Just Noticed My Veins In My Left Wrist Seem To Be Alot More Visable And Blue Than The Right Wrist

Posted on Mon, 18 May 2020

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Question : just noticed my veins in my left wrist seem to be alot more visable and blue than the right wrist. im not in any pain but just seems to be unusal. 2 months ago i did recieve a cortisone shot in that same wrist to treat carpul tunnel pain. any help would be great thanks!

Follow up: Dr. Anders Mark Christensen (1 hour later)

could it have anything to do with me having carpal tunnel syndrome in that wrist? I was only asking because i feel like its only looked like that in the past few days.

Follow up: Dr. Anders Mark Christensen (2 minutes later)

this is the right wrist and as you can see the left used to look the same as this but not anymore

Follow up: Dr. Anders Mark Christensen (2 minutes later)

please see the differnece in the 2 wrists

Answered by Dr. Anders Mark Christensen (4 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Normal variation

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Looks like a completely normal variation of carpal veins. I have no good explanation for it, but it is completely harmless.

Hope this helps. Please let me know if you have further questions.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T

Answered by Dr. Anders Mark Christensen (2 days later)

Brief Answer:
Looks completely normal

Detailed Answer:
Hi again,

Sorry for the delayed reply. It all looks completely normal, and it has nothing to do with carpal tunnel syndrome. If you do not have any pain or sensory or motor problems with your hand, there is no need for further investigations.

Hope this helps. Please let me know if you have further questions.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Kampana