Can I Get Rid of Stretch Marks, Spider Veins or Cellulite?
Wednesday July 16, 2008
Sorry ladies, but those stretch marks that you got when you had the growth spurt in your tweens or from pregnancy won't go away on their own. The only way to diminish the appearance of stretch marks is with lasers. I don't know anyone who's tried them, so I can't report if they work.As for spider veins, lasers have come a long way in diminishing their appearance. I plan to try them out on my own and when I do, I will be sure to report if they work (after all, I was disappointed in laser hair removal).
Most women have a bit of cellulite on the backs of their thighs, above the knees or even on the arms. You can spend hundreds of dollars on over-the-counter lotions and potions but none has been proven to work permanently. Some lotions contain a type of caffeine (yes, caffeine!) which can reduce the appearance of cellulite, but it's only temporary. Some doctors claim lasers work on cellulite, but reports I've read are inconclusive. Put it this way: If lasers were truly a miracle cure for cellulite, the lines outside dermatologist offices would be far longer than the lines for the cheap version of the iPhone.
Photo: Maria Teijeiro/Getty Images (Don't let the photo of this model get you down, she's likely airbrushed to death).
Comments
The only real and permanent way to achieving a cellulite free body is by eating a healthy balanced diet, and regular weight training / cardio regime.
Cellulite happens inside the body, therefore cannot be treated from the outside.
I am 31, train regularly, eat healthily and have no cellulite.
I dont think thats true .I have a daughter with a perfect figure ,whos fifteen ,runs xc and eats pretty healthy and if she squeezes her leg you can see some cellulite
I dont think it is always our fault .
Vitamin K Cream and / or cocco butter can be used on stretch marks. not just lasers.
I have used them on mine and it works fine.
Vitamin K cream can be used on spider veins too, my mother used it and its fine.
Hi,
I used to have pretty bad stretch marks and red scars around my belly region ever since I gave birth to my three kids.I had tried Vitamin E oil and cocoa butter which a number of people had recommended but unfortunately it didn’t seem to work too well. My Doctor had even suggested that I go for a Tummy Tuck. I then recently read an article about a lady who supposedly got rid of her stretch marks using a particular cream. I tried it and it worked really well. It took a number of weeks but my stretch marks soon faded away. You can read the lady’s article at the link below.
http://stretchmarkszapped.wordpress.com
It has been stated that physicians are baffled by the cause of cellulite. It may be partially genetic, partially contributed to what we eat….the medical world is unsure. And, until a cause is uncovered, then a cure shall not be known.
I have stretch marks and have heard the same thing… only an ablative laser will reduce/remove them. It can be frustrating! I do know that lotions and creams will work to some degree but do not change all of the damage done.
I can speak from experience about spider veins. I had them removed w/ a YAG laser and after one treatment most are gone and the larger ones are so diminished you have to look to find them. I am so pleased. It is very costly though and that has to be thought out to see if it is right for you. I loved it so much that now I am trained in laser vein removal (as well as laser hair removal and skin rejuvenation). Good luck ladies.
My trainer told me that when I toned up my legs that my small blotches of cellulite would go away. I am believing him; why not, right? Only time will tell!!
Cellulite is not caused by poor eating habits or exercise. It is heredity, gender, where you (due to heredity) collect body fat and how thick your skin is. If a trainer tells you there is some spot workout to rid yourself of it, he is either lying or passing misinformation. There is no special diet that will get rid of it.
There are only creams (like caffeine loaded ones) that temporarily lessen the look of it by dehydrating that area). There is a treatment which involves light therapy and lasers as an ONGOING regime that is said to show some slight improvement.
It is the luck (or bad luck) of the draw.
the best way to treat cellulite is leg strech and massages! when u will get rid of it…it will never comeback unless u will be pregnant(again) or put some weight on. And YES! exercises does help for cellulite…(first language…not english)
Cellulite CAN BE REMOVED. Cellulite is caused when the body fat% is too great and/or muscle mass is too low. Skinny people with cellulite have it because they do not have enough muscle mass. Check out bodyforlife.com You will see tons and tons of before pics with major cellulite and after pics with none!!!