Stretch Marks

[Animal 03]

I wasn't sure where to put this....I am getting very ugly strech marks on my legs and on my arms and above my arm pitt. How can i stop these or get rid of them? It has gotten to a point were i might stop lifting because they look so nasty....Please help thank you
Dave

[MDMA]

Rub Vitamin E on it. Just break open a vitamin E cap and rub it in.

Works good. Only other thing you can do is slow down.

[Yung Wun]

cocoa butter,vitamin E
moisturizer after you shower to keep the skin hydrated
i also heard cold cream
if you run a search you'll see what others have recommended for this

[willpharmd]

I've got them pretty bad around my arm pit. I just started putting Vit E oil on it the other day. You can buy the oil in bottles at CVS.

[Decoder]

You can put on all the vitamin E you want , but if your on the juice with big gains, there is nothing you can do about it.

[justme]

Most pharmacies have fading creams you can purchase, I used one from a local pharmacy. It worked really well to blend the strech marks with the color of my skin, tanning is also helping to get rid of them.

[durbin22]

I like having stretch marks. It reminds me that I have gotten bigger.

[Animal 03]

mine are nasty

[neubin]

Ive tried all that stuff for stretch marks nothing works well...Sorry buds, your stuck with them...over time they will fade a bit, but you will always have em...oh well your huge you can just pummel somebody if they say anything

mine are nasty

[abstrack]

Nothing nasty about tred makrs!! wear those bastards with pride!! some are not even privildge enough to sport one!!

OH!! and the coccoa butter thing works: there is also some kind of cream for scars and stretch marks at the drug store but it is expensive aas hell for a little tube. maybe for a 5 finger discount the price could be right

[dzel_chik]

Hi I'm new here.....

decoder is right, if you grow quickly, you just get them....but....if you keep your skin moisturized as much as possible with creams and drinking lots of water, you can help reduce them.....but.....if you're prone to get them geneticaly, then you will just get them......

I hear there are new techniques with lazor that can get rid of or reduce the visibility a lot.....you may want to look into this....

best of luck,

marianna

[HeartDocMD]

Nothing nasty about tred makrs!! wear those bastards with pride!! some are not even privildge enough to sport one!!

Honestly, I completely agree. Stretch marks "go with the territory" of bodybuilding. As far as I have seen, you can only hope to lighten them/blend them in, but I haven't ever seen them completely go away. I assume, right now yours are a red/purple color, and with time, this will start to fade to a more of a white color. The best thing I have found is to use a good mousturizer for the area...

[Doc M]

Well, the bad news is already been mentioned..Once you develop stretch marks, they are nearly impossible to treat..Keeping the skin moisturized does help, but once the growth surpasses the limits of the tissue, it's too late..Fading creams do help minimize the appearance as does keeping some color to your skin, but overall you are at the mercy of mother nature..

Medical advances in laser techniques hold great promise, but as of now they are only viable to help minimize the marks. Heavier cycles that spark a quick amount of growth are especially bad at causing stretch marks..As abstrack and HeartDoc stated, they are a part of the game!!

Doc M

[abstrack]

I get excited when i see a new stretch mark or a extended one. I know i am growing if i see them, and that's what i want GROWTH