thread veins and cellulite at 17

[becca92]

i have had thread veins since i can remember on the outside of my thighs. i also have bad cellulite on my bum and thighs. i am only young and it is ruining my life, i cant wear shorts or skirts or go swimming with friends. i cant afford surgery so what do i do ?
help!

[one-big-letdown]

If you are overweight, loosing the excess pounds will help.

An excess exposure to sunlight doesn't help, and go easy on any steroid-containing creams if you use any.

A few other things that will hopefully help:

•Avoid standing still for too long – keep your legs and the blood flow moving by walking around and sitting down.
•Cut down on alcohol, caffeine and spicy foods if this exacerbates them. Maintain a healthy body weight, exercise regularly and stop smoking.
•Natural creams – the website Embarrassing Problems recommends using horse chestnut cream (available from health stores) to help strengthen the veins.
•Self-massage – they can be reduced by firmly massaging the area with oil or cream several times a day to increase blood flow. Try dry skin brushing gently towards the heart before a shower. Certain aromatherapy oils can help (speak to a qualified aromatherapist).

I also once had thread viens, and I'm 18 - so you're not a freak or anything!

Good luck. Hope I have helped.

Oh, and here's a link which may be useful: http://womenshealth.s...icle.cfm/thread_veins

[sunflower71]

This helps me: I have thread veins but hey it makes me me!!

Buy some exfoliating gloves, dont scrub too hard but shrub everyday.
Moisurise your legs, something quite thick and massage in.
Buy some moisurising tanning lotion - gariner or dove or johnsons are quite good.
Buy a stepper, try and get the blood pumping.
Strech, can you touch your toes? do some slow streches every morning or build up to doing it every morning.
Take some photos, the first batch you will hate, dont take the next photos till one month later, or even two weeks then space it out to once a month.

You will have to do these things, it will only change by your own help, go for it, its very rewarding when you see results.