20 years old male; stretch marks?

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songo

Discussion Starter · Sep 2, 2008

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hey everybody,
I have a big problem and i need your advice. I suspect i have stretch marks, but they are not just little marks, they are vast. I have them on butt cheeks and lower back. They are terrible. I have them for couple of years. With time a had more and more of them. I've read lots of articles about stretches and. I've bee using cocoa butter (vaseline) and palmer's cocoa but i didn't notice big improvement. It's very embarrassing especially when i think about other guys showing their beautiful bodies to girls. I can't because my body is ugly

It's a major problem for my cause, I feel like no girl would like to be with such ugly guy.
Besides my stretch marks i look qite fine. I'm 182 cm tall, 78 kg (5-11 feet, ~160 lbs). So my weight and oerall look is ok. I just can't take off my shirt in the summer time because i'm shy of my skin. Help... what should i do? i attach pics.

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clinicpimple

· #2 · Sep 2, 2008

songo said:
hey everybody,
I have a big problem and i need your advice. I suspect i have stretch marks, but they are not just little marks, they are vast. I have them on butt cheeks and lower back. They are terrible. I have them for couple of years. With time a had more and more of them. I've read lots of articles about stretches and. I've bee using cocoa butter (vaseline) and palmer's cocoa but i didn't notice big improvement. It's very embarrassing especially when i think about other guys showing their beautiful bodies to girls. I can't because my body is ugly

It's a major problem for my cause, I feel like no girl would like to be with such ugly guy.
Besides my stretch marks i look qite fine. I'm 182 cm tall, 78 kg (5-11 feet, ~160 lbs). So my weight and oerall look is ok. I just can't take off my shirt in the summer time because i'm shy of my skin. Help... what should i do? i attach pics.

what is your weight before?

Ivy

· #3 · Sep 2, 2008

Yep that looks like stretch marks. The only thing I know supposed to work on stretch marks is Strivectin, it's sold as wrinkle cream now but it was developed for use on stretch marks. It's pretty expensive but you might give it a try. By the way if a girl turns you down because of this she's not worth having.

Freddy

· #4 · Sep 2, 2008

Your weight won't acutally have too much bearing on the production of strech marks, it's acutally hormonal, but the fact that I tell you this probably won't make it feel better. This is what you can do to help.

First of all, you have to understand that stretch marks are the result of tears in the collagen in the skin. Creams and such will unfortunately not result in a repair of the area. The dermis will keep any creams that you take and their active ingredients out of your body, and the tears are in the deeper parts of the skin, so anything you do to address those marks much be done orally (i.e. capsules).

I don't want to be a pessimist but I don't want you going on spending your money on false hopes, they are pretty much permanent. What you can do at this point in time is make them less visible with a tan (artificial of course since the sun is bad for you) and continue therapy via the cocoa butter, although it won't make much of a difference. You must understand that stretch marks are a common occurrence and is more often than not simply overseen, so don't sweat it.

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songo

Discussion Starter · #5 · Sep 2, 2008

clinicpimple said:
what is your weight before?

my weight never fluctuated. my BMI is OK.

Eeeeva

· #6 · Sep 2, 2008

i read about some emedical procedure by some plastic surgeons, with lasers

clinicpimple

· #7 · Sep 3, 2008

Eeeeva said:
i read about some emedical procedure by some plastic surgeons, with lasers

It normally appears in somebody who was obese and then suddenly slim down or rarely could be due to pulling over a long duration. The fact is not much u can do about it. may be some coco butter formula for pregnant lady will help

Freddy

· #8 · Sep 3, 2008

clinicpimple said:
It normally appears in somebody who was obese and then suddenly slim down or rarely could be due to pulling over a long duration. The fact is not much u can do about it. may be some coco butter formula for pregnant lady will help

Acutally if anything it would be the other way around. You are slim and then you gain weight all of a sudden. Think about it, it's called strech marks. It's because as you gain weight your skin streches as it tries to keep up with the muscle or fat build up, but like I said before usually when there is a huge weight gain hormones are involved either in the form of steroids or naturally occurring such as puberty or pregnancy.

Ivy

· #9 · Sep 3, 2008

I've experienced stretch marks twice in my life. The first time was nothing to do with hormones it was what I put in my mouth that caused my skin to stretch but my sister had horrible stretch marks on her thighs almost from childhood. The second time was caused by pregnancy not hormones just my skin stretching around enormous babies but some women get through pregnancy with no stretch marks it just depends on your skin type. The StriVectin was first developed for treatment of stretch marks then it was discovered that it worked on wrinkles which is what it is sold for now I honestly have not tried this but perhaps you could get a sample and try it.

martha

· #10 · Sep 3, 2008

Ivy said:
Yep that looks like stretch marks. The only thing I know supposed to work on stretch marks is Strivectin, it's sold as wrinkle cream now but it was developed for use on stretch marks. It's pretty expensive but you might give it a try. By the way if a girl turns you down because of this she's not worth having.

