Stretch marks on 18 year old MALE - what can I do?? :(

I have stretch marks.

I don't mean any old stretch marks, I have severe ones on my shoulders and my sides, then next to my knees, and lastly on my stomach.

I really don't know what to do. My self-esteem is being compromised. I am single and I just feel what can only be described as feeling 'ugly'

Tried cocoa butter, and bio-oil. What other treatments are available out there for me, how much and where? Help.

It makes me want to kill myself :/

Reply 1

Helenia

20

Bumped as this took a while to get approved

Reply 2

LegoForEver

A lot of people have them, i do and my g/f doesn't care in the slightest. They are natural. Its all about self confidence, if you feel good, you wont worry about them anymore

Reply 3

bananaslug77

13

First thing's first, a LOT of guys have stretch marks - my ex bf had a few, and all of my guy friends have quite a lot. I know one of my friends has them because he used to be a little tubby but has since lost the weight, and another simply because he had such a huge growth spurt. They are totally natural, and even though they look very red or purple at first (I have hundreds and they used to be very red) they always fade to a shiny sort of white after a while. If you are really conscious of them, you could always use a scar reducing product like Bio-Oil, which is formulated specifically for stretch marks.

Reply 4

Cowtipper

12

OP

I have stretchmarks
I want to kill myself

You are pathetic.
Go watch the news and get some perspective on life.

Reply 5

supersteiger

As bananaslug says, they will fade and become almost invisible and certainly not obvious. Plenty of guys have stretchmarks, and don't worry about what a girl would think, as I'm sure most girls will have them too and understand what a pain they can be!

Reply 6

bds007

Cowtipper

You are pathetic.
Go watch the news and get some perspective on life.

True Dat

Reply 7

Prince-Myshkin

7

i'm slim, very toned and my lower back used to look someone was having fun with a razor when i was about 16. some were about a cm wide and rugged

they fade and shrink over time, but my girlfriend actualy used to quite like them. looked like some impressive scars :p:

Reply 8

Prawn123

Prince-Myshkin

i'm slim, very toned and my lower back used to look someone was having fun with a razor when i was about 16. some were about a cm wide and rugged

they fade and shrink over time, but my girlfriend actualy used to quite like them. looked like some impressive scars :p:

I had the same, when i started working out more i had stretch marks all over my back lol. I dont really worry about them.

Reply 9

username239687

18

I have some on my back. Don't bother me. Grow up.

Reply 10

candytreeman

12

Nobody cares about stretch marks, lol. Find something else to worry about.

Reply 11

Antimatter

14

I sort of think they can be cute :colondollar:

Reply 12

username219321

0

14

I have them really bad as I put on, then lost lots of weight quickly (am starting to put it back on slowly now :frown:

). They do fade to a lighter colour over time, and they don't show up as much to other people as they do to yourself looking at your own body.

Reply 13

Homie

7

Antimatter

I sort of think they can be cute :colondollar:

By bf has some on his bum :colondollar:

Reply 14

redflower

13

My bf has some on his bum, lower back, top of his arms and thighs. They've faded now and are just silver lines which are barely noticeable.
Keep using bio-oil, it's not a miracle cure like some people think but it has been proven to help. You haveee to keep using it for months to see any difference though.
Sure, they'll be all red for now but they'l fade so you'l have to wait it out. Alot of girls and boys have to deal with this during puberty.

Reply 15

buff boy 90

Anonymous

I have stretch marks.

I don't mean any old stretch marks, I have severe ones on my shoulders and my sides, then next to my knees, and lastly on my stomach.

I really don't know what to do. My self-esteem is being compromised. I am single and I just feel what can only be described as feeling 'ugly'

Tried cocoa butter, and bio-oil. What other treatments are available out there for me, how much and where? Help.

It makes me want to kill myself :/

do you weightlift?

loadsa people down my old gym got them and apaz theyre really hard to get rid of. It takes about 6 months of rubbing something onto them (can;t remember what it is), and then still might not work

Reply 16

Ammo

Ok all im gonna say is chill. Iv got stretch marks too. I went out last nite and my mates were wasted and ripped all ma t-shirts off me in the middle of a club so I was half naked (It was carnage and they were tryna to rip ma carnage top off but grabbed ma t-shirt too by accident.....was my best t-shirt too), completely outta shape, and on public display. Now if you can top that feeling of being wasted, hyper and half naked in front of all these people then fair enuf. But I doubt you can so relax! If I can survive so can you!

Reply 17

Moskeeto

1

Your comment is pathetic. If a person is trying to reach out, your negativity does not help in the slightest. When the world is crap around someone as pointed out, why make it worse for them?!?Fyi, whoever reads this, I also have a few stretch marks around inner thighs. They do reduce down and they hardly notice later on.

Reply 18

Foxehh

21

Original post by Moskeeto

Your comment is pathetic. If a person is trying to reach out, your negativity does not help in the slightest. When the world is crap around someone as pointed out, why make it worse for them?!?Fyi, whoever reads this, I also have a few stretch marks around inner thighs. They do reduce down and they hardly notice later on.

10 year old thread. Check the dates next time.

Reply 19

lilguy100

15

Original post by LovelyMrFox

10 year old thread. Check the dates next time.

just think, one day your comment is going to be 50 years old.

Stretch marks on 18 year old MALE - what can I do?? :(

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