Will puberty stretchmarks go away?

Asked by fau 6 months ago, 12 answers.

do you get stretch marks when you go through puberty I keep getting them they just keep popping up I have them everywhere will they go away.PLEASE HELP ME

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Answered by flicky90 on May 19, 2008, 05:03AM

What? Why are these people saying puberty can't be a cause for stretch marks...? The changes at puberty result in altered distribution of fat in your body and so can stretch skin more than it used to be and cause stretch marks. Some people are just more likely to get them, too - it's partly hereditary on how easily you develop stretch marks.

Common areas for stretch marks in adolescents are the breasts, hips, thighs and buttocks. Some people get them on their back too if they have a growth spurt, or sometimes on the upper arms in males due to muscle development.

Stretch marks don't really truly ever go away fully, as they are actually scars (they result from tears in the dermis). However, they fade to either skin colour or slightly paler over about the course of a year or up to 18 months, and become hardly noticeable. Like, you'd have to point out to someone that they were there for them to notice.

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Answered by informer_220 on May 05, 2008, 01:57PM
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no you dont get stretch marks from puberty (im 80% sure)

your body weight may be the cause so you should check that out

Answered by funadvice on May 05, 2008, 02:06PM
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yea im pretty sure as well that you dont get them from puberty . I would probably say you are growing and thats why you are getting them. You can use coco butter or at any pharmacy you can buy stretch mark cream to help. And also im pretty sure they won't go away but you can lighten them with something I've suggested.
good luck

Answered by southernsweety on May 05, 2008, 02:11PM
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I'm sure it's not my weight.

Answered by drscorpiana on May 05, 2008, 02:11PM
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You cant get stretch marks from puberty. Stretch marks only occur if you are big and lose weight or if you are small and gain weight. Some common areas stretch marks attack if you are female that you may see as you are going through puberty are: On your breast because of the growth, around that abdomen, they expanding of the uterus and ovaries making you more suceptible for child-bearing, and thighs.
Good thing about stretch marks are they help you notice your body change, so buy yourself some real cocoa butter like at a Co-op and apply it to your areas that are getting them, it will help them lighten and eventually the will desipate. Be careful not to put it on you private area below because it could clog your pores and produce in-grown hair bumps. Hope this was helpful

Answered by beautifulgirl on May 05, 2008, 02:12PM
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Ok you probably didn't get them from puberty, but a way you could get rid of them would be well, if you are black, then you should try makari, get the whitening soap and use it on your body and it will lighten the skin on your body to the color of the stretch marks so you won't see them anymore. But the makari is pretty expensive. though.

Answered by funadvice on May 05, 2008, 02:14PM
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Well if it's not your weight then maby your just getting taller. When your body grows your skin stretches.

Answered by southernsweety on May 05, 2008, 02:22PM
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will they go away?

Answered by funadvice on May 05, 2008, 02:25PM
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They won't go away but you can lighten them if you go to the pharmacy and see about getting some kind of stretch mark lotion/cream

Answered by funadvice on May 05, 2008, 04:06PM
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Hey, you'll only be getting them from growing, and that does kinda having something to do with puberty but only because thats when you grow the most. but sometimes they'll fade by themselves but if they don't try something called bio oil

Answered by megan3494 on Oct 31, 2008, 11:38AM
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you can get them from puberty!

Answered by fau on Nov 09, 2008, 10:46AM
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that was ttly my problem...but eventually, they get very faint, you can hardly tell! :-)

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