Im only 15 and i have so many on my inner thighs and on my hips. Is it weight i weigh 145-150lbs and Im about 5'7". Is it normal and can i get rid of them?
2007-07-16 10:18:57 · 12 answers · asked by Mandy K 1 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Try Pilates exercises, they create long and lean muscles with no excess fat. That will help to create a better tone for your skin.
2007-07-16 10:22:13 · answer #1 · answered by Steve C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep, it usually is natural. You're a tall girl, hitting the top of the average I believe. Imagine this, your'e young and small. Then puberty hits and your grow way tall in a short amount of time. Your body can't catch up in time and it ends up stretching out your skin. Most of the stretched areas are around your upper leg areas because it's probably th legs which grew the most.
It's the same thing for pregant women who have a small body, then suddenly grow a lot outwards to hold the baby. They have stretch marks around their bellies from the main areas where they grew.
There are types of cremes and such to get rid of stretch marks, but it would be best to consult a doctor on how to go about it.
-Brandi
2007-07-16 10:25:28 · answer #2 · answered by d8i8s 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
U can't get rid of them, they are scars. And yes its normal...as u grow and especially during ur teen yrs this will stretch the skin. This happens bc ur body can grow so fast at times that the rest of u doesn't have time to keep up such as ur skin. what u can do is touse lotion daily and this will help to not have no ones appear...not a garantee but if ur skin is well moisterized, there is less stetching and tearing that is caused
2007-07-16 10:24:50 · answer #3 · answered by mrsprincess07 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There could be two possible reasons:
1- you may have had a tremendous growth spurt and your skin could have stretched.
2- you may have been overweight and then suddenly lost a lot of weight
i'd say that you are the average weight of someone who is 5'7 and 15 years old
2007-07-16 10:28:03 · answer #4 · answered by youknowyouknow 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stretch marks are little scars just under the top layer of skin. It happens in young people if they had a sudden growth spurt. Some get them some don't. Ounce there they are there you can get rid of them. Sorry.
I never got them growing up, I have fairly elastic skin. But all of my children got them.
2007-07-16 10:23:09 · answer #5 · answered by ♥♥The Queen Has Spoken♥♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its normal, just a growth spirt. trust me its nothing to worry about. all you have to do it get some cocoa butter (i prefer palmers brand) and rub it on after your shower every day and it will help prevent more and soften the exsiting ones. there is also a special kind just for stretch marks. over time they will lighen up and soften. if your worried abou tthem forming anywhere else. then apply it all over and it will reduce or prevent more.
2007-07-16 10:30:05 · answer #6 · answered by kat18727 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stretch marks or striae, as they are called in dermatology, are a form of scarring on the skin with a silvery white hue. They are caused by tearing of the dermis, and over time can diminish but not disappear completely. Stretch marks are generally associated with pregnancy and obesity. Stretch marks are the result of the rapid stretching of the skin associated with rapid growth (e.g. puberty) or weight gain (e.g. pregnancy), and anabolic steroid use. Although the skin is fairly elastic, rapid stretching of the skin will leave permanent stretch marks. (Source: WD Writers). Stretch marks (also referred to as striae dispense. Medical terminology for these kinds of markings include striae atrophies, vegetates, striae Curtis dispense, striae gravid arum (in cases where it is caused by pregnancy), linear atrophies, striae dispense, Linea alienate, or simply striae.
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Causes:
The galactic hormones responsible for the development of stretch marks affect the epidermis by preventing the fibroblasts from forming collagen and Elston fibers, necessary to keep rapidly growing skin taut. This creates a lack of supportive material, as the skin is stretched and leads to dermal and epidermal tearing. If the epidermis and the dermis has been penetrated laser will not remove the stretch marks.
2007-07-16 10:23:17 · answer #7 · answered by Ali 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yeah babe i just turned 16 and thats what happens when you grow quickly. just go pick up some coacoa butter the stretch mark kind with the pregnant lady on the front. and use the body soap, thell fade.
2007-07-16 10:27:34 · answer #8 · answered by Shae 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry baby, can't get rid of them at all. You most likely got them from growing so fast and gaining weight fast.
2007-07-16 10:23:12 · answer #9 · answered by luv2help 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, it's normal. it's from growing. i got some at that age.
to get rid of them: use cocoa butter or shay butter daily, and get a tan to hide them
2007-07-16 10:21:38 · answer #10 · answered by Diana Hussain 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