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Posted: 5/13/2004 7:08:43 AM EDT
Ive been working out for a few months now and ive didnt have stretch marks before I started working out, but now im starting to see some around my biceps, and triceps.  How do I get rid of them?  Is there a cream or something?
Link Posted: 5/13/2004 7:13:16 AM EDT
[#1]
i have had the same thing.  i don't know that there's much you can do.  they tend to become less noticeable with time.
Link Posted: 5/13/2004 7:14:36 AM EDT
[#2]
rub vitamin e on yer arms
Link Posted: 5/13/2004 7:14:50 AM EDT
[#3]
Here is what you need to do.  Find an OB/GYN and ask him what he recommends to women for streath marks after they have kids.

Sgtar15
Link Posted: 5/13/2004 7:15:24 AM EDT
[#4]
I've gotten stretch marks in the past and there's nothing you can do about it.
Link Posted: 5/13/2004 7:17:24 AM EDT
[#5]
Vitamin E capsules.

they are recommended for pregnant women, but you know the clear gel caps with the liquid,
its kinda sticky and gross, but if you break those open (just use a striaghtpin and poke it)

and rub the E on the area, it'll help them disappear faster. It also helps with scarring,
I used it on the 6" scar on my arm when the staples were still in it, and it seemed to help.
Link Posted: 5/13/2004 7:17:39 AM EDT
[#6]
Cocoa butter. Pregnant women use it.
Link Posted: 5/13/2004 7:21:59 AM EDT
[#7]
These remedies only reduce the noticibility of the marks. They don't make them go away.
Link Posted: 5/13/2004 7:22:57 AM EDT
[#8]

Quoted:
Ive been working out for a few months now and ive never had stretch marks before, but now im starting to see some around my biceps, and triceps.  How do I get rid of them?  Is there a cream or something?



I've heard jism juice works best.
Link Posted: 5/13/2004 7:24:25 AM EDT
[#9]
No need to buy Vit E caps, use vegtable oil, same thing.

Doc

Semper Fi
Link Posted: 5/13/2004 7:37:30 AM EDT
[#10]
Link Posted: 5/13/2004 9:12:12 AM EDT
[#11]
Please tell me you don't have belly buttons on your elbows!
Link Posted: 5/13/2004 9:34:42 AM EDT
[#12]
Get Udder Butter .That shit works great .
Link Posted: 5/13/2004 9:47:15 AM EDT
[#13]
ah yes - the dreaded stretch marks...

if you have any friends/relatives over in Germany, the womenfolk there swear by a product called Frei Oil...and the stuff is quite awesome...
Link Posted: 5/13/2004 10:33:53 AM EDT
[#14]

Quoted:
Ive been working out for a few months now and ive didnt have stretch marks before I started working out, but now im starting to see some around my biceps, and triceps.  How do I get rid of them?  Is there a cream or something?



www.mederma.com/


take care.

Stainless
Link Posted: 5/13/2004 10:40:13 AM EDT
[#15]



Udder butter and sandpaper


Link Posted: 5/13/2004 10:40:18 AM EDT
[#16]

Geez, you guys need some manly scars! Something  that you can tell stories about around the campfire while swilling booze!

Stretch marks lol
Link Posted: 5/13/2004 10:40:34 AM EDT
[#17]
Mederma
Link Posted: 5/13/2004 10:46:55 AM EDT
[#18]
I have found that there is not much you can do. I grew a whole heck of a lot, and put on a ton of muscle at the same time when I got my stretch marks, so you might not be as bad off.

It is unfortunaly a biproduct of lifting for many people. Deal with it, as they will probably fade away with time, but the muscle growth wont.
Link Posted: 5/13/2004 11:21:40 AM EDT
[#19]
As a woman who's had two children, not to mention lost 90 lbs this past year. I can conclusively say that the only way not to have stretch marks is to pick different parents.

It's genetics.  You either get them or you don't.  Over time they will fade and become barely noticible, but for the first year or so they'll be red, vivid, and ugly!
Link Posted: 5/13/2004 11:31:58 AM EDT
[#20]
You are stuck with them.  I have them on the edges of my chest and biceps.  They lighten up after a few years but never go completely away.
Link Posted: 5/13/2004 11:38:18 AM EDT
[#21]
You can't really get rid of them, just lessen their noticeability. Tanning hides them well (especially if they are the pink type), but then you have to deal with other issues.
Link Posted: 5/13/2004 11:40:58 AM EDT
[#22]
Link Posted: 5/13/2004 6:01:24 PM EDT
[#23]

Quoted:
Cocoa butter. Pregnant women use it.





YUP! My wife did this with both our young 'uns, no stretchmarks.
AB
Link Posted: 5/13/2004 6:55:26 PM EDT
[#24]
Jojoba oil also works good.
Link Posted: 5/13/2004 7:21:29 PM EDT
[#25]
OK, guys.  Some of the comments are correct. Stretch marks are permanet.  So get over it.  The only way to not have them is to prevent them. Dont get fat or overly large too quickly.  They are usually red then will turn a silver color over time.  They will also get somewhat smaller.   Basiclly the collagen matrix that makes up the integrity of your skin is disrupted resulting in tears. It is genetics.  I have seen some of my patients that get big as houses and not have one stretch mark.  Others look a Cincy Bengals helmet.  

The other thing is that skin doesnt shrink either.  If you loose too much weight too soon, you get to look like one of those dogs whose name I can spell.  LOL.  Youll need surgery to get rid of it.  Key is to exercise and you'll get better results.  Some of those people who are gettting the bariatric surgery will require further surgery later to remove the excess.
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