Any tips for preventing/stopping stretch marks?

[Anonymous]

Recently I’ve got red stretch marks on my upper arms and biceps. I haven’t really got stretch marks before besides when I had a growth spurt about 12 years ago.

I haven’t gained a significant amount of weight so not sure how they’ve occurred. Just wanted to know if there’s something I can do to reduce the appearance of these?

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Update: thanks for the suggestions and answers! I’m going to try to moisturise and not go too hard in the gym :)

[letthefire80]

Stretch marks tend to appear when you lose or gain weight dramatically in a short span of time (i. e. pregnancy or a weight cut). Everyone has different bodies, but at least for myself I try not to lose too much too soon and the skin stretches out naturally without issue

[catarecute]

dont over do it at the gym and take vitamin c and srcub your skin to renew the top layer of your skin i think you can use cinnamon its good for the skin

[Anonymous]

Don't grow really fast.

I have them on my shoulders and knees they're fairly faded now. But I grew very fast. I was 6'1" by the time I was a freshman in high school. I don't think I would have got them but I grew too fast for my skin to keep up.

[Holsen]

Some ways to prevent or reduce the effects of them are reducing foods wich contain excessive amounts of fat, eating a mixed and healthy diet as well as working out!!

[sage2021]

When I was pregnant I put Vitamin E all over my tummy. I gained 50 pounds, but never got stretch marks.

[sage2021]

It was Vitamin E lotion

[sheikalana]

The only way to prevent is trying to keeps a healthy body weight and moisturize your skin daily. I believe you can only get rid of it with laser treatment.

[Likes2drive]

You can use the scar cream Mederma , that usually works, I don’t have stretch marks on me but my skin is different, some people just get them no matter what, usually pregnancy, gaining weight and working out for muscle mass

[Angxl3120]

Oil, drink lots of water, workout (not heavy just more reps) mine are almost gone

[Keyboardkat]

Vitamin E rubbed into the skin when the stretchmark is still fresh.

[Meropatrick]

Ur skin is weak that is why it gets it easier than other people but forsure u have gained or lost weight otherwise u develop it

[Lookitsmadmax1994]

Coconut 🥥 oil helps they fade. Become less noticeable

[Apple1996]

Bio oil, shea butter and staying hydrated

[Anonymous]

nope. there is no way really

[TdotRep2023]

Aging has no solution aside from gym and diet.

[Anonymous]

Keep it moisturized