Answering Your VBeam Laser Questions

If you deal with any kind of skin trouble, it’s likely you’ve looked into all of the options available for treating those issues. From the home remedies to the treatments that require a trained professional, when you’re hoping to improve both your skin and your self confidence, you’ll consider anything. 

However, it’s important to do all of your research before agreeing to any treatment. Knowledge truly is power, especially when it comes to your body. Miami Skin Institute offers V Beam Laser treatment to help those looking to treat generalized facial redness caused by several skin conditions, such as rosacea, and even chronic redness on the face, neck, and chest caused by years of sun exposure.  

Laser treatments can “pick up” what injectables cannot, by tightening and lifting skin on the face and even previously untreatable issues on the body, such as fat and cellulite!

Who Created the VBeam Laser?

The VBeam Laser was created by a company known for its non-surgical medical devices, Syneron Candela. Their devices are all designed to help with aesthetic concerns, like facial treatments, tattoo removal, body shaping, and vascular lesions. The company was founded in 1970 as just Syneron (it acquired Candela in 2010), and they went on to develop their first laser in 1983 (the SPTL 1). They are now known only as Candela. 

What is the VBeam Laser?

The company didn’t invent their Vbeam Laser until 2005. Its full name was the VBeam Perfecta, and it was designed specifically for vascular treatments. The VBeam Perfecta was honed even further in 2018, with the development of the VBeam Prima.

The VBeam Laser is considered a pulsed-dye laser (or PDL). In fact, it is the most advanced on the market! It uses rapid bursts to deliver laser energy to the skin. That energy is then absorbed by the blood vessels that are dilated in the skin, which helps to destroy any unwanted pigment while also keeping the skin around it undamaged. It works because the discoloration is often caused by dilated blood vessels, which contain a larger amount of red blood cells than the rest of the surrounding area. 

The light that is emitted from the VBeam Laser is yellow on the spectrum, which is how it is able to penetrate through other pigments to be as effective as possible. It is less intense than other laser treatments as well, due not only to the color of the light, but also the fact that it is used in micro pulses instead of one, long, direct stream.

How Does the VBeam Laser Process Work?

In most cases, an appointment will start by thoroughly cleansing your skin. You’ll need a clean face that doesn’t have any extra layer of dead skin cells for the laser to go through, giving it a clear path to do what it needs to do. You’ll also be given goggles so that you can protect your eyes from the light during your treatment. Treatments are done while laying down.

As the session begins, a trained medical professional will be pressed briefly into the pigmented skin. The amount of time that it will last will really depend on how large the area is that you’re hoping to treat. The applicator tip on the VBeam Laser contains a cooling spray that helps to ensure your comfort, and many people describe the feeling as similar to a snapping rubber band. 

After treatment is finished, the area will likely be red or swollen for anywhere from a few hours to a few days. It can take at least a few weeks to be able to see results, as well. Because each treatment can cost a few hundred dollars a piece and at least three to five are needed for optimal results, VBeam Laser treatments may become fairly expensive, especially if you have a larger area that you’re hoping to treat.

What is the VBeam Laser Used For?

Most commonly, people seek out VBeam Laser treatment to help them deal with the symptoms of rosacea. Rosacea is a common skin condition where the face gets red and occasionally gets covered in small, pus-filled bumps. Symptoms can last for weeks at a time and be not only uncomfortable but also embarrassing. Rosacea is more common in women, and generally occurs in middle age. There is no cure, just management of the symptoms.

The VBeam Laser has also been used successfully to help treat pigmented scars, broken capillaries, spider veins, hyperpigmentation, stretch marks (newly formed only), birthmarks, and a variety of different brown, purple, or red pigmentation. 

Some people use this type of treatment as part of a combined plan that uses other procedures to treat the area on a different level. This is most often the case for larger, darker colored areas that would require a longer amount of time to change. The drawback is that those procedures can be even more expensive, and take far more time to recover from.

VBeam Alternatives

If you’re not ready to try the VBeam just yet, there are a couple options that can help improve your skin’s appearance in the meantime. 

Miami MD’s Dark Spot Corrector is specially formulated to help visibly correct what we refer to as “DNA discoloration,” which includes things like age spots, sun spots, and freckles. When used regularly, it can help to transform patchy, stained skin into skin that looks more youthful and even. You’ll notice a difference with just a few weeks of use. 

Our Dark Spot Corrector uses ingredients like Alpha-Arbutin, Resveratrol, vitamin C, glycolic acid, and kojic acid. These ingredients have undergone scientific study and research to verify their claims, and together they create an effective skin lightener. They safely and painlessly work to slough off the damaged skin, which allows the healthier skin underneath to really shine.

If the dark pigmentation that you are hoping to treat is in the under eye area, that requires a slightly different approach. Because the skin in the under eye area is far more sensitive than the rest of the face, it also needs to be treated with products that were specifically designed for it. Miami MD’s Eye Rescue is great for that. It was made to help treat dark circles, while also tightening and plumping up the under eye area. This can help you maintain a youthful, awake appearance even when you’re feeling tired.

Both the corrector and the eye serum can be used twice a day, morning and evening, after your skin has been thoroughly cleansed. The cleansing is important because it helps to get rid of the dead skin that sits on the top layer of the skin and makes the complexion dull. You should always finish that routine up with a quality moisturizer, which is one of the best things that you can do for your skin. 

In Conclusion

For some people, going through treatments with a V Beam Laser is just the thing they need to help treat their rosacea or skin discoloration. If you’re ready or interested in taking that step, Miami Skin Institute would like to help. You should always have the ability to truly love the skin that you’re in, because we only get one body in this life. Life is a journey, but it starts with a single step.

Sources:

https://candelamedical.com/na/about-candela

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/rosacea/symptoms-causes/syc-20353815

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15056856/