working out stretch marks

CoryD · 05-05-2005, 12:20 AM

hi everybody i have been workin out for a year and a half now and i can see pretty big results... but not all are good ones.... for example i have some nasty stretch marks near my arm pits, after going to the doctor he told me theres nothing he can do, if i want them to stop growing i must stop working out...

does anybody know how to heal stretch mark wounds ? ( and stop working out is not an option for me )

thanks

SimoneTiger · 05-05-2005, 12:30 AM

There's no way to heal them except laser resurfacing, if money is not an issue. Whether you get stretch marks or not is mostly determined by your genes, and I haven't really heard of any successful method for preventing them other than avoiding quick muscle/weight gain. Sorry...

kskm · 05-05-2005, 12:47 AM

Some people have said that coco butter lotion works, also a lot of viatmin E.

drydupfob · 05-05-2005, 12:54 AM

i got the same prob bro, go to the women section of the supermarket and get the cream they sell for pregnant women. it works.

sweetieyen · 05-05-2005, 12:58 AM

Stretch marks appears when one gains weight or loses weight suddenly. As far as I know, this can only be removed permanently through surgery. There are lotions i.e. Vaseline mark minimizer made for this but they just lighten these marks. I suggest that you work out gradually so that the skin wouldn't be suddenly affected by the weight gain/lose. Also, lot of vitamin E would really help your skin.

CoryD · 05-05-2005, 01:02 AM

drydupfob yes i heard that from someone else... but now i will definatly go get some

in about 1.5 years i gained about 30 pounds of muscle so considering the fact that i was pretty skinny before i think its normal for the marks... but they look bad... hopefully that cream will work for me
thanks

drydupfob · 05-05-2005, 11:53 AM

keep up the good work, ya it works both ways i went from 240 to 180 now i have alot of stretch marks it sucks big time.

05-05-2005, 12:20 AM	#1
CoryD Offline Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Age: 23 Posts: 55	working out stretch marks hi everybody i have been workin out for a year and a half now and i can see pretty big results... but not all are good ones.... for example i have some nasty stretch marks near my arm pits, after going to the doctor he told me theres nothing he can do, if i want them to stop growing i must stop working out... does anybody know how to heal stretch mark wounds ? ( and stop working out is not an option for me ) thanks

05-05-2005, 12:47 AM	#3
kskm Offline Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: US Gender: Female Age: 25 Posts: 861	Some people have said that coco butter lotion works, also a lot of viatmin E. __________________ Only YOU can make YOU happy

05-05-2005, 12:30 AM	#2
SimoneTiger Offline Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 234	There's no way to heal them except laser resurfacing, if money is not an issue. Whether you get stretch marks or not is mostly determined by your genes, and I haven't really heard of any successful method for preventing them other than avoiding quick muscle/weight gain. Sorry...

05-05-2005, 12:54 AM	#4
drydupfob Offline Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Nor cal Age: 23 Posts: 124	i got the same prob bro, go to the women section of the supermarket and get the cream they sell for pregnant women. it works.

05-05-2005, 12:58 AM	#5
sweetieyen Offline Member Join Date: May 2005 Age: 31 Posts: 9	Stretch marks appears when one gains weight or loses weight suddenly. As far as I know, this can only be removed permanently through surgery. There are lotions i.e. Vaseline mark minimizer made for this but they just lighten these marks. I suggest that you work out gradually so that the skin wouldn't be suddenly affected by the weight gain/lose. Also, lot of vitamin E would really help your skin.

05-05-2005, 01:02 AM	#6
CoryD Offline Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Age: 23 Posts: 55	drydupfob yes i heard that from someone else... but now i will definatly go get some in about 1.5 years i gained about 30 pounds of muscle so considering the fact that i was pretty skinny before i think its normal for the marks... but they look bad... hopefully that cream will work for me thanks

05-05-2005, 11:53 AM	#7
drydupfob Offline Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Nor cal Age: 23 Posts: 124	keep up the good work, ya it works both ways i went from 240 to 180 now i have alot of stretch marks it sucks big time.