I put on a lot of weight in the last few years following a bereavement. I have stretch marks that are really noticeable and they cover both sides of my belly and sides, with some down to the upper part of my crotch. I haven't been swimming or taken my shirt off in front of anyone in 4 years because I'm so self conscious about them, and it's stopped me pursuing relationships, going on certain holidays with friends, and just generally hasn't been great.
I used to be really physically fit but started smoking, heavy drinking and overeating at the same time whilst giving no fucks about my own health and wellbeing. It was a long destructive period in my life. I now feel like I've brought about some irreversible damage to myself. I've sabotaged relationships/casual encounters for feeling I'd be punching above my weight class (obviously not literally) where I didn't before, and a fear of just the reaction to it or the subsequent rumour mill of being the guy with the stretch marks.
I'm fairly confident I can lose the weight again on a practical level over a year or so, but honestly I want to know what my options are to remove these scars. Knowing that they're still there still has me in a relatively bad place. I'm based in the UK if that helps, and I've considered saving to pay for treatment but I just want to know what realistically might work, what (if anything) actually works on scarring or if its mostly just a myth that they can be removed at all. Fear of not being able to afford any resolution to scarring also has me down, and I've no idea what happens to all this loose skin if I can't afford to remove it.
Open to suggestions, advice or discussion if anyone has any kind of knowledge on the topic.
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