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jenniepepsi
Jul 27, 2009, 10:13 AM
The women in my family get extreamly overweight from childbearing, and we also get very bad stretchmarks.

I get A lot of ingrown hairs and BOILS directly ON the stretchmarks :( :( its sometimes painfull and it embarrasses me, even though my husband says its OK (he is the only one allowed to see my fat stomach ;) )

Is there a way to prevent this from happening? My mom said its normal and she gets them all the time as well.


Its mostly on my stomach and hips, but sometimes I will also get them on the inside of my thigh up close to my groin muscle.

stevetcg
Jul 27, 2009, 10:19 AM
Ive heard that cocoa butter lotion does help some, as well as fading creams utilizing Retin-A (believe it was called... I'm not an expert) help minimize the marks themselves.

Might not hurt to give a dermatologist a visit though.

jenniepepsi
Jul 27, 2009, 10:21 AM
Thanks steve :) ill try cocoa butter. I can't use retin A I used it as a teen for acne and ended up with hives lol. But ill definitely try the cocoa butter and talk to my PCP about a referral to a dermatologist.

stevetcg
Jul 27, 2009, 10:23 AM
I don't believe that the cocoa butter will help with existing stretch marks, but prevents new ones. It aids in skin elasticity.

jenniepepsi
Jul 27, 2009, 10:25 AM
Ahh nice :) that will help either way hehe.