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Unwanted hand veins appear on the backs of the hands and protrude with the advance of age, resulting from the thinning of fat layers and skin from the hand’s back side. To some they are uncomfortable for the sight, and especially with women, who see them as bad as face wrinkles indicating age and would be pleased to be rid of them.

Spider veins are small dilated blood vessels close to the surface of the skin or mucous membranes. They can develop anywhere on the body but are mostly seen on the nose and the face. They also can develop on the legs, mainly the upper thigh, below the knee joint, and around the ankles. Some are caused by developmental abnormalities that can be similar to benign vascular neoplasms.

A varicose vein is a large, bulging vein, which can be caused by a faulty valve, weak vein wall, or combination of the two. Cases of varicose veins vary from aesthetic discomfort to health hazard depending on what their causes may be and what the potential complications of leaving them unattended.