A 31-year-old member asked:
how to hide forehead veins?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

Dr. John Landi answered
Phlebology 47 years experience
Multiple options: I don't think that there is a single best way but there are mutiple options including sclerotherapy, ipl, laser, veinwave, veingogh and micro needle radio frequency. The size of the veins and the training and experience of the treating physician usually influence what treatment is recommended. My usual treatment is sclerotherapy or laser for very small veins. You should see a vein specialist.
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A 19-year-old male asked:
Is it bad that my veins sometimes show on the side of my forehead.?
3 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in

Dr. Joshua Batt answered
Emergency Medicine 9 years experience
No: Visible veins on the side of the head is not bad. When blood does not drain from the head as fast as it is arriving, veins can become engorged and appear enlarged. As long as they are not painful, tender or bleeding there is little to worry about.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Why do some people have a vein in middle of forehead?
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Dr. James Isobe answered
Phlebology 54 years experience
Congenital: You were born that way, and often times there are relatives with the same type of vein prominence. The manifestation is made more prominent with straining, talking, singing, yelling---anything that will result in a valsalva maneuver, which is basically holding one's breath and straining down.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
What does it mean when your vein pops out on side of your forehead?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

Dr. John Landi answered
Phlebology 47 years experience
Positional change.: The veins in the face just as the veins in the rest of the body change in size depending on changes in position as well as changes in levels of hydration and changes in pressure in the chest and abdominal cavity. In the face, the veins decrease with standing and increase with lying down. Straining or laughing increase the the pressure in the chest which can increase the size of the facial veins.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
What does the appearance of vein on the forehead mean?
4 doctor answers • 6 doctors weighed in

Dr. Robert Stachler answered
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 31 years experience
Vein: Do not worry, you will not look like gorbachev he had a port wine stain from birth. The prominent vein probably is nothing. It can be "lasered" or sclerosed( injected with a sclerosis mg agent to scar it up. Good luck. ".
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A 48-year-old member asked:
What does it mean when veins start showing on the forehead?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

Dr. John Landi answered
Phlebology 47 years experience
Positional change.: The veins in the face just as the veins in the rest of the body change in size depending on changes in position as well as changes in levels of hydration and changes in pressure in the chest and abdominal cavity. In the face, the veins decrease with standing and increase with lying down. Straining or laughing increase the the pressure in the chest which can increase the size of the facial veins.
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