We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.

This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.

📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!
The Forum now has a brand new text editor, adding a bunch of handy features to use when creating posts. Read more in our how-to guide

stretch marks

gemfan
gemfan Posts: 5 Forumite
in Health & beauty MoneySaving
is there no way to rid of stretch marks, or is urgery the only answer?

Comments

  • Amanita_2
    Amanita_2 Posts: 1,299 Forumite
    They do fade considerably over time. Mine looked awful when they were new but now are virtually invisible.

    Rubbing bio oil or similar in is supposed to help speed this up a bit.
  • Bitsy_Beans
    Bitsy_Beans Posts: 9,640 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    How can surgery get rid of stretch marks?
    My belly has a few from 2 pregnancies and they've faded quite alot (just with the jelly belly would fade too :o) so it's a case of living with them.
    I have a gift for enraging people, but if I ever bore you it'll be with a knife :D Louise Brooks
    All will be well in the end. If it's not well, it's not the end.
    Be humble for you are made of earth. Be noble for you are made of stars
  • marmiterulesok
    marmiterulesok Posts: 7,812 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Photogenic
    I have heard that Bio Oil is good.
  • glowgirl_2
    glowgirl_2 Posts: 4,591 Forumite
    Fake tan is very good at covering strech marks:)
    Thank you for this site Martin
    The time for change has come
    Good luck for the future
  • cattkitt
    cattkitt Posts: 442 Forumite
    Olive, sunflower and castor oil. Takes time.
  • tanith
    tanith Posts: 8,091 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    You'll never get rid of them, your overstretched skin will stay stretched forever I'm afraid but they do shrink and fade and you can disguise them.. not sure how surgery would help though...
    #6 of the SKI-ers Club :j

    "All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing" Edmund Burke
This discussion has been closed.
★ ★ ★ Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 354.4K Banking & Borrowing
  • 254.4K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 455.4K Spending & Discounts
  • 247.3K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 604K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 178.4K Life & Family
  • 261.5K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.7K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.
Update Your Picture