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All right. Is there anything I can do to get rid of them? They're not terribly noticeable, but I have some interesting, pale marks all over my legs, as well as a perfect circle on the back of one hand...thanks to my summer run-in with staph.
As I said, I guess they're not bad at all (I don't think you'd see them on my legs unless you knew about them beforehand), but they do make me self-conscious, and I've been trying to avoid wearing skirts as much as I'd like to.
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Though ive never tried it, and really dont know anybody who's tried it, Ive seen commercials for this stuff called Mederma. It for scars, and for stretch marks. I was thinking of getting some for the stretch marks on my chest from weight lifting. If you try it and it works, let me know so's i can give it a try.
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Well, I have a friend that uses Mary Kay's cream "Visibly Fit" to help diminish stretch marks (which are also paler than normal skin) and it seems to be working for her. But I'm not a Mary Kay rep or anything, so I don't know much about what's in it.... FG
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My brother in law hit himself on the head with a piano, and the mederma worked really well for him.
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I don't have a lot of scars, but I'm kind of attached to the ones I've got. They're interesting. Of course, I might feel differently if I had a big puckered scar running across the length of my face or something.
Nonetheless, I'd be fascinated to hear first hand accounts of how any of these products have helped anyone who's used them.
I seem to remember reading something about using a laser to remove scar tissue. Anyone know anything about that?
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Reticulating dermal massage also helps. That means pinching the skin and rolling it around. Of course, it can be difficult with foreheads, eyelids, knees and so forth. Using lotion helps too. That is actually the main benefit of those cellulite reducing creams. There could be some vascularizing agents in the cream, but massaging it every day definitely helps.
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Vitamin E cream did wonders for my uncle. Bad acne scars. Not the same thing, of course, but it did a great job.
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Avon sells a cream for scar reduction, but I don't know how it works. Haven't tried it yet, but I have a tube. Perhaps an experiment is in order...
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I think I should look into some of these ideas. I have skin that scars really easily, and there's one specifically that I would like to go away (at least a little). I had surgery about a year and a half ago, and the scar that it left on my side is still big, pink, and puffy. I have no idea why. Anyone know what would keep a scar big, pink, and puffy for that long?
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There's a name for that kind of scar. I have one on my hand from a can of cat food I opened six months ago. I've used Vitamin E iol and stuff, but massaging it seemed to help flatten it out. It's still pink. People mistake it for a burn, sometimes.
Laser treatment and IPL treatments are supposed to be good for thatkind of scar. But the medical types around here should know more about that than I do. Posts: 9293 | Registered: Aug 2000
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The mary kay Visibly Fit lotion is supposed to help with stretch marks and light scars. Honestly I have yet to try it- I have some nice sized sample tubes if you want to try it. It's $22 for the full size, but it's fairly large and my customers who use it really like it. If you want a sample, e-mail me to the address in my profile.
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If you have keloid skin, scars will often stay pink and puffy. In the short term, they will stay pink and puffy if you have an adverse reaction to the stitches, but that shouldn't be a factor after a month or two.
I don't have much a problem with scaring; I don't seem to scar easilly, but I do have a problem with stretch marks. I have them practically everywhere. I wonder if any of those stretch mark reduction creams actually work...
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Keliod scars! THAT'S what the lasers and IPL treatments are supposed to help. Thanks, lusti that was driving me crazy.
I have the all-over stretch mark thing, too. I have stretch marks on my knees and along my spine from a growth spurt I had when I was 8. I have them on my chest from, well, suddenly HAVING a chest while breast-feeding, and all over my abdomen from having babies. None of the other women in my family got stretch marks from having babies, or anything else, for that matter. But I was always the skinniest, too, so maybe my lack of fat made my skin less ah, flexible or something. *giggles* Anyway, I kind of like 'em. They're like battle scars or something. Posts: 9293 | Registered: Aug 2000
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That's my problem - I have all these stretch marks, but not battles that they can really be scars from... Posts: 5879 | Registered: Apr 2001
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I have stretch marks along my hips from a growth spurt. Very frustrating. But one of my ex-boyfriends said I could pretend I got clawed by a tiger or something, since that's what they look like.
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