Is it normal to have stretch marks if you're really skinny?

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I'm about 5'4 and weigh 118 lbs and I've recently noticed that I'm starting to get stretch marks on my hips. Yes, my hips are wider than my waist but I'm not fat. This is really starting to freak me out and make me feel like I'm fat and ugly. I've never had to deal with this before and I don't know how to make them go away or why I'm getting them. I haven't had any major weight gain either. Anyone else have this problem too?

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  • cherrybomb21
    13 years ago

    its totally normal. its not a fat condition, its a skin condition... just caused from growing, whether it be from gaining weight or going through puberty, etc. its unfortunate but more people have them than you would think, things like vitamin E oil can really help to fade them until they're not noticeable.

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  • lol_bamf
    13 years ago

    My boyfriends incredibly tall and thin and he has stretch marks. Bio Oil is good for them.

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    • chaiya
      12 years ago

      So did an ex of mine. This was a concern for him too lol.

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  • 1000yrVampireKing
    11 years ago

    It might be a growth spurt. This happens to people when they grow to fast. So it stretches out your skin. Fat people get it because they have too much fat so all that weight is expanding and pushing down on your skin.

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  • EmbarrssedGirl
    12 years ago

    It's just your skin. It doesn't have to be because of fat, it could be because of the fact you have wider hips so the skin has to stretch more in that area. I have them too though I'm most likely more fatty than you are. Mine are caused my losing inches and then gaining a little bit over and over again. I'm really jiggly sooo.. = / Not huge but not thin, either...

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  • jrphotographer
    13 years ago

    I have a weird stretchmark near my belly button...

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  • skimskambone
    13 years ago

    That's from all that bending over, or otherwise putting your ankles behind your head so much. Slow down.

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  • firefly88
    13 years ago

    Your not fat or skinny but maybe you have wide hips

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  • taylorike6
    13 years ago

    U can get stretch marks from losing weight too!

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  • xxxbeautifullybrokenxxx
    13 years ago

    I was 5"4 and the same weight then I lost ten pounds and got stretchmarks on my legs.

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  • randomjelly
    13 years ago

    I'm taller and thinner than you and have them as well. You're not fat. You know better than that.

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  • bubblicious775
    13 years ago

    Your hips probably just grew really fast, and if you put vitamine E or vitamine A on it and they will go away

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  • meekacheeckax23
    13 years ago

    Have you been growing a lot lately because stretch marks aren't just from gaining weight it's from your akin stretching like if you grow

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  • MiKeY_G
    13 years ago

    Haha jk it's normal!

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