Stretch Marks!!

[Across The Pond]

Hey guys. I'm not from the UK but I love this forum! I also suffer from stretch marks. I literally got hundreds on them from carrying a 9lb baby boy. Anyway, I search the web everyday in hopes there will be some kind of stretch mark "miracle", I came across this. http://www.nbc10.com/health/16268054/detail.html There is a link to a video on that page as well.
This particular segment has made it's way to news stations across the us and it looks kind of promising to me, but I'm scared to get my hopes up.
Have any of you heard anything about this?

[Guest]

can anyone help ME, remember i did a 25% tca peel and thus far NOTHING has happened, it didnt burn.....didnt turn red.......nothing.felt nothing,its been 3 days and NADA.I left it on for 3 minutes...was that not long enough??And to the people whining about us comparing our stretch marks........if u dont like it , tuough luck ...thats kinda what we do here so maybe this isnt the post for you.And we are not trying to make people feel sorry for us we are making each feel better by sharing our experiennces

[Guest]

wheres J when you need her.

i would kill to hear her updates or any improvements from her TCA.

if your reading this J pls pls pls could you update us on how its going your the one bit of hope thts keeping me going, feeling so down about them at the moment and i used to love coming on here everynight reading your posts about improvement or positive thoughts. it really helped and i would love to hear how your doing.

so if your out there pls give us a quick update

[King_fedor]

hi as some of you know, im the person who complains that he has "the worst stretch marks" in the world...

thats not what im here to talk about though. this time im here to ask some questions particularly about peels.

see, ive never actually done a peel before, ive actually only started reading about them from this forum. the only "treatment" (if you would even call it that ) ive ever had was v-beams. so id like to ask a few questions...

first off, what are the results you get from using a chemical peel such as tca or glycolic? does it actually reduce the visibilty of the stretch marks?

2nd of all, are the results from using these peels permanent? or is it something you have to do every few months and keep up with it in order to reduce the appearance of your marks? is it a one time thing? i know that you dont just apply the peels ONE time, but i mean the whole process, is it a ONE time process?

can anyone tell me about rollers? should i buy one? do they actually reduce the appearance of stretch marks?

i might be getting fraxel laser done soon, but aside from that and the v-beams, im looking for more treatments to help me, so can anyone answers my questions? thanks

[rae ann]

hello
i just started doing the dermaroller about a month ago and i am using it in conjunction with trilastin sr hoping that it works. dont know yet tho. I was using trilastin for about 3 weeks before i strarted using it with the dermaroller. I did not see any improvement so far with trilastin alone it did make my skin really soft but thats not the result i was hoping for stretch marks are still there and one tube of trilastin for a 30 day supply is 90 dollars with taxes and shipping so i dont know if its worth it yet. I have been using trilastin and the dermaroller for about 1 week and i THINK i see some improvement i am not sure yet since i do the dermaroller everyday the area is always red and swoollen so until it goes down to its origional colour i wont know if it worked or not.

[rae ann]

king fedor

i purchased my dermaroller from ebay it was 52 dollars it was in a sealed contained and steralized. If you are going to buy one of these make sure you buy from a reputable seller with good feedback since you will be poking holes in your skin and possibly making it bleed you need to make sure you buy a clean one and not one that someone else has used or returned.[/quote]

[Guest]

Okay, it's been about three months that I've been doing my routine. 30% glycolic acid, trilastin and emu oil. I'd use a dermaroller as well 1-2 times a week. My stretch marks are old, silver and they completely cover my hips abdomen and thighs. Most are between 1/4 to 1/2 inch wide. Honestly, if there has been any improvement it'd be that they are shallower and have faded in color.

Part of my problem is I have thin skin and because of the stretching and I'm assuming the amount of sm's my skin isn't taught. I'd think the tighter the skin the less noticeable the sm.

I have an appointment with a derm in a month. He's a younger doctor so maybe he is up on some new ideas with lasers or treatments for sm's. I'll let you know what he says.

Good luck to everyone. After my appointment if there is nothing new, I'm trying TCA.

Shoo

[thyckecutie]

hello
i just started doing the dermaroller about a month ago and i am using it in conjunction with trilastin sr hoping that it works. dont know yet tho. I was using trilastin for about 3 weeks before i strarted using it with the dermaroller. I did not see any improvement so far with trilastin alone it did make my skin really soft but thats not the result i was hoping for stretch marks are still there and one tube of trilastin for a 30 day supply is 90 dollars with taxes and shipping so i dont know if its worth it yet. I have been using trilastin and the dermaroller for about 1 week and i THINK i see some improvement i am not sure yet since i do the dermaroller everyday the area is always red and swoollen so until it goes down to its origional colour i wont know if it worked or not.

What size dermaroller are you using to be using it everyday? Are your stretchmarks old?

[rae ann]

hello

my stretch marks are about 16 years old they are white and old . I am using a 1mm roller.

[rae ann]

oh yes i am using th eroller everyday but i only been a little while that i have used it everyday. i think i am only going to do one of my hips and totally avoid the other side to see if there is any visible improvemnt between the two sides i am hoping this works

[americangirl]

hi guys,

I just wanted to check in with everyone and say that the glycolic/peptide/emu oil combo has been working well for me. I do feel though that is mostly due to the fact that the marks I am using it on are new "raised && red" they are not gone but I have seen some improvement. I plan to move on to TCA once my glycolic acid runs out. I have been doing the outline on 410. Oh but I have been putting coconut oil on them (all of my marks new and old) once I wash the glycolic off.

J if you're out there. We need you and miss you over here!

[king_fedor]

wondering if any1 can answer the question i had earlier...

are the tca and gylcolic peels/emu oil etc. a permanent method? do they give permanent results or do they just improve it for a little while?

[Guest]

wondering if any1 can answer the question i had earlier...

are the tca and gylcolic peels/emu oil etc. a permanent method? do they give permanent results or do they just improve it for a little while?

My experience is it only improves for a while. After several months and the skin totally heals the marks come back. They never really go away. They are just masked by all the activity on the skin from the acids. Others on this blog will likely disagree.

[Guest]

these have probably been asked before but the search button doesn't seem to work for me and people might have direct recommendations - what percentage of glycolic acid should a person start with, even if diluted? is it safe to apply in a large amount of area? will i actually be peeling?... am i aiming for peeling?

[americangirl]

^^Go check out page 410. ALOT of questions are there!