Stretch Marks!!

[meloe]

what do you guys think about using two acids, instead of one.. a glycolic acid peel and a salyclic acid peel for stretch marks?

do you think by benefiting from a bha and aha, there would be better results!?

[meloe]

mai, i just want to say that I understand where you're totally coming from.

i have stretch marks on my entire body, both of my legs are covered, my ankles, my feet, my face, my stomach, my arms, my neck, my back, everywhere.. they were only on my legs until I started taking ballet, and now they're everywhere.. and they're not just red, they're deep, as well..

SO I am telling you this, so you know you're not alone, because we have to be optimistic and if you ever having a down moment and just need someone to talk to, let me know! I think having support with people in the same situation is a really up!

FOR ALL OF YOU OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM
WE CANT DWELL ON WHAT IS, BECAUSE there is no benefit from doing so.. we have to be STRONG!

...and trust me I know how hard it is to be strong.. my whole life was acting, and then stretch marks consumed me.. ...NOT TO MENTION I used to be a nudist and I LOVE SEX but i have not lost hope, and neither can you! WE ARE BETTER THAN THESE MARKS!

[samstarr]

Does anyone know if this is something that doctors are constantly researching, and if there is any way we can find out? Sometimes I feel like it's just not important to them...which I know is ridiculous because whoever comes up with a solution will be VERY wealthy and well known, but sometimes it feels like it's just not a priority in medical research. It should be.

[Guest]

I am convinced there is something we don't know about! when was the last time you saw a celebrity with stretch marks? Even those who smoke, get pregnant, gain tons of weight and then magically, no sms... I wonder if you have enough money to get like 10 laser treatments then it doesn't matter...

I know there are people investigating, but you are right, it doesn't seem like there are that many in comparison to the amount of money that would certainly be made from a cure.

[Kojiro]

Research into scar treatment is much bigger than you think it is. It just happens under the term 'fibrosis'. Fibrosis is the medical word for scarring, and can happen to essentially any organ of the body. The kidney failure and blindness from diabetes is from fibrosis. The long-term damage from heart attacks is fibrosis. Stretch marks are fibrosis of the skin. Its not a field of study that is being taken lightly.

[Ginobili]

I am convinced there is something we don't know about! when was the last time you saw a celebrity with stretch marks? Even those who smoke, get pregnant, gain tons of weight and then magically, no sms... I wonder if you have enough money to get like 10 laser treatments then it doesn't matter...

I know there are people investigating, but you are right, it doesn't seem like there are that many in comparison to the amount of money that would certainly be made from a cure.

I'm a big basketball fan. When I watch Santonio Spur games a few years ago I notice Tim Duncan have quite alot of stretch mark on his arms. But recently I notice I can't see his stretch mark any more.

[Ginobili]

Also want to say laser cost something like 1000$ per area per session. So I'm sure TCA is cheaper even if you bought a bottle for 100$+.

[Guest]

according to this board, it seems as if TCA and peels are the most popular form of treatment

no love for rollers and lasers? ...i always thought lasers would be the future but i guess not..

and yes, sometimes i also feel like scientists and doctors are not devoting enough time into the treatment of stretch marks...for us they are the most important thing in the world, but for other who dont have them - they probably couldnt care any less...

[Guest]

I feel like dying........................!!!!!

I just got my 3rd fraxel done today.... the doctor told me he noticed more marks on my arms.....!!!! this just cannot be happening... will i never get rid of my marks... someone plz help... someone who cured ur stretch marks, plzzzzzzzzzz help.....!!

Mai, btw, i went for my massage few days bac, and the lady was from thailand(i believe u're from there too). She saw my marks and asked if i'm doing anything to remove it, and i said yes, but its not working. She however claims that the marks can be removed in clinics all over Bangkok... is tat true???
She told me to go to this website www.yanhee.co.th to check out their treatments... I asked her again if she was sure it can be removed and she said yes... and claimed anything is possible in Bangkok... Mai, is this true?? Is she talking about laser? Are there any success with laser that we're not knowing of????

SOOOOOO DEPRESSEDDD WITH MY MARKS!!!!

-A-

[Guest]

I feel like dying........................!!!!!

I just got my 3rd fraxel done today.... the doctor told me he noticed more marks on my arms.....!!!! this just cannot be happening... will i never get rid of my marks... someone plz help... someone who cured ur stretch marks, plzzzzzzzzzz help.....!!

