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10-15-2002, 02:05 PM
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dp135
Bootcamp Member
447 Posts Posted - 02/08/2002 : 12:22:32 PM
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I ordered the CRT mostly for my daughter as she was interested in it and I got a second brush to try it myself.
I am going to share the tapes as I htink they may be beneficial. I am not sure she will like it but we'll see. She is 14, a type 1 diabetic on a minimed insulin pump and has PCOS. Losing weight is harder for her and she is reducing her fat etc and has been doing well with losing. She, due to weight and hormones has developed some stretch marks that have her totally freaked out and I was just curious about some photographic details. I told her flat out, I have not seen any pictures and it may be a failure at doing anything discernable but I would order it anyway and if nothing else maybe she would have some nice soft skin;)
So...my question is this: I have seen anecdotal reports of scars fading/flattening, spider veins and stretch marks fading etc.
Does anyone have any before and afters to share of such changes?
Dorothy
Edited by - Stephanie_T-Tapper on 09/07/2002 5:21:26 PM
suzical
Diva Member
4082 Posts Posted - 02/08/2002 : 1:10:21 PM
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Wow, well you may have a hard time coming up with pictures. I certainly can vouch for the amazing power of CRT, but no way would I have ever allowed "before" pictures to be taken. A lot of the places that CRT has helped aren't places I photograph anyway like my breasts and buttocks. I'll be happy to take an "after" picture in a swimsuit at the point that I feel like I'm at my goal.
Happy T-tapping!
Suzi
http://photos.yahoo.com/suzi_q_johnson
http://pages.ivillage.com/t_tapper_suzical/
dp135
Bootcamp Member
447 Posts Posted - 02/08/2002 : 1:17:30 PM
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Thanks. I was thinking about Teresa's organization having the equivalent of clinical photos that do not in any way expose anyone. This is pretty standard stuff in the clinical area and with Teresa being involved with doctors etc in her research it seemed to me that these would logically be around somewhere that I missed.I guess I'll have to take my own;)
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Wow, well you may have a hard time coming up with pictures. I certainly can vouch for the amazing power of CRT, but no way would I have ever allowed "before" pictures to be taken. A lot of the places that CRT has helped aren't places I photograph anyway like my breasts and buttocks. I'll be happy to take an "after" picture in a swimsuit at the point that I feel like I'm at my goal.
Happy T-tapping!
Suzi
http://photos.yahoo.com/suzi_q_johnson
http://pages.ivillage.com/t_tapper_suzical/
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Edited by - dp135 on 02/08/2002 1:18:34 PM
Edited by - dp135 on 02/08/2002 1:19:35 PM
peachy25
Bootcamp Member
413 Posts Posted - 02/08/2002 : 1:23:44 PM
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I have just started the CRT system about a week ago so I don't know about whether it helps with stretch marks. But it is supposed to help with loose skin as you lose weight/inches. So maybe it can't reverse what's already been done, but may help to prevent new stretch marks.
One thing that I have heard can help with stretch marks is something called the Power Peel. There are a variety of names for this peel and it is usually performed at a dermatologist's office or a plastic surgeon's office. It's not like a mask or anything. They use this little machine that is filled with some type of sand and for lack of a better term, it "sandblasts" the skin. I had it done once to my face and the woman told me tha
dp135
Bootcamp Member
447 Posts Posted - 02/08/2002 : 12:22:32 PM
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I ordered the CRT mostly for my daughter as she was interested in it and I got a second brush to try it myself.
I am going to share the tapes as I htink they may be beneficial. I am not sure she will like it but we'll see. She is 14, a type 1 diabetic on a minimed insulin pump and has PCOS. Losing weight is harder for her and she is reducing her fat etc and has been doing well with losing. She, due to weight and hormones has developed some stretch marks that have her totally freaked out and I was just curious about some photographic details. I told her flat out, I have not seen any pictures and it may be a failure at doing anything discernable but I would order it anyway and if nothing else maybe she would have some nice soft skin;)
So...my question is this: I have seen anecdotal reports of scars fading/flattening, spider veins and stretch marks fading etc.
Does anyone have any before and afters to share of such changes?
Dorothy
Edited by - Stephanie_T-Tapper on 09/07/2002 5:21:26 PM
suzical
Diva Member
4082 Posts Posted - 02/08/2002 : 1:10:21 PM
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Wow, well you may have a hard time coming up with pictures. I certainly can vouch for the amazing power of CRT, but no way would I have ever allowed "before" pictures to be taken. A lot of the places that CRT has helped aren't places I photograph anyway like my breasts and buttocks. I'll be happy to take an "after" picture in a swimsuit at the point that I feel like I'm at my goal.
Happy T-tapping!
Suzi
http://photos.yahoo.com/suzi_q_johnson
http://pages.ivillage.com/t_tapper_suzical/
dp135
Bootcamp Member
447 Posts Posted - 02/08/2002 : 1:17:30 PM
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Thanks. I was thinking about Teresa's organization having the equivalent of clinical photos that do not in any way expose anyone. This is pretty standard stuff in the clinical area and with Teresa being involved with doctors etc in her research it seemed to me that these would logically be around somewhere that I missed.I guess I'll have to take my own;)
quote:
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Wow, well you may have a hard time coming up with pictures. I certainly can vouch for the amazing power of CRT, but no way would I have ever allowed "before" pictures to be taken. A lot of the places that CRT has helped aren't places I photograph anyway like my breasts and buttocks. I'll be happy to take an "after" picture in a swimsuit at the point that I feel like I'm at my goal.
Happy T-tapping!
Suzi
http://photos.yahoo.com/suzi_q_johnson
http://pages.ivillage.com/t_tapper_suzical/
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Edited by - dp135 on 02/08/2002 1:18:34 PM
Edited by - dp135 on 02/08/2002 1:19:35 PM
peachy25
Bootcamp Member
413 Posts Posted - 02/08/2002 : 1:23:44 PM
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I have just started the CRT system about a week ago so I don't know about whether it helps with stretch marks. But it is supposed to help with loose skin as you lose weight/inches. So maybe it can't reverse what's already been done, but may help to prevent new stretch marks.
One thing that I have heard can help with stretch marks is something called the Power Peel. There are a variety of names for this peel and it is usually performed at a dermatologist's office or a plastic surgeon's office. It's not like a mask or anything. They use this little machine that is filled with some type of sand and for lack of a better term, it "sandblasts" the skin. I had it done once to my face and the woman told me tha