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johnt2007

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Joined: 12 May 2007
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Stretch Marks
Posted: 05-12-07 05:14am

Hello, I am a 17 year old boy, and about 26 on the BMI scale, so I am a little overweight but nothing serious.

I have developed stretch marks around my thighs, buttocks and mid back, are these from puberty or a sign that something isn't right?

Basically am I in any danger from them?

The link below shows the marks on my back.

http://im g504.imageshack.us/img504/149/image133ep1. jpg

Many thanks
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Jaydensmommy

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Joined: 28 Jan 2004
Posts: 1705
Location: Wisconsin

Posted: 05-14-07 22:13pm

The ones on the mid of your back in this picture look as though they are going horizontally and don't really look like normal stretch marks? Unless I am looking at the picture wrong. But no there is nothing to be worried about and stretch marks aren't anything that needs medical attention. They are just a nuisance and most people don't like the way they look. THere really isn't much you can do to get rid of them. Using vitamin k and e lotions can help fade the color but that is about it. It is normal for boys/girls to experience them while goin through puberty. Your body is growing and your skin is just stretching. Hence the fact many pregnant women get them.
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