I've had a persistent red patch on my cheek that, despite my best efforts, has not gone away. My dad has very ruddy, red skin, and although he still looks great, i want to do the best i can to not look like that. My dermatologist highly recommended V-Beam. It barely hurt and I have minor redness afterwards and no pain. He started me at a somewhat low level. He said that if you have a severe reaction it is because your doctor started too agressively. I am lookng forward to seeing results. I just had the procedure this morning, my Dr said I should see results, most likely 25% improvement in 2 days. Dr Goldman in Manhattan is the best.