I am 59 and I suppose a Heavy drinker. I am starting to get dark red blotches under my skin mainly on my hands. Is this liver related? I have up until recently been a smoker as well.My skin is getting thin, I bleed easily if I just nick myself. Therefore after 44 years of smoking, I am trying very very hard to stop smoking. My question is
I Hi and welcome to Chat Doctor. It can be related. It can be something called spider nevus too and this is then sign of serious disease.You should do liver check up and blood tests to evaluate clotting factors, thrombocytes and prothrombin time. You may have some clotting disorder. These can be caused by liver damage or by hematologic disease. Whatever it is it can be treated and isn't very serious. Wish you good health.