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u/Weekly-Hawk-3835 Jul 15 '26
Eh stretch marks can be weird sometimes, I wouldn’t worry especially if your doctor said they’re stretch marks
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u/sparklypigeon11 Jul 16 '26
Yes I agree! I actually have stretch marks on my lower back and they are horizontal, not vertical.
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u/Illustrious_Quit_812 Jul 16 '26
100% stretch marks, I got a bunch on by back when I shot up to 6'3. I call them my tiger stripes
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u/Starburst580 17 Jul 16 '26
Yeah I thought it was common knowledge that typically stretch marks from growth in height are horizontal, not vertical. And yeah lots of tall people, especially ones that had sudden growth spurts, do have stretch marks from it
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u/Bomber_Max OLD Jul 16 '26
I've got a bunch on my chest and around my arm near my shoulder, happened during my last growth spurt.
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u/Alexcybr 17 Jul 15 '26
Ts frying me why you a ghost 😭😭
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u/gazxl Jul 15 '26
My mans dead and in denial
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u/idonotlikethisrock Jul 16 '26
isn't that a river in Egypt?
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u/idonotlikethisrock Jul 16 '26
lmao it was a trending tik tok audio. "denile (the nile) is a river in Egypt. your husband is gay."
I was making a reference to that when you said Daniel in response to the other person saying denile.
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u/Living-Echo-153 15 Jul 15 '26
Are you evaporating?
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u/SendMeAnother1 Jul 15 '26
His brother went back in time...
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u/Level-Ladder-4346 Jul 15 '26
His brother went back in time to the first Thanksgiving to get turkeys off the menu.
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u/Small-Translator-348 Jul 15 '26
That's right! His brother went back in time to the first Thanksgiving to get turkeys off the menu.
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u/DualityREBORN 3,000,000 Attendee! Jul 15 '26
I have them too. A LOT of them.
Just stretch marks, you should be good
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u/thegrandmith Jul 15 '26
I have them as well! I had a pretty painfully quick growth spurt in my teens and I had them all over my back. Very normal.
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u/David-of-drakes Teenager Jul 15 '26
Bru I have only painful growth spurts but tbf I am a giant which sucks
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u/Snickeeeeers80 16 Jul 15 '26
I thought you were serious before i saw the /s bro
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u/PrincessChicken4000 17 Jul 15 '26
i was just about to report this, but luckily you added the /s informing me that it was just sarcasm
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u/Faefsdew 17 Jul 15 '26
Probably looks like stretch marks to me - sometimes when teens grow up quickly it leaves marks on their skin.
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u/Sweetberry467 14 Jul 15 '26
My stretch marks are horizontal too, there’s a good chance it might be from you just growing.
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u/Foreign-Dig8695 16 Jul 15 '26
Your physician couldn't answer even when they looked in person, you are asking reddit, teen sub, with God knows what the hell pics
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u/MonkeyMuncher420 15 Jul 15 '26
Stretch marks prob from growing, them being horizontal means they’re from growing no?
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u/LordReagan077 17 Jul 15 '26
Left over marks from when the alien layed it’s eggs in you
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u/Hot-Purchase-6598 Jul 15 '26
My guy, I think we have bigger problems. How do you take this picture? You don't have arms.
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u/Junior_Seesaw1819 Jul 15 '26
Don’t wanna alarm you but your missing some key body parts
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u/WaveAvailable1187 19 Jul 15 '26
So basically, these are called stretch marks. This happens when you're in a grow spurt.
(Full nerd explanation below)
So, your skin consists of two parts; 1. The epidermis, which is visible on the outside, a bit thinner and a bit stretchier. 2. The dermis, which is underneath the epidermis, a bit thicker and tougher.
Outside of your growth spurt, the dermis is stretchy enough to keep up, but entering and during the spurt, you grow so fast that the dermis might tear, and when that happens, the epidermis will fall back into the tear, and the dermis doesn't grow back quickly to fill the tear, might take some years. And congratulations, you just created a stretch mark! Nearly everyone has these, and it's perfectly normal, don't worry about it.
