I'm a 33 yr old female and have unsightly veins in my arms. Are there any treatments available to solve this issue? (photo)

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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.

J. Jason Wendel, MD, FACS · Answer

Thank you for your question.When your arm is dependent (below your heart) and the sleeve of your sweater is pulled up slightly compressing your forearm, it is normal to have some veins dilate, especially if you are a relatively thin person and work out.Veins can be surgically removed, but I think that this would be radicle for normal vein anatomy.

To be sure, see two or more board
certified and experienced surgeons in your area for a full and complete
evaluation.

I hope this helps.

Hratch Karamanoukian, MD, FACS · Answer

These veins are apparent because either you work-out (lift weights) or because you are lean and have low body fat % or both. If you want the forearm vein treated it can be ablated endovenously with EVLT Never Touch and the hand veins can be injected with foam sclerotherapy with great success.

John Landi, MD · Answer

I treat arm and hand veins often.  The larger veins as your picture shows are treated by endovenous laser just as I would treat leg veins.  This is done under local and tumescent anesthesia in the office and takes less than an hour with only one day of down time. The smaller veins are treated by sclerotherapy.  I never surgically remove hand or arm veins.  Laser and sclerotherapy gives excellent  cosmetic results.

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