Laser peels are nonsurgical procedures that heat up the superficial layers of the skin (epidermis), causing microdamage and triggering the body’s healing response. As the skin regenerates, its tone and texture improves dramatically. This treatment is commonly used to treat wrinkles, dark circles, crepey skin, dullness, discoloration, and fine lines on the face. It can also help tighten mild sagging.

The laser beam gently vaporizes micron-thin layers of the epidermis while thermally affecting deeper skin layers to stimulate the production of new collagen in the dermis.

Most people report great results such as a reduction in fine lines and wrinkles, more even tone, softer skin, smoother texture, diminished scarring, and tighter, firmer skin.

Depending on the depths of ablation chosen in our settings, you may need one or more treatments of ablative laser peels to see fantastic improvement.

You’ll see laser peel results once the peeling and (some of) the redness has subsided post-treatment; usually after 1–14 days, depending on the depth of the peel chosen. Full results may take three to six months to see; it can take that long for all new collagen to be generated.

For superficial peels, you will not need any local anesthesia. However, for deeper peels, we will apply topical anesthesia to numb your skin. We will then use the ablative laser to remove the outer layer of your skin as well as heat the inner skin layers. This triggers your skin’s healing response, stimulates collagen production, and causes existing collagen fibers to shrink, tightening and smoothing your skin from the inside.

The treatment can take from 30-60 minutes depending on the size of the area. Afterward, we will apply a healing ointment and provide you with more for the first few days at home.

For very superficial peels, you shouldn’t experience any significant downtime. However, for deeper peels, you should expect to take a few days off work while your skin heals.

Anyone can benefit from a laser peel. Depending on your age and skin damage, we may advise you to have a deeper peel. The treatment will leave your skin looking younger, fresher, and more radiant, especially if it’s already in pretty good shape.

At Physimed MediSpa, we use the Fotona Erbium YAG fully ablative laser which can be used on all skin types.

The face is usually the area of choice for a fully ablative laser resurfacing.

With laser peels, you should expect 1-14 days of downtime post-treatment depending on the depths of the peel.

With superficial laser peels, you may have pinkness or mild swelling for anywhere from a few hours to a couple of days afterward (depending on the intensity of your treatment), but you should be able to return to your normal activities immediately.

This treatment may also trigger an outbreak of cold sores if you’re prone to them. We will prescribe antiviral medication to be safe.

You should consider these nonsurgical skin-rejuvenating treatments too, if improved tone and texture is your goal.

Microdermabrasion sloughs away dead skin cells using diamond tips to help exfoliate the superficial layer of the skin.

Chemical peels come in a range of strengths and remove layers of skin to reveal fresh, new skin beneath.

Micro-needling mechanically punctures the top layer of your skin with tiny needles, creating micro injuries that stimulate your skin’s healing response and boost collagen and elastin production.

Fractional lasers puncture thermally the top layer on your skin. The beam is broken up into smaller units, so they only target between 25% and 40% of the skin, leaving the rest intact. The surrounding intact skin helps jump-start healing, stimulating the production of collagen and the turnover of new cells.