Hi, not sure if anyone will have any ideas - I know that most people agree there is no way to get rid of stretch marks and you have to live with them and hope they fade.
I’ve got some on my thighs that aren’t really too bad but the ones on my boobs are absolutely awful. I’m a 30D (but that size can come up too big in certain brands) so small chested and haven’t had any babies or extreme weight loss or gain. My first bra was a 30AA when I was 14 and I gradually grew from there - I think I wore every size between 30AA and 32D and now I’m a bit thinner than I was as a late teenager so definitely quite slow growth.
I can’t work it out - there are really, really deep and thick white grooves in the skin running in lines from the top to the nipples and then lots of white lines running across the whole area, right up to the normal skin above the breast. I have to pick clothes carefully as anything with any kind of lowish neckline ends up with bright white lines poking over the top. The ones on the actual boobs are so so deep - if I run my fingers over them they feel odd, like dents in the skin.
It’s really getting me down. I know it’s silly to be so worried over it particularly at the moment but I have absolutely no self-confidence and can’t see a way to get over it. I know most people have them but mine are so deep and so widespread that I just can’t work out how to cope. I can’t imagine anyone ever being attracted to me - I’m a complete mess of scars and lines and grooves. I really don’t know anyone with stretch marks as bad and deep as mine.
Once the COVID situation is over, would it be unreasonable to go to the doctor just about this? Is there anything they could do? If anyone here is a doctor or has had doctor treatment for this kind of thing please please reply or message me because I’m stuck in a miserable state of self-hatred and I feel guilty for being so vain (especially at the moment) that I can’t really talk to anyone in RL. Plus, I I know they’d be kind and say “oh they’re not that bad” but they really are.
I’m terrified of gaining any weight in case it makes them worse or gives me any more. Aside from the ugliness I’m worried that there might be some underlying health concern - surely this isn’t normal? I see women my age with tops cut down showing pretty much their whole boob and there’s no way I could do it - the stretch marks make them so messy and sad looking that I can’t wear anything that shows any of my chest.
I currently use a mixture of bio-oil and epaderm (I’m also prone to eczema, including my chest - what a catch!!) abut haven’t seen any difference. They’ve been this way for years now and no sign of improvement. The texture is so unlike the rest of my body (even where I have other stretch marks) because they are so deep.
Thanks everyone