Stretch Marks!!

[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.

thats horrible and sad news...it kind of discourages me to even bother with the whole peel process and not even waste the time/money and effort...

how about a derma roller? i was considering buying one and using it with my captiva/trilastin SR/ maderma creams..does this sound like a good idea and would i get god results? its my first roller so what size should i get and is there anything els i should know? im begging someone to help, please help

[EllieC]

Have been reading the postings to the stretch marks issue with interest. My personal experience is that dermabrassion and then topical TCA does give some improvement but does not remove them. I had this treament done by a dr and I think it is dangerous to work on yourself with TCA especially if it is strong i.e. 50%. The treatment ts painful and limiting. I also think and agree with the comment form another reader that Laser technology is the way to go. The newest lasers will improve the skin much better then dermabrassion/TCA but who knows what the future holds? I am going to try Fraxel repair or Deep FX to see how they compare? To all of you out there looking or a solution good luck.

[Guest]

looks like this forums going backwards

[marta]

Hi I was away for a long time . I read all the new posts now.
Those people who got sever stretch marks due to corticosteroid treatment might be able to have it improved by laser and their health insurance would pay. The chance is not big but if you are severely depressed because of strech marks and you can somehow prove it / medical record , psychiatric visits , psychotherapy for depression, taking antidepressants etc - your insurance can pay you a dermatological treatment. It costs them less than paying you years of antidepressants. I have heard of a girl being treated by laser for sever acne scaring and everything was paid by insurance because she was severely depressed and even suicidal.

[Guest]

looks like this forums going backwards

I was just thinking the opposite.

[marta]

For those who have red stretch marks. That red color of stretch marks is basally blood.

"Shattering of collagen leads to dilation of blood vessels and this results in red or purple colored early stretch marks"

Vascular lasers are used for it. The light of laser is absorbed by red blood cells and those dilated or broken capillaries are sealed by heat.

if you want to speed up fading of red stretch marks in a cheap way then use any gel containing -heparin-. It speeds up absorption of broken capillaries . that's why one of its indication is scar improvement.

under no circumstances , don't ever pop any heparin orally. it reduces blood coagulation.

heparin gels for varicose veins , scars etc are prescription free .

I personally have no experience with it because my marks were never red.

[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.

thats horrible and sad news...it kind of discourages me to even bother with the whole peel process and not even waste the time/money and effort...

how about a derma roller? i was considering buying one and using it with my captiva/trilastin SR/ maderma creams..does this sound like a good idea and would i get god results? its my first roller so what size should i get and is there anything els i should know? im begging someone to help, please help

I purchased a 1mm dermaroller 3-4 months ago. It doesn't hurt to use, just uncomfortable. From what I've read smaller then 1mm are used for "pushing" products into the skin. 1mm and larger are used to poke holes in the dermis there by creating more collagen. I decided on the 1mm because I was hoping to do both.

Shoo

[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?

I've started with a 30% glycolic acid. It doesn't seem to peel, however, on the web site where I purchased the GA it says that glycolic acid peels off in very small flakes. TCA peels of in larger flakes. Must be the way the chemicals effect the skin. I put the peel all over my abdomen, hips and lower back every night then wash it off in the morning. I've had a little itching but that is usually when I use it in conjunction with my dermaroller. I've been doing my routine for 3 months and haven't had any problems. My next step is a low percentage TCA. I think it's best to start with a lower percentage peel then work your way up.

Shoo

[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.

thats horrible and sad news...it kind of discourages me to even bother with the whole peel process and not even waste the time/money and effort...

how about a derma roller? i was considering buying one and using it with my captiva/trilastin SR/ maderma creams..does this sound like a good idea and would i get god results? its my first roller so what size should i get and is there anything els i should know? im begging someone to help, please help

I purchased a 1mm dermaroller 3-4 months ago. It doesn't hurt to use, just uncomfortable. From what I've read smaller then 1mm are used for "pushing" products into the skin. 1mm and larger are used to poke holes in the dermis there by creating more collagen. I decided on the 1mm because I was hoping to do both.

Shoo

thanks, but can you tell me if youve seen any results? and if you have, are these results permanent? also, my idea is to use the derma roller and then apply trilastin sr directly after so that it penetrates deeper. will this trick work and do you reccomend it?

[Guest]

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[Guest]

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?

The results of those pictures kinda remind me of TCA results but a lot less red and bruised in an amazing amount of time. I wonder why there hasn't been much follow up on it, it looks better than Fraxel. That doctor seems to only have a phone number instead email contact info though. Weird

[AskingCure]

I bought Palmer's Skin success Eventone Fade Milk without serious intention, but I heard Palmer has had good reputation.
The lotion is not formulated for stretchmarck but it is actually for reducing the appearance of dark spots, but I bought it anyway.

After using it for some weeks (I first started using it at the beginning of August) I think my stretchmarks appearances are fading out, but not about the indents. (My stetchmarks are on upper outer thighs, horizontal, grey/whitish and indented).
Still I think my thighs have improved better than before.

So what I want to ask.
Anyone has any experience with Palmer's Skin Success Eventone Fade Milk??
Will the result be only temporary?

I also see that there's another product of Palmer's that is especially formulated for stretchmarks, but I haven't bought it.
Has anyone tried that product?

Is there any cream that minimise the stretchmarks indents?
Thanks in advanse for any helpful responses

[Guest]

J can u pls post any forums you now use because i feel like we are going backwards here, we're just getting onto mention things that were mentioned some 150 pages ago

[americangirl]

I'm not sure if J will be coming back anytime soon or not. But we shouldn't let that discourage us to finding a cure or making improvements with our own marks.

What are other people trying? Are any of you guys out there seeing any marked improvement? How are the people with the Dermaroller moving along? Anyone just doing Castor Oil Treatments????

Let's just get the forum back alive and flowing with success/failures of various techniques. We can't just count on J to be our guinea pig. I would like to hear J's TCA stories just as much as the next person but the rest of the forum can't just be about wanting J to come back.

[AskingCure]

J can u pls post any forums you now use because i feel like we are going backwards here, we're just getting onto mention things that were mentioned some 150 pages ago

Come on, we're all have stretch marks here, don't get that emotional.
This forum will be useless if we're just complaining here and hoping for J to come back.
I was just asking if there's anyone else has the same experience as mine, I am not just to mentioning things or products. I am looking for an answer.
In fact, why do you only wait for J to do her core by herself?
She's not some kind of lab experiment to us, I hope.

Afaik, she has put a lot of her routines here and I can help you to find it if you want.
If you want to help this forum and if you believe that her routine works, then try it yourself, don't just wait. Share your experience here.

I did what J told me (I was asking her once, and she's very helpful answering my question, instead of complaining that she has written it many times already in this forum), unfortunately I'm not as brave as her. I stop after I injured my skin when I filed it, and also because I couldn't find the right mentioned creams etc in my country.
I do believe her foot file method works, but not for all people.

So as Americagirl said, let's share anything what we know about curing or at least minimising our stretchmarks.