V Beam - Sun Protection on Treated Area or Whole Face?

Thank you for your question.  You are welcome to keep your full beard, just make sure to use sunscreen on all visible skin, on a daily basis.

I hope this helps.

Vbeam laser is an excellent modality for patients who have rosacea, blushing of the skin, facial and body telangiectasia, spider veins, redness, post surgical redness, and skin flushing. It is a safe procedure that can be used at varying depths to help treat micro blood vessels in the skin. We also use it in our office for facial skin inflammation, keloids, and hypertrophic scarring. It is an important part of scar therapy. Vbeam can be combined with chemical peels and other lasers, but experience with the treatment is essential. The Vbeam laser does not affect deeper tissue. Schedule a consultation with an expert in Vbeam and you will find it to be an excellent modality for many skin types.

Best,
Dr. Karamanoukian
Realself100 Surgeon

The most important thing is to protect your skin from the sun.  If you have a beard there is no reason to shave it off unless you have broken blood vessels under the beard that you want treated.  You cannot do V-Beam to tan skin and you must protect yourself from the sun after V-Beam to avoid getting more broken blood vessels.  As the skin ages and gets thinner from the sun, one produces more talengiectasias and redness.  Avoiding the sun and using good sunscreen will reduce your redness and minimize your V-Beam treatments.