Stretch Marks!!

[Mai]

peels do seem re-surface every few months with no results.

I want to order some tca but its egregiously expensive so I am holding out until a regular poster posts some serious PERMANENT results.

[Guest]

peels do seem re-surface every few months with no results.

I want to order some tca but its egregiously expensive so I am holding out until a regular poster posts some serious PERMANENT results.

In order for you to get that answer someone will first have to completely remove their marks then you will have to wait a year and hope they repost to let you know if the marks have returned.

Thats a long time to wait for someone elses annecdote, plus you might be one of those people that tca has no effect on..Might be better just to try it for yourself, then you can form your own opinion of whether it works for you or not.

J

[Mai]

They don't have to be totally removed. Serious improvement would be fine, at least on the short term. Personally I've noticed that any improvement in my marks that is not permanent doesn't last more than a month, so I don't think I need to wait that long. If you and the other person results still last a month after you have stopped peeling that will be enough for me to try.

Rk did what? 7 peels? And she had no results.

I've already spent around 3000$ dealing with my stretch marks with NO improvement, I'm tired of the hype.

[Guest]

They don't have to be totally removed. Serious improvement would be fine, at least on the short term. Personally I've noticed that any improvement in my marks that is not permanent doesn't last more than a month, so I don't think I need to wait that long. If you and the other person results still last a month after you have stopped peeling that will be enough for me to try.

Rk did what? 7 peels? And she had no results.

I've already spent around 3000$ dealing with my stretch marks with NO improvement, I'm tired of the hype.

I have had massive improvements already. I think tca just must not work on some people. I am considering ordering 30% tca next time I get it. Its hard for me to say when the marks will be gone, but I would think it would be this year at the latest. I will definitely post if they return, but here is the thing, I plan to do at least 2 peels after I believe I have completely removed them, just to make sure they are totally gone. Out of interest, on the whole do they go forever or return debate, I have posted that question for Dr Pickart on skin biology, though I think he is already of the belief that you can completely remove them and they will not return. We shall see what he has to say.

I really hope that mine do not return, because if they don't then it means that many other peoples won't too.

J

[Guest]

When you say improvment what type of improvement and also were yours red and sunken to begin or silvery

[Guest]

Hey Tracy, are you still around? I'm curious to know how it went at your six month appointment with your doctor who did the activefx. Are you happy with the results? You also refered to an article you found on the web that you were going to ask your doctor about. How did that go and what did your doctor say? I'm just hoping things went well for you and you're not posting anymore because your sm's are gone!

Thanks
Shoo

[king_fedor]

this is guaranteed to make everyone who sees this feel better about their so called "problems"

im 21 years old and im 180lbs and 5'11...im in amazing shape and have never been obese at any point in my life...but for some reason, i have the worst case of stretch marks ive ever seen in my life.

40-50% of my back is covered in deep red, depressed stretch marks...i also have them scattered throughout my body in other places such as under my arm pits (semi-tolerable), on my buttocks(very bad) and on my thighs (pretty bad)

i have no idea what caused them...ive always thought it was because i just had really sensitive skin, or maybe because i had a growth spurt one year.. but lately after doing some research im pretty confident its because i had HORRIBLE nutrition as a child. my parents werent always the healthiest people in the world, and their idea of being in bad shape is having a big round belly...but thats NOT the case as its very possible to be in bad shape and not have any external signs of it...(people have different bodies and the fat is distributed to different places, not always the belly)...in my case, my buttocks, and back took the hits as they are DRAPED in stretch marks...

ive had v-beam treatments, maybe 10-15 of them, and nothing has worked...it doesnt even seem like they improved. i have thought about killing myself as these marks severely hinder my life. for example, i have -0 self confidence in my own skin and ive never actually had sex with a girl or had a girlfriend even. why? because i would never be comfortable taking my clothes off in front of another human being (besides my mother and doctor's)...i dont see this changing any time either, i dont think i will EVER have any self confidence...its like a nightmare waking up in my skin every morning, and for the most part i wish i was dead . to make matters worse, these are only just one of my many problems in life, so now you see why i wish i was dead...

is there ANY hope for me whatsoever? fraxel? chemical peel? rollers? anything? ...ive completely missed out on my teenages years, and will most likely miss out on my 20's...i have no friends, and no girlfriend and i just stay home pretty much all the time because i hate my body...this is a very unhealthy way to live and i want to change it, so if there is any information anyone has on how to remove stretch marks (i will empty my entire bank account on it if necessary) then please tell me. you would probably end up saving a life..

oh yeah, if anyone wants to see a pic of my back...i can email it to you, because i dont know how to post pics...thanks..

