Question:
A Brand New Stretch Mark? WHAT????????

Today I developed a stretch mark, a large red one from my belly button all the way down. I had lap RNY on 1/7/03. I am pretty freaked out by this thing. I had 3 kids and never had anything like this through any pregnancy and gained 60 lbs in 4 months once and never had anything like this before. What IS this?????????? Am I the only one?    — susanje (posted on February 25, 2003)

February 25, 2003
Stretch marks can occur anytime your skin changes shape. Losing weight and gaining can do it. It sucks...but not much you can really do about it. :( Luckily they do fade with time. Good Luck! (open RNY 7/23/02 -117 lbs)
   — Shawnie S.

February 25, 2003
It appeared just today? I wouldn't think that it would be a stretch mark then. It should appear when the skin stretches. By the time that the skin shrinks down, it should have already faded and be more of a skin tone than red. If you have a red mark that has just appeared, I would be suspicious that it may be something else.
   — Cheri M.