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you can reduce their appearance by not gaining too much weight and with proper preventive measures. You can apply cocoa butter on to the stretch marks.Massage with vitamin E oil into the stretch marks, especially after shower.Eat foods that are rich in vitamin A, E and C.Eat foods that are rich in zinc, and silica. These are good for skin and help form collagen.Eat foods that contain essential fatty acids. For example, vegetables, vegetable oils and fish oils. This will help make cell walls. There are many different types of stretch mark creams that can improve the texture of the skin and make stretch marks less visible. Many will help to reduce appearance of stretch marks, but certain preparations are meant for use only on newer scars. Using these stretch mark creams on severe stretch marks, or those more than a year old, may not show marked improvement.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoYes. Weight loss can cause stretch marks because these marks are usually caused by hormonal changes due to rapid weight change (either weight loss or weight gain), leading to the breakdown of collagen in the dermis.
There are ways to make them fade though.
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∙ 15y agoYou develop stretch marks from gaining weight, or pregnancy, but not from losing weight.
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Why do you get stretch marks after gaining weight on your lower belly without being pregnant?
Stretch marks occur from rapidly losing or gaining weight in one part of the body. You do not have be pregnant to lose or gain weight in your lower stomach area. There are many products on the market that claim to fade stretch marks like Mederma, but a natural remedy is aloe vera gel.
Why do you get random stretch marks?
From gaining weight and losing it faster than ur skin can adjust to it
Can Stretch marks happen without pregnancy and if happens why does it happens?
Yes. The skins stretches too fast, due to growing fast or gaining weight. The skin actually rips and those marks are scars.
Do competitive skiers get thigh stretch marks more often that others?
No. Stretch marks are caused by gaining or losing weight quickly. They are also heredity. If your mother had them, then you are likely susceptible to them as well.
What type of stretch mark cream is the best brand to get at a discounted price?
There isn't any good brand for stretch mark creams. Don't any of those creams disappear your stretch marks. Stretch marks are something you get while stretching and gaining weight.
Where are some of the places that one can learn how to reduce stretch marks during pregnancy?
One can reduce and prevent pregnancy stretch marks by moisturising daily. One can also try to avoid gaining excess weight, besides the baby and the amniotic fluid as this will help reduce stretch marks.
You are not pregnant but have stretch marks?
Yes. It means you're gaining weight/you are expanding too quickly for your skin.
Is baking powder good for stretch marks?
No, nothing can help you with stretch marks. Only time will make them less visible, but you will always have them. Stretch marks are damaged skin after gaining lots of weight i.e. pregnancy or fast weight gain. Skin stretches so much and so fast that it "cracks" in shape of lines, whichever way it was stretching - vertical or horizontal.
Can you receive stretch marks from gaining weight?
Yes you can get stretch marks if not pregnant. When somebody grows rapitly or grows fast you get them.This is cased by skin laticity and when stratched they cause marks.This can also happen when you gain weight fast so put on weight slow if you need to.Also beaware they also from if you lose some weight fast
Why are your stretch marks getting smaller?
stretch marks decrease in size as you loose weight
Does gaining weight make stretch marks go away?
No, it's not a true. Stretch mark occurs when you suddenly get increase or decrease the weight. To get rid form stretch mark there is one miracle cream available in market; Mederma is that miracle cram. Order Mederma online and start applying on the stretch mark area two times in day for at least 6 month to get rid form the stretch mark problem.
Can weight loss surgery make you skinny an do they get rid of stretch marks while doing it?
Weight loss surgery can make a person skinny but will not get rid of stretch marks.
