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Fraxel Laser Treatment and Stretch Marks

admin — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 05:09:12 +0000

Every person has the desire to look beautiful and draw the appreciative glances of all the people around him or her, with skin that is smooth, glowing and radiant. However, we all know that beauty reflects through smooth and glowing skin, which is free from all kind of scars and blemishes and even if this does sound too superficial to some for others the existence of their stretch marks can be a great cause for much mental anguish and concern. So many of us are out there trying out many treatments, creams, supplements and lasers. This post is all about FRAXEL laser. If you have had the experience of using this laser on stretch marks or even on acne or any other skin condition please share your experiences with us in the comments section. The idea behind this is to create a blog where people can share their experiences about different skin treatments and help each other out.

It is true that most of us face the problem of stretch marks as we develop stretch marks either in puberty or due to weight gain, weight loss or body building workouts. Moreover, stretch marks are a common problem for women especially after pregnancy and child delivery as most of the time the dermis, which provides the elasticity to the skin, either ruptures, breaks, or splits. These stretch marks are easily visible, which makes the skin look rippled and makes many of us self conscious about our body. We try to remove the stretch marks with the help of creams, lotions or other cosmetic products to get rid of the stretch marks but the effect is usually quite depressingly minimal.

Fraxel laser is a new technique so research and experiments are still in progress especially in the area of stretch marks treatment. Although advanced technologies have provided a possible solution in the form of many other types of laser treatments the procedure can be very painful and there is a long down time as the skin heals plus it is costly with no guaranteed success making most people avoid laser treatments all together. However, development and research continues in cosmetic treatments and led to the discovery of fraxel laser treatment, a safe treatment for rejuvenating the skin on the chest, neck, breast, hands, and even legs. Moreover, fraxel laser treatment helps in acne scar treatment, erasing wrinkles especially the crow’s feet and the age spots and helps in improving the tone and texture of the skin.

Fraxel laser treatment has FDA approval as this fractional treatment penetrates into the dermis layer of the skin by eliminating the pigmented or damaged cells in the epidermal layer or the top outer layer of the skin. Therefore, fraxel laser has proved effective for some acne scar removal within minimum downtime as the intensive treatment deals with a small area of the damaged skin and the thin hair like laser rays pinpoints only the affected area leaving the surrounding area unaffected. This procedure instigates the natural healing system in the living cells surrounding the treated area and so the healing time required after fraxel laser treatment is almost the same as required in the normal course by the body to heal the damaged skin due to injury or abrasions.

Perhaps Fraxel laser treatment is the ray of light we have all been waiting for. I invite others to place their input in the comments section. I will be researching this treatment for stretch marks further.

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Jean Wu Technique for Stretch Marks – Over 5 Months

admin — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:21:05 +0000

This Jean Wu Method does not work. For any of you out there considering this do not bother to waste your time with it. I have followed it to the letter for almost 6 months and NO results. In fact this may do more damage than good, constantly letting your skin receive a harsh scraping is probably not the best idea over such a long extended period of time.

It is pure and simple INTERNET MARKETING and will not solve any of your problems.

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Stretch Marks Cure Exfoliation 4 Months Later

admin — Fri, 01 May 2009 22:12:03 +0000

If you are looking for how to get rid of stretch marks and are thinking that the answer could very well be in Jean Wu's over complicated exfoliation method then think again.

I have now been doing this method for 4 months and there is No difference in the stretch marks. The skin looks different and smoother and rosier after the harsh skin scrubbing, but a few days later when it has recovered it goes straight back to how it was. Some of my stretch marks are tiny and even they have not budged at all.

Two months to go, but really I can see I am wasting my time. I know I sound negative, it's just that I would just give this ridiculous procedure up if it wasn't for this blog and for helping out the greater good. I don't think we are going to find the stretch mark removal cure in the Jean Wu method!

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Make Up That Covers Stretch Marks

admin — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 09:06:06 +0000

I am on a quest to rid myself of my stretch marks, however this appears to be a longer journey than I first anticipated so on the way I have decided to try some cover up methods.

I have been using Dermablend Coverage Cosmetics for many years. I have the body make up and the Dermablend High Coverage Cream which is essentially for the face but I find it works even better on the body in places like your hips and breasts. It is great for covering any type of discoloration, hyper pigmentation, freckles, scars and stretch marks. It will not alter the texture of the skin much, but it does make skin imperfections appear much less noticeable.

In all honesty this make up is not that great out in the light of day, it is quite noticeable that you have it caked on and if you go swimming even though they tell you it is water proof - it really isn't. You will come out of that ocean swim or jump out of the pool only to find that you are covered no more! Not only that, but your swimmers may have foundation smudges all over them, take it from me I know this from personal experience.

