Stretch Marks!!

[mogdor]

I recently bought the Jean Wu e-book because I read about a lot of people having success with that, does anybody know of any pics posted from people who used that method? Also I'd love to hear from anybody who's tried it out.

[Guest]

anybody know where i can buy a genuine microdermabrasion cloth from?
the ebay ones all look a bit fake

bump

[Kojiro]

Gotta love this message board.... it's only a matter of time until everyone turns on you unless you promise them exactly what they want to hear. J, now you see why I check out this forum about once a week tops .

[Mans]

I'm a 20 year old guy and i have stretch marks covering the sides of my buttocks. It is very unsightly and i am very self conscious about them.

Most of them are white and depressed already (matured) but i still do have some marks that are a dark purplish brown color that seems to be taking a loooong time to fade - they've been like that for more than a year which makes me think about possible causes for such slow healing!

I don't know how i got these marks in the first place. I've always been Thin! Never been overweight and in fact I've always been underweight my entire life. I just don't gain weight! and never had weight fluctuations either that are so extreme that it would cause me to have stretchmarks of this severity. So all of this is a mystery to me. and they appear exclusively on my buttocks too!

I am the only one in the family who has these. We're so unlucky.
I hope there's a cure soon.

I just hate being so self conscious about them and ih ave a hard time getting into relationships because of this. I just think they're horrid!

Anyone like me? Never been overweight, no excessive growth spurt or weight fluctuations but developed stretchmarks? I want to know that i'm not alone. Cheers

[Guest]

Gotta love this message board.... it's only a matter of time until everyone turns on you unless you promise them exactly what they want to hear. J, now you see why I check out this forum about once a week tops .

Its funny how differently people interpret situations. I don't see the current situation as anyone turning on anyone. I see it as some people just wanting to express their own views which may be different than the majoritys views without being accused of being negative. I don't see how that gets twisted into being an attack on anyone. Those in the opposing corner of the TCA peel debate (or whatever the debate may be in the past or in the future) just want to be able to express their opinions and personal experiences with peels without being jumped on by those who think differently than them. The minute someone says anything remotely negative about peels they are instantly asked to move along or please don't post those comments anymore. I don't think anyone is looking for anything more than freedom of opinion.

[americangirl]

How is everyone's SM removal/improvement's going? I feel like the glycolic acid/Trireduction/Emu oil thing is going pretty good for me so far. No real significant improvements but there already is a change in texture. But maybe this is the phase everyone has been talking about and there really is no improvement at all but we shall see.

But can anyone answer this question for me about the glycolic acid itself.....for some reason I felt like it would be like rubbing alcohol on the skin but the kind I have feels like it doesn't soak into the skin and when I apply the Trireduction and Emu oil it just mixes with it....is that normal?

[Guest]

I recently bought the Jean Wu e-book because I read about a lot of people having success with that, does anybody know of any pics posted from people who used that method? Also I'd love to hear from anybody who's tried it out.

Who's got input on this?

[Guest]

Its funny how differently people interpret situations. I don't see the current situation as anyone turning on anyone. I see it as some people just wanting to express their own views which may be different than the majoritys views without being accused of being negative. I don't see how that gets twisted into being an attack on anyone. Those in the opposing corner of the TCA peel debate (or whatever the debate may be in the past or in the future) just want to be able to express their opinions and personal experiences with peels without being jumped on by those who think differently than them. The minute someone says anything remotely negative about peels they are instantly asked to move along or please don't post those comments anymore. I don't think anyone is looking for anything more than freedom of opinion.[/quote]

There isn't a problem with expressing different opinions. It's calling the people in the corner of TCA stupid and other extremely petty and immature names. Learn how to express your opinions in an appropriate way and stop acting like you aren't at fault here by bringing negativity to these posts.

[Guest]

Its funny how differently people interpret situations. I don't see the current situation as anyone turning on anyone. I see it as some people just wanting to express their own views which may be different than the majoritys views without being accused of being negative. I don't see how that gets twisted into being an attack on anyone. Those in the opposing corner of the TCA peel debate (or whatever the debate may be in the past or in the future) just want to be able to express their opinions and personal experiences with peels without being jumped on by those who think differently than them. The minute someone says anything remotely negative about peels they are instantly asked to move along or please don't post those comments anymore. I don't think anyone is looking for anything more than freedom of opinion.

