Hi I'm going to see a dermatologist a about my stretchmarks and I'm just wondering what to expect,what kind o q's to ask and what kind of treatments are available for stretchmarks? Thanks

Bio oil, Cocoa butter, there are millions, but there are quite a few cheap homemade alternatives I haven't the time right now too list them all but applying vitamen E oil is good, if they are still new try using any moisturiser.

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Originally Posted by Confuzzledmonkey

Bio oil, Cocoa butter, there are millions, but there are quite a few cheap homemade alternatives I havent the time right now too list them all but applying vitamen E oil is good, if they are still new try using any moisturiser.

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I used cocoa butter when I was pregnant and that was absolutely rubbish,I'm using bio oil at the moment and its made my skin smoother and softer but not made any difference to the appearance

Stretch marks can appear red or brown at first depending on your skin color, but they do fade to silver. It's not just the top layer of skin that stretches. The underlying layers stretch too and this creates small tears in the collagen which is what gives skin its elasticity. There is currently, no safe effective means to either prevent or remove stretch marks. Emollient, lubricants with lanolin, cocoa butter, Vitamin E may make the skin feel more comfortable but will not have any effect on the marks. Laser surgery and Microdermabrasion may help reduce the look of stretch mark.