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Can you see your deep veins? are varicose veins the only veins that you can see on the side of your thigh?
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See below : Deep veins of the leg/thigh are not visible.
Answered 12/15/2018
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Deep Veins: Deep veins cannot be see by observation but they can be seen in the leg by an ultrasound and in the abdomen by a CAT scan or MRI. By looking at the leg one can see not only varicose veins which are bulging grape-like veins but also spider and blue (reticular) veins.
Answered 6/21/2020
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