Bruising Necessary to Achieve Results from V Beam for Rosacea?

asked 2 years ago by Lisa19 in Chicago
Latest answer by Gary Goldenberg, MD
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Tags: rosacea, skin

I had a vbeam treatment done this week and the doctor advised me that it is not necessary to bruise the skin in order to clear redness and broken vessels caused by rosacea. Just wondering if that is true? I have read some information that bruising helps.

7 answers to Bruising Necessary to Achieve Results from V Beam for Rosacea?

Bruising doesn't cause results, it is evidence that results have been achieved.

With respect to my Dermatological colleagues who have answered this already, we need a little science here. The V-beam laser is a type of pulsed dye laser (long pulse) designed to treat vascular lesions such as port wine stains or the skin vessels of rosacea. Pulsed dye lasers work by emitting laser energy at a 585nm (yellow) wavelength that happens to correspond to an absorption peak of oxyhemoglobin. This means that this color of laser energy is preferentially absorbed by oxygenated blood,... more

Richard H. Tholen, MD, FACS
Minneapolis Plastic Surgeon

Bruising after v-beam - not necessary

It's not necessary to have bruising to get a response from v-beam. Most patients develop redness after the procedure. Bruising can be diminished by icing the area right away.

Gary Goldenberg, MD
New York Dermatologist

V-Beam is great because it is effective without bruising

The old pulsed dye laser would leave everyone bruised. The newer Candela V-Beam lasers are equally effective. What is amazing about the newer technology is that you do not need to bruise someone to have superior results. Your rosacea can be treated effectively without bruising the skin.

Michele S. Green, MD
New York Dermatologist

Bruising not necessary with VBeam

When used to treat birthmarks like portwine stains, bruising may be helpful and I typically use settings that do bruise. When treating rosacea or telangiectasias (enlarged blood vessels), bruising is not mandatory though may occur as a side effect. I typically try to use settings that have low chance of bruising and most patients are happy with blood vessel reduction after 2 or 3 treatments.

Daniel Berg, MD
Seattle Dermatologic Surgeon

Bruising Not Needed for Laser and Rosacea

Bruising is not required to treat the redness associated with rosacea with a VBeam however typically areas that bruise respond more quickly and efficiently.

Kavita Mariwalla, MD
New Haven Dermatologic Surgeon

V-Beam for Redness and Rosacea

Most doctors now agree that bruising is not necessary to get good results with the V-beam laser. It is not necessary, but sometimes it helps. The bruising settings on the laser are sometimes better at getting rid of stubborn broken vessels (vessels as opposed to redness). Some studies even show that for redness, it is more effective to NOT bruise (and instead stack pulses or do multiple passes with the laser at settings that do not bruise.) So the answer is that you do not... more

Todd Minars, MD
Miami Dermatologist

No bruising necessary

The V Beam laser is a laser that treats red veins and broken blood vessels as well as red cherry spots, and red birthmarks (hemangiomas, port wine stains). I use the V Beam laser for rosacea patients with great results. Bruising is not necessary to achieve results for broken blood vessels and redness on the face due to rosacea, however this is a side effect that could happen with the laser treatments. My patients have some slight redness and possibly swelling for 24-48 hours... more

Mandy Lynn Warthan, MD
Dallas Dermatologist

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