Mike Zero Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 How do you deal with them?I have large ones on my chest/shoulders/bis area and a massive batch coming up under my triceps. And I don't want dirty big permanant scars there. Is there a special sort of ointment or something for them?Chur. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keats Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 I have been thinking about this for a while now, looks like you beat me to the topic. I have some massive ones from my chest through to delts. I have been using bio oil for a couple of months now and have not noticed any great benefits. I do know that once you have them you can never fully get rid of them only try to mask them and make them look minimal. Laser is another option however I have heard that results are minimal and the cost factor is massive. To keep them from forming more keep moisturising the area to give the skin elasticity to prevent further stretch marks forming.If anyone else has ideas on this I would love to hear them too.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blairandkelly Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 stop eating all the pies :pfft: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goinhard Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 this topic used to always come up on bodybuilding.com and the consensus was always the same, nothing to make them go away, although some people found vitamin e cream to aid with the fading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Zero Posted August 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 Main goal is to stop the ones on my tris forming, if I can get rid of the older one's - that's just a bonus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Legend Killer Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 Yeah I have ones that go from just above my armpit up to the bicep. The left arm is worse than the right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2guns Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 u should be proud of them!!!means yr growing very fast!especially if u got big deep purple ones :pfft: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pseudonym Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 Any sort of moisturing cream/oil is good. If it contains vitamin A, that's ideal - but it's quite expensive. Vitamin E is ok, but A is preferable for anything to do with skin. It's "food for the skin", to quote my doctor...Other than that, coconut oil, or cocoa butter is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truds Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 Can you get 'Bio Oil' in NZ? I haven't tried it on stretchmarks, but used it on scars and it works awesome.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cammo Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 Can you get 'Bio Oil' in NZ? I haven't tried it on stretchmarks, but used it on scars and it works awesome.xI was just about to suggest Bio Oil - it works wonders for scars & stretch marks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keats Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 Can you get 'Bio Oil' in NZ? I haven't tried it on stretchmarks, but used it on scars and it works awesome.xI was just about to suggest Bio Oil - it works wonders for scars & stretch marks!Bio oil is available at nearly every pharmacy. About $50 but if it works it'll be well worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keats Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 u should be proud of them!!!means yr growing very fast!especially if u got big deep purple ones :pfft: :grin: You got any yet 2guns? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohjoshua Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 yeah I always wanted some...closest I got was those marks on your shoulders after using the calf raise machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumbelldog Posted August 14, 2007 Report Share Posted August 14, 2007 I bet 2guns has that many it looks like he has been whipped! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZPT Posted August 14, 2007 Report Share Posted August 14, 2007 i found bio oil worked well on the early forming ones on the inside of my arms but the deep purple ones it has just faded them so i have just kept using it religously twice per day and is going good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2guns Posted August 14, 2007 Report Share Posted August 14, 2007 yes i do have some lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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