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'Scar'? My skin hasn't touched anything.

For the past few months now I've noticed a line on my back. It's about 5cm long and half a cm in height. It's red and goes very slightly into my back. It looks like a scar but I haven't been involved in any back injury that I am aware of?

It hasn't been there since birth so what is it? Hardly going to rush to my GP over this as I doubt it's health threatening.

Reply 1

It sounds like a stretch mark.

Reply 2

Perhaps you scratched it or something when you were asleep.

Reply 3

Are stretch marks usually red? I have grown about 3 inches since the beginning of this year.

Reply 4

sounds like a stretch mark. they can be red or white, im not sure why lol

Reply 5

ok thanks guys. :smile: Can anyone guess when it will disappear?

Reply 6

it wont. they last for years

Reply 7

Stretch marks start off red, and then eventually fade to white. But I'm sure you don't normally have just one stretch mark.

Reply 8

Stretch Mark, I have loads of them. Use Palmers butter, apparently it's meant to help.

Reply 9

Juno
Stretch marks start off red, and then eventually fade to white. But I'm sure you don't normally have just one stretch mark.

Oh, so maybe it isn't a strech mark then. :/