Stretch marks

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  • LKArgh
    LKArgh Posts: 5,178 Member
    edited August 2015
    shay77223 wrote: »
    Many people on this site are really fit and have already made a lot of progress on their weight loss goals. I am not. I am only a week into trying to get down to a healthy weight, and I only started because I developed really not-cute stretch marks on my already not-cute love handles. Now that I am working on losing the weight that caused them, is there any way to get rid of or reduce the appearance of newly acquired stretch marks? My self esteem has lifted significantly with my new health efforts, but the stretch marks just bring it crashing back down again. Such a bummer!

    If they are still red, talk to a dermatologist. There are creams that can make them disappear. Same as ones used after surgery to reduce new scars. I am talking about products used in cosmetic surgery, not just things like cocoa butter, oils etc, so you need to talk to a dr. If they are fading to white, unless you consider invasive procedures, you cannot get rid of them.
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    Strawblackcat wrote: »
    I look at stretch marks as a our punishment for vein gluttons in the past. We over consumed, so these are our marks denoting us for our past gluttony. Some people see then as "tiger stripes" that denote their success in weight loss. Different strokes for different folks, I guess.

    yeah ummm mine came from pregnancy and not overeating so.... being a glutton isn't the ONLY reason one can have them. You can largely thank genetics in many many cases....

  • misskarne
    misskarne Posts: 1,765 Member
    Strawblackcat wrote: »
    I look at stretch marks as a our punishment for vein gluttons in the past. We over consumed, so these are our marks denoting us for our past gluttony. Some people see then as "tiger stripes" that denote their success in weight loss. Different strokes for different folks, I guess.

    You need SERIOUS help if this is the way you think about things...
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