Stretch Marks..Can you get rid of them? - Exercise & Fitness Message Board

Sick_Generation · 11-18-2003, 08:11 AM

Hello. I'm currently 21. When i was 18, i used alot of creatine and got huge gains fast. To show for it, i have stretch marks on my upper part of my chest where it meets my arms. Is there a way to get rid of them? A lotion of some sort? Or do i have to spend 4 figures for cosmetic surgery?

Naxis · 11-18-2003, 12:16 PM

Stretch marks are essentially scars. Some allege that Vitamin E oil, cocoa butter and/or Mederma help, but I have never personally seen anything that makes a noticeable difference. In time they should fade, but probably never completely. FWIW, most people know that they're from quick muscle gain. Most athletes have them. Watch basketball sometime. You could always get tattoos.

Sick_Generation · 11-18-2003, 01:34 PM

Thanks for the response. Thats what i was pretty much afraid of. ;\ Wish i never took any creatine back then lol.

sdogg203 · 11-18-2003, 02:09 PM

How did u get stretch marks from creatine??? and what are strecth marks?

Sick_Generation · 11-18-2003, 02:53 PM

Well when i first started taking creatine, i took it religiously. Drank alot of water and worked out on the Bench Press like 3 times a week. By doing that, My chest got big quick. So quick infact, the skin didn't get a chance to grow with the muscle growth. So there for i now have Stretch Marks on my cheat, where the skin literally almost stretched apart.