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Dermatology (Expert Forum)
stretch marks
Answered by
Alan Rockoff, MD - dermatology, Child Skin Problems
The Rockoff Dermatology Center
Brookline - MA
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stretch marks
by neil lynch, Oct 19, 2000 12:00AM
I am a 28 year old 6 2' male of medium build and have developed stretch marks on my buttocks and now on my legs, they get more pronounced as i get older what can i do?
Doctor's Answer
by Alan Rockoff, MD, Oct 19, 2000 12:00AM
, Oct 19, 2000 12:00AM
Neil:
"Stretch marks" actually occur in non-stretch situations, such as in athletic young people who are neither obese nor pregnant (as I assume you are not . . .)
Although cure is elusive (the lower levels of skin are involved, and external treatments are ineffective), Retin-A cream can help make the redness subside faster, to leave the less-obtrusive white color of burned-out stretch marks.
Best.
Dr. Rockoff
"Stretch marks" actually occur in non-stretch situations, such as in athletic young people who are neither obese nor pregnant (as I assume you are not . . .)
Although cure is elusive (the lower levels of skin are involved, and external treatments are ineffective), Retin-A cream can help make the redness subside faster, to leave the less-obtrusive white color of burned-out stretch marks.
Best.
Dr. Rockoff
