I am a15 year old male and seem to have devolped strecth marks on my side near my hips. I am 6 foot 1 and weigh around 210 but lift weights alot. I don't know if it's because im over weight or not. What is a good way to make these marks look better? it really is affecting my dating life. Thanks in advecnace
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Answer by kerbea08
Don't go buy any serum or cream or anything like that. The only thing that will minimize the appearance of these marks is time. I am a very thin 23 year old woman and I had a baby which caused me to have stretch marks in the same area. It's been about 2 years now and they are still there but the redness of them has definitely gone down. Good Luck! Use cream on the rest of your body however, to prevent any more marks from appearing. Keeping your skin hydrated with lotion/(body cream is best) will allow your skin to retain its elasticity
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Stretch marks don't ever go away. They just fade to a lighter color (almost silver - or a peach color if you are darker skinned) over time.
ReplyDeleteAsk your local health food store, but wear loose clothing and if you are taking supplements etc, to get big real quick then stop as you are causing the stretch marks. And lose weight as that will obviously let some of the pressure off your skin.
ReplyDeleteget a tan
ReplyDeleteloose some punds
time makes them go away, i randomly had some in the same place and im not overweight but they only lasted for about 2 months
ReplyDeletetake capoeira, most of the class is nothing but stretches and helps to get rid of them, plus you will lose weight.
ReplyDelete* Skin Creams and Lotions – Lotions containing cocoa butter are rumored to not only help reduce stretch marks, but to help prevent them entirely. Any cream or oil that is made specifically for the prevention or treatment of stretch marks will help keep your skin healthy and elastic.
ReplyDelete* Vitamin A, E & C – Supplementing these vitamins may help increase the strength and elasticity of the collagen within your skin and reducing your chance of forming stretch marks.
* Stay hydrated.
# Time – Stretch marks, like all types of scarring fade over time.
# Retin-A (Tretinoin) – 0.1% Tretinoin creams have been shown to significantly reduce the appearance of stretch marks. These creams work best when used on fresh stretch marks.
# Exfoliate daily – use a loofah or scrunchy to remove daily.
# Stretch Mark Creams and Lotions – Using creams and lotions that heal and beautify your skin can reduce the appearance of stretch marks. The following ingredients are widely accepted as beneficial for this purpose:
* Cocoa butter
* Rose hip oil
* Emu oil
* Jojoba oil
* Castor oil
* Shea butter
* Vitamin A, E & C
# Vic’s Vapor Rub – Many people have reported success using Vic’s Vapor rub by applying it to a washcloth or paper towel and rubbing it forcefully into the scarred skin on a nightly basis for a few weeks.
# Increase Circulation – by taking hot baths and massaging the areas regularly.
# Tanning – Go sunbathing! Tanning can diminish and even eliminate minor stretch marks. Be sure to use sun screen.
# Vitamin E Gel – Break open vitamin E capsules and rub the oil into the skin over the stretch marks daily for 2 weeks.