At night time it is a whole different ball game. With the right lighting of restaurants and bars and even your friends house you can totally get away with this make up. It is even awesome for giving you a very flawless looking cleavage. Put on a push up bra and some of this make up, don't forget the setting powder and make sure you don't wear white!

I want to hear from you, have you used Dermablend to cover stretch marks? Have you used any other type of make-up or product that produced a desirable effect?

Hide, Cover and Conceal Stretch Marks with Dermablend Make-Up

Dermablend Suppliers

I have bought my Dermablend cover from a store and also online. For dermablend, I found the best deals to be found at Drugstore.com, however I did get it from Amazon once when I needed it in a hurry (same day shipping). I also found it on Ebay for a great deal, but you can't always find exactly what you want.

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Jean Wu Stretchmark Cure – Over 3 Months

admin — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 08:20:52 +0000

I have been following the Jean Wu stretch mark cure technique for well over 3 months and it's not looking good for Jean Wu. My skin looks exactly the same as when I started off 3 months ago. Stretch mark cure I think not, scam and just a clever marketer trying to sell an ebook and being quite successful at it; I think so.

See the Jean Wu technique is this: create an overly complex, tedious routine that no one can question you on when it doesn't work because it is so hard to follow exactly to the letter and thus there you have the disclaimer. Oh did you accidentally brush your skin with the wooden peg anti-clockwise for one round? oh well it's not the technique that doesn't work - it's you!

Well it's definitely not me, this exfoliation technique is garbage. This has as much effect on your stretch marks as climbing up a tree and singing Ring Around The Rosie. I was going to save this barrage til month 6 but I can really see that this is going nowhere fast. There is no improvement and I cannot lie. I will continue this method just to say I have seen it all the way through and I didn't just give up. But this is pure BS!

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Jean Wu – Stretch Mark Removal – 2 Months On

admin — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 22:00:32 +0000

Probably the only thing stopping me from give this whole method the can is the fact that I have started this blog and I said I would give the Jean Wu Stretch Mark Cure a decent 6 month trial period. The reason I am doing this is that like so many of you who are reading this I have various stretch marks in all different parts of my body and I would love to get rid of them. I am also sick of shysters who make money out of people's misery and hope for a solution. When I heard about this method over the Internet after extensive online searching I was never able to find anyone who had posted ongoing results with this exfoliation method and there was never any conclusive evidence that this did or did not work (I am referring to real blogs here not Jean Wu's own testimonials as that is pure and simple marketing material).

Two Months of Stretch Marks Exfoliation Later

So here I am standing almost at the 2 month mark. True to the method I am now exfoliating every 5 days. I will say this about this exfoliation method; it certainly has made my skin feel smoother and softer. But the stretch marks? Well they are still there 100% not one has disappeared not even a little bit and given the right lighting they all glimmer in silvery white lines just like they always have. This is disappointing to me, when I first set out on this journey I had hope but it is somewhat fading as I am starting to realise that the best that can be achieved with this is a smoother skin texture (which is good) and that might be all. My stretch marks are much lighter than my skin tone so they are very obvious and unfortunately that has not changed hardly at all.

So wow, this post is a huge downer! But I will keep going because maybe the case is that as Jean Wu said in her infamous e-book , all I have achieved is to uncover a few layers of skin where the stretch mark is actually worse! well only time will tell...

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Making Your Own MSM and Aloe Vera Lotion

admin — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 22:00:49 +0000

You can either go out there and purchase your MSM lotion from a health food store or you can easily make your own providing you have pure MSM flakes on you and Pure Aloe Vera Gel.

There are so many creams out on the market that claim to do all types of things, anti ageing, scar removal, acne fighting, etc. To me the best crem I have ever put on my face and body has been this cream that I made myself. It is cheap and effective especially when combined with the internal consumption of MSM.

MSM and Aloe Vera Gel Lotion

The easiest recipe is to combine MSM with Pure Aloe Vera gel. Keep in mind that 3 x rounded teaspoons of MSM Crystal Flakes is about 15 grams of MSM.

What you will need:

MSM Crystal Flakes - 15 grams for every 100mls of Aloe Vera Gel
Pure Aloe Vera Gel - 100mls (or more if you want to make more)

Process:

Mix 3 rounded teaspoons of MSM for ever 100 mls of pure Aloe Vera gel in a bowl.
Mix it well and let it sit for about 30 minutes so the MSM flakes dissolve into the Aloe Vera gel.
Don't add more MSM than the amount stated as it will become saturated and go clumpy.
Pour the mixture into a suitable container (an old washed out cream tub is good).
Use is as frequently as you feel is necessary.

