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Is it normal to have excessive stretch marks at the age of 1
Hello,
I am a 16 year old female, and I am horrified to say that I have stretch marks.
And not just around my breasts.
All over my stomach, running along from my arm pits to where my elbow ends.
Behind my knees.
Around my hips.
And some on my back where my arms are.
Now I am about 180 pounds the last time I checked.
About 6'5.
And I am very pale.
But the worst part is that if they do fade away,
I can still feel them.
It feels like I am running my finger across a old washboard!
I have asked my mother about this and she has really nothing to say to me.
But there is no real health danger...so she wont
take me to a doctor or anything like that.
It lowers my self esteem.
And I feel like no one would EVER want to be in a physical relationship with me.
Advice?
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You're right - stretch marks pose no actual physical health risk, but they can have an effect on a person's confidence.
Stretch marks are fairly common, particularly as a result of the fast growing that often accompanies the teen years. They will eventually fade away, as well as losing that texture.
You can help by keeping your skin moisturised and helping its natural elasticity work. Lotions with added Vitamin E or Vitamin A can help improve the way stretch marks look in the short term, while you are waiting for them to naturally fade. The lotion moisturises, while the act of rubbing it in can improve your skin's circulation.
Other treatment options are available, which a doctor would be able to discuss with you. Generally, though, I would say time and moisture will do the trick.
While I can understand your fears about whether someone will want to be in a physical relationship with you, it's important to remember what you would want out of one. If you want someone to love you for YOU, to be attracted to you for who you are, then stretch marks won't even enter the equation. It's also important to realise that, similar to any physical 'problem', you are going to be noticing it much more than other people will.
I wish you the best.
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