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Does extreme weight loss cause your veins to show?
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Lo weight veins show: Extreme weight loss will cause fat to be decreased all over the body including sub-cutaneous fat. When the fat under the skin disappears veins become more prominent.
Answered 10/1/2017
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Possible: If you lose enough fat around the blood vessels they can be more prominent.
Answered 10/1/2017
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