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Or as i call them

Lightning tattoos😉

Has anyone tried derma rolling for stretch marks?

Or are there any good creams?

Mine have faded from the purple to the 1 shade lighter than my skin tone, but now that im finally getting comfortable to flaunt some shorts or a swim suit, i myself a bit self concious about them😔

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Mine are absolutely terrible! Haven’t found anything that helps. I can’t even look at my stomach.

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The old remedy was cocoa butter, Vitamin E or I guess in the US we have Bio-Oil , a lot of people praise it. Check and see if,your chemists in. Oz might have something similar.

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9 hours ago, Frustr8 said:

The old remedy was cocoa butter, Vitamin E or I guess in the US we have Bio-Oil , a lot of people praise it. Check and see if,your chemists in. Oz might have something similar.

Thanks! We do have bio oil in Australia. I have to admit that I’m good at buying it and forgetting to use it. These marks have just been there for years!!

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Lol....im gonna try rolling...i will keep you all posted to see if there is any change. ..

Guess for now we will all just have to rock our kick a$$ lightning tattoos!!😁

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On 8/8/2018 at 7:41 AM, funky_monkey800 said:

Lol....im gonna try rolling...i will keep you all posted to see if there is any change. ..

Guess for now we will all just have to rock our kick a$$ lightning tattoos!!😁

Did you try derma rolling? Would love to hear your thoughts about it. Having stretchmarks myself and would love to have another strategy other than "ignore them".

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I just put regular lotion (Jergens) on mine and they’re super faded now that I’m pretty far out from surgery and close to goal. I think any sort of moisturizer will help keep the skin nice and healthy 😊

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I use bio oil and it works great on scarring and fading (I'd assume stretch marks would be the same). Worth a shot, and its very very cheap!

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