Stretch Marks!!

[Guest]

hey there J just wondering how many peels youve done now?

close to full removal and if not how far would you say theyve come along?

thanks

[Ginobili]

I tried 50% TCA 5 month ago. I can't remember how long I left on them. But my skin is still brownish. I want to warn all those trying out TCA to apply only a small test area first.

I tried TCA again on September 17th. I used 50% again, apply a very thin layer and only left it on for 2 minutes. What's werid is after 13 day there is no peeling. The area I applied is still brownish and it make my stretch mark look worse.

[Guest]

im sorry people but i think im going to have to call it quits...

im just not seeing any improvemnt in my marks and i dont think i ever will...i dont think that in my lifetime a cure for stretch marks will be found...and since mine are SO bad, small improvments are just not enough...i NEED to rid them COMPLETELY and since thats not going to happen, well...i really dont want to live anymore...

i cant live like this...ive never enjoyed the most basic things that life has to offer and NEVER will ...cant enjoy sex because my body makes me sick and i would never be comfortable in this ugly skin. cant go to the beach etc. ill just never be able to enjoy life and be confident in my self... NEVER...

im contemplating suicide more and more each day because of this...everytime i look in the mirror and see the 40% of my back thats covered in deep red stretch marks...knowing that they will never go away just makes me want to give up..

[Guest]

im sorry people but i think im going to have to call it quits...

im just not seeing any improvemnt in my marks and i dont think i ever will...i dont think that in my lifetime a cure for stretch marks will be found...and since mine are SO bad, small improvments are just not enough...i NEED to rid them COMPLETELY and since thats not going to happen, well...i really dont want to live anymore...

i cant live like this...ive never enjoyed the most basic things that life has to offer and NEVER will ...cant enjoy sex because my body makes me sick and i would never be comfortable in this ugly skin. cant go to the beach etc. ill just never be able to enjoy life and be confident in my self... NEVER...

im contemplating suicide more and more each day because of this...everytime i look in the mirror and see the 40% of my back thats covered in deep red stretch marks...knowing that they will never go away just makes me want to give up..

We're totally in the same boat, I think a lot of us are, it seems so annoying for I'm sure all of us even have bigger problems to sort through and these dumb marks are holding us back from the simplest of things. I'm not going to tell you to try to avoid it because that would make me a hypocrite but yours are still red so you most definitely *should* see improvement in color -- how long until then I have no idea, but please try to hold out and maybe we'll truly find something that helps. I have a skin condition and disorder that has left me with scars all down my arms to the point where I don't even wear 3/4th length sleeves anymore and even I can take these scars more than the stretch marks all down my legs. It's insane. Please try to bask yourself in things that make you happy to hopefully keep your mind off them.

[Ginobili]

im contemplating suicide more and more each day because of this...everytime i look in the mirror and see the 40% of my back thats covered in deep red stretch marks...knowing that they will never go away just makes me want to give up..

I did suicide before and will probably do it again. But please dont spam this forum. I hate skimming through all 400 page again trying to find the important message.

For those using TCA acid. How long did it take for peeling to start. I applied very thin layer of 50% tca acid, it didn't peel at all after 13 day. And it looks like it isn't even going to.

[Kojiro]

For those of you who are struggling with this to the point of suicide please contact your doctor, or if necessary, a crisis helpline immediately. Stretch marks suck, there's no beating around the bush on that. But there are plenty of people who come to terms with them and are happy with their lives. I have a terrible stretch mark situation that I have been working on for years, and by far the best progress I've made is by just learning to deal with it. I went from being chronically depressed 2 years ago to only occasionally being annoyed by them. Even if you feel like you can't get rid of your stretch marks, there are other areas of your life that you certainly can improve and with effort, they will make up for it. You need to work on your outlook on not just the stretch marks, but your entire life. There are people who can help you with this, please use them.

[Guest]

finally theres a website tat is posting pictures..... check this out...

http://www.cosmeticlasercenter.net/StretchmarksScars.html

the white ones look very real to me, in fast even my fraxel(2nd treatment) is looking at a reduction like the picture... if we can reduce our marks close to wat is shown in that website, i think its good enuf.....

there's definetely a cure, we just have to try many methods b4 giving up...

-A-

[Rae Ann]

finally theres a website tat is posting pictures..... check this out...

http://www.cosmeticlasercenter.net/StretchmarksScars.html

the white ones look very real to me, in fast even my fraxel(2nd treatment) is looking at a reduction like the picture... if we can reduce our marks close to wat is shown in that website, i think its good enuf.....

there's definetely a cure, we just have to try many methods b4 giving up...

