I'm a 33 yr old female and have really huge unsightly veins in my arms (it is extremely bothersome). Please see my photo of me sitting on a plane. It is so upsetting to see other people don't have this problem, I don't understand why my veins are so incredibly large. Are there any treatments available to solve this issue? That one huge vein running up my entire arm is especially bothersome.
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The varices you describe are gastrointestinal and can cause profuse bleeding and need to be addressed by a GI specialist or hepatologist. This is a serious medical issue. This is not treated by vein specialists but GI doctors - gastroenterologists/hepatologists (liver specialists). I believe you...
Arteries lead to arterioles then to capillaries where oxygen and nutrients are exchanges at the level of the tissue anad blood returns via venules, veins, and the big blue vein (vena cava) back to the right atrium of the heart.
Temple veins are rarely if ever amenable to laser as they are large and they are veins - they bulge and pop put - spider veins would be amenable to treatment. Most of the temple veins have to be excized with microsurgical technique. Either way, sclerotherapy or laser or excision is not...