How Did You Get Rid Of Your Stretch Marks?

rachyrach1234

I Have A Problem With Them And i Feel Like even If I Do Lose My Wieght I Still won Be Able to Wear A Bathing Suit With The Way My Skin Looks

p0stdramatic

Stretch marks are permanent. They fade, they do not disappear.

SammyPacks

o3o you can get rid of stretch marks? I thought they stay there just kinda...dim out more.

itsuki

They are really hard to get rid of, but they will fade over time. Anything that helps with scars (vitamin E, for example) might help with stretch marks, because they're essentially scars under the skin.

The ones that I have that have faded are very light, you can barely see them unless you're right up close. I still have a few that are darker, but you just have to be patient.

rachyrach1234

i saw some pics of a irl who had them and when she lost all her wieght they werent there anymore

goodasgoldilox165

As far as I know, they fade - they silver - but they are part of your life written on you! (Accept evidence of your inner tiger?)

SammyPacks

They probably just faded away. I've seen people on here too where it isn't as visible, but you can never fully get rid of it.

Swampstar

Unfortunately you can't get rid of them, just moisturise every day and they'll fade. If there were some miracle cure, no one would have them!

Twins2007

i saw some pics of a irl who had them and when she lost all her wieght they werent there anymore

I WAS THINKING THE SAME THING!!!

LOL

rachyrach1234

guess im just doomed to get tatoos to cover them lol

Pepper2185

My personal experience: they fade over time and will look better ... but they don't go away completely.

And yes, I've tried all the creams

Wendi_S

I love my stretch marks... they remind me how far I've come.

rachyrach1234

maybe tanning would help?

jereibold

The only thing to get rid of some of them is, if you have loose skin, a tummy tuck :embarassed:

Swampstar

Tattoos won't cover them hun, it's just ink under the skin, it doesn't change the thickness of the skin or anything that would make them go away. Tanning sometimes makes them show up more, depending on where they are.

Anjeroo

My friend posted a woman on my FB that had them and it said "a tiger who's earned her stripes". However they got there I can tell you at 300lbs I never saw them... at 150lbs they were all I COULD see for a while. Look past them and know that you did earn them. If you have stretch marks they're like evidence of weight that WAS there and isn't anymore. I agree with Wendi and others... they're a measure of how far you've come.

liroez29

Yeah, sorry, they don't go away! Like everyone else said though, they do fade. :flowerforyou:

TheHorribleBlob

I hear you can get laser treatments to remove them. Probably really expensive though.

transfixedtoast

I've never had particularly bad stretch marks but I got a few when I went through puberty. Vitamin E cream really helped but like everyone else has said it takes time for them to turn invisible.

Swampstar

I don't think laser treatment would remove them, it's scar tissue...

liroez29

Tattoos won't cover them hun, it's just ink under the skin, it doesn't change the thickness of the skin or anything that would make them go away. Tanning sometimes makes them show up more, depending on where they are.

I just wanted to say I love you ink!!! Beautiful!

Swampstar

Tattoos won't cover them hun, it's just ink under the skin, it doesn't change the thickness of the skin or anything that would make them go away. Tanning sometimes makes them show up more, depending on where they are.

I just wanted to say I love you ink!!! Beautiful!

Thank you!! I'm proud I could withstand the pain for so long!

rachyrach1234

it is scar tissue but doesnt the lazer treatment remove layers of the skin??

tbloor

maybe tanning would help?

I've found the opposite. My stretch marks have faded, and when I tan, it highlights the difference between the pale stretch marks and the tan skin. I am at the point in my weight loss where I *could* wear a bikini, but I will have to suck it up and come to terms with stretch marks before I can comfortably wear one! Thankfully, I've got a few months before summer! And, my boyfriend did say he'd buy me a bikini as a reward for my hard work, so that will help too!

liroez29

Tattoos won't cover them hun, it's just ink under the skin, it doesn't change the thickness of the skin or anything that would make them go away. Tanning sometimes makes them show up more, depending on where they are.

I just wanted to say I love you ink!!! Beautiful!

Thank you!! I'm proud I could withstand the pain for so long!

No kidding! I have a pretty large one on my back, not near as big as yours, but yeah, it hurt, and took around 4 hrs to finish! Worth it though. And I am still going to get more!

Swampstar

It normally bleaches the skin, that's why it works so well on tattoo removal and thread viens etc. I might be wrong though!

amiles21693

I've got some pretty gnarly ones on my inner thighs, love handles, upper thighs, breast, and calves. ): But I bought a new lotion for like cellulite or something just to see how it would work and it actually helped fade my stretch marks. Its by the Nivea brand but I can't recall the name exactly. I had some like dark purple looking stretch marks and now I can hardly see them at all. (:

Swampstar

Tattoos won't cover them hun, it's just ink under the skin, it doesn't change the thickness of the skin or anything that would make them go away. Tanning sometimes makes them show up more, depending on where they are.

I just wanted to say I love you ink!!! Beautiful!

Thank you!! I'm proud I could withstand the pain for so long!

No kidding! I have a pretty large one on my back, not near as big as yours, but yeah, it hurt, and took around 4 hrs to finish! Worth it though. And I am still going to get more!

It was my ribs that hurt, or more like the area going from the bottom rib onto the fleshy part! That took around 4.5 hours including the recolour. It was my 4th and definately most painful!

Erica002

They won't go away, but they will fade. I can barely see some of mine and I still have more than half way to go to my goal weight. I say accept your "scars" for what it is and love your body.

TheHorribleBlob

I don't think laser treatment would remove them, it's scar tissue...

They have laser treatments for scars as well.

rachyrach1234

I've got some pretty gnarly ones on my inner thighs, love handles, upper thighs, breast, and calves. ): But I bought a new lotion for like cellulite or something just to see how it would work and it actually helped fade my stretch marks. Its by the Nivea brand but I can't recall the name exactly. I had some like dark purple looking stretch marks and now I can hardly see them at all. (:

THANKS!!!!!!
i need to try that!!!