I have fat arms which are soft with stretch marks.

Stretch marks on my arms?

• i have stretch marks on both arms on the side that touches my body and they go down pass my elbow. what i would like to know is what could of caused this cause i have checked many people and found they don have stretch marks even on their arms, if they do then it is just a little. i am a 15 year old male who has hit some growth spurts and weighs 206 pounds. can you tell me if its normal to have stretch marks that much on your arm and if they will get better, whats causing this, and if it is a major turn off.

• Answer:

  its normal. can be caused by growing suddenly or gaining muscle suddenly or even losing weight too fast. the idea is that the growth exceeds the speed at which your skin can keep up and stretch, so instead of stretching, it tears to form stretch marks. they don't go away, but they can lessen over time.