I have a few stretch marks on my upper chest close to where my shoulders are. They're not that noticeable, but still, I'd like to see if there are ways to get rid of them. I've read somewhere about cocoa butter?

Pure Vitamin E lotion works really well. When I was a teenager, I had a very bad scar on my chest that was very red. My mom heard about Vitamin E lotion so I started putting it on there. The redness went away (can't remember how long, but definitely not "overnight"). I'm not sure if you can do anything about the marks themselves, but this will definitely make them less noticeable. For the record: get the pure Vitamin E lotion. You don't have to do alot. I have heard that the Vitamin E enhanced cream lotions don't do nearly as well, and actually cause more redness. The pure lotion (can get it at GNC or the like) is fairly expensive for the size of the bottle, but "a little dab will do ya".



On the Cocoa Butter front: As a father to 2 young kids, I can tell you that the Cocoa Butter is used predominantly in pregnant women to make the skin more supple to prevent stretch marks. I don't know of any true way to "get rid of them".



If the marks you are refering to are the ones that men get from weightlifting, the Cocoa Butter might be helpful in the future if you are still hitting the weights hard.



Of course, your mileage may vary. A google of stretch marks and pregnancy should bring you to some pretty good stuff.

yea it's from weight lifting. I'll look into the Vitamin E lotion. Sounds interesting. Thanks for the reply.

Just be cafeful if you try the cocobutter stuff.



I tried it when I was younger, on a huge scar I had.



Turns out I'm allergic.



So, just like do a patch test first or something.

I had surgery and the doctor recommended I use a silicone product to diminish the scarring. He specifically told me to use Kelocote (if you google it you can find their website for ordering), but I'm sure there are other options. I know that silicone is what they use on severe burn patients (their bandages are coated in it), and they're not entirely sure why silicone diminishes scarring, but it does. In any case, I have noticed a bit of a difference (it's only been a couple of weeks), and the product says that it works on stretch marks, too. It is on the expensive side (although as with the Vitamin E a very little bit goes a long way), but it seems to be working.

Retin A is what dermatologists will recommend & other Vit E creams.



Retin A works well but you need to be careful about the sun while using it. As well if you have fresh stretch marks if you keep them out of the sun they have a much higher chance of fading out more. Once you go into the sun and tan they will turn silver and be more permanized.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stretch_mark



If you have insurance go see your dermatologist. It'd be an easy visit and maybe some new stuff is on the market since I went.



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