Is there anything I can do, about recent bulging veins on my forehead?

It’s important to distinguish between varicose veins and spider veins when choosing between laser therapy, sclerotherapy, and vein surgery. With two board certified vein specialists, our center uses a combination of visual examination, functional flow measurements, ultrasound, transillumination, and infrared light to map out vein networks prior to therapy. Lasers can be used to treat deep varicose vein insufficiency, vein perforators, and varicose veins. Sclerotherapy is ideal for spider veins and reticular veins. Whereas surgery is reserved for severely incompetent varicose vein segments.


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Dr. Karamanoukian
Realself100 Surgeon

Many people have bulging forehead veins and these are normal.  They tend to increase in size with straining, exercise and smiling.  These veins can be treated as a cosmetic procedure under local anesthesia in the office.  Usually sclerotherapy is all that is required but more than one treatment may be required.

It is normal for veins to bulge, i.e. dilate when you exercise. Once they reach a certain size, however, they will always be visualized under the skin, especially in lean people. You have to show pictures for better guidance. However, the most common treatments are injection sclerotherapy if they are not on the large side of the spectrum of forehead veins or microincision phlebectomy. It is an office procedure but it is not covered by insurance. 
Hratch L Karamanoukian MD FACS