Will V Beam help with acne?

I want to go get V Beam treatments for my redness. I also have some acne that is stubborn. I have heard that V Beam can help acne too. If I get the V Beam for the redness, will it also help my acne? Or do they use it differently for redness than they do for acne? Thanks.

1 answer to “Will V Beam help with acne?”

A: Candela's Vbeam clears redness but not acne pustules or comedones

Philip S. H. Hughes, MD
By Philip S. H. Hughes, MD - San Antonio Dermatologist

The pulsed dye laser (Candel's Vbeam laser) is great for purpura-free resolution of the redness that accompanies acne (especially adult acne or acne rosacea).  The mainstay of acne treatment consists of topical meds to great rid of whiteheads and blackheads and topical and systemic antibacterial... more

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