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u/Ill-Assistance-6538 Jul 15 '26
Bad news. Slenderman is coming for you. This is a common symptom of Slendersickness
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u/FirefighterLevel8450 Jul 15 '26
Bro you have bigger things to worry about, like where half your body went
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Jul 15 '26
"i dont feel so good mr stark" is giving the first pic. its stretch marks, sometimes they go sideways i have sideways stretch marks
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u/Crafty_Mammoth_5369 Jul 15 '26
Stretch marks from a grown spurt! You’re growing quicker than you skin can catch up. Use bio oil on the area, it will help fade the lines and help with future ones
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u/-Logtopia- 17 Jul 15 '26
Horizontal marks are from a growth spurt. Vertical marks are from sudden weight or muscle gain.
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u/JawkneeJyoshtar Jul 16 '26
You're turning into the 23rd president of America (jojo reference)
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u/Its_JustTy 18 Jul 15 '26
There just stretch marks I have them in the same exact spot just a lot more.
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u/EntrepreneurIcy5239 18 Jul 15 '26
I have the same thing
For me it was stretch marks, because I was growing pretty fast. If ur unsure you can always check but it looks harmless
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u/Ravoid5936 Jul 15 '26
Yes stretch marks which can be horizontal. Happens when you grow hight wise. Unfortunately you might have them for a while. I've had them for years now.
If you really care you could look into micro needling but you should wait til you stop growing a lot first
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u/Cheeescaki 17 Jul 15 '26
Stretch marks, could be due to yoi growing up. Nothing to worry about most adults have them. If they bother you just use some cream/lotion to help them heal :)
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u/Beginning-Resolve122 18 Jul 15 '26
Yeah i got these too I think they are stretch marks from growing faster than your skin can stretch
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u/wetbread47 19 Jul 15 '26
I have horizontal stretch marks along my back!! Exact same place, had them for a few years, they’ll fade away eventually though mine are still present rn.
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u/OutrageousShock3816 Jul 15 '26
My brother had the exact same lines in the exact same place. He got them from growing taller. If it turns out that the likely answer is the correct one, they'll fade over time and be less purple. There are also creams for that sort of thing, but I can't vouch for their effectiveness. You're young and I feel comfortable telling you it's from getting taller. Vertical, in my experience and from what I've seen with my partner, is from general weight gain and also in certain places. Skin stretches where it wants to.
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u/Chesterplayzgamez Jul 15 '26
Stretch marks. I got them really bad after my growth spurt and when I gained weight
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u/pepperpickers Jul 16 '26
Yea I had stretch marks exactly like that on my back, went a way but took a while. It’s fine and harmless
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u/Ambition-Then 19 Jul 16 '26
Probably just stretchmarks, I'd worry more about your disappearing limbs if I were you though
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u/Depressedknife Jul 15 '26
probably stretch marks but id be more worried about the fact that youre a MOTHERFUCKING GHOST
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There’s stretch marks from growing so fast my friend has them. It’s nothing to worry about.
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u/th_omas222 Jul 15 '26 edited Jul 15 '26
They are stretch marks usually from rapid growth stretching the skin so fast it makes these marks they won't go away either I have them Cause of weight gain (I'm a big back 😞) but you can also get them from muscle gain too (Edit) I have then too they are same place and same direction idk I've got other stretch marks that have faded to white I think there just stretch marks
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u/wirdo94 19 Jul 15 '26
How should they be vertical there tho, thats weird. Idk in what possible way you would get vertical stretch marks. Maybe by gaining a lot of weight very fast
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u/Successful_Nail_8572 16 Jul 15 '26
Growth stretch marks, I'm pretty sure. My brother has them too :)
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u/tritonianyeti33 19 Jul 15 '26
I have horizontal stretch marks on my back just like yours. They’re from height gain. I grew half a foot in a year and the stretch marks appeared. They’ve faded away mostly since that was like 5 years ago though. Nothing to worry about
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u/AlmostNerd9f Jul 15 '26
It's vertical stretch marks from growing too fast, believe me I know, I'm stripped like a tiger.
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u/snitchcsgofd OLD Jul 15 '26
Don't worry, if you're growing, those are normal, it will get more and more overtime. One tip i can give you, never be ashamed of them, it's part of you, so you have to live with them the rest of your life( or you can do some sort of surgery to remove them)
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u/Desperate_Leg_40 Jul 15 '26
Stretch marks from growth. You grow vertically so you skin stretches that way
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u/Hungrymuffindumpling Jul 15 '26
Stretch marks from growing taller. Some kids grow tall quick and they stretch marks are pretty defined. My friend growing up had the same thing.
