Doctors say there's no preventing stretch marks
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Well I noticed my mother does not have stretch marks and my father does not have many marks on his dark skin that are noticeable. I'm the only one with stretch marks and scars all over my body. I think it might have to do with mixed genetics. When you have a mother who is light tan and a father who is really dark brown… you end up with some kids that might have skin pigment problems. It could also be due to vitamin deficiency or some sort of lack of skincare since a young age or the weather. Lack of sun and so forth. My parents grew up in year long extremely hot weather and hung outside alot. I grew up in the total opposite, lacking alot of sun and because of a stupid fear of crime back in the 80s, wasn't allowed to go out much.
I also noticed that my friends of color, including myself, who suffer from skin problems like eczema are also more prone to stretch marks, hairiness/course hair on the body, large pores, skin discolorations and so forth. I am assuming that people of color who suffer from dry skin may be having discoloration and other problems. I've tried everything. Vitamins and supplements. Healthy foods. Detox. Putting lotion all the time. Drinking lots of water. Seeing a dermatologist. Even taking a teaspoon of a healthy oil once in a while. None of it works. I can never wear bathing suits or make love without the lights off. I can't even wear sleeveless or half sleef shirts and short skirts because of large pores and scars on my arms, elbows, legs and knees. Not even panty hose hide the problems. And body cover up, is either expensive or a pain to manage without worrying that it'll rub off somewhere.
I've never tried to get a tan before, but I wonder, if I go for a tanning salon, and increase my melatonin production… maybe it will help. So far I've been trying to stay out of the sun most of my life thinking it'll worsen the discoloration and darken the scars. But maybe i should do the oppoiste to eradicate these skin problems.
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I Have Olive Skin and ZERO strech marks after one pregnancy.
Give credit where credit is due! It's not my genes. I cared enough
to apply the best cream I could get and applied it all over my
body, not just my belly, twice a day, every day since the day I
knew I was expecting. More importantly, I read up about foods high
in Collagen producing enzymes.You are what you eat girls!
What creams did you use? Im on my way to giving up…
I just wanted to let you know that Avon has a new product, Anew
Clinical stretch mark smoother. It doesn't promise to make stretch
marks go away but it does make them lighter and smoother. The
product just came out but as a rep I was able to sample it before
hand and I was really impressed. I had some really ugly stretch
marks on my stomach due to weight gain and after 2 weeks using this
product they are faded considerably. I really didn't think it would
work but it did.
“MOTHER'S FRIEND” ~ As for myself, I do not believe that this
article is completely true. I had four children beginning when I
was 22 until I was 28. I am a petite person and only gained 25
pounds each time (putting me at 125 birth weight). None-the-less,
my mother and my younger sister both ended up with stretch marks on
their bellys and breasts. I don't have either, even now at 48. The
product that I used daily was called “Mother's Friend”. I don't
know if the product is still on the market or not, but I can tell
you I give it almost ALL of the credit for my “stretchmarkless
body”!
I was 118lbs when I got pregnant (I'm 5'8″) gained between 25 and
30 lbs with each pregnancy, exercised and ate right. Yes, I spread
all kinds of creams on my belly and I have a ton of stretch marks!
Since I had my first child young my body has been a sorce of
embarrasment for me for many years.
Funny, I heard just the opposite. A mailing I received a few
years ago from a cosmetic surgeon and skin treatment center stated
in their newsletter that the fairest skinned people are the most
prone to stretch marks because their skin is the thinnest, while
darker skinned people's skin are thicker.
It's not cheap, it's 25.00 a tube but it lasts for awhile and for
something that actually works it's not such a bad price. If you are
interested you can find it on my website,
I'll even give you free shipping,
just use code REPFS
Avon also has a money back guarantee if you aren't satisfied so you
really don't have anything to lose.
I was just wondering if anyone had any advice on at least fading
stretch marks. My 15 year old daughter is embarrassed by the
stretch marks on her thighs following a growth spurt. They are
worse than mine after 2 pregnancies.
Oh, PULEEEEZE!!!! It is a fact that every race has some general
tendencies bilogically. This is not A RACIST occurrence, this is
scientific. What about Tay-Sacs disease? This is a disease that
truly affects children of hasidic jewish genes. Sickle cell?
Osteoporosis (more common in Caucasian women), gall bladder
problems(more common in VERY FAIR complected people).
white GIRL here tall woman here blonde hair,etc
and i GOT alot of YUCKI STRETCH MARKS after onlly 2 girls at 19 and
23 i had both kids just 37/38 now,,,and i m not short but got
the
“marks” lol
certainly genetics and possibly cortisol levels or who knows can
cause stretch marks, and even thin women or low weight gain women
can get stretch marks. But if one can keep the weight low are start
out at an ideal weight, I think one will be less likely to get
them.
In fact, I'm glad the medical profession knows these things,
because then they will rule out certain things by testing. I am
also more prone to skin cancer because I am a very fair caucasian.
I have to pay extra every year to visit the dermatologist to save
my life!!!
Get real and get a life!
I have 2 children and rubbed cocoa butter on my stomach everyday
and dont have not 1 streachmark…Moisture is the key.
as an obstetrician, I have noticed that women who gain too much
and women who start out overweight before pregnancy are much more
prone to stretch marks than are thin women who exercise
Drwds
I respect your experience as a Dr. but is that really the case?