Don't buy into the Strivectin hype. Their clever marketing claims that it was originally for wrinkles but then used for stretch marks. But in reality, that was their marketing ploy from the very start. Really no cream is going to treat stretch marks that are old. Once stretch marks turn white, they are pretty much permanent since the skin has formed scar tissue. Even lasers do not work. The only thing that can work is actual plastic surgery where they cut the skin out and then stretch new skin over the area.

clinicpimple

· #11 · Sep 4, 2008

martha said:
Don't buy into the Strivectin hype. Their clever marketing claims that it was originally for wrinkles but then used for stretch marks. But in reality, that was their marketing ploy from the very start. Really no cream is going to treat stretch marks that are old. Once stretch marks turn white, they are pretty much permanent since the skin has formed scar tissue. Even lasers do not work. The only thing that can work is actual plastic surgery where they cut the skin out and then stretch new skin over the area.

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sorry to say but no magic after all.

Freddy

· #12 · Sep 5, 2008

You're going to have to learn to deal with them.

Ivy

· #13 · Sep 5, 2008

I can say that after several years my stretch marks have shrunk and faded to tiny silver lines that are not nearly as noticeable as they used to be. They are still there but they are not the first thing you would notice so hang in there. Since you really are upset about this perhaps a consultation with a dermatologist might put your mind at rest.

Delilah

· #14 · Sep 9, 2008

Try Strivectin-SD Intensive Concetrate for Exsisting Stretch Marks, or you can use Murad Body Firming Cream which doesn't smell but works good for stretch marks also!

marilynnsyrett

· #15 · Sep 19, 2008

songo said:
hey everybody,
I have a big problem and i need your advice. I suspect i have stretch marks, but they are not just little marks, they are vast. I have them on butt cheeks and lower back. They are terrible. I have them for couple of years. With time a had more and more of them. I've read lots of articles about stretches and. I've bee using cocoa butter (vaseline) and palmer's cocoa but i didn't notice big improvement. It's very embarrassing especially when i think about other guys showing their beautiful bodies to girls. I can't because my body is ugly

It's a major problem for my cause, I feel like no girl would like to be with such ugly guy.
Besides my stretch marks i look qite fine. I'm 182 cm tall, 78 kg (5-11 feet, ~160 lbs). So my weight and oerall look is ok. I just can't take off my shirt in the summer time because i'm shy of my skin. Help... what should i do? i attach pics.

There is no cream that can treat and erase stretch marks no matter how blatant there claims are. The only way to completely remove the stretch marks from your body is by undergoing laser treatment it may take 6-7 weeks depending upon the area and intensity of the damage.

After the laser treatment make sure you maintain consistency in your weight.

goodandbroken

· #16 · Dec 16, 2008

aww...
belive it or not but allot of girls wouldn't mind
almost every one has stretch marks
and if you were to be with someone you'd want them to love you for you right?

you can try 100% pure 100% refined emu oil

people hear emu oil and normaly will be like '' what the fu**'' but it really does work!!! im a girl with stretch marks i tried it and im seeing results...ive been using it for a month but anytime you try to heal stretch marks its very time consuling and takes allot of detication. look it up its worth it!

goodandbroken

· #17 · Dec 16, 2008

ohh and you can try cocoa butter it wont heal them but it will help reduce the apperance a bit... although yours arn't really that bad!

Freddy

· #18 · Dec 16, 2008

You know, looking at them again. They're not too bad. I'm sure they're barely noticable anyways.

mireckca

· #19 · Dec 16, 2008

I know that they seem like a big deal to you, and so don't mean to sound insensitive, but really, you should not focus on it or worry about it. If there was some underlying medical condition causing them, then that would be another matter. I don't think that girls would give them a second look (speaking as one myself).

swimman

· #20 · Jun 12, 2009

yo man, the stretch marks you have are really nothing to worry about. Trust me you should be happy that they are not clear at-all. Personally i have stretch marks that cover almost all my sides and are in a reddish brown color (and have been like that for years). Adding to that, i got them on my back side, thighs, calves, and near my shoulders (from excessive body building).

My advise to you is, maintain your weight, dont try to gain or lose much weight too quickly, and you know what, just live with them, because there really isnt a permanent remedy for all this....(not trying to depress you, i really feel your pain)

So, dont sweat about it, you should be glad thatthey are not that noticable, and glad that you do not have another type of skin problem

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