Question:
Need to know of a creme or lotion that helps reduce appearance of stretch marks.

I have a lot of stretch marks mostly old ones. They are on my stomach, arms, and back of legs in knee cap area. But I don't know really what to use to help fade them some. Or is there a makeup that maybe some of you use that helps hide them? I read somewhere that you can get them covered with permanent makeup. Has anyone heard of this or know of someone having it done? Anyone help or tips would be appreciated greatly. I have always been imbarrased of my stretch marks.    — Snowflake_Princess (posted on May 14, 2003)

May 14, 2003
Ahhh...the age old question! You know, I'll be curious to see if anyone has found any 'miracle' cure, but as far as I know, there isn't one. You would think that if there were something that REALLY worked to remove, or even cover, stretch marks the world would have one more millionaire, and millions of women who wouldn't be able to keep their mouths shut about it.
   — eaamc

May 14, 2003
I am not sure if it works but I have heard it advertised. Mederma. I haven't tried it but I thought maybe after I have surgery I would.
   — horserider0146

May 14, 2003
Walgreens has a generic version of the Mederma. I just bought some for my scar. Not sure if it works yet, but it does make the incisional area feel better.
   — Renee B.

May 14, 2003
HI, WHEN I HAD MY CHILDREN I HAD STRETCH MARKS TOO OF COURSE, AND WHAT WORKED BEST FOR ME IS USING VIAMIN E OIL AND NOW I DO NOT HAVE ANY MORE STRETCH MARKS. THEY ALSO WORK GREAT FOR SCARS. YOU CAN BUY IT AT WALMART OR ANY DRUG STORE IN YOUR AREA. JUST MAKE SURE THAT IS THE OIL KIND THAT SEEMS TO WORK THE BEST AND RUB ALITTLE BIT ON AT A TIME 2-3 TIMES PER DAY. HOPE THIS INFO HELPS. GOOD LUCK!
   — Melodee S.

May 14, 2003
cocoa butter with vitamin e in it works very well. I have used it twice a day on my scar/marks and it has faded them out alot. Vitamin E oil works great too even for healing. Ethier one you can get at Walgreens.
   — Tammy N.

May 14, 2003
I was going to suggest Mederma as well, as some previous posters did. I used it for a couple months on my open scar and could tell a little bit of a difference, but theni t got infected from other reasons, so it kind of erased all that. But I'm going to try again. I haven't used it on stretch marks, but its supposed to work for it as well. It is expensive though, but they do have a money-back guarantee, so that is a help! Are you post-op? I found that my once bright red, huge stretch marks are now smaller (probably b/c my body is...) and white now. SO they do look better, but nothing can take them away completely unfortunately! Goodluck :-)
   — Lezlie Y.

May 14, 2003
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