Stretch marks-a plea for help!

[rach912]

Hi everyone,

Over the past couple of years i have put on a lot of weight and consequently gained some stretch marks along the way. The worst are on my stomach and what most call "love handles" around the back. Also a couple on the back of my calves.

I am trying to lose some weight at the minute but every time I see myself naked now I just break down and cry. I know some people may think that's stupid and stretch marks does not warrant crying over but it's made my confidence hit an all time low (when i thought it couldn't get any lower).

I have had stretch marks years ago growing up as a teenager which have now gone into white lines, however the ones on my stomach now seem a lot more severe than they ever were.

I basically would welcome any advice on what to do...do creams really work? will they ever go?

At the minute i feel like even if I can lose the weight i will still feel ugly with these marks on my tummy at the minute they are a deep purple/reddish. I need someone to tell me they will get better.

Thanks for listening-feel a bit better now!! Rach

[Mistopheles]

Try Bio-oil - it's available from your local chemist, and is supposed to be a real miracle worker. And good luck on losing the weight - I'm struggling at the moment!

[Morrisonker]

They will get better, it just takes time, afer a while they'll go a silvery white jut like the others.  Lots of moisturising will help, you can get stuff from L'Oreal and there are a few maternity brands that do special oils.  Don't let that make you feel bad though, I'm about a size 14 and have gradually gone up from a 12 in over 2 years and I got stretch marks, I hate them too.  I know a lot of places say it's because you put on weight quickly but I think some people are just more likely to get them, prehaps it's because of skin density.

Good luck with losing the weight and the marks!

[Jennifer8055]

Hi ,
I have always had pretty bad stretch marks around my belly region ever since I gave birth to my three kids.I had tried Vitamin E oil and cocoa butter which a number of people had recommended but it didn't seem to work. My Doctor had even suggested a Tummy Tuck. I then recently read an article about a lady who supposedly got rid of her stretch marks using a particular cream. I tried it and it worked really well. My stretch marks disappeared in 3 weeks. You can read more about the lady's article at the link below.


http://stretchmarkszapped.wordpress.com/