[Koijro]

this is guaranteed to make everyone who sees this feel better about their so called "problems"

im 21 years old and im 180lbs and 5'11...im in amazing shape and have never been obese at any point in my life...but for some reason, i have the worst case of stretch marks ive ever seen in my life.

40-50% of my back is covered in deep red, depressed stretch marks...i also have them scattered throughout my body in other places such as under my arm pits (semi-tolerable), on my buttocks(very bad) and on my thighs (pretty bad)

i have no idea what caused them...ive always thought it was because i just had really sensitive skin, or maybe because i had a growth spurt one year.. but lately after doing some research im pretty confident its because i had HORRIBLE nutrition as a child. my parents werent always the healthiest people in the world, and their idea of being in bad shape is having a big round belly...but thats NOT the case as its very possible to be in bad shape and not have any external signs of it...(people have different bodies and the fat is distributed to different places, not always the belly)...in my case, my buttocks, and back took the hits as they are DRAPED in stretch marks...

ive had v-beam treatments, maybe 10-15 of them, and nothing has worked...it doesnt even seem like they improved. i have thought about killing myself as these marks severely hinder my life. for example, i have -0 self confidence in my own skin and ive never actually had sex with a girl or had a girlfriend even. why? because i would never be comfortable taking my clothes off in front of another human being (besides my mother and doctor's)...i dont see this changing any time either, i dont think i will EVER have any self confidence...its like a nightmare waking up in my skin every morning, and for the most part i wish i was dead . to make matters worse, these are only just one of my many problems in life, so now you see why i wish i was dead...

is there ANY hope for me whatsoever? fraxel? chemical peel? rollers? anything? ...ive completely missed out on my teenages years, and will most likely miss out on my 20's...i have no friends, and no girlfriend and i just stay home pretty much all the time because i hate my body...this is a very unhealthy way to live and i want to change it, so if there is any information anyone has on how to remove stretch marks (i will empty my entire bank account on it if necessary) then please tell me. you would probably end up saving a life..

oh yeah, if anyone wants to see a pic of my back...i can email it to you, because i dont know how to post pics...thanks..

From a guy who's in the same position, the best advice I can give is come to grips with the situation. I also have stretch marks over about 1/2 my body, in my case it was from being overweight. There's no way that I can convince you that stretch marks don't suck, but most of the limitations that you say they cause are ones that you allow them to have. Sometime your just going to have to say F*** it and rip your shirt off at a pool party, etc. Yea, some people are going to say wtf are first, but many won't notice, many won't care, and most will get over it very quickly. I know plenty of guys who have lost massive amounts of weight and went on to have perfectly fine relationships even though they had massive amounts of stretch marks. There's a lot of shallow people in this world, but there is nothing that says they are the ones that you have to make part of your life. There's plenty of girls out there that will accept stretch marks, and you'll find one. Also keep in mind that although many girls in their early 20's are shallow (not that guys aren't), this does get better with age.

[Guest]

When you say improvment what type of improvement and also were yours red and sunken to begin or silvery

Mine are of the silver variety and mostly shallow and fine lines but there is a lot of them, for instance on my arms I have very fine lines that cover most of the outside of my arms right down to the wrist, there is basically no normal skin in this area just stretch mark followed by stretch mark, but all really really fine. The marks are still there but greatly reduced. I can only go off that, but I would presume that if I continue my tca peels they will go completely. The improvement is now very big in most areas, there are a few spots that seem a little slower, but almost everywhere is showing very big improvements. When I get to the point that they are gone on my lower leg I will post pics, I have posted pics of that area before, so the two can be compared.

As I have stated before if the marks return when I am rid of them I will post and let people know because it is important we all stick together on this.

I know tca does not work for everyone, but on me it has been an absolute godsend, it really has.

J

[vc88]

When I get to the point that they are gone on my lower leg I will post pics, I have posted pics of that area before, so the two can be compared.

As I have stated before if the marks return when I am rid of them I will post and let people know because it is important we all stick together on this.

I know tca does not work for everyone, but on me it has been an absolute godsend, it really has.

