Thread: Can anyone help?

Well, they are probably spider veins. They are small veins that are very close to the skin. These veins show up for various reasons. Some reasons are (as you mentioned) weight gain due to the increased need for blood flow, excessive standing or sitting in the same positions, changes in your body that effect blood flow, and age.

They can be treated with lasers. I am not exactly sure how the treatment works, but it supposedly gets rid of them. They may lessen if you lose some weight, but they might not now that they are there.