Stretch Marks

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Harry349
Harry349 Posts: 3 Member
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I have already lossed 15kg and I need to loose more weight.
But unfortunately I have noticed stretch marks and seeing I have a lot more weight to loose I'm worried that I will get more on my stomach area.
I need some success stories of what people have used, so I can minimise the effect of these marks.
Thankyou

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  • MelaniaTrump
    MelaniaTrump Posts: 2,694 Member
    edited March 2016
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    You are male in your 50's?
    Chances are your skin won't recover.
    Just wear a t-shirt at the beach.
    Eat foods high in vitamin C and antioxidants which can help skin

    [edited by MFP Moderator]
  • PaulaWallaDingDong
    PaulaWallaDingDong Posts: 4,641 Member
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    Take care of your skin and hope for the best. That's all you can do.
  • ElizabethOakes2
    ElizabethOakes2 Posts: 1,038 Member
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    Vitamin E lotions and oils can also help a little.
  • chelseafxx
    chelseafxx Posts: 251 Member
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    You really can't fix stretch marks. Change the way you think about them instead. Don't think of them as stretch marks, think of them as your tiger stripes! :)
  • FindingAmy77
    FindingAmy77 Posts: 1,266 Member
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    not much you can do with stretch marks but you can reduce the visibility by drinking lots of water, use cocoa butter, toning up and getting some color on you. I stopped caring about mine, I just see them as tiger stripes that I earned.
  • Lucy1752
    Lucy1752 Posts: 499 Member
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    No changing it I'm afraid. Stretch marks are not fixable in terms of "back to normal" unless you do something radical like surgery to remove the skin or lasers. I have had friends who swear by cocoa lotion, but I've not seen any drastic improvement.
  • amyk0202
    amyk0202 Posts: 667 Member
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    I have lots of stretch marks. When they first appeared, they were pink & awful. Through the years, they have faded to silver & I really don't notice them any more. I am not a dedicated lotion user & I do not use any other types of special creams either. Stretch marks are like scars. The areas where I have stretch marks aren't generally exposed to the sun because I haven't had a bathing suit on in a couple years, but I think they might actually be more noticeable if I were tan--they would not tan while the rest of my skin would.
  • IGbnat24
    IGbnat24 Posts: 520 Member
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    JanetYellen wrote: »
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    Just wear a t-shirt at the beach.

    No.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
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    IGbnat24 wrote: »
    JanetYellen wrote: »
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    Just wear a t-shirt at the beach.

    No.

    why no?

  • amyk0202
    amyk0202 Posts: 667 Member
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    Christine_72 wrote: »
    IGbnat24 wrote: »
    JanetYellen wrote: »
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    Just wear a t-shirt at the beach.

    No.

    why no?

    Because there's no reason to cover up stretch marks. So many people have them & not just from being overweight. You can get them from just growing too fast.
  • Harry349
    Harry349 Posts: 3 Member
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    Thankyou everyone you have been such a great help

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