A member asked:

Hello doctor from one year i go to the gym and i noticed something on my skin didn't see it before its like red lines at the front side of my biceps?

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Dr. Donald Alves answered

Specializes in Emergency Medicine

Striae: Essentially they are "stretch marks, " and are seen with rapid muscle bulk (or fat, for that matter). They are permanent, but can lighten with time, or mederma, or a plastic surgeon.

Answered 3/26/2013

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