Want to know more about MSM as a natural supplement click here: all about MSM

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Stretch Mark and Exfoliation Method – 1 Month Later

admin — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 21:47:47 +0000

I have been testing out the skin exfoliation method from our dear friend Jean. I do the routine once every third day. I apply creams everyday morning, noon and night (sometimes I forget the noon, but I don't really think it matters).

I have made my own cream lotion concoction to apply to the treated skin. I use a standard collagen and Vitamin E skin firming cream mixed with MSM flakes and almond oil and I mix this with pure Aloe Vera gel. I take MSM flakes in my water along with fish oil and evening primrose oil and vitamin C plus a general women's multi vitamin. I have cut back to 1 teaspoon in the morning of MSM as the other day I upped the dose to two teaspoons and felt very jittery and anxious. I am trying not to have any MSM close to bed time becasue if I have too much my dreams are so vivid it sometimes feels as though I wasn't even sleeping.

Here is a recipe for making your own basic MSM and Aloe Vera Lotion.

Stretch Marks Improvement

After I do the exfoliation method the stretch marks always look worse than ever (which makes my heart sink as you would imagine).
Two days after the exfoliation treatment the overall skin texture seems much improved, the skin is softer and the marks appear lighter and to blend in better with the rest of the skin.
The marks are still there, all of them, not one has disappeared or even reduced in size or anything, they just seem lighter.
Sometimes it feels as though I am making progress in reducing the stretch marks and then I catch a glimpse of them in some of those unflattering artificial lights they love to stick in some change rooms and BAM! Hideous... and it seems almost like nothing happened.
I am also somewhat discouraged by some posts in forums that state that this does not work and is a scam. But I am willing to see it through for 6 months and to be completely honest about it here.

Please leave your comments regarding your experience with this exfoliation method. What was or is your routine? what improvements did you see? Did it work for you even in the slightest?

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Stretch Marks and Exfoliation Method – Let’s Try This

admin — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 03:05:21 +0000

Like many others out there I have stretch marks and like many, many other people in the world I refuse to believe that there is no cure for them and that we are just stuck with these scars forever.

Although stretch marks are not hazardous to our physical health it does come with some psychological damage and stretch marks can be very detrimental to self-esteem. There is a shame associated with having stretch marks that is very hard to describe. Many ignorant people out there think that they are just a result of weight gain or pregnancy; this is not true as many of us get an excessive amount of stretch marks during puberty (I have always been extremely thin and still have many of them). I think we can safely say that it is down to your genes whether you get them or not.

Anyway this is not meant to be some rubbish article trying to sell you anything or to explain stretch marks to you and why they occur because if you have come across this post you are probably aware of all of that already. This is about the best techniques that I have found that one can use in order to minimise the appearance of stretch marks and maybe get rid of them completely.

For the time being I am not going to sing the praises of this current method because I have only been doing it for 2 weeks and while I do see some improvement it is not enough yet to be able to say if it does work or not.

Most people have by now heard of the Jean Wu method, if not it is basically this:

To create the scrub for exfoliation: Mix together 2 teaspoons of St.Ives Apricot Scrub with a few drops of Olive oil or Safflower Oil (I use the latter because it is higher in Vitamin E) and buy some proper Aloe Vera gel (the real deal from a health food shop or squeeze some out of a live plant) .
Take a shower for at least 10 to 15 minutes to soften you skin and prep it for the vigorous exfoliation. Make sure you already have the scrub prepared before the shower.
Pat dry and with the skin still moist scrub vigorously for 2-4 minutes in clockwise motions using a wooden or plastic massage brush, with 1/4 pegs attached to a flexible rubber.
Rinse scrub off and polish with a loofah and pat dry and apply MSM lotion mixed with Aloe Vera gel.

The schedule is to scrub one day and have 2 days off (to allow the skin to heal). Apply the creams every morning and night. Do this for 2 or 3 months and then after that exfoliate once every 5 to 6 days.

I do this in combination with taking a few supplements to help the process along. I take about 2 teaspoons of pure MSM crystals (dissolved in water) and a vitamin C tablet (helps the MSM work) along with fish oil.

This exfoliation technique is meant to emulate what something like the Fraxel laser would do to your skin ( removing the damaged top layer of skin to reveal healthier skin underneath) without the associated risks like more scarring, red blotches, burning or discoloration and not to mention the assault of such methods on your bank balance.

Google university has taught me that this method should work given time. We will see. Two weeks going and so far there has been somewhat of a fading occurring and the overall skin texture is nicer, smoother and more even. But my friends the stretch mark are still there. I know I am impatient so TIME is the critical component and no getting bored of doing this!

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