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Should I Be Concerned For The Visibility Of The Neck Veins In A 6 Year Old?

Hi, My Son will be 6 years old now and since about 4 years now his right hand side neck veins become more visible when he cries or screams aggresively... is it a matter of concern I had asked my Paedaetrician and had showed it to him about a year back he had said its normal He is not a very poggy child he is tall and a little on the thinner side he will be 6 in April and is 20 kgs in weight
Thu, 3 Apr 2014
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Pediatrician 's  Response
greetings,
as far as visibility of the weight is concerned,i would say its perfectly normal.
some children are little lean and some others are even leaner.so its not unusual to have these veins visible.
hope this helps.
regards.
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Should I Be Concerned For The Visibility Of The Neck Veins In A 6 Year Old?

greetings, as far as visibility of the weight is concerned,i would say its perfectly normal. some children are little lean and some others are even leaner.so its not unusual to have these veins visible. hope this helps. regards.