J

I know this may be too personal, and if it is please tell me, but if you could post pics of ANY results it would be a huge confidence boost for me. I have just ordered the TCA stuff and the knowledge that improvement of any extent is possible would be amazing motivation. Thank you so much for your information and spirit!

[Guest]

wheres the best place to order all the tca stuff from

[king_fedor]

this is guaranteed to make everyone who sees this feel better about their so called "problems"

im 21 years old and im 180lbs and 5'11...im in amazing shape and have never been obese at any point in my life...but for some reason, i have the worst case of stretch marks ive ever seen in my life.

40-50% of my back is covered in deep red, depressed stretch marks...i also have them scattered throughout my body in other places such as under my arm pits (semi-tolerable), on my buttocks(very bad) and on my thighs (pretty bad)

i have no idea what caused them...ive always thought it was because i just had really sensitive skin, or maybe because i had a growth spurt one year.. but lately after doing some research im pretty confident its because i had HORRIBLE nutrition as a child. my parents werent always the healthiest people in the world, and their idea of being in bad shape is having a big round belly...but thats NOT the case as its very possible to be in bad shape and not have any external signs of it...(people have different bodies and the fat is distributed to different places, not always the belly)...in my case, my buttocks, and back took the hits as they are DRAPED in stretch marks...

ive had v-beam treatments, maybe 10-15 of them, and nothing has worked...it doesnt even seem like they improved. i have thought about killing myself as these marks severely hinder my life. for example, i have -0 self confidence in my own skin and ive never actually had sex with a girl or had a girlfriend even. why? because i would never be comfortable taking my clothes off in front of another human being (besides my mother and doctor's)...i dont see this changing any time either, i dont think i will EVER have any self confidence...its like a nightmare waking up in my skin every morning, and for the most part i wish i was dead . to make matters worse, these are only just one of my many problems in life, so now you see why i wish i was dead...

is there ANY hope for me whatsoever? fraxel? chemical peel? rollers? anything? ...ive completely missed out on my teenages years, and will most likely miss out on my 20's...i have no friends, and no girlfriend and i just stay home pretty much all the time because i hate my body...this is a very unhealthy way to live and i want to change it, so if there is any information anyone has on how to remove stretch marks (i will empty my entire bank account on it if necessary) then please tell me. you would probably end up saving a life..

oh yeah, if anyone wants to see a pic of my back...i can email it to you, because i dont know how to post pics...thanks..

From a guy who's in the same position, the best advice I can give is come to grips with the situation. I also have stretch marks over about 1/2 my body, in my case it was from being overweight. There's no way that I can convince you that stretch marks don't suck, but most of the limitations that you say they cause are ones that you allow them to have. Sometime your just going to have to say F*** it and rip your shirt off at a pool party, etc. Yea, some people are going to say wtf are first, but many won't notice, many won't care, and most will get over it very quickly. I know plenty of guys who have lost massive amounts of weight and went on to have perfectly fine relationships even though they had massive amounts of stretch marks. There's a lot of shallow people in this world, but there is nothing that says they are the ones that you have to make part of your life. There's plenty of girls out there that will accept stretch marks, and you'll find one. Also keep in mind that although many girls in their early 20's are shallow (not that guys aren't), this does get better with age.

its good that you have confidence, but i would NEVER dare to rip my shirt off at a pool party...the thing that sucks about my case is that i SHOULDNT have them...im not 7'1, and i was never 50+lbs overweight at any point in my life...like i said im 5'11, 180lbs...it sucks that i have them being this size....people look at me and expect a normal body - maybe even a nice one with a 6-pack due to my build and physique...but if i took my shirt off boy would they be surprised...

i dont understand how a person my size got marks this bad, when there are actual fat people 3x the size of me who dont even have them anywhere near as bad...

so is there any hope for me?

[Guest]

When I get to the point that they are gone on my lower leg I will post pics, I have posted pics of that area before, so the two can be compared.

As I have stated before if the marks return when I am rid of them I will post and let people know because it is important we all stick together on this.

I know tca does not work for everyone, but on me it has been an absolute godsend, it really has.

J

I know this may be too personal, and if it is please tell me, but if you could post pics of ANY results it would be a huge confidence boost for me. I have just ordered the TCA stuff and the knowledge that improvement of any extent is possible would be amazing motivation. Thank you so much for your information and spirit!

