Guys - stretch marks on back
mom23mangos
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Did any of you guys get stretch marks on your back when going through puberty? My son had a little growth under the skin (you can see a little dark spot where it was in the stretch mark) and when it popped out, he got a stretch mark in the same spot. It was just really weird. The dermatologist said it was probably just a clogged sebaceous gland and the stretch mark was just coincidental and probably from growth.
I have read that it's more common for teenage boys to get horizontal stretch marks on their backs during puberty, but all the pictures I've seen look more like tiger stripes. Anyone had something similar when they were growing up?
Edit - It's grown about 1/2" from when we originally saw it.
I have read that it's more common for teenage boys to get horizontal stretch marks on their backs during puberty, but all the pictures I've seen look more like tiger stripes. Anyone had something similar when they were growing up?
Edit - It's grown about 1/2" from when we originally saw it.
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It's normal, especially in pronounced growth spurts. I have a number of these as I was a late developer and went from 5' 8" to 6' 4" in three years (16-19). Accumulated more when I started lifting and bulking. They've minimized a bit over time.1
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It's normal, especially in pronounced growth spurts. I have a number of these as I was a late developer and went from 5' 8" to 6' 4" in three years (16-19). Accumulated more when I started lifting and bulking. They've minimized a bit over time.
Thanks for the confirmation. It's just so deep and straight and right where that weird growth was so of course I'm being paranoid mom. But the dermatologist didn't seem to be concerned either. I think I'd actually feel better if there were more of them. LOL
Also, he's grown a good 6-8" in the past year.1 -
If you wanted to try and 'heal' it some. Go grab some straight vitamin E oil. Rub it on the stretch mark a couple times a day. Will help it not be as noticeable.0
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Not a guy but I've had partners with stretch marks on the back due to quick growth in the teenage years.0
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My son has horizontal stretch marks on his back. He grew very tall, very fast! They're better now. He couldn't care less.0
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My husband has marks like that, never knew what they were... he's very tall so that explains it!0
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