Hollywood Peel
A quick, painless Pico laser facial with a carbon mask that calms acne, refines pores, and brightens your skin.
What is a
Hollywood Peel?
The Hollywood Peel is a laser facial with a carbon mask, also called a carbon laser peel. It calms acne, reduces oil and buildup, refines the look of enlarged pores, and improves dullness and uneven tone and texture. Its name comes from its popularity with celebrities before red-carpet events.
Your provider applies a thin carbon mask to your face. The carbon settles into your pores and binds to oil and debris. Our Pico laser then passes over your skin and vaporizes the carbon, lifting out oil, dead skin cells, and buildup with it. The laser’s gentle heat also calms the inflammation behind breakouts and gives your skin an added collagen boost.
The Hollywood Peel is ideal for active, inflamed acne and oily, congested skin. It’s also a perfect addition to your bridal skin prep.
Treatment is quick and painless, with no numbing needed. Despite the name, your skin doesn’t peel, and there’s no downtime. For active acne, the Hollywood Peel works alongside our acne treatments.
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- Calms acne and inflammation
- Gentle laser heat calms active breakouts while the carbon clears congestion.
- No pain, no downtime
- Feel light warmth during treatment and go straight back to your day.
- Less oil, smaller-looking pores
- The carbon mask lifts excess oil and buildup from inside your pores.
- Instant radiance
- Smoother tone and texture and a brighter glow as you walk out.
Curious about the
Hollywood Peel?
Is the Hollywood Peel right for you?
Your consultation looks at your skin and where the Hollywood Peel fits, whether on its own before a wedding or event or as part of your acne plan.
You Have Active, Inflamed Acne
The laser’s gentle heat calms the inflammation around breakouts.
Your Skin Is Oily or Congested
It clears excess oil and congestion and refines the look of your pores.
Your Skin Looks Dull or Uneven
It smooths tone and texture and leaves your skin refreshed and radiant.
You Have a Wedding or Event Coming Up
With no pain and no downtime, it fits your bridal skin prep or the week before a photo shoot or reunion.
Questions about
the Hollywood Peel?
No. The Hollywood Peel is quick and painless. Most patients feel only light warmth or a faint tingle as the laser passes, and no numbing is needed.
None. Your skin may look slightly flushed for a short time, and you can go straight back to your day.
No. Despite the name, nothing peels. Your skin looks clearer and brighter as you walk out.
Acne and the inflammation around it, excess oil and buildup, enlarged pores, dullness, and uneven tone and texture. It works especially well for oily, congestion-prone skin.
Many patients book a series while calming active acne, then space treatments out for maintenance. Your specialist recommends a schedule at your consultation.
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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.