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today i went to GNC to get my Protein Shakes and i got to talking to the sales guy. And i told him I was having weight loss surgery....he told me down the line to try Strivectin to tighten my skin....anyone here tried it?

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Never heard of it ... Looked on-line. Here is their site http://www.strivectin.com/. Sounds like a lot of money & I doubt it does much good.

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Total waste of money. I got a gift card over the holidays, used it for some Strivectin, and it did absolutely nada for my stretch marks, or incision scars. I used it religiously, and to no avail it did nothing.

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I worked in cosmetics for four years, and sales people actually get quite a big commission when they sell Strivectin. The girls I worked with and I tried the product- did not really work so well (and we used to joke that it smelled like feet). I've heard a lot of products for stretch mark prevention that have had good results, just nothing that works so well for getting rid of them. Will send updates if I'm able to find something that actually works from my former coworkers....

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My bff said stick to good old olive oil because a friend of ours used that during pregnancy....we'll see lol

I heard that the olive oil had to be warmed.. Humm wonder if it works B)

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