Stretch Marks!!

[Tracy212]

Purple Jen,

When you say 90% - 95% raw, what is the other 5% - 10%? I just Googled "eating raw recipes" and lots of good stuff came up. I have been a non-meat eater for quite a while, but I like too much other cooked stuff to go totally raw. Is pasta in your non-raw diet (pasta rules!).

Thanks,
Tracy

(P.S. Sorry if this posted twice.....something weird happened the first time I tried to post it)

[Tracy212]

Hello Tracy,

After you had laser done did you use any copper peptides etc. or let the skin heal naturally? I had laser done on my marks about a month ago and they are still red from it, I haven't been using anything else. I am just wondering if there is anything I should be using that might help the results.

Thanks!

My doctor just said to use a good moisturizer, but did not say a specific product. I had some left over Stretch Renew and used that until it was gone. I have been using Revitol since then. It is great in making your skin feel soft, but I don't know that it helped the results.

Tracy

P.S. Sorry again if this posted twice. I tried to post it a while ago, but seem to be having technical difficulties!

[Kojiro]

sooo phony

Somehow I'm predicting this comment won't be well recieved. But to be honest the thought has also crossed my mind, but I'm not a very trusting guy.

I guess you never really know with a forum, but does it really matter? I mean, we will all continue trying to rid ourselves of our marks regardless.

J

Not really. At the end of the day you just have to pick what you believe in.

[Guest]

sooo phony

Somehow I'm predicting this comment won't be well recieved. But to be honest the thought has also crossed my mind, but I'm not a very trusting guy.

I guess you never really know with a forum, but does it really matter? I mean, we will all continue trying to rid ourselves of our marks regardless.

It does matter when people make up lies in forums when giving advice that other people may believe and follow to their detriment.

[Kojiro]

sooo phony

Somehow I'm predicting this comment won't be well recieved. But to be honest the thought has also crossed my mind, but I'm not a very trusting guy.

I guess you never really know with a forum, but does it really matter? I mean, we will all continue trying to rid ourselves of our marks regardless.

It does matter when people make up lies in forums when giving advice that other people may believe and follow to their detriment.

Welcome to the internet. Trust nobody except your own common sense.

[DGerf]

Hi All,

Well, I've been following the Jean Wu method for over a month now on several major stretch mark areas (my hips, arms, and chest) and progress is slow. While I have experienced much improvement in the texture of the skin where the stretch marks are, this method has not done much to the discoloration. I have some recent pictures up on my blog: http://www.stretchmarksbattle.blogspot.com/.

I am a bit discouraged right now, but I am going to stick with this method until at least the end of September. If there is still no significant improvement by then, I plan to switch to GA or TCA peels.

I also had an interesting thought recently: if and when a cure for stretch marks is discovered and is widespread, people will not realize the emotional trauma that SMs used to cause. It will be similar to the way that a fever used to be enough to kill someone, but today we just take some medicine and wait it out for a few days. When people are able to just go to their doctor and get put on a stretch mark regiment that in most or all cases will cure the SMs, they might not realize how bad things used to be. What an amazing time that will be!

DGerf

[DGerf]

Sorry the link I just posted doesn't work. Here's the right link: www.stretchmarksbattle.blogspot.com

[Purple Jen]

Purple Jen,

When you say 90% - 95% raw, what is the other 5% - 10%? I just Googled "eating raw recipes" and lots of good stuff came up. I have been a non-meat eater for quite a while, but I like too much other cooked stuff to go totally raw. Is pasta in your non-raw diet (pasta rules!).

Thanks,
Tracy

Tracy,

Please feel free to email me (jen_jen_75 @ hotmail.com) with any questions you have. It seems that although this is a forum where people come to discuss their successes and failures treating SMs, those who have actually found something that has worked for them are not received kindly. Ironic...

I did not originally bring my information to this board, it was brought here by others. As I've said before, I have nothing to gain by sharing this information, I'm not selling anything, I'm not profitting in any way. Whether or not people choose to try what I've done is entirely up to them. But the snide comments I can do without. And I would never stay where I feel I'm not welcome.

Best Regards,
Jen

EDIT: (I guess all of those comments made by people in the links I provided are liars and phonies too, huh...)

[Guest]

sooo phony

What's phoney exactly?

