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A member asked:
What can cause vessels in the arms to suddenly become visible? just noticed some vessels around my elbow show up more obvious. have been losing weight
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Both skin&fat below: skin tend to make veins less visible, thus is loosing body fat, veins will become less hidden/more visible. Building muscles will increase vein prominence as will anything which increases pressure within veins which makes them distend (such as a tourniquet or clots downstream). Thus look for clues & be aware that greater visibility does not mean bad/unhealthy.
Answered 2/16/2016
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