How do get rid of stretch marks?

[abelajones]

Hello everybody
I was wondering if anyone could help me find a something that can help me get rid of my stretch marks. I am 14 and I am not fat (5'0 at 100-108, it varies, lol) and I exercise a lot everyday but still can't manage to get rid of them.

 

[Herman Li]

I used to be fat throughout high school until about senior year. Now I am 2 years into college and I am pretty fit but I still have my stretch marks. I wish I could help - I'm interested in some advice as well.

But you're young and still have a lot of growing to do, so chances are that you will grow into them.

 

I don't think it's possible to "grow into stretch marks."
Although they do fade within time, they don't totally disappear, I have been told though there's products you can apply on your stretch marks, I did a quick google and found this;

"A study from the University of Michigan suggests that people who use Retin-A (or a retinoic acid cream) on new stretch marks saw huge improvements."

If you can't get your hands on that, try using normal lotion/moisturizing cream.

 

[youcantseeme]

Hello everybody
I was wondering if anyone could help me find a something that can help me get rid of my stretch marks. I am 14 and I am not fat (5'0 at 100-108, it varies, lol) and I exercise a lot everyday but still can't manage to get rid of them.

I find BIO OIL is the best method for this but it takes a while. it doesnt completely remove the marks but it makes them pretty much invisible..

Can be bought from local shops and chemists in the uk, probably in the us too its a pinkish oil

 

[woodcut ox]

I had a friend who lifted a lot and got biceps the size of softballs, after he stopped lifting for about 3 months, they shrunk and there was a red bruise looking mark on them. What he did is went back to lifting for a short period of time and they reduced drastically. Then took breaks lifting on and off, but he's still pretty big. Sine your only 14, I would say go running and workout a bit, it might help you grow taller which will help with the marks.

 

[CreativeNub]

Like said before, you can't get rid of them 100%. They will vade for the most part eventually. You could try to take in more vitamine E which will help preventing them. For me not a single product has helped preventing them (I have used a couple lotions etc), and I talked to a doctor about it once who said some people will just never get them, others can't do anything to avoid it. Apparently genetics play a part in this.

 

[blazee]

Bio Oil works to a degree.

 

Bio Oil and Cocoa Butter from what I understand are the 2 best things to use.
It will only help them fade, you won't get rid of them for good.

 

[HotColdRush]

I would think they fade with age.

 

[malakadang]

There is no way to actually get rid of stretch marks. Stretch marks form in the dermis of the skin. They are thus scars. Some topical creams such as Retin-A will help in fading their appearance, as will time. Ultimately however, they will always be there.

 

[lucspender]

try oiling/massages

 

[Weaboo]

They do fade but they don't entire disappear forever.
From what I know, you could buy some oil products to reduce them, I have personally never tried it before so i don't know if it works well or not.
Another option is, from what I heard, you could do some sort of a surgery to remove them.