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Strech Marks!

knuhkles Posts: 62 Joined: 2004/01/25	2004/04/04, 10:59 AM What causes these to appear, I dont have an, but I have a buddy that is getting them bad where his arm pit and sholder connect. He asked me how to avoid them, so Im coming to this forum to get responses so I can get him an answer, Also how do you get rid of them??
knuhkles Posts: 62 Joined: 2004/01/25	2004/04/04, 11:04 AM Also, how do you avoid them???
knuhkles Posts: 62 Joined: 2004/01/25	2004/04/04, 11:04 AM sorry about posting that twice......:surprised:
goldengloves Posts: 690 Joined: 2003/09/19	2004/04/04, 11:08 AM Best thing you can do really is deal with it....I have them pretty bad on the front of my arm from lifting and stretching the skin Im in no way fat either...Only 150 pounds standing tall at 5'7....People say rubbing vitamin E on it will help also going to the tanning bed....However I went to the tanning bed got extremely dark and they showed up worst! They use to blend into my skin now the marks are white and my skin is dark....Disappointing.
knuhkles Posts: 62 Joined: 2004/01/25	2004/04/04, 11:11 AM so their really is no real way to avoid them or get rid of them quickly(Put a t-shirt on at the beach)....Hes just embarressed about the whole thing...feel kinda bad for him..anything can help
goldengloves Posts: 690 Joined: 2003/09/19	2004/04/04, 11:27 AM Not really...Im going by advice of what the people gave me on here...As long as he isnt fat or if he is...Doesnt really matter we are all put together differently...Some better than others....Doesnt stop me by any means though...Those quick fix creams you see on tv cancel those out as well....
knuhkles Posts: 62 Joined: 2004/01/25	2004/04/04, 12:17 PM sounds good any other suggestions???
Miyu Posts: 118 Joined: 2003/04/15	2004/04/04, 12:33 PM Tell him to see his doctor. There are a lot of treatments available from creams to laser surgery depending on the type of strech mark. Also, you can get a ton of info just by doing a search on "strech marks" on the web. Just be careful about the sites you decide to read.
Librarycat513 Posts: 12 Joined: 2004/03/30	2004/04/04, 02:53 PM When I was working for an OB/GYN while I was in the Navy, they would tell pregnant women to use lotions with a high cocoa butter content a couple of times a day, during and after pregnancy. It was supposed to help minimize stretch marks and help make them less noticable. Don't know if it would work, but it's worth a shot. -------------- Go to the library, check out a book. It keeps me in a job, and you might learn something new. :)
knuhkles Posts: 62 Joined: 2004/01/25	2004/04/04, 02:59 PM well ill leave the pregnant part out and tell him....its worth a shot....lol
fitinboise Posts: 73 Joined: 2004/03/17	2004/04/06, 06:53 PM My wife used coconut oil while she was pregnant and it worked great! She has 0 stretch marks! I'm not sure if you already have them though. :(
efrost Posts: 99 Joined: 2003/09/28	2004/04/06, 08:21 PM My wife has stretch marks, and according to a coupe of doctors (including a plastic surgeon), there's only one way to get rid of them, which is to literally cut them out. Other methods including chemical peels or dermobrasion will not get rid of them. I would suggest he get used to it and rather than being embarrassed by them, accept them as part of his body as you would with moles or birth marks.. Sorry for the disappointing answer.
assante74 Posts: 185 Joined: 2001/10/19	2004/04/06, 08:29 PM Use lotion. Lotion is the remedy for stretch marks. Lotion won't get rid of stretch marks they just help the skin in avoiding to get them. The lotion type you should use is vitamin e. Vitamin e helps.