Why are veins suddenly, drastically showing up under my eyes? Is there any procedure to safely get rid of them?

October 8, 2014
Asked By:realselfmember85 in Chicago, Illinois

I'm 28 years old, fair skin, and never had visible veins under my eyes until about 4 months ago. They seemed to come out of nowhere--especially under my right eye. Blue, very visible veins. And then as of today I literally woke up with new, kind of purply ones. It looks terrible. People keep telling me I look "tired" and "sick." Could there be an underlying health issue? At work I look at a computer screen all day. Could that be it? And is there any procedure to safely get rid of them?

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