Thread: Stretch Marks!

i've got a whole bunch of those lovely marks all over the middle and upper half of my arms and because of them as well as the gorgeous upper arm fat, i hate wearing anything with short sleeves.

they're on my stomach as well but i don't really care about those.

i'm not sure the cause, probably just my weight.

does anyone else here have them? or know of a way to get rid of or reduce the appearance of them?

any ideas would be appreciated.
thanks cysters.
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Stretch marks occur when the body grows at a rate faster than the skin can adapt, people often get them when going through puberty or weight gain. I use to have them, they fade with time to a light silvery colour, you can barely see them now, but they are still there on my upper arms and faintly on my hips and tummy. The bright red/purple ones are usually new ones. Vitamin E cream can help them heal and fade a little, as well as sunlight, but that gives the risk of sun cancer if you are sun bathing. Coca Butter can also help too. If you visit your local chemist more often than not you'll see various cremes available to help treat them. Good luck!

I started to use a vitamin E cream a few years ago and it seems to have helped a little bit for the ones on my tummy.
I have many on my tummy and upper arms and also on my breats.

I have them really bad on my shoulders on my back. Weird place for them.

I know of a couple of people who swear by Bio Oil for treatment of their pregnancy stretch marks.
Its avaliable at most pharmacy's here in New Zealand and when I googled it there were loads of website to buy it online.

oh pooh, bio oil isn't sold in canada.
i think i'll try both the cocoa butter stuff & vitamin E cream for the ones on my arms.
thanks ladies.
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Thanks for the tips ladies! I have bad ones up my sides and across my lower belly as well as on my arms. I am hoping they will be minimized when I lose a bit more weight.

Best,

Tori