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Suggest Remedy For Red Stretch Marks And Scars On Chest

Posted on Mon, 26 Oct 2015

Question: sir i have been gyming since an year and half.I ended up getting red stretch marks all over my chest.It looks like a scar.While bulking up muscles I didnt get any scars,when I became a bit irregular i lost few kgs and got red stretch marks..plzz tell what to do??

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (4 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Stretch marks are permanent;Tretinoin can reduce appearance of stretch mark

Detailed Answer:
Hello. Thank you for writing to us

I have gone through your query and I have also reviewed the Images

Stretch marks are permanent. They are due to rupture of collagen due to excessive stretching of skin.
There is no effective remedy for stretch marks.
Retino-A contains tretinoin and may reduce the appearance of stretch marks over a period of time. It can be restarted but at a lower strength of 0.025% and that too on alternate nights, to prevent irritation.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Kakkar (3 hours later)

Sir if i continue to gym and bulk up my muscles can these stretch marks increase and even get worse ?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
They can worsen with muscle building

Detailed Answer:
Hi.

Yes, they can worsen, specially if you are also taking supplements for muscle building because they may contain anabolic steroids.
It is therefore advisable to do graduated muscle building to give time for the skin to accomodate increasing muscle bulk/ size.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Kakkar (25 minutes later)

Sir I am doing one home remedy. I have been applying olive oil+aloe vera gel+vitamin a +vitamin e on the stretch marks since 3 days. Will be doing it for three months since i read somewhere. Will this remedy will be of any use?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Stretch marks cannot be reversed back to normal skin

Detailed Answer:
Hi

You can definitely try it. Considering the ingredients, this is supposed to bring some improvement over a period of time. However, No therapy is going to reverse it completely.

Regards

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar