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Chapter Four
Skin Stuff: Stretch Marks, Breakouts, Rashes
There are little white heads on my nipples {areolas}. I don’t know what they are. Is it bad to pop them?
Hailey, 14
My favorite thing to do is lie on the beach in the sun with my friends during the summer (with bathing suits, of course). I don’t burn, I tan. That’s not going to make me more likely to get breast cancer, is it?
Brittany, 16
My breasts FINALLY started to grow, after waiting a VERY long time. They were looking very nice until I got these pink puffy stretch marks on the sides. I am so upset. I never want anyone to see them, ever, not even my friends – they are so ugly.
Dana, 13
I found some special cream in my mom’s bathroom for stretch marks. Can I use it on my breasts? The bottle doesn’t say anything about being okay for breasts and I’m not about to ask anyone about it.
Anna, 15
I have red hair and pale, freckly skin so I’ve always used a ton of sunscreen. But I forgot to put it on once and got a sunburn above and between my breasts. SOOO painful!
Sage, 12
When I play soccer, I have to wear two sports bras to keep my breasts from jiggling. But they squoosh my breasts together, and then afterwards, when I take the bras off, I often breakout in between my breasts. It’s terrible! What am I doing wrong?
Hope, 16
In the summer, I get really annoying red rashes under both my breasts – making it very hard to wear a bra. It never goes away completely – until the middle of winter – and I’m too embarrassed to show anyone. It’s so frustrating!
Tanya, 14
The weirdest thing happened. I got the nicest tan during my vacation, and then, just about a week later, pale round spots showed up at the bottom of my neck down to the upper part of my breasts. They went from pink to white. WHAT ARE THEY?
Melanie, 19
There’s a birthmark on the side of my left breast that’s getting bigger and darker as my breast grows. I’m scared.
Theresa, 12
