So, what about stretch marks?

[FreeSpirit]

Originally Posted by MzHopeful

The best thing I've found for stretch marks is 100% pure natural shea butter. It doesnt smell great.. in my opinion it smells like cooking grease LOL. BUT it does amazing at healing the skin, also vitamin E oil is really good, for healing stretch marks as well. Mine are due to rapin weight gain. Keeping my fingers crossed that they do not worsen too much from the weight loss... ALSO tan skin reduces the appearance as well. Im not saying spend alot of time in a tanning bed, or out in the sun, because that can be harmful as well. But getting a little sun in the summer.. should reduce the appearance a little bit.

My stretch marks don't tan. If I go in a tanning bed I end up looking... interesting, to say the least. lol.

[AliceInFatland]

Though plenty of people say guys don't care, I'm pretty sure they do. I have several guy friends who I'm close enough with that we're honest with each other. We talk about girls--girls we know, girls we don't know, celebrities, etc. I never bring it up, but the few times a girl had stretch marks, every guy I know has been disgusted with it. Look at Kate Beckinsale! She's one of the most beautiful women on the planet, and one picture of the stretch marks on her chest and guys are hurling insults at her.

I don't think I'll ever be able to accept my stretch marks, because of how I know guys feel about them. But you know what's sad?

I think they're kind of beautiful! They're silvery-white, these delicate patterns going over my hips and various parts of my body. People do scarification for aesthetic purposes. I would love to find a guy who thinks about them the way I do, but I just don't think they exist. :[

[Janda27]

I have them all over my belly and horizontally on my back from pregnancy. My 23 inch waist stretched to support a 10 pound baby (and i gained 70 pounds). I mean, if I had to guess, I would say I literally have thousands of stretch marks. When I lose weight, the skin does look much worse. I have some that go from my hip to my ribs and are about an inch wide. I've tried everything and nothing has helped.

[JillyM]

I heard microdermabrasion helps. When you go ask the dermatologist his opinion. I am curious what a MD says about it, especially microdermabrasion. I was planning on going to the Dr when I lose more.

Good luck.