As you continue to lose weight, do your stretch marks fade?

Altagracia220
Altagracia220 Posts: 876 Member
edited November 16 in Health and Weight Loss
As you continue to lose weight, do your stretch marks fade?

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  • Laurend224
    Laurend224 Posts: 1,748 Member
    Mine did. They used to be a horrid purple, not they're mostly white. I am still very far from goal too.
  • SergeantSausage
    SergeantSausage Posts: 1,673 Member
    edited April 2015
    I had stretch marks a decade ago.

    They're gone now. I lost all my weight in the last year or two, (EDIT: three now - damn where does the time go?) but can't really say exactly when they disappeared. They are definitely gone now though.
  • veganbettie
    veganbettie Posts: 701 Member
    no matter what even if you stay big your stretch marks will fade. They turn silvery white but never really go away, mine are very noticeable, and mostly from puberty. :( lame.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    Mine have. I have noticed that they go in phases of being fairly unnoticeable, then they become more apparent and kind of shiny and then I drop a couple of pounds within a few days and they become unnoticeable again.
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,149 Member
    It really depends on how your body deals with scars. Mine are never going away unless I have my skin removed.
  • jenncornelsen
    jenncornelsen Posts: 969 Member
    mine have all faded to white but they are still noticable as my skin is no longer smooth. they can only be removed with surgery. some people fare better and u can hardly see them. only time will tell
  • RougeSara
    RougeSara Posts: 60 Member
    I'm not sure, but I'm so used to them by now. If they don't disappear try that Bio oil, it works very slowly.
  • Asher_Ethan
    Asher_Ethan Posts: 2,430 Member
    Mine only seemed to get thinner... I wish they would fade.
  • BWBTrish
    BWBTrish Posts: 2,817 Member
    Mine are thinner now and some turning white.
  • Lexicpt
    Lexicpt Posts: 209 Member
    Mine thinned out and faded. They aren't noticeable anymore.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Mine are still there, but they are very light/white. I definitely see them, honestly (some kinda look like scars on my shoulders).

    The belly ones, well, they're just skin pockets now :(
  • sarahlifts
    sarahlifts Posts: 610 Member
    Mine are still there. They never go away. Never. Laser may help some people.
  • carlamarie1979
    carlamarie1979 Posts: 24 Member
    Asher_Ethan wrote: »
    Mine only seemed to get thinner... I wish they would fade.

  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,024 Member
    Genetics will matter. For most people who lose weight though, because the skin isn't as expanded, the stretch marks "close up" more giving a "thinner" appearance. Since they are scars, they'll NEVER go away completely, but their appearance can be reduced with weight loss, tanning and some camoflauge creams.

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