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Anyone else got that stripey decolletage area? (Stretch marks??)

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JamesDelaneysHat · 20/05/2017 09:03

Pretty sure it is stretch marks - very faint buy more visible in certain lights. It's not wrinkles. I'm 41 but have had them (or noticed them anyway) since mid thirties at least. I carry most of my weight on the top half so might explain how weight gain/loss would cause stretch marks in those areas. Is there anything to be done about them? I moisturise daily already.

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CrispyBathTowel · 20/05/2017 09:18

I've had white stretch marks on my boobs for years. I moisturise daily too but sorry, nothing will get rid of white stretchmarks. (Unless you want to pay £££ for laser surgery and I'm not even sure if that works).

Swimminguphill · 20/05/2017 09:23

I don't know if you welcome this thought but I have lots of white stretch marks on my hips/legs and also boobs. I kind of love them?! I think of them like my chicken pox scars - quirky things that are personal to my life experience and my body. Obviously that's not going to work for everyone!

JamesDelaneysHat · 20/05/2017 15:36

Ah I thought it would be the case old stretch marks are permanent Sad.

I have other ones too in the usual places that I'm not bothered by. I just fine these ones really annoying as I can't cover them up.

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CuddleAttack · 20/05/2017 15:58

I've found that a konjac sponge improves the texture/sheen of the skin, so makes them less noticeable.

JamesDelaneysHat · 20/05/2017 20:18

Thanks Cuddle
Just a thought, does make up cover faint stretch marks or would they still show. I certainly couldn't be arsed doing it daily but maybe on occasions?

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Ridingthegravytrain · 20/05/2017 20:28

Yes make up does help, as does fake tan and bronzer. They are so annoying

Timmytoo · 20/05/2017 21:03

There's is one cream that almost eliminates them completely, basically they fade so much you really have to look to see them and that's Palmers Cocoa Butter - 24 hour Soften & smooth cream. I use it daily and my white lines on the side by my hips are almost completely gone. Worth getting that it's quite cheap too.

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