It may last up to a week to ten days! It can be covered with make up and obviously things like Arnica or pineapple extract (Bromelin) help a great deal. It hardly scars. I love the Vbeam laser as it produces great results rather safely. The Vbeam Laser produces bursts of light that selectively destroy the blood vessels anywhere on the body. Pulsed dye laser treatment is so safe that it has been used successfully for the treatment of port wine stains in infants and young children. The Vbeam skin laser can also be used to treat rosacea, stretch marks, warts and keloids, or even tiny spider veins on the legs or face. After applying numbing cream, the laser light is applied to the patient’s skin. Vbeam skin laser treatment is relatively painless and does not require a long healing time. The most common reaction patients experience include just a few hours of mild redness. Treatment with the Vbeam may consist of multiple treatments, depending upon the condition and needs of the patient’s body. For facial veins, one treatment may be sufficient for clearance (that said, additional treatments are not uncommon). These treatments occur on an average of every 4 weeks depending on the area and type of treatment.