[Guest]

Purple Jen,

When you say 90% - 95% raw, what is the other 5% - 10%? I just Googled "eating raw recipes" and lots of good stuff came up. I have been a non-meat eater for quite a while, but I like too much other cooked stuff to go totally raw. Is pasta in your non-raw diet (pasta rules!).

Thanks,
Tracy

Tracy,

Please feel free to email me (jen_jen_75 @ hotmail.com) with any questions you have. It seems that although this is a forum where people come to discuss their successes and failures treating SMs, those who have actually found something that has worked for them are not received kindly. Ironic...

I did not originally bring my information to this board, it was brought here by others. As I've said before, I have nothing to gain by sharing this information, I'm not selling anything, I'm not profitting in any way. Whether or not people choose to try what I've done is entirely up to them. But the snide comments I can do without. And I would never stay where I feel I'm not welcome.

Best Regards,
Jen

EDIT: (I guess all of those comments made by people in the links I provided are liars and phonies too, huh...)

Its the nature of the internet for people to be wary, please do not take it personally, we have all had the same treatment, or similar, at some point on this forum. Please stick around as the stuff you have already posted is interesting and helpful and that is definitely the kind of people we need on here.

J

[cr]

I am a bit discouraged right now, but I am going to stick with this method until at least the end of September. If there is still no significant improvement by then, I plan to switch to GA or TCA peels.

DGerf

DGerf,
I understand feeling discouraged but I just want to reassure you that treating stretch marks is a slow process, but CAN be completely eliminated if done with consistency. It just takes time and sometimes your progress does come to a screeching halt, but it will pick up again. I like the Jean Wu method, but personally for me I needed more omphf in my routine to get better results. Now, I am combining the Jean Wu method with peels and copper-peptides. Since I have started treating my marks they have improved immensely- slowly becoming smaller and smaller, but it is a very slow process. However, depending on the nature of your body and skin's recovery process, that may be all that you need to banish your marks with time. But, chin up, and just know that with patience and persistence you can improve, if not totally remove them.

[Mai]

Hey, don't take it personally. I am a little more inclined to believe you because it doesn't seem that you have anything to gain from what you are posting, however, I must admit that I am still skeptical. There was a woman on here who posted about the amazing results she got with Active FX, two weeks after the procedure. the people who have had it done since havnt noticed nearly as much improvement, and the improvement that they have noticed usually occurs months after the procedure. she was obviously a scammer. Personally, I spent thousands of dollars on carboxy because of some article in the Daily Mail that from what I can ascertain, is a complete fraud.

[Tracy212]

I don't understand the skepticism. What would someone, who never posted here before and whose method was copied here by others years ago, have to gain by updating everyone on the final chapter of her success story, especially one that is not linked to the sale of a particular product or service? We've all seen our fair share of scammers on this forum, but those tended to be linked to products or services.

I hope Purple Jen sticks around. She's given me a much needed boost in my quest for stretch mark free skin.

Tracy

[answergirl]

The TCA peels 25% work for peeling after about 4-7 days but they lighten darkened areas so I do not think it would help your wht S. Marks may just lighten them more. Now if you had dark scarred stretch marks it may improve them somewhat

Have any persons of color tried TCA peels?

I was told during a recent consultation that due to our darker pigmentation, they ( Peels) only cause more harm than good. I am african american with white stretch marks ( at least 10 years old fairly thin and not too deep) on my calfs among other places that came from growth spurts during puberty and tired of hearing that nothing can be done to correct/improve them.

I am not ready to give up hope that I can at the very least dramatically reduce their appearance. but cosmetic surgery appears to be out of the question based on my most recent consultation.

If anyone has had success with such peels please share your routine/ experience.

[Guest]

I don't understand the skepticism. What would someone, who never posted here before and whose method was copied here by others years ago, have to gain by updating everyone on the final chapter of her success story, especially one that is not linked to the sale of a particular product or service? We've all seen our fair share of scammers on this forum, but those tended to be linked to products or services.

I hope Purple Jen sticks around. She's given me a much needed boost in my quest for stretch mark free skin.

Tracy

Its just human nature to wonder. I hope she understands and does not take it personally and comes back, as I said, I have had my fair share of grief on this site and so have others. Having someone come on with positive news is a good thing, better than having loads of negative people saying we can't do anything about them.



J