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What happens if you have a vein on your biscep
A male asked:
Dr. Bernard Seifanswered
Clinical Psychology 41 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
316 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Schwartzanswered
Vascular Surgery 34 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
3.8k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
Dr. John Landianswered
Phlebology 48 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
1.1k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
Dr. Norman Chideckelanswered
Vascular Surgery 43 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
664 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Oliver Aalamianswered
Vascular Surgery 24 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
6.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Dr. Shoaib Shafiqueanswered
Vascular Surgery 35 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.
5.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 19-year-old male asked:
Dr. Paul Grinanswered
Pain Management 37 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.
2.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Landianswered
Phlebology 48 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
5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 51-year-old female asked:
Dr. Laurence Badgleyanswered
General Practice 54 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
5.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 50 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
Reviewed Apr 27, 2021
A female asked:
Dr. Yelena Kipervasanswered
Family Medicine 24 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
746 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ed Friedlanderanswered
Pathology 45 years experience
Major damage: The acid will do serious damage to local tissues, but may or may not be buffered by the body's systems before it reaches the heart and damages the rhy... Read More
2.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A male asked:
Dr. Donald Colantinoanswered
Internal Medicine 62 years experience
Nonspecific: Your symptoms are nondiagnostic and thin veins may be perfectly normal and veins do constrict on exposure to cool room temperature. More information ... Read More
1.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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