I can see my veins

I doubt low blood pressure would do it. Problems such as cirrhosis of the liver fluid accumulation in the abdomen and enlarged abdomen can all cause a person to be more susceptible to visible blue veins on the chest.

Its possible that you hit your wrist and made the area sore.

I can see my veins. Generally it is normal to see your veins through your skin. As for the question why can I see my veins through my skin the answer varies. It could be because you have very translucent skin thats hard to hind the veins below or because your big veins are a little too close to your skin.

Veins tend to become more prominent with age as the skin becomes thinner. Also if you are losing weight then the loss of any fat in the subcutaneous below the skin tissue will make the veins more prominent. Finally smoking can weaken the skin and make veins bulge out more.

I doubt low blood pressure would do it. Phlebology 21 years experience. If you have fair skin it is completely normal to see veins under the skin surface.

Light blue veins in particular are common and are called reticular veins. Veins you can feel or skin discoloration darkening around. Yesi believe its normal.

At an eye exam people often see the veins in their eyes when being viewed with a slit lamp. There is also an optical phenomenon where you can see the branching of the veins in your eye. You can google it.

Report Delete Reply. Its your bodys way of maintaining a constant temperature. Either of the two are possible reasons why you can see your veins clearly so I personally dont see any reason to worry.

Varicose veins are large swollen veins that often appear on the legs and feet. They happen when the valves in the veins. You can have visible veins which are perfectly normal especially if you have thin skin as you have described.

However if you have any symptoms of vein disease such as heavy achy legs or swelling around your ankles it is best to see a vein specialist and make sure the veins you are seeing are not pathological abnormal. Jan 27 2004. Man I have injected into my feet quite a few times to the point where the ankle vein has retreated to deep under the skin or has collasped.

I often have the trouble of finding veins mainly because of fuck-ups from before. Well Im somewhere in the 18-20 area I think and I can see the veins in my hands right around my wrist and the back of my forearms relaxed. When I lift you can see them all in my arms and up into my biceps.

They dont pop out you can just see them. The visable veins are on my arms legs chest hands and feet. They are regular blue veins that can be seen but not felt.

The only ones that can be felt are the ones on the back of my hands and forarms which could always be felt. Even though I try to tell myself its nothing to worry about my mind still keeps going back to worrying about them. Why are my veins so visible all of the sudden.

This can be a sign of something serious. If you notice any sudden changes in your veins there may be a blood clot involved. Please seek care immediately this is considered a medical emergency.

Why are my veins so visible on my hands. Seeing veins through your skin can be scary. You may not be sure if you have varicose veins or a serious disorder that makes your veins visible.

Some reasons you see them are benign such as having very pale skin or low body fat or being a weightlifter. Venous reflux disease is also a common cause of visible veins. Andrew Belle - In My Veins with Lyrics.

Move the light especially in a dark room and youll be able to see the vessels in both eye. Also adaptation to and from light vision to twilight vision to dark vision systems in the eye are slower and less effective as we age in diabetics in smokers in people with certain retinamacula problems. Oh yes my veins in my hands bulge when my arms are down.

I guess the pressure in the veins is greater due to gravity. I am 31 and only noticed the bulging hand veins recently but I think thats because I am looking at my hands more as I push a stroller now. PS I am looking at my partner now and I can see his pulse in his throat.

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Colds and coughs stomach symptoms bladder infections rashes and more. The nurse ties a band around your arm to get the vein to pop so she can see where to put the needle. Clench your hand into a fist.

After securing the band around your arm clench and unclench your fist several times. Doing this with a tourniquet traps the blood in your. The veins in the wrist are very close to the surface.

Its possible that you hit your wrist and made the area sore. Phlebitis is irritation of a vein and can be caused by trauma to the area small blood clots IV catheters IV drug use etc. The pulsation that you see is not coming from your veinsit is your pulse coming from your radial artery.

Problems such as cirrhosis of the liver fluid accumulation in the abdomen and enlarged abdomen can all cause a person to be more susceptible to visible blue veins on the chest. If you should notice visible blue veins to appear on your chest or breasts it is best to wait a few days to see if they start to fade or disappear. Since my father is in Heart Failure I can tell you from watching his vein EVERY hospital visit and learning from the CV clinician that it IS totally normal.

Glad too hear it goes down right after it goes up my dads has JUST started going down. It was at his earlobe. If you see thick twisted blue or flesh-colored veins in your legs you may have varicose veins.

Valves inside veins keep blood flowing toward your heart and prevent it from going backward. Your arms may appear veiny both when exercising and standing still. Protruding veins in your muscles can be the result of a low body fat percentage and high muscle mass.

However fitness isnt. Its very rarely I have a thin patient or normal weight patient I cant see veins on. As a nurse its much easier to find veins without huge amounts of fat to poke through.

Many times people are so padded I cant find anything at all. I know they have veins because their arms havent fallen off but thats about the only way lol. It is unlikely to be a pulsating vein.

There can be an artery beneath it. But when you do not see it now it may not be artery also. Other cause can be a twitching muscle.

Sometimes muscle twitch can be seen as pulsation. It is more common in anxiety or stress. I hope this information helps.

I will be happy to assist if you need any.