Can I improve skin elasticity?

Jimbo · Jul 20, 2002

This shit with stretch marks is getting out of hand. I have some on my delts that are over 7 inches long. Im getting more and more of them every week. I am by no means fat either. In the last 6 months they have covered by biceps/abs/chest/cavles/forearms/love handles. I need something that will help my skin stretch out.

Thank god for laser surgery.

vitor · Jul 20, 2002

Hmm

I know at GNC they carry a cocca butter roll on those supposely helps with stretch marks, that what I used for my last cycle and it worked pretty good. Get a tan that always helps, drink alot of water. ATLEAST you are growing.

Big A · Jul 21, 2002

Get vitamin E capsules and prick them with a pin and squeeze the contents on the stretch marks, then rub in.

GH increases skin elasticity.

xcelbeyond · Jul 21, 2002

I've heard that retin-A works wonders if you can use it "soon" after marks appear. It's prescription stuff, but there's plenty of online pharms that sell it.

xcel

Pusher · Jul 21, 2002

Retin A DOES work well for scars and stretch marks. I used it for about 2 weeks on a scar on my forearm from a spill a few years ago and the scar went from 3" long and dark red to about 1.5" long and the same color as my skin. Unfrigginbelievable. And that was a BAAAAD scar too, 3" long and straight to the bone near my elbow, looked a little like Markus's scar.

Big A · Jul 22, 2002

Yes, RetinA is excellent too.

Jimbo · Jul 23, 2002

Big A said:
Yes, RetinA is excellent too.

is it O.T.C?

DTO. · Jul 23, 2002

no it is not ,but the china man has a 5 tube deal that are 30gram tubes that would run you around 50.00 per here in usa! his 5 tubes are 50.00 total! and it is generic chinese retin A not his own concauction

wolverine · Jul 23, 2002

Pusher said:
Retin A DOES work well for scars and stretch marks. I used it for about 2 weeks on a scar on my forearm from a spill a few years ago and the scar went from 3" long and dark red to about 1.5" long and the same color as my skin. Unfrigginbelievable. And that was a BAAAAD scar too, 3" long and straight to the bone near my elbow, looked a little like Markus's scar.

Damn I need to try that. I have one almost just like yours on my left shoulder. Does it matter how old the scar is?

Pusher · Jul 23, 2002

I had that scar for a good 8 months before I used the Retin-A. I've started using it on laceration scar that's about 1.5yrs old (the other was road rash) and it seems to be working nicely. I've been using Retin-A 2x a day and tanning 2x a week. Since RetinA makes your skin more photosensitive I'm hoping the sun will act like the UV laser scar removal treatments at the dermatologist. It seems to be working so far (after about 10 days).

Pusher · Jul 23, 2002

Jimbo said:
is it O.T.C?

I get mine from a guy who lives near mexico. Says he walks across with a couple tubes whenever he goes down south and has no problem. He pays $5 per tube of .05%, there are stronger concentrations I believe also, but .05% works just fine.

xcelbeyond · Jul 24, 2002

Good info pusher! I may give a try on some "old" scars - got plenty of 'em - LOL

Looks like I went through WWIII

xcel

Jimbo · Jul 27, 2002

just ordered some from an on-line pharmacy. hope its works as well as everyone says

PHIL HERNON · Mar 29, 2004

NO

no

saint808 · Mar 29, 2004

Re: NO

PHIL HERNON said:
no

got to go with phil on this one

GH helps to some extent but it is a huge waste of money to spend on that... also it tightens skin so it would only make stretch marks worse,,,, try mederma as it will hel to fade them.