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Curious...Stretch marks

Kittyvicious1
Kittyvicious1 Posts: 190 Member
edited January 29 in Success Stories
Mom of three boys and I have stretchmarks. For those of you who have lost weight and have stretchmarks do they shrink,fade in color, what changes if any can one expect to see?

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  • englishbulldog2013
    englishbulldog2013 Posts: 11 Member
    I heard the fade little
  • DragonSquatter
    DragonSquatter Posts: 957 Member
    Mine have faded, but they are still pretty visible. Mine were a deep dark red right after delivery, and now they are closer to flesh toned.
  • Madame_Goldbricker
    Madame_Goldbricker Posts: 1,625 Member
    Yep, eventually fade to white/silverish tinge (skin tone dependant of course). They'll also shrink down with weight loss i.e. They can only cover the bits of skin they reside on already :smile:


    http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stretch-marks/Pages/Introduction.aspx
  • LovinDaNewLiz14
    LovinDaNewLiz14 Posts: 217 Member
    what helped mine shrink and look not so bad was coco butter....in the morning and night rub all over and they fade little by little. It takes time, but I am glad I did it

    you can buy anywhere I picked it up at cvs....It comes in an oil, lotion or a thick cream and the price about $7.00
  • Kittyvicious1
    Kittyvicious1 Posts: 190 Member
    Thanks for your answers. I do not like my marks so i think of them as warrior scars. that is how I mentally deal with them.
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