Mai, btw, i went for my massage few days bac, and the lady was from thailand(i believe u're from there too). She saw my marks and asked if i'm doing anything to remove it, and i said yes, but its not working. She however claims that the marks can be removed in clinics all over Bangkok... is tat true???
She told me to go to this website www.yanhee.co.th to check out their treatments... I asked her again if she was sure it can be removed and she said yes... and claimed anything is possible in Bangkok... Mai, is this true?? Is she talking about laser? Are there any success with laser that we're not knowing of????

SOOOOOO DEPRESSEDDD WITH MY MARKS!!!!

-A-

[Mai]

not from Thailand, but I do go there frequently and have had several (failed) treatments there.

Here's the deal. Bangkok and Thailand is a mecca of cheap plastic surgery. However the idea that they have some secret cure for stretch marks that is unavailable in the west is ridiculous. You can get the same treatments there that you can in the west - only for cheaper prices.

They don't have the elixir of life available in Bangkok - sorry.

As for yanhee in particular, they offer the same services as Bumrungrad, or Siam Swan or Bankok hospital and so on and so forth. They do however cater more to Thai people than to foreigners (unlike some of the other places I mentioned).

They don't have anything we don't - believe me when I say that if they did, I would have found it by now. They just have it for cheaper prices.

[Guest]

hey guys id really appreciate some advice here,

ive just done a 50% peel after receiving my tca from nova peels. ive never done anything at all on this area, no prior treatment, no peels nothing. so i thought id just do a test patch first with 25%. that meant dilluting the 50% tca. this became really awkward and i got sick of trying to pour out the tca out without spilling so i just thought id go for the 50% straight away.

i was expecting this to burn like crazy, i held the q-tip above my stretch marks for ages scared of how much this was going to hurt. when i finally touched my skin with the tca i didnt feel a thing, so i applied the 50% over a small area.

i followed the instructions which said wait for 3 minutes. after the first minute or so i felt the very faintest tingling sensation, i wouldnt say painful at all. over the next couple of minutes the tingling sensation continued. i washed it off and the area looked no different to before.

i dont understand. ive read all these posts describing how painful it was and how much it burned and that some people couldnt even take it and that they had to wash it off after a few sconds....but i barely felt a thing and i did a peel that is supposedly stronger than most others.

now at time of writing i only did the peel about an hour ago, but is this normal? can anyone else shed any light on this? what normally happens to your skin when you just apply a peel? any pain?

i would realy love to hear some feedback because i have been holding out on tca for ages, ive been a passive member of this thread for years and ive tried everything else and nothing has worked. tca was my last shot and i just dont understand what has happened here...unless this is perfectly normal?

help

[Ginobili]

now at time of writing i only did the peel about an hour ago, but is this normal? can anyone else shed any light on this? what normally happens to your skin when you just apply a peel? any pain?

Just wait a few weeks. I just did a 50% tca peel, my second peel. Using very think layer and left it on for 2 min. Peeling start 14 days later. After 22 days only part of it peels. There are still a bit of discoloration for me eventhough I applied very thin layer this time.

I still have a big brown spot on the place I tested tca peel a half year ago. The first time I believe I applied thick layer and applied for 3 minutes.

I'm going to try 25% tca peel for my third try. Since I believe 50% tca is too much for me. I'm asian with asian skin BTW.

[Guest]

now at time of writing i only did the peel about an hour ago, but is this normal? can anyone else shed any light on this? what normally happens to your skin when you just apply a peel? any pain?

Just wait a few weeks. I just did a 50% tca peel, my second peel. Using very think layer and left it on for 2 min. Peeling start 14 days later. After 22 days only part of it peels. There are still a bit of discoloration for me eventhough I applied very thin layer this time.

I still have a big brown spot on the place I tested tca peel a half year ago. The first time I believe I applied thick layer and applied for 3 minutes.

I'm going to try 25% tca peel for my third try. Since I believe 50% tca is too much for me. I'm asian with asian skin BTW.

hi there thanks for your reply,

just wondering how the peels are helping your stretch marks, any improvements?

[Guest]

hi there thanks for your reply,

just wondering how the peels are helping your stretch marks, any improvements?

First peel, no improvement. Second peel havn't finish peel yet. Both peel on different spot so I dont' know.