Joined: 21 Aug 2003 Posts: 1 Location: Madison, WI
Spider Veins??? Posted: 08-21-03 09:38am
My 14 yr old daughter has some nasty
looking very visible spider veins on her
upper thighs.. Is this something that
should be looked at??
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delilah
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 Aug 2003 Posts: 6
Posted: 08-21-03 10:38am
I'm not a doctor, but it seems a bit
unusual for a fourteen yr old to have
spider veins. Yes, I think it should be
checked into.
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Patrick B. Asay
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 27 Jul 2003 Posts: 138 Location: Pocatello, ID
Posted: 08-21-03 20:24pm
I've never heard of that in someone so
young. You'd better check it out.
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kala
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Joined: 05 Sep 2003 Posts: 6 Location: dallas
Posted: 09-05-03 17:57pm
Is it normal for a 21 year old to have
them? Just recently popped up?
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tbf
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 Sep 2003 Posts: 14
Ugly Spider Veins Posted: 09-13-03 14:41pm
I have had those ugly little spider veins
since I was a teenager! Usually in the
shape of a starburst on my inner thigh by
my knee, or on the outer side and back of
my leg, they can really appear anywhere.
They are hereditory usually but can get
worse if you spend alot of time on your
feet, because of pregnancy or weight gain
and can even appear on your face from
squeezing pimples or dehydration. (too
much alcohol, not enough water!) there are
a couple options, laser therepy, which
works well, usually the first time, kindof
expensive though, or sclerotherepy, thats
when they inject saline solution into the
little buggers, this is less money but it
hurts a little too! I have had the
sclero- and in one treatment it reduced my
veins by about 50% in two or more
treatments they should dimension. But
they will eventually come back in other
spots, oh well there are worse things!!
Like varicose veins! They are even
uglier and they hurt! Ether treatment you
choose, be sure a schedule your appt. In
the winter, because your legs will look a
bit scary for a couple weeks/months!
(brown spots where the treatment was) dont
worry they fade!
Tbf- ps I am a horrible speller! Sorry
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Malmorcan
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 Sep 2005 Posts: 7
Posted: 09-14-05 23:45pm
I worked as a server and bartender for
three years, and developed spider veins on
the inside of my thighs, next to my left
and right knees. I was only 26 when they
first started to show.
When I was in california visiting my
mother a year ago, I went to see her
accupressurist, this nice korean man,
master yu, I think his name was. I only
went twice. It was a painful experience.
I went there for lower back pain, and he
worked a lot on my feet and shins, which
he said were connected. His therapy
really worked for my back, and, as a
bonus, the spider vein on my right leg
disappeared completely, and the one on my
left, which used to look like a long
asterix, now is just a little squiggle, a
question mark. I was pretty surprised. I
thought I would have them for the rest of
my life.
So, accupressure may be something you
could look into.
