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I am slim and only thirteen, so why have I got stretchmarks?

I am thirteen years old, slim and tall, standing at 5 ft 8 and 50 kg - but I have marks on my skin around my bum, hips and boobs. They look just like mild stretch marks - they aren’t blindingly obvious but they are getting me down! They are purplish pink and really spoil my skin. Why have I got them and what can I do about them?

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Answer #1

it’s just because you’re growing. almost everyone get’s some at that age, but they usually go away soon. to make them less noticeable, you could rub bio oil or cocoa butter on them at night.

Answer #2

When you go through puberty and go too fast this can cause skin to stretch and you can get marks if it is from growing it unfortunately does not go away it can only be covered

Answer #3

^that’s not true at all, they don’t always have to turn pale. as long as they’re like a pinkish/purpleish color they are easy to get rid of. if you don’t get rid of them while they’re pinkish/purpleish eventually the will turn pale whiteish, and THOSE kind will always be there.

Answer #4

you dont have to be fat to have stretch marks because it sounds like you grew UP ( got taller) faster than your body was ready for and your skin got stretched a little.

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