We just want to support the patient’s self image.
We don’t need to get rid of, fix or cure everything.
Of course, neither of those options are going to make a “knockout difference,” Sobel says, “but if you can mitigate some of those traits that are making the vein more obvious, that might give the patient enough comfort that people aren’t staring at them all the time - and that’s really the end point.
Vein in the middle of my forehead skin#
“For those with paper-thin skin, they could see a dermatologist about treating the skin itself to help diminish the appearance.” So injecting some micronized fat carefully around the area can help conceal the vein, which is probably my favorite way of doing it,” Sobel explains. “Again, many of these veins appear because people either have thin skin or not much subcutaneous fat. There are “a few, very select cases” where surgery would be the right move, Sobel says, as long as everyone is clear about the risks involved.įor the rest of us, there are some less invasive ways to treat it - like getting fat injected into your head. Patients who undergo forehead-vein treatment should be prepared for the thing to simply respawn, potentially even more obvious than before.Īll that said, there is hope for your Flux Capacitors. Sobel compares veins to the mythical Hydra, a serpent whose many heads grow back when one is severed. Material could end up in the brain or go into the back of the orbital or cavernous sinus area very quickly.” Sobel says doctors “try to avoid these veins” when injecting stuff into the face, because there’s a “risk of interfering with retinal veins and causing blindness.” The slightest wrong move during the procedure could leave you “looking like you have permanent Botox on one side of your forehead.
Any procedure to get rid of the vein is simply too dangerous or difficult to outweigh the potential risks, he says. Let’s look at other conditions that can cause distended neck veins. If the veins protrude when the head is at a 45-degree angle, you may have a form of cardiovascular disease. What causes big ol’ forehead throbbers like mine? Sobel says it’s simply the case of genetics - “a combination of people whose veins are likely to dilate or maybe have some venous insufficiency, with having thinner skin or less subcutaneous fat,” he explains, adding that it’s a common genetic combination. Distended neck veins are evident with the positioning of the body as well as a heightened pressure of the venous system.
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