Stretch Marks!!

[nyc2008]

Hi all, I posted here a lot before and then for some strange reason I could not find the forum, like it disappeared when I searched on google.

Last time I was here I was currently engaged in an experiment involving injecting copper pepptides and retin A into variou stretch marks to see if it helped. I got this idea from the skin bio site. There has been no improvement, whatsoever.

Also, I ordered TCA several months back, but something happened and it never arrived so I am waiting when I am back in a country with a more reliable post system to order some again at which point I will try again. So I hope to try TCA in a couple weeks when I am somewhere where I know that when I order it, it will actually arrive.

I am growing increasingly discouraged, I've been posting on this board for over a year. I've done lactic acid, glycolic acid, ip laser, copper peptides, carboxy therapy, and there has not been any improvement.

Mai I remember reading your posts a while back! I remember that you did a lot of carboxy injections. Ehh I did two sessions and unfortunately it didn't do anything for me either. They say you need many more like 15 in order to see results, and I know you did a bunch. For all of that pain you went through with those sessions, I'm so sorry you didn't see results. Good luck with the TCA! So far i'm seeing a slight improvement in the shallow marks. If you have sensitive skin be careful with all of those little injection holes. The acid tends to get into each one of those holes and sting very badly before you can frost. You'll know what I'm talking about when you first try it. Don't get discouraged!

[Guest]

hey guys,

jut wondered what strength tca your all using?

im using 50%

[-A-]

Just bought my TCA peel from e-bay. Just getting opinion here, has anyone purchased TCA peel 100% from novapeels? The one i purchased was for tattoo & SM removal. Any advice on how to dilute this? I'm scared of hyperpigmentation since im brown skin as well. Also, right after the application, after it has frosted, should i be applying any oil on it?? And is it okey to do a large area peel on both arms at the same time?? Thanks guys...

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[Guest]

Provided you are happy that a test area has responded ok it is ok to proceed and peel both arms at the same time. I would not use 50% but dilute it to 20% for your first peel, then slowly work your way up to stronger if you wish to. You can get dilution instuctions from skinbio site, but basically half water half tca should be ok. You should only do a one layer peel and air on the side of caution..Try taking vit c and other supplements too as this should help the repair process. I would not recommend trying to get complete frosting on each arm, the skin still peels without this anyway.

To the other person, I often put olive oil on my skin half an hour or so after applying tca and continue to use it throughout the peel process.

J

[Guest]

Sorry half water half tca would take it to 25%, so you would need to dilute it a little bit more than that.

J

[hdishfhe]

If you have 100% tca and want to dilute it to 20% you will need 1 part tca and 4 parts water

[Nova Peels]

Can anyone confirm that nova peels are quality peels? That actually work and make your skin peel. That would be very helpful thank you.

[Guest]

I'm not sure about NovaPeels but Platinum Skincare has quality skin peels. They are having a sale this month too, I believe.

americangirl

[aqwevfewaq]

how are the treatments going guys?

im going nowhere with mine. still carrying on with the tca but it doesnt appear to be doing much for me. its so frustrating.

i really dont know where to go from here guys. ive tried everything else. any suggestions?

im going to carry on with the peels but i have low expectations

G

[dontel]

Would I be available to workout while I do the TCA peels? If not how long would I wait to workout?

I currently workout everyday for 2 hours min. I also sweat a lot especially during cardio.

Thanks Guys

[Nova Peels]

I'm not sure about NovaPeels but Platinum Skincare has quality skin peels. They are having a sale this month too, I believe.

americangirl

Thank you! I'm just weighing it up, I would much prefer to buy from novapeels than platnium skincare as I'm from australia and with our current exchange rate it means I'd be paying a considerate amount more. I'm just questioning the quality though. G, have you considered that novapeels might not be as strong or as good a quality as platnium skincare and that could be the reason why it's not peeling for you.

Thanks again.

[Guest]

I'm not sure about NovaPeels but Platinum Skincare has quality skin peels. They are having a sale this month too, I believe.

americangirl

Thank you! I'm just weighing it up, I would much prefer to buy from novapeels than platnium skincare as I'm from australia and with our current exchange rate it means I'd be paying a considerate amount more. I'm just questioning the quality though. G, have you considered that novapeels might not be as strong or as good a quality as platnium skincare and that could be the reason why it's not peeling for you.

Thanks again.

Hi there,

i dont know where this misunderstanding has come from but the tca from novapeels deffinately causes one to peel. the patch test i did at the start took a long time to peel but that was simply because i did an extremely thin layer. ive done around 5 peels properly now and they have all peeled perfectly. so as for quality i have no reason at all to doubt that novapeels is any worse than anywhere else. its frosting and peeling just as it should. the only thing is im just not receiving great results from it. which is down to difference of the individual and not the quality of the tca. as i said the quality from novapeels is just as good as anywhere else from the experience i have had. it has caused the skin to peel just as it should. it must just be that tca peels do not work that well for me. im going to carry on with it but i dont have high hopes.

im not going to try any other tca just because this one didnt work as it has worked exactly as it should, i just havent experienced too many positive results.

hope everyone elses treatments going well

thanks

G

[nyc2008]

hey guys,

jut wondered what strength tca your all using?

im using 50%

I'm using 50% as well

Can anyone confirm that nova peels are quality peels? That actually work and make your skin peel. That would be very helpful thank you.

That's what I've been using and I can confirm that in fact you do peel.

Would I be available to workout while I do the TCA peels? If not how long would I wait to workout?

I currently workout everyday for 2 hours min. I also sweat a lot especially during cardio.

Thanks Guys

I work out a lot as well. The only thing that I've noticed with the peels is that sometimes the skin gets very very dry and scaly after a couple of days and if you make really sharp movements the scabs that form can open. This happened to me on my shoulder from doing a lot of arm/toning moves. I guess I didn't keep the area mosturized enough. It didn't hurt or anything, but the spot that opened up was red and when the whole area finally peeled it was still a little more pink than the rest of the skin. I guess the worst that can happen is a premature peel...I never had any issues with sweating.

[tppjouy]

hi nyc20008 if g is not working, what about urs? any minor improvements so far?

[Guest]

why is there so little posting going on on this forum anymore?