Is Venus Viva safe to treat over a mans bearded area if he shaves?

Halo uses laser technology and Venus Viva uses radiofrequency technology.  It is totally different.  Viva can be used on all skin types, where as the Halo should be avoided in darker skin (Fitzpatrick 4-6).

Thank you for the photos. In one of the photos, showing the forehead area, I can still see a lot of pinpoint crusting from the Venus Viva. Generally speaking after 4 days most (if not all) of the crusting should have cleared. Please discuss this with your surgeon. Venus Viva is a great tool to...

Acne prone and oily skin can be pre-treated with Retin A cream prior to Venus Viva treatments. I have my patients continue their Retin A until literally the night before the procedure. If the skin is very scaly and flaky I ask them to reduce the amount and frequency of retin a usage.I have been...

Good Day. Thank you for your question, narrative and photographs.Answer: CO2 is the best acne scarring treatment, followed by Er:YAG laser, and then radio frequency (RF) needle devices.IPL is poor for acne scarring. The main uses of IPL is hair removal, vascular and pigment improvements. Skin...

Good Day. Thank you for your question and narrative.Answer: YesScar treatment requires an experienced physician, so the scarring does not worsen. I have treated many patients with either RF before or after CO2 laser treatments without complication.Difficult scars are treated with an energy ba...

Good Day. Thank you for your question and photographs.Answer: NoFirst important of medical therapy is Do No Harm.RF to the eyelids could injure your globe. Also, unlikely for the RF to tighten skin to make a satisfactory outcome.Excess skin and fat of the eyelids known as dermatochalasia is best...