How Long After a V-Beam Treatment Can I Start Getting a Tan?

The sun thins the skin and creates more broken blood vessels.  While you can go into the sun after a period of time from your V-Beam, why would you want to with only an SPF 15 moisturizer? You should protect your skin with atleast an SPF 30 and stay out of the sun mid day.  Remember that a tan is a sign of damage to the skin and ultimately will make you need more V-Beam treatments.

The question you ask is similar to a lung patient asking her pulmonologist when he/she can smoke.  I would not recommend tanning other than the spray on type after V-Beam.  The sun's harmful rays will cause premature aging and skin cancer.

Im not going to lecture you on the bad bits of tanning, but to answer your question directly. Use SPF if you have had laser, your skin should return to normal within 10 days, stay out of the sun, try not to tan, but if you really have the NEED to tan, 4-6 weeks is the timeframe. Bear this in mind, the areas treated may tan more than non treated areas.... so be careful, if needed, apply sunscreen to the treated areas and diminish the spf slowly.Hope that helps, regardsDr Davin Lim Consultant Laser and Cosmetic Dermatologist Brisbane, Australia