I'm 12 years old. I am 5'5'' (five foot, five inches) and I weigh 106 pounds. I'm noticing a few tiny purplish lines above my thighs, kind of on my butt. I only know these things to be stretch marks from that ugly pregnancy commercial. Why am I getting a few of them? I'm not fat at all. I'm very thin. What's wrong with me?
PS
haha. I can't be pregnant.
PS again
Is this one of those things that everyone thinks is weird when it happens to them but it really happens to everyone?
2007-02-14 04:01:22 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Women's Health
i have the same thing i think i know what it is cause we r in puberty and were growing so that may leave stretch marks so dont worry u will grow out of them and im 12
2007-02-14 04:07:59 · answer #1 · answered by roxy_gurl_70 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well hun, I had the same thing happen to me. I was about 12 or 13 when I first noticed I was developing stretch marks. At that young of an age, it can be caused by sports which is why I had them(Gymnastics). So your physical activity could have something to do with it. And nothing is wrong with you, it does happen. And now would be the best time to start doing things to prevent them from getting worse. Start using either cocoa butter or shea butter and pair that up with Vitamin E gel. One wacky thing I have heard that works to fade them is putting Vic's Vapor Rub onto a cloth or paper towel and rubbing vigarously into the marks before you go to bed for a few weeks. I hope that helped!!
2007-02-14 17:21:37 · answer #2 · answered by aeb_12484 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people are more prone to getting stretch marks than others, its just genetics. I got some stretch marks as I was growing up, I was very thin. I think it was just from growing taller. I got bunches and bunches of stretch marks when I was pregnant with my son. So be forewarned, when and if you do have a child (many many years from now!) you will probably get them then too. They will fade over time but wont disappear completely.
2007-02-14 04:10:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your 12 and your growing relly fast and getting taller that's why your getting stretch marks it does happen they will fade as you get older but you have to i mean you must use hand lotion on the marks like 3 times a day i would buy a butter cream or coco butter or maybe jergins i think thay have one for streach marks if not get firming lotion can you talk to your mom or a friends mom but any way use lotion and you should be good give it time.
2007-02-14 04:43:44 · answer #4 · answered by XoAngieXo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's probably from your hips spreading and storing fat at a high rate. It's one of those things that really bothers some women but guys don't really mind. It's just part of womanhood. At least you don't have to worry about going bald.
2007-02-14 04:27:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
it doesn't mean that you are fat it means you are growing ; make sure you apply cream so they go away massages in circular motion
2007-02-14 04:30:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