So today I was looking in the mirror and I noticed just how many stretch marks I have...needless to say its A LOT! And they are the red noticable kind, havn't turned white/gold yet. So my question is, after you start losing weight, do they start to go away? Or are they still there loud and clear? I'm really hoping they will start to go away as I start to lose weight. Any and all input/expearence/oppinions would really help me out!

Thanks!

Marine

I was wondering the same thing! I'm also afraid that when I lose weight they'll start to do that weird wrinkle thing some women get...

I also wonder if they try to cut off the skin with stretch marks if you get a lower body lift! I would LLOOVEEEE that!:biggrin:

Use Mederma combined with Vitamin E oil. It's like an erasor!

I have lost over 100 pounds and have stretch marks EVERY WHERE!!! I am going to give that Maderma Vitamin E combo a try! Does anyone know where you can purchase Maderma?

I have tons of streach marks also... I began tanning when my weight loss started to show to reward myself and oh my goodness those marks to not tan... the glow WHITE lol If I was under a black light you would see teeth, eye balls and streach marks...I am going to try the Mederma to Thank so much

Unfortunately they wont ever go away, no matter what you put on them. Stretch marks are permanent, and they do stay white when you tan. Eventually they go away to a silvery colour, but thin women have plenty of them too. They do remove a lot of them if you have a tummy tuck or lower body lift, but not all of them.

It's not just women who have them. Many men have them too! Especially men who lift weights.

You don't necessarily have to be fat to have stretch marks. Many people get them on their hips, thighs and behind during puberty because you are developing your curves and the skin stretching over that area gives you the marks.

Next time you see a man with really muscular arms, look really closely and I bet you'll see stretch marks.

Jena

thanks for all the responses!

I don't really mind having them if they go white because u can't really see them...but when they are all red its really noticeable. do they turn white as you lose weight? or is it a "just over time" thing?

Just over time.

They will "lighten" over time, but will never go away unless the skin is removed. I've also read time and time again that Pure Cocoa Butter helps them. I haven't tried that, but its an age old treatment. You can buy Mederma almost anywhere, Walgreens even has their own generic, I think its called Walderma or something.

They are actually more treatable when they are red- they respond better to treatments like Mederma, cocoa butter, Vitamin E, etc. Once they're white there's not a whole lot you can do to diminish their appearance. Hey, I'd rather have stretch marks than be as big as I am!

Has anyone tried BioOil for stretchmarks and scars. It is a year later and my scars from LB surgery are still a brownish red color and I would really like them to fade out and become less noticeable.

I used KeloCote on mine. I think it helped... I used it for 60 days as recommended, my scars are still brownish, it could just be my pasty white belly though:blush:

Unfortunately they wont ever go away, no matter what you put on them. Stretch marks are permanent, and they do stay white when you tan. Eventually they go away to a silvery colour, but thin women have plenty of them too. They do remove a lot of them if you have a tummy tuck or lower body lift, but not all of them.

Yep, what Jachut wrote.

The red color goes away when the skin isn't stretched so much but as you lose weight... they wrinkle. Each stretch mark has wrinkles within the stretch mark.

Ask Denise (Mod Denise?). She is in AZ now and yesterday she wanted to see my stomach! HAHAHA!! Bet she never asks that again!! BWAHAHA The look of horror on her face was priceless. She FINALLY understands why I want a tummytuck and why it bothers me so much. It will happen with time.

I have a ton of stretch marks already and I'm still over 400 lbs I think it's just gonna be something I have to live with lol my tummy is covered!! lol