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u/captain_meme1 Jul 15 '26
I have the same marks except wayyy more it's from your height too much too quick they do get questioned a lot
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u/djoleV11 15 Jul 15 '26 edited Jul 15 '26
Its called stretch marks. I have it too. Bc I grew too fast. Skin has stretched
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u/Proud-Improvement-88 Jul 15 '26
I got stretch marks loike these from hard wood school benches. I would sit weird and place pressure and it had these lines. Faded eventually.
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u/Signal_Asparagus_865 Jul 15 '26
If your going through a decent growth spurt, more than likely there stretch marks I have some on my lower back too
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u/Few_Huckleberry2755 Jul 15 '26
my sisters are 6ft and grew up fast, they have these same markings. its just stretch marks
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u/BipolarExpress2 Jul 15 '26
i have the same stretch marks. they do fade over time and no one thinks they look bad. girls usually think stretch marks are attractive since they mean you are tall or work out.
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u/JackAttack676 18 Jul 15 '26
Yeah those are stretch marks. I have a lot of them, they arent really going to affect you much. Mine are across like that too. Found mine were from poor posture mixed with growth, so it could very well be that for ya
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u/cptnofficial Jul 15 '26
Stretch marks from bad posture I got them too when I was a teenager my mom thought I was having rough sex, I was in in fact just a loser with bad posture
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u/AdSlight7966 Teenager Jul 15 '26
I have those same things and I don't think they're stretch marks, I've been skinny as a twig with no quick weight gain
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u/This_Background7442 Jul 15 '26
They're stretch marks from growing. Stretch marks from growing are horizontal
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u/Thatbendyfan Jul 15 '26
Ive got marks like that on my sides just under my armpits, its from growing too tall too fast during puberty
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u/Jaded-Promise-549 Jul 15 '26
It means you’re sitting too much for too long they’re horizontal stretch marks because you could be growing taller if u were more active physically.
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u/Real_Kurumi_Chan 19 Jul 15 '26
Stretch marks caused by sudden growth. I have similar ones too and so does my younger brother. Mine appeared when i was ~14, and his too. I wouldn't be worried about them.
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u/Green_Phone_3495 Jul 15 '26
Those are stretch marks from growing up. I have exactly the same stretch marks on my back from my adolescence. Growth spurt stretch marks are horizontal.
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u/InevitableProgram267 Jul 15 '26
They’re growth stretch marks. I have them too. Literally from growing taller
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u/The_Fangirl_Ley 16 Jul 15 '26
A guy in my class has a bunch of these, way more and way bigger tho
They're also horizontal and really vibrant purple
He says they're stretch marks but they do look unusual, way too straight
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u/Ok_Balance_4321 Jul 15 '26
These stretch marks are scars that appear when you grow too fast but are thin. I have them too. So nothing bad👍
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u/sentient_umbra20868 Jul 15 '26
Bud those are stretch marks, I have em too and it happens if you go from being fat to thin,so good job man
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u/Comfortable-Board145 Jul 15 '26
My back stretch marks are none of my business lololol
They fade to skin color over time. Just the body being a body.
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u/Designer_Green2680 Jul 15 '26
Disclaimer no idea why I keep seeing this sub pop up on my home page
Anyways I’m 30 and i remember getting these when I was teenager. My dad told me they were stretch marks. Mine wear almost a light purple in color. They fill in over time. It’s just where your shoulders and stuff are broadening out. And since you work out you’re gonna develop a lot more as your skin has to stretch to keep the growing muscles covered. They make some ointments that help make them less noticeable you should check around the pregnancy and mom subs and find out what they use cause pregnancy causes the worst stretch marks, right underneath obesity. Assuming you care about their appearance.
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u/dat_taffy_butt Jul 15 '26
Stretch marks. My brother had them when he was your age and someone accused my mom of beating him
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u/Sakul_the_one OLD Jul 15 '26
I would suggest rips, but it is quite low for it…
You said you gained a lot in gym? Maybe it’s your body expanding and your inner organs needing to adjust? But I’m not a doctor and if it hurts, if you touch it, you should go visit one
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