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What happens if you have a vein on your biscep

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Dr. Bernard Seif
Clinical Psychology 42 years experience
Pulsing blood vessel: For your peace of mind please see your doctor. He/she can do an easy exam and let you know. Sometimes we focus on something and it's difficult to ge... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Schwartz
Vascular Surgery 35 years experience
Sometimes: Varicose veins can be caused by non-functional valves in the great saphenous vein but not all the times. A vascular specialist can tell you better aft... Read More
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Dr. John Landi
Phlebology 49 years experience
Not necessarily.: Malfunctioning of the valves of the greater saphenous vein could lead to varicose veins. However varicose veins could also occur from malfunctioning ... Read More
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Dr. Norman Chideckel
Vascular Surgery 44 years experience
Varicose veins: Yes destroying the vein will solve this issue Most often this can be accomplished by thermal ablation and not formal surgery
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Oliver Aalami
Vascular Surgery 25 years experience
Depends on Approach: The recovery depends greatly on whether the vein is harvested via an "open" technique or an "endoscopic" technique. Surprisingly vein harvest incision... Read More
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Dr. Shoaib Shafique
Vascular Surgery 36 years experience
3-to 7 days in hospi: 3 to 7 days in hospital. Complete recovery will take about 4-6 weeks. Depends on the nature of bypass consult with your surgeon.
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A 19-year-old male asked:
Dr. Paul Grin
Pain Management 38 years experience
Temporal Arteritis: If there is a delay in treating this condition it can cause permanent loss of vision in one eye. Se your PCP for consultation and tests ASAP.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Landi
Phlebology 49 years experience
Have MD draw blood.: There are many options for drawing blood if it cannot be taken from the routine areas. This occurs periodically with children, with adults with no ve... Read More
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A 51-year-old female asked:
Dr. Laurence Badgley
General Practice 53 years experience
Not much: There is transient local bleeding that looks like a bruise, and this resolves in time. The vein heals up and, if no longer competent, nearby veins ro... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gurmukh Singh
Pathology 51 years experience
It depends on how deep the slit is. You could bleed to death. The fact that you are asking this question makes me question your state of mind. If you ... Read More
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Dr. Yelena Kipervas
Family Medicine 25 years experience
Plan: This is very vague description in your question and not enough information to make any decisions about your condition. Usually vein have nothing to do... Read More
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Dr. Gabriel Goren
A Verified Doctoranswered
60 years experience
Alcohol: Is a strong sclerosing agent, namely it will close the veins. It is used by some for what is called a-v malformations. It is dangerous as it can cause... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Vered Lewy-Weiss
A Verified Doctoranswered
30 years experience
Lowers blood sugar: Commonly used site of administration for certain hospitalized patients.
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