How can I get rid of horrific stretch marks? What about the loose skin?

I'm 17 and gained close to 60 lbs in the course of a year due to an eating disorder and reliance on comfort food for emotional stress.





In the process I gave myself HORRIBLE deep purple stretch marks all over my chest, thighs, lovehandles and especially on my stomach.





It's worse than a pregnant woman!





I'm losing weight now that over the last few months I've tried to change my ways. If I lose weight slowly, will I still have loose skin?





What are your remedies/product suggestions to help fade the stretch marks?

How can I get rid of horrific stretch marks? What about the loose skin?
* Skin Creams and Lotions – Lotions containing cocoa butter are rumored to not only help reduce stretch marks, but to help prevent them entirely. Any cream or oil that is made specifically for the prevention or treatment of stretch marks will help keep your skin healthy and elastic.





* Vitamin A, E %26amp; C – Supplementing these vitamins may help increase the strength and elasticity of the collagen within your skin and reducing your chance of forming stretch marks.





* Stay hydrated.





# Time – Stretch marks, like all types of scarring fade over time.





# Retin-A (Tretinoin) – 0.1% Tretinoin creams have been shown to significantly reduce the appearance of stretch marks. These creams work best when used on fresh stretch marks.





# Exfoliate daily – use a loofah or scrunchy to remove daily.





# Stretch Mark Creams and Lotions – Using creams and lotions that heal and beautify your skin can reduce the appearance of stretch marks. The following ingredients are widely accepted as beneficial for this purpose:





* Cocoa butter


* Rose hip oil


* Emu oil


* Jojoba oil


* Castor oil


* Shea butter


* Vitamin A, E %26amp; C





# Vic’s Vapor Rub – Many people have reported success using Vic’s Vapor rub by applying it to a washcloth or paper towel and rubbing it forcefully into the scarred skin on a nightly basis for a few weeks.





# Increase Circulation – by taking hot baths and massaging the areas regularly.





# Tanning – Go sunbathing! Tanning can diminish and even eliminate minor stretch marks. Be sure to use sun screen.





# Vitamin E Gel – Break open vitamin E capsules and rub the oil into the skin over the stretch marks daily for 2 weeks.
Reply:At your age, the loose skin should go back to normal, whether it is a slow weight loss or not. The plasticity of a person's skin depends on your genetics.





For the stretch marks, I recommend using cocoa butter, or lotion specifically designed for pregnant women to use on stretch marks.