEVER call them stretch marks. Once she told her friend she should see all the scars I have from when I was a samurai warrior in the middle ages. I mean we both knew where she got the material for that, but no one else did. It was funny.

    The point is, perhaps turning it into something else? I don't know... like I said, it's not much help. I'm just thankful you can't see mine. God bless tanning and australian gold. Yea. I'm no longer legally a "man".
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