Hi, my name is Daisy and I am willing to share my experience on fighting stretch marks. Yes, that is a fight and isn't an easy one, but that's why I want to share my story.
Where did it all start...I guess I can start by saying that I never knew about any kind of skin problems until I turned about 12 years old when I first noticed some growth spurt related stretch marks. And that really caught me off- guard because up until the age of 12 I was this skinny, normal sized girl who used to dream of modeling and fashion related career. But things change and when I was at the age of 15 I understood that there won't be any modeling career for me because of my height which is 5 foot 7 inches and my teenage- problem- related weight which has been fluctuating from 158 pounds to 132 pounds.
At the age of 17 I started some bad dieting and easily dropped about some 24 pounds in a period of two weeks. And repeated this a few times.
The sad thing is that nobody actually helped me to understand the pressure that I was putting my body at.
My skin has been stretched so many times. Though I have never been fat or actually that overweight I still managed to get my head full os depressing thoughts and sadness.
As I mentioned - my first stretch marks appeared at the age of 12 and at the age of 19 I actually decided to do something about them. But I had my hands empty. There turned out to be nothing that could actually help me to get rid of my marks. I have searched over internet a dozen of times for solutions, medical explanations and a cure. But for a long time I still had nothing that good. I even went to a dermatologist and she told me that all the treatments combined still could give me just about a 30 % better appearance if any at all. And there I was empty handed, again. At one point I was ready to give up on my life as a normal 20 something woman, but then again I put the bad thoughts aside and decided to fight. Why? Because this field is really open. There can be treatments after a year or five and I don't want to waste every day of my life whining to myself and depressed.
As Gandhi has advised us to accept our imperfections and be thankful for them just as much as our perfections, I couldn't agree more and try to make the best out of it. Because these imperfections of mine have given me a much more different view on life. They make me appreciate what I have and be thankful for that. And besides, no one is actually perfect only their imperfections differ.
So what is the actual purpose of this blog...Well, I'm going to try out a different approach to my problem, I just had my dermaroller ordered and I'll try to document my progress and try different approaches to get the best results. As far as the dermaroller promise goes, it promises about a 70 % improvement of the appearance of stretch marks. And I'm also going to try single needling. And of course some creams and oils. But I'll specify that when I start my treatment.
I am going to provide pictures and keep up with the progress (if any?).
Best regards Daisy
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