Stretch Marks!!

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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.

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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

i heard its costing him 6 figures (a few hundred thousand dollars). thats for the area the size of a small fireball on his arms.

i estimate for me to remove all my stretch marsk via this method it would cost me around 30million

whose up for robbing that bank

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jst heard from someone who says that her marks are barely visible (she cant see them) after doing 11 tca peels, i believe she used dillute 50% but i am not sure

got mine ordered and on the way

[Rae Ann]

jst heard from someone who says that her marks are barely visible (she cant see them) after doing 11 tca peels, i believe she used dillute 50% but i am not sure

got mine ordered and on the way

what page did you see this on?

[Guest]

jst heard from someone who says that her marks are barely visible (she cant see them) after doing 11 tca peels, i believe she used dillute 50% but i am not sure

got mine ordered and on the way

what page did you see this on?

well i was searchin ebay trying to find a reputable seller of tca, and whilst looking through the feedback (hundreds of the post) i saw someone who said she had removed her stretch marks in 11 peels, lots of other good comments too but obviously not all of them had used it on stretch marks and most just leave a reply saying something along the lines of "good product good delivery " or "poor delivery".

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So I called in to a national talk radio show about dermatology. I asked the doctor if there was anything that "cured" stretch marks or even diminished them. She said that the fraxel co2 laser was the only thing she said improved the sm's at all. And that it only softened them. She said nothing will remove them. I asked about retin-a and she said it does nothing. So I asked about TCA peels and she said that she would never recommend peels on the body because you can easily get burned and it can cause scarring. But... she didn't say that it wouldn't work or at least help. I'm thinking perhaps she wouldn't want to put herself on the line and okay it and then have tons of people harm themselves. When I go to my dermatologist next week I'll be more specific and ask "if done by a professional, would TCA peels work?"

We'll see. I'm not giving up hope!
Shauna

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Oops! Used my given name on the post above!

Shoo

[Rae Ann]

jst heard from someone who says that her marks are barely visible (she cant see them) after doing 11 tca peels, i believe she used dillute 50% but i am not sure

got mine ordered and on the way

what page did you see this on?

well i was searchin ebay trying to find a reputable seller of tca, and whilst looking through the feedback (hundreds of the post) i saw someone who said she had removed her stretch marks in 11 peels, lots of other good comments too but obviously not all of them had used it on stretch marks and most just leave a reply saying something along the lines of "good product good delivery " or "poor delivery".

can you give me the name of the seller i am also looking to buy some TCA from ebay i just dont know who to choose.
thanks

[Guest]

TCA definitely improves stretch marks on some people. Ok I cannot say it will definitely remove mine, (until it has removed them), but it certainly gives the very best chance of complete removal imo and I have a lot of confidence in it.

J

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I just did a TCA peel yesterday and I had no peeling. My skin does feel "dryer" than the surrounding skin even though I have been smearing coconut oil on the areas frequently. I guess I will have to go up in strength. Again, I did not experience any burning or stinging (like with my 30% glycolic). I wanted to know though--since I did not experience anything really from the peel would it be a good decision to do it again in a few days? Like 5 days?

Mai, I wanted to know what board/site did you find out about injecting peptides into SMs? I would like to check that out--just out of curiousity. I know it is quite painful. Have you seen any results yet?

J, I know you have said your marks aren't gone completely yet but about what percentage of improvment have you seen? And are you experiencing a lot of hyperpigmentation? I know you have said that you have "browner" skin and so do I so I am just wondering about the severity of hyperpigmentation.

americangirl

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I just did a TCA peel yesterday and I had no peeling. My skin does feel "dryer" than the surrounding skin even though I have been smearing coconut oil on the areas frequently. I guess I will have to go up in strength. Again, I did not experience any burning or stinging (like with my 30% glycolic). I wanted to know though--since I did not experience anything really from the peel would it be a good decision to do it again in a few days? Like 5 days?

Mai, I wanted to know what board/site did you find out about injecting peptides into SMs? I would like to check that out--just out of curiousity. I know it is quite painful. Have you seen any results yet?

J, I know you have said your marks aren't gone completely yet but about what percentage of improvment have you seen? And are you experiencing a lot of hyperpigmentation? I know you have said that you have "browner" skin and so do I so I am just wondering about the severity of hyperpigmentation.

americangirl

First of all, if you only applied the solution yesterday it will take about 4 or 5 days for the skin to flake, it does not happen straight away. The skin gradually goes leathery over the coming days, so i would wait and see if you peel after 5 to 7 days. If you don't peel it may be that you need to do a 2 layer next time on the area, but proceed with caution.

The improvements are about 50 or 60% on when I started I would guess. Its hard to say, I can hardly remember now what the marks were like at the start. There are a few areas that are slower, say about 30% improvement, but most are responding really well. It may be that the marks are deeper in these few areas, even though all my marks are relatively thin ones, not the wider stretch marks some people have.

I have brown skin and I do get hyperpigmentation, but I will worry about that when I am done with the peels. Besides hyperpigmentation seems to clear up on me over time anyway.

I don't know how many areas you are treating, but try and rotate them rather than doing them all at the same time, you should get better results that way (presuming that tca works on you).

Don't use too strong a peel if you are brown. I would guess that 30% is absolutely the top of what you should try over time. Brown skin pigmentation can be permanently damaged if the tca is strong from what I have read.

J

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can you give me the name of the seller i am also looking to buy some TCA from ebay i just dont know who to choose.
thanks

ive ordered mine from nova peels but im not sure how good it is, i just went on good feedback the supplier had received really.

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Hi there J

I want to do a TCA peel on my buttocks. iI've never done any type of peel before but can I start right away with the TCA peel and not go through weeks of preparation ? I just wanna do it right away i'm so frustrated. What kind of prep did you do?

Also I am brown skinned and was wondering if you think 25% peel would be ok. I'd just like your opinion since you seem to have been doing this for a while.

Thanks


Kelly

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Thanks J for the clarification. I'm actually very scared of hyperpigmentation so I started with 12.5% TCA. I guess my next round I will get 15%. Just to work up to the higher percentages. But I can say that coconut oil is another good oil for marks. I have red marks and the coconut oil has smoothed them out. They are still red though.

And Kelly, I know your question is addressed to J but I would not start off with a 25% TCA peel. I have read through this entire board and it has always been advised to start at the lower percentages and move up to higher percentages. You could risk damaging your skin if your skin is really sensitive. Maybe if you did not want to prep with glycolic acid mabye you could start with lower strength TCA peels like I did. Hope this helps.


If I get hyperpigmentation I will just do caster oil packs on those areas.

americangirl

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I agree you should proceed with caution, however I would buy the stronger tca peels (like 50%) and dilute them, they will last much longer that way. YOu should get dilution instructions with them, its just a case of adding water to the mix before you apply it.

You might not peel with 12.5% as its quite weak. If you don't peel buy stronger ones next time and dilute them to whatever percentage, then gradually work your way up to stronger peels.

Always do a test area the first time you use peels to see if your skin has an adverse reaction to them.

J

[Guest]

I agree you should proceed with caution, however I would buy the stronger tca peels (like 50%) and dilute them, they will last much longer that way. YOu should get dilution instructions with them, its just a case of adding water to the mix before you apply it.

You might not peel with 12.5% as its quite weak. If you don't peel buy stronger ones next time and dilute them to whatever percentage, then gradually work your way up to stronger peels.

Always do a test area the first time you use peels to see if your skin has an adverse reaction to them.

J

hi J to dillute do you use tap water or purified water to dillute?

i heard you have to use purified but im jst wondering if its necessary