Pixel Peel

Think of the Pixel Peel as the gentle, low-downtime version of a CO2 laser. It uses the same advanced Alma Pixel laser we rely on for our deeper resurfacing treatments, just dialed down to a lighter touch. You get the brightening, smoothing, and glow-restoring benefits without taking a week off your life.

Here is how it works in plain English. The laser sends thousands of tiny pinpoints of energy into your skin, like a microscopic grid. Those pinpoints lift away the dull, tired top layer and quietly tell your skin underneath to start building fresh collagen. The result is brighter tone, smoother texture, and skin that just looks healthier. Not airbrushed, just you, refreshed.

What your appointment actually looks like: We start by applying a numbing cream for about 20 to 30 minutes so you are comfortable. The laser part itself is quick, around 15 to 25 minutes, and most clients describe it as warm little tingles or quick prickles, nothing scary. When we are done, your skin will look pink, a lot like a moderate sunburn. That calms down within a few hours, and most clients can cover it with a little mineral makeup by day three.

The Pixel Peel is for anyone who wants real, visible changes to their skin without disappearing for a week. It is especially popular for refining texture, brightening dull or uneven tone, softening early fine lines, making pores look smaller, and helping sun damage fade. It is also a perfect starting point if you have never done a laser treatment before and want to ease in gently.

Most clients see the best results from a series of three or four sessions, spaced about four to six weeks apart. After that, one or two treatments a year is usually all it takes to keep your glow going.

Here is what your week looks like after a Pixel Peel:

• Day 1: Your skin will look pink and feel warm and a little tight, similar to a sunburn. Totally normal.
• Days 2 and 3: Things get a little sandpapery, a fine, gritty feel as your skin prepares to gently shed. You may notice some light flaking. Resist the urge to peel it.
• Days 3 to 4: Most clients are comfortable in mineral makeup and back out in the world. Your skin already looks fresher, dewier, and brighter.
• The weeks that follow: Underneath the surface, your skin keeps quietly building new collagen for the next 2 to 3 months. Which means your results actually get better the longer you wait.

How to prep your skin: For about two weeks before your appointment, stay out of the sun and skip the tanning bed and self-tanner. We need your skin at its natural color. About a week before, pause any retinol, glycolic acid, or other strong active skincare. If you ever get cold sores, just give us a heads up, we will send you home with something simple to keep them from showing up. Come in with a clean face: no makeup, no sunscreen, no lotion.

How to take care of your skin after: We will send you home with a little kit, a gentle cleanser and a barrier balm, and we want you to use those (and only those) for the first 48 hours. After that, the single most important thing you can do is wear a good mineral SPF 30 every single day. Skip hot showers, saunas, and sweaty workouts for at least two days. And please, do not pick at the flaky bits. Let them fall off on their own. Your future skin will thank you.

When the Pixel Peel might not be right for you: If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, dealing with an active cold sore or skin infection, freshly tanned or sunburned, on Accutane within the past six months, or taking a medication that makes your skin extra sensitive to the sun, we will need to wait or find a different option. Same goes if you tend to form thick, raised scars, we will look at that together case by case. If you have a deeper skin tone, we can absolutely still treat you, we just adjust our settings to keep your skin safe. Tell us everything at your consultation and we will figure out the right path together.