-A-

i am a bit skeptical of those pictures especially the second set i have seen on other websites selling creams and also on ebay and they are claiming that they are authentic so i am not sure who to beleive i will post the links later if i can find them so you can see its the same picture on a diff website.

[Guest]

To the person contemplating suicide..dont. Keep the faith, do some sort of routine, it will make you feel better. See a counsellor if needs be but just remember you are not alone, we are all suffering from these marks. Bear in mind too, if you a relatively young there may well be a cure just round the corner, what would really suck is if you killed yourself, and then the cure was all over the news the next day. Think about how bad that would be.

To the person asking how many peels, I have not counted them as such, I have done quite a few peels, but I really am treating such a large area of my body that it just takes time. I have to rotate areas so that everywhere is not peeling at the same time and each area is allowed a rest period. All I can say is that my skin is now less stretch marked than it has been since I started, its closer to normal skin than when I started, but the marks have not completely gone from any of the areas yet.

J

[Guest]

Help!! Im 18 and i have stretch marks i have been using trilastin sr every day and night for about a month now also exfoliating every week aswell. i have only seen minor results if any. Anybody got any suggestions or know anything that works??

[queenofpeels]

Thank you, Tracy121 for your reply a few pages back.

I have news: I have healed up from my peels (more or less) and I can see an improvement that I am happy with already!! Much less visible marks in terms of depth and texture!! Hooray!

Still a long way to go though. I will wait about a month now, then do another peel. Overall I'm feeling optimistic. I would say that with peels etc so far I have improved the marks on my belly about 30%, which I think is ok.

I am hoping that once I can afford a laser treatment, this will help to improve them even further...

Chin up everyone out there and keep faith that they can at least be improved!!

xxx

[Guest]

im contemplating suicide more and more each day because of this...everytime i look in the mirror and see the 40% of my back thats covered in deep red stretch marks...knowing that they will never go away just makes me want to give up..

I did suicide before and will probably do it again. But please dont spam this forum. I hate skimming through all 400 page again trying to find the important message.

For those using TCA acid. How long did it take for peeling to start. I applied very thin layer of 50% tca acid, it didn't peel at all after 13 day. And it looks like it isn't even going to.

I noticed with tca a couple of times when I first started using it that I had to apply multiple layers to get it to peel. As in, I applied a layer the first day but on the 2nd day I just felt it was not going to be enough so applied another layer. I am not suggesting you do that with 50% though, it may be that you are resistant to it, or that its gone off if you have had it for a long time. Perhaps you could try diluting it then do a multi layer application to a small area of skin (somewhere you have not recently applied it to) and see if that peels? Most people start to peel after 5 days or so, but I try and make it take longer by keeping the skin really moist, so usually don't peel until around 7 days.

J

[Guest]

Ryt.

To whoever was going to commit suicide take heed.

I read an interview with pharrel williams of NERD fame. He's having this surgery wherein he is having his skin cloned then sown onto him (i dont know the particulars but this is what he was chattin about) - fair enough its to cover up his tatoos, but reckon that this may be something that will be replicated for sms.

Wish i knew him personally to ask the name of his surgeon, or the proceedure, but suprisingly i dont.

My sms are everywhere. Arms, Hips, thighs, boobs (which kills me), bum and lower back. My sister has them everywhere too. I wish i had cure (or time for a routine like js to try to cure them - but am workin sooo hard i cant commit) But theres hope. HOPE.

Dont give up, just cos we dont know every procedure goin - dont mean there arent any out there that can cure em.

x x

[Guest]

Has anyone had actual dermabrasion done? not micro but the heavy supposedly really expensive dermabrasion? Or... "Dermasound"? I strangely couldn't find dermabrasion options in my area but I did find that, I guess it 'gently' exfoliates '25-50% of the skin's top layers' and cost only about $125.

[Samstarr]

Ryt.

To whoever was going to commit suicide take heed.

I read an interview with pharrel williams of NERD fame. He's having this surgery wherein he is having his skin cloned then sown onto him (i dont know the particulars but this is what he was chattin about) - fair enough its to cover up his tatoos, but reckon that this may be something that will be replicated for sms.

x x

I heard about that too!!! It's crazy! That would be a miracle if it actually worked. I'm sure I'd have to rob a bank to be able to afford it... and at this point, I'm willing to do anything. Haha