Stretch Marks!!

[Kojiro]

Yea wart removes are generally just strong salicylic acid. I've got a couple calluses, the total area is a lot bigger than a wart so that would be fairly expensive to go that route.

[Guest]

Hi Tracy

Are you having carboxy treatments? Please tell us more... are there any optimum settings e.g temeperature, density of treatment?

Mai,

I am at exactly 6 months now and I have definitely seen improvement, but not the 80% I was told I could expect. I do believe there has been more improvement in just the last month, maybe a total of about 50%. I suspect when I see the "before" pictures at my doctor's office, it may really be more than 50%, but watching the gradual progress makes it hard to judge. I never took any of my own pictures.

The clinic is called The Aesthetic Surgery Institute. There is an office in Annapolis for consultations and an office in Prince Frederick where the actual laser resides.

I haven't made my follow-up appointment yet. I plan to do that in late June just to give it an extra month. At that point, we were going to discuss next steps. She initially told me she would do complimentary touch-ups on any areas I was not satisfied with, but that would be the whole abdomen, since only a few of the very, very small stretch marks went completely away. I'm not sure what she meant by "satisfied" since she told me best case would be 80% improvement. I guess I am satisfied to some degree, but honestly, if the stretch marks are still there at all, then I don't think I'll ever be completely satisfied.

We'll see how the next month goes and how my next conversation with the doctor goes. I will let you all know the outcome.

Tracy

[Guest]

For those of you using a dermaroller...here is a thread....

http://www.essentialdayspa.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=22460&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=875

Most of the people are using this for their face but around page 10 and 33 (i think) some mention use on stretch marks.

[daisypopp]

Hey all, thanks for the reply to my last posts, sorry I haven't checked back in a while. I know this is a thread for stretch marks but I thought it may be a useful place to ask seeing as it's a relatively trustworthy source for this kind of advice but, I'm 18 and I've just noticed what appears to be my first piece of cellulite. I really, REALLY want to nip this in the bud to prevent it becoming another huge issue like my stretch marks. Does anyone know anything about it? Is it preventable? Sorry for going off topic

[Tracy212]

Someone asked, "Hi Tracy
Are you having carboxy treatments? Please tell us more... are there any optimum settings e.g temeperature, density of treatment?"



I had an Active FX treatment last November. I have no idea which settings were used.

Tracy

[Guest]

So Tracy212, would you recommend the active fx? you said that it has helped at least 50%. In what way? shrinkage and a lighter color? Would you say the texture of your skin is better? Did it tighten your skin at all?

Hope I'm not too big of a pest!
Thanks for your help

Shoo

[Mai]

hi again.
in answer to the questions. topical anesthetics generally do not work for carboxy because they are injecting under the skin and they dont penetrate that deeply. i have however in desperation tried emla along with taking pain killers and found it no help whatsoever.
according to guidelines each stretchmark needs only to be injected once, as long as you see it bubble its fine. however, again, just to make sure i have had them inject some marks as many as 3 times, this hasnt helped either.
as for it taking 6 months to work. I thought about that too. I actually asked about on this board - anyone who knew about skin. If laser takes 6 months then why shouldnt carboxy? the only problem is that all the literature i've read on it, (not that there is much) says that there are always visible results after two treatments. this is a lie, the doctor i am using says that she has never seen results after two treatments. (there is some medi-spa in new york whose doctor has 50% improviement after two treatments SUCH LIES). she says it takes a long time, however, at this point i am curious if she EVER sees any improvements using carboxy and is just telling me it takes a while to get me to continue to pay for treatment. i am young, the stretchmarks while very severe are less than 10 years old. i dont smoke. i eat well. i excercise. i take good care of my skin, if its going to work on anyone, it should work on me and it definitely has not been.
kojiro - i know you are a guy but what about pedicures? the ones where they use that kind of razor and just shave the callouses off? that has always worked for me, not that i have bad ones but they do peel a lot of skin off.
Tracy - thanks so much for the info. does the doctor you use now offer deep fx? I am curious if you get more treatments if it will continue to work. its also really dissapointing that you have not seen the promised results. i am so desperate for something that works. however, when i was last home i did speak to 3 doctors offering active fx and they all said it didnt work for stretch marks. i think the first person who posted about it was a complete scammer especially because she said they went away in two weeks. i am glad that it worked for you though, 50% is nice and i really hope that if it doesnt continue to work you can get another treatment that will double that 50.