There isn't a problem with expressing different opinions. It's calling the people in the corner of TCA stupid and other extremely petty and immature names. Learn how to express your opinions in an appropriate way and stop acting like you aren't at fault here by bringing negativity to these posts.

[Guest]

Has anyone tried micropigmentation on their stretchmarks? i have and although its pricey i think they are less noticeable even though they have not healed totally. I would try anything to get rid of these unsightly mark-short of cutting them off mysef.

[JamesBarnes]

So, the theory is that as far as I know, then Fraxel stimulates the production of collagen in the scar (this case - the stretch mark), and collagen is the thing that is responsible for the skins elasticity. What if someone (maybe me?) got Fraxel for stretch marks which would stimulate the healing of stretch marks (and production of collagen) and then lose some weight tightening the skin and that way eliminating stretch marks. I didn't mention that I'm 16 years old, 1.90m tall and I weigh about 99kg. So what do you say, could this work?

[James Barnes1]

Oh, and yeah, hi, I'm new here, the name's Barnes, James Barnes and I'm desperate for an answer, I see this thread has been on since 2005, so I believe this is the time that a breakthrough occurs. Good luck to all of you, I look forward to contributing to this thread as much as I can.

Cheers, James.

[James Barnes2]

Also, I have started exercising and eating properly lately and I have seen decrease in width of my stretch marks, could this be the natural ''fading'' process or did I achieve this by losing 5kg? My stretch marks are raised and I have them for a about a year now (On abs and my hips (I'm not concerned about the stretch marks on my arms and shoulders)). I have 4 large ones on the left side of my abs (up 10cm in size and 0.6mm in width) and smaller ones on the right side of my abs. Is it possible to eliminate stretch marks by doing proper exercise for the skin to shrink, eliminating the stretch marks? Because you can see all these people after weight loss who are all with flabby skin and then they all say that they have stretch marks ''because of weight loss'', though I think that with proper dieting and skin care, you can get your skin back to shape to accommodate to your new body. What do you say about this ''myth'' and theory?

Cheers, James.

[Kojiro]

Also, I have started exercising and eating properly lately and I have seen decrease in width of my stretch marks, could this be the natural ''fading'' process or did I achieve this by losing 5kg? My stretch marks are raised and I have them for a about a year now (On abs and my hips (I'm not concerned about the stretch marks on my arms and shoulders)). I have 4 large ones on the left side of my abs (up 10cm in size and 0.6mm in width) and smaller ones on the right side of my abs. Is it possible to eliminate stretch marks by doing proper exercise for the skin to shrink, eliminating the stretch marks? Because you can see all these people after weight loss who are all with flabby skin and then they all say that they have stretch marks ''because of weight loss'', though I think that with proper dieting and skin care, you can get your skin back to shape to accommodate to your new body. What do you say about this ''myth'' and theory?

Cheers, James.

Although I have heard a few people say that their marks disappear, it seems that for most people they do not. Your skin will accomidate your body the best it can, but most people's skin is very poor at breaking down scar tissue.

[James Barnes3]

Also, I have started exercising and eating properly lately and I have seen decrease in width of my stretch marks, could this be the natural ''fading'' process or did I achieve this by losing 5kg? My stretch marks are raised and I have them for a about a year now (On abs and my hips (I'm not concerned about the stretch marks on my arms and shoulders)). I have 4 large ones on the left side of my abs (up 10cm in size and 0.6mm in width) and smaller ones on the right side of my abs. Is it possible to eliminate stretch marks by doing proper exercise for the skin to shrink, eliminating the stretch marks? Because you can see all these people after weight loss who are all with flabby skin and then they all say that they have stretch marks ''because of weight loss'', though I think that with proper dieting and skin care, you can get your skin back to shape to accommodate to your new body. What do you say about this ''myth'' and theory?

Cheers, James.

Although I have heard a few people say that their marks disappear, it seems that for most people they do not. Your skin will accomidate your body the best it can, but most people's skin is very poor at breaking down scar tissue.

And what about with help from the Fraxel laser? Because it does break down the scar tissue, eliminating dead cells and stimulating production of new collagen, basically that way restoring the skin's natural processes. (production of new collagen continues about 6 months after the last treatment).