Stretch marks

[Sophie9898]

what have people found works best to help with stretch marks after birth , I’m 10 weeks after giving birth and want to try reduce/heal them on my lower belly and don’t know where to start I don’t want to spend money on stuff that’s a waste of time , and recommendations please would be great

They will fade a lot over time. Most creams and oils that you can buy, claiming to heal stretch marks, are a waste of time.

A retinoid may do something to improve the texture, but that's it. The other options are professional treatments like laser therapy and micro needling.

Nothing works, don't waste your money. It's stretching in deeper layers of skin so top layer creams won't even reach, nevermind work. Stay hydrated and try not to over eat, especially in a few months.

In better news, mine were nearly invisible by 4 months despite being bright purple. I have stretch marks from my teens that are very obvious silver, and took years to go from purple to silver so I thought it was going to be bad, but it's been fine. The only visible ones are under my arms, caused by back fat and rapidly inflating breasts.

Micro needling and lasers. Haven’t had kids myself but I have them on my thighs from a large weight gain as a teenager. I’ve tried all the miracle creams and trust me, they don’t work. Save your money and go straight for the dr approved treatments.