[zahra1111]

hi im only 19, i havent lost alot of weight or gained it,neither have i been pregnant but i have stretch marks on my stomach and around my waist, it realy puts me down, im also asian so the silvery stretch marks realy show up! HELP!

[Guest]

Hi, I just found this thread and was wandering if stretch marks that are colourless and depressed become less depressed over time? I'm 16 years old (female) and recently got lots of depressed stretch marks at the back of my calf and they are really upsetting me. I'd feel better if I knew that they would look more raised over time but I'm not sure if they will?? I had other smaller (they were tiny) depressed stretch marks that appeared on my chest and then disappeared. Please could someone tell me if they will or if they won't by themselves is there anything I can do to make them more raised or something I can do to prevent new ones forming? Will retin-a help my stretch marks (or does it 'only' work on pink or red marks?) or stop new ones from coming? I haven't grown much in ages and am slim so why am I getting new stretch marks? I am not very healthy though and have symptoms of a hormonal imbalance... if i sort this out will new stretch marks stop appearing soon or will it take months before my hormones are balanced and so I'll keeping getting new stretch marks until then?? :S Can stress and anxiety cause stretch marks? I've suffered from anxiety for ages. I'll be really grateful if someone could answer my questions and give me some advice. Thanks in advance. xXx

[Guest]

(From same girl who posted above) P.s. Please can anyone reccomend know a good female dermatologist in london (could you give me their name and contact number and address)? I have no idea how to find one. Would they prescribe me retin-a and if so, would they have to examine my stretch marks for a long time? :S Also, can laser help the new stretch marks (slightly depressed, not too big, uncoloured) on my calves. How much does laser cost for just the calf area on both legs? Will the laser improve them alot or at least make them less depressed? I just want them to be less depressed and maybe thinner? Then at least they'd be less noticeable. Btw, is my worry over these marks normal? I felt like killing myself the other week... is this crazy?? Do people out there have stretch marks on their calves and don't care about them? Does anyone know these type of people? I've suffered from anxiety and depression for a long time and am worried my stressing over these new marks is a big overreaction? Do other people care about stretch marks? Like would most people notice them out and about if I wore a skirt (knee length because I have much older white stretch marks on my upper legs)? I would still like to get laser though and would probably beable to pay for some sessions unless they're like thousands and thousands of pounds?:S Has anyone tried DPL (deep penetrating light) on their stretch marks by the way? You use it at home and people have had success with improving their wrinkles (it increases collagen production? and helps tighten skin) and normal scars with it (it accelerates healing and a woman who used DPL healed/improved? a bad scar she had quickly whereas her daughter who had a similar scar didn't use it and it took alot longer to improve) but not heard about anyone using it for stretch marks although I've read somewhere it's targeted for use on stretch marks too...

[Tracy212]

The improvement I've seen with the Active FX is with texture and size. I have the old, white indented kind. They are thinner and less indented, but still white. A few of the very, very small ones seem to have gone away.

I do not know if my doctor offers the Deep FX or not. I'll find out more when I go back in June.

Tracy

[Guest]

Hi all,
Can someone please recommend a good place _ to get glycolic acid from.
Much appreciated.

[Guest]

to the person that was trying the castor oil method - do you have any updates? I was really interested a while back when someone claimed that the castor oil method had worked for them.... and started to do it... I thought that I began to notice some of my stetch marks breaking up, but maybe I was just seeing what I wanted to see ... I'm not sure... and then I got really busy with work and too lazy after work to continue doing it.... it's a bit of a pain. But I would be really interested to find out if it is working for you... Any updates would be appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

[Guest]

How old do you have to be to have this?

[Guest]

http://www.ex.cc.gd/?ref=1458860
Any experience with this?
sounds interesting...