How to Get Rid of Stretch Marks on the Stomach

Unattractive dark lines called stretch marks can show up on the skin of your stomach if you quickly gain or lose a large amount of weight. While pregnancy is the main cause of stomach stretch marks, other weight changes can also bring about these annoying marks. You can get rid of them by using methods as simple as skin lotion or as invasive as plastic surgery.

Things You'll Need

• Vitamin skin cream

Instructions

1. Rub skin cream onto the areas of your skin that have stretch marks on a daily basis. Use creams that have vitamins E and K as they are most likely to help improve the condition of skin. Use creams and lotions as soon as you first notice the existence of stretch marks, as they become less treatable the longer that they are around.

2. Consult your doctor to see if a more potent prescription skin cream may be necessary to remove your stretch marks.

3. Go on a low-fat diet to lose weight at a steady and sustainable pace if the stretch marks appeared because of sudden weight gain.

4. See a plastic surgeon and have him do a consultation to determine if your stretch marks can be removed through laser surgery.

Tips & Warnings

• You can avoid getting more stretch marks by making sure that you gain or lose weight in a slow and steady manner, and by regularly using lotion with vitamin E.

• Caffeine, alcohol, and sugar are all bad for your skin, so avoid consuming them when you are trying to get rid of stretch marks.

Resources

• Stretch mark treatment
• Stretch mark cream