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Red spider veins
Red spider veins are a symptom in which a person has spots made up of tiny veins, visible on his skin. The veins look like a colored spot (reddish, bluish, purplish), but on closer exam, one can see tiny veins coming from the center of the spot (think of a spider with many legs).
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A 30-year old male asked:
Are red spider veins on your penile foreskin with redness, and no tight foreskin serious if they werent there before what does this mean. ?
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A 30-year old male asked:
I am experiencing penis redness and inflammation on head and forskin when errected, red spider veins, and it is sore on the tip.
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A 38-year old female asked:
Scared. Medial areaof one ankle has puffy area (around posterior tibial tendon?) Along the bump/bone on inner ankle. NO pain or redness but little red spider veins visible that are also on other ankle but more faded. I walk 7 miles per day. Im thin?
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Im having penile redness on the head and foreskin when erected with red spider veins. No tight forskin. pain when urinating. Is this serious ?
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A 32-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Red spider veins?
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A 30-year old asked:
How can I diminish the red spider veins under my nose?
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A 34-year old female asked:
Could little tiny red spider veins on breasts go away if you lose weight or at least barely be noticeable ?
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How can I eliminate or diminish the red spider veins under my nose?
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A female asked:
Hi iv just noticed this morning that I have large purple veins on both sides of my hips and Afew littler red spider veins on my right side.what is it?
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A 36-year old asked:
Any tips on getting rid of red spider veins around the nose?
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A 31-year old asked:
Has anyone has red spider veins in the leg treated by ipl laser?
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A 20-year old female asked:
I am experiencing varicose veins and bulging veins. The following also describes me: Red spider veins. What should I do?
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A 44-year old asked:
Is it safe to wax legs with red spider veins?
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Has anyone has red spider veins by nose treated by ipl laser?
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A 43-year old asked:
I have tiny red spider veins around my nose and eyelids, can't they laser?
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A 19-year old female asked:
Red spider veins in eyelids after using Latisse (bimatoprost) ? It's like in my lash line I don't know how to make it to away
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A 45-year old asked:
I have tiny red spider veins around my nose and eyelids, can't they laser or do electrolysis?
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A 33-year old asked:
Suddenly extremely sore breasts and purple/red spider veins?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Have a yellow soft palate and red spider veins in throat ith swelling of tonsils?
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A 22-year old female asked:
I am experiencing breast tenderness to touch, breast pain (quality: tenderness) , obesity and red spider veins.
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A 27-year old male asked:
In the center of my abdominal stomach area, there is a four to three inch almost perfect circle of little red spider veins. I am also having some stomach and digestion issues? Should I get a ultrasound my stomach area?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Little red tiny spider veins on both breast no pain, no warmth I have a large chest area and I am large for my height 51 also what could the red tiny spider veins be?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Roof and side of cheeks are yellow/white with red spider-like veins ( on cheeks only). On 40mg Prilosec for acid reflux. The color won't rub off. It's been there for 3-4 weeks. What could it be?
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A 22-year old male asked:
Should I see a dermatologist? 22 years old. Very Red face. Spider veins develop around nose. As well as bumps under skin sometimes appear on forehead and nose and then disappear after a couple of days.
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A 23-year old asked:
What is the best over-the-counter treatment medicine for red facial spider veins?..I don't have that many just a few
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A 36-year old female asked:
Can you have a group of small red and blue spider veins on belly? They are super small and look similar to spider veins on legs. Thanks!
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A member asked:
I have visible red/purple veins (spider veins?) all over my legs arms and butt and also some visible long green veins as well could this be because I am very underweight (Bmi 15.4)
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A 21-year old female asked:
I noticed reddish slightly raised marks on the side of my thighs they don't look like vericose veins and aren't deep red and thin like spider veins. They look like thin stretch marks that are barely red and again slightly raised. What could they be?
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A 55-year old female asked:
Foot and lower calf swelling w/fluid retention, blue surface and spider veins, red blotch here and there that follow lower veins?
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A 47-year old male asked:
I have mild SLE. small bruises on calf following veins and spider veins on kness. w/o trauma and no swelling/redness. Tingles w/ movement and pain
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