This is also a good opportunity to discuss important travel health issues including safe food and water, accidents, sun exposure and insect bites. Many of the problems experienced by travellers cannot be prevented by vaccinations and other preventive measures need to be taken.
Age and genetics. As you get older, the veins in your hands may become more visible. Additionally, some peopleâs veins are naturally more visible. This could be due to skin pigmentation, body fat distribution, or a variety of other genetic factors. In most cases visible veins in hands are not a sign of a medical condition, or of any other problems.
Conspicuous hand veins are actually normal veins â in most cases, at least. Their function is simply to carry blood back from the hands to the heart. Large bulging veins on the backs of our hands occur because our skin relaxes and thins. There are a few reasons why hand skin loses elasticity, but age is the most common one.