That's blaming the woman for her stretch marks.
see ya! and oh! lipo does wonders they leave with any type of good
surgery,or tummie tuck IF YOU ONLY need to go this route do
it
or love em no matter what life too short to dread over
this.
but i HATE THE STRETCHIN ILOL even if my guy
LOVE IT,
I think Dr's tend to tell you whatever they need to so you won't
believe in any home remedies and continue to line their pockets. I
had 2 pregnancies and I don't have nearly the stretch marks that my
friends or family have. Do whatever makes you feel good and worry
less about what so-called experts say is right.
My family is from the Dominican Republic and have dark
complexions on my mother's side. My mother, her mother, and her
sisters are all dark skinned, have had multiple pregnancies, and
NONE of them have stretch marks. My grandmother had 19 pregnancies
and her skin, aside from old age, does not betray this. I take
after my mother's side of the family in everything but this. After
having one child, my skin is full of stretch marks. Generalizations
should be avoided, especially when making declarations based on
“race”.
I gained less weight with my first pregnancy than anyone I know
(30 lbs), was not overweight when I got pregnant, exercised up to
the 8th month of pregnancy as well as years before and after the
pregnancy and ended up with a body riddled with stretch marks. I
even had to have my labor started because I was in so much pain
because my skin started to split open and bleed, despite trying
every cream and lotion I could find to ease the stress on my skin.
My mother had the same experience. It's genetic.
The comment was that caucasions are more prone to stretch
marks
so again BLK women don't all get em to last etc. or my
spanish
male friend sister do not got them either just ME A WHITE
PALE
SKIN WHITE BLONDE CHICK,I KNOW now it got NOTHIN to do wit
race.
I've never tried to get a tan before, but I wonder, if I go for a
tanning salon, and increase my melatonin production… maybe it
will help. So far I've been trying to stay out of the sun most of
my life thinking it'll worsen the discoloration and darken the
scars. But maybe i should do the oppoiste to eradicate these skin
problems.
I developed strechmarks during and after my first pregnancy in
spite of using those special creams to supposedly prevent them. I
believe that regardless of what you use to prevent them or what you
eat during your pregnancy, each woman will react differently
because there are so many factors that contribute to the end
result. My mom also had a lot of strechmarks on her belly following
her pregnancy as well. The only advice that I can suggest is that I
did seek the help of a dermatologist and she said that it's
important to seek treatment as soon as possible following delivery
while the stretchmarks are still new and easier to treat. She
prescribed Retin-A, but I couldn't tolerate the cream after only a
few weeks because it burned so badly for me.
The statement that women of color have more of a tendency
towards stretch marks has me puzzled. My black and Hispanic friends
don't have nearly the stretch marks that I have. I've often told
them how jealous I am that they seem to snap back after having
their babies without a hitch while I seem to have no elasticity
left in my skin and am left with stretchmarks from here to there! I
wonder if the few they have just show up more?
lol saying i am gorgeous MORE FROM giving birth that
is proof ? so i said uhhh ok,
Well I noticed my mother does not have stretch marks and my
father does not have many marks on his dark skin that are
noticeable. I'm the only one with stretch marks and scars all over
my body. I think it might have to do with mixed genetics. When you
have a mother who is light tan and a father who is really dark
brown… you end up with some kids that might have skin pigment
problems. It could also be due to vitamin deficiency or some sort
of lack of skincare since a young age or the weather. Lack of sun
and so forth. My parents grew up in year long extremely hot weather
and hung outside alot. I grew up in the total opposite, lacking
alot of sun and because of a stupid fear of crime back in the 80s,
wasn't allowed to go out much.
i love having MODEL height being tall NOT SHORT no prob there
blond hair,etc.
I also noticed that my friends of color, including myself, who
suffer from skin problems like eczema are also more prone to
stretch marks, hairiness/course hair on the body, large pores, skin
discolorations and so forth. I am assuming that people of color who
suffer from dry skin may be having discoloration and other
problems. I've tried everything. Vitamins and supplements. Healthy
foods. Detox. Putting lotion all the time. Drinking lots of water.
Seeing a dermatologist. Even taking a teaspoon of a healthy oil
once in a while. None of it works. I can never wear bathing suits
or make love without the lights off. I can't even wear sleeveless
or half sleef shirts and short skirts because of large pores and
scars on my arms, elbows, legs and knees. Not even panty hose hide
the problems. And body cover up, is either expensive or a pain to
manage without worrying that it'll rub off somewhere.
I used Mustela Stretch Mark Cream on my belly from the day I
found out I was pregnant and I don't have one stretch mark. I
wouldnt say that I am not prone to them either because I have them
on my sides since I am 11 due to a growth spurt. My Mom and my
sister have a few on their stomach and I have none and I really
think it is because of the Mustela cream. Also, after my pregnancy
I used their Reconstructor and my belly went down in 2 weeks (and I
didnt breast feed). I SWEAR by their products. Now, if I would have
only had this when I was 11 I would be golden! And too add, I am
Italian and have very olive skin.
I would also like to know why celebrities don't get them.