TreatmentsHollywood Peel
A no-downtime, no-pain Pico laser facial that calms acne and inflammation and leaves skin clear, bright, and camera-ready.
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clearer skin?
What is a
Hollywood Peel?
Despite the name, nothing peels. The Hollywood Peel is a laser facial built around a simple idea: give the laser something to target that is sitting exactly where the problem is.
A thin layer of carbon lotion is painted onto the face and settles into the pores, binding to oil and debris. Our Pico laser then passes over the skin and vaporizes the carbon in ultra-short pulses, lifting that oil, dead skin, and congestion out with it while the laser's gentle heat calms the inflammation driving breakouts.
The whole thing is comfortable, and there is no downtime: skin is clearer and brighter as you walk out. For active acne it works alongside our multi-modal acne program rather than replacing it.
Every Hollywood Peel is performed by our certified laser specialists, with settings matched to your skin rather than a preset.
The laser's gentle heat quiets the inflammation around active breakouts while the carbon pass clears the congestion feeding them.
A faint warmth during treatment, a brief flush afterward, and straight back to your day.
Vaporizing carbon from inside the pores lifts excess oil and debris, so pores look smaller and skin stays clearer for longer.
Dead surface cells go with the carbon, leaving a smoother, more even, more reflective finish immediately.
When breakouts need calming without a week of hiding, the laser facial fits the calendar.
The consult looks at what is driving your breakouts and where the Hollywood Peel fits, whether as a standalone reset before an event or as part of a longer acne plan.
Active, Inflamed Acne
Red, angry breakouts that topicals alone keep losing to. The laser calms the inflammation directly.
Oily, Congested Skin
Enlarged pores and a shine that returns by lunch. Carbon lifts the oil from inside the pore.
No Room for Downtime
Peels and resurfacing ask for recovery days. This asks for nothing; you leave looking better than you arrived.
Something Coming Up
A wedding, a photo shoot, a reunion. The Hollywood Peel earned its name as the treatment booked the week before.
Nothing peels.
Nothing hurts.
Everything
looks clearer.
A laser facial, also called a carbon laser peel. A thin layer of carbon lotion is applied to the skin and settles into the pores, then our Pico laser passes over the face and vaporizes the carbon, lifting oil, dead skin, and debris with it. The name comes from its popularity before red-carpet events, since there is nothing to hide afterward.
No. Most patients describe a light warmth or a faint tingling as the laser passes, and nothing more. No numbing is needed.
None. Skin may look slightly flushed for a short while after treatment, and you can go straight back to your day, including makeup once the skin feels settled.
Acne and the inflammation around it are the main targets. The treatment also reduces excess oil, refines the look of enlarged pores, and leaves the skin brighter and more even. It suits oily and congestion-prone skin particularly well.
It depends on what your skin is doing. Many patients book it as a series while calming active acne, then space treatments out for maintenance. Your specialist maps out a rhythm at the consult rather than selling a fixed package.
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Medically reviewed by Barbara Kowalczyk, FNP‑BC and Michael Fressola, ACNP‑BC, board-certified nurse practitioners at Skin Med Spa. This page is for education and is not a substitute for a personalized medical consultation.