The only pics I could post are of my left lower leg, and that is in the process of peeling at the moment. I would rather wait until the marks are gone, but I will think about posting update shots before, maybe in a couple of weeks once the skin there has settled down again. There is no point in my posting pics of anywhere else because there is nothing for you to compare them to.

If you are purchasing tca please be careful, stick to the lower percentages (water down if you are using higher) and do a test area first to check you don't have an adverse reaction.

J

[Guest]

this is guaranteed to make everyone who sees this feel better about their so called "problems"

im 21 years old and im 180lbs and 5'11...im in amazing shape and have never been obese at any point in my life...but for some reason, i have the worst case of stretch marks ive ever seen in my life.

40-50% of my back is covered in deep red, depressed stretch marks...i also have them scattered throughout my body in other places such as under my arm pits (semi-tolerable), on my buttocks(very bad) and on my thighs (pretty bad)

i have no idea what caused them...ive always thought it was because i just had really sensitive skin, or maybe because i had a growth spurt one year.. but lately after doing some research im pretty confident its because i had HORRIBLE nutrition as a child. my parents werent always the healthiest people in the world, and their idea of being in bad shape is having a big round belly...but thats NOT the case as its very possible to be in bad shape and not have any external signs of it...(people have different bodies and the fat is distributed to different places, not always the belly)...in my case, my buttocks, and back took the hits as they are DRAPED in stretch marks...

ive had v-beam treatments, maybe 10-15 of them, and nothing has worked...it doesnt even seem like they improved. i have thought about killing myself as these marks severely hinder my life. for example, i have -0 self confidence in my own skin and ive never actually had sex with a girl or had a girlfriend even. why? because i would never be comfortable taking my clothes off in front of another human being (besides my mother and doctor's)...i dont see this changing any time either, i dont think i will EVER have any self confidence...its like a nightmare waking up in my skin every morning, and for the most part i wish i was dead . to make matters worse, these are only just one of my many problems in life, so now you see why i wish i was dead...

is there ANY hope for me whatsoever? fraxel? chemical peel? rollers? anything? ...ive completely missed out on my teenages years, and will most likely miss out on my 20's...i have no friends, and no girlfriend and i just stay home pretty much all the time because i hate my body...this is a very unhealthy way to live and i want to change it, so if there is any information anyone has on how to remove stretch marks (i will empty my entire bank account on it if necessary) then please tell me. you would probably end up saving a life..

oh yeah, if anyone wants to see a pic of my back...i can email it to you, because i dont know how to post pics...thanks..

From a guy who's in the same position, the best advice I can give is come to grips with the situation. I also have stretch marks over about 1/2 my body, in my case it was from being overweight. There's no way that I can convince you that stretch marks don't suck, but most of the limitations that you say they cause are ones that you allow them to have. Sometime your just going to have to say F*** it and rip your shirt off at a pool party, etc. Yea, some people are going to say wtf are first, but many won't notice, many won't care, and most will get over it very quickly. I know plenty of guys who have lost massive amounts of weight and went on to have perfectly fine relationships even though they had massive amounts of stretch marks. There's a lot of shallow people in this world, but there is nothing that says they are the ones that you have to make part of your life. There's plenty of girls out there that will accept stretch marks, and you'll find one. Also keep in mind that although many girls in their early 20's are shallow (not that guys aren't), this does get better with age.

its good that you have confidence, but i would NEVER dare to rip my shirt off at a pool party...the thing that sucks about my case is that i SHOULDNT have them...im not 7'1, and i was never 50+lbs overweight at any point in my life...like i said im 5'11, 180lbs...it sucks that i have them being this size....people look at me and expect a normal body - maybe even a nice one with a 6-pack due to my build and physique...but if i took my shirt off boy would they be surprised...

i dont understand how a person my size got marks this bad, when there are actual fat people 3x the size of me who dont even have them anywhere near as bad...

so is there any hope for me?

I am in the same boat, I too have never been overweight (though my weight has fluctuated by about 1 stone). I am considered slim or even skinny. My marks got much worse in my late 20's so it is really important to adopt some sort of routine to help yourself. Luckily for me I could have relationships but I am on my own now and none too keen to show my marks to prospective partners.

There is always hope, read around the board and start a routine, if your marks are still red retin a might help too, you can get it on prescriptions from the doctor.

J

[king_fedor]

thanks, but im looking for a more permanent suggestion. something like a powerful laser that is proven to improve or even remove (yeah, like that'll ever happen ) stretch marks

any new lasers out there?