Thirty minutes. A warm carbon mask, a soft snap of light — and you leave with skin that looks polished, brighter, and ready for the camera. No peeling. No flaking. No downtime.
You arrive, settle in, and a thin layer of carbon lotion is brushed across your face. It sinks into pores and surface debris — and then the laser does its work in two passes you can hear more than feel: a soft, rhythmic tap-tap-tap.
The first pass lifts away the carbon, along with dead cells, oil, and surface grime — the way no scrub or cleanser can reach. The second pass goes a layer deeper to nudge collagen in the dermis, which over a series begins to refine pore size and soften early lines.
Performed with the Lutronic Hollywood Spectra, a Q-switched Nd:YAG laser FDA-cleared for melasma. Thirty to forty-five minutes. You walk out glowing — no peeling, no flaking, no downtime. It's the visit our patients book the week of a wedding, a reunion, a portrait, a first date.
Treated areas · Face · Neck · Décolleté · Back of hands
Who it helps.
It's the most-asked-for treatment the week of a big event — because the difference shows up before you've left the chair.
Why people book it the day before an event — your skin looks brighter, smoother, and more even before you've made it to the car.
That midday oil, the pores around your nose and cheeks — both visibly softened, so makeup sits cleaner and lasts longer.
Comfortable enough to do on a Tuesday between meetings. No redness to hide, no peeling to wait out, nothing to explain.
The honest answers we give in consult — about timing, comfort, and what the Hollywood Peel will (and won't) do.
No — and no numbing cream needed. Most patients describe it as a warm, rhythmic tap on the skin with a faint scent of singed carbon. Comfortable enough that you can come on a lunch break and go straight back to your day.
Before you leave the chair. The first pass lifts surface debris and dead cells, so brightness and clarity show up immediately. The collagen-stimulating effect builds quietly over the days and weeks after.
Despite the name, no — there's nothing to flake off. A mild pink flush can last an hour or two; most patients head back to work or out to dinner with nothing to hide.
Anywhere from the day before to a week ahead. The day-before booking is the most popular — but for a wedding or photo shoot, we usually suggest a series of three or four sessions in the months leading up, and then a final polish 24 — 48 hours before.
A facial cleans the surface; a chemical peel chemically exfoliates over several days. The Hollywood Peel uses light to do both at once — and adds a deeper pass for collagen — with none of the post-peel flaking. It's a different category of treatment.
Yes — this is one of the few lasers FDA-cleared for melasma, and the Q-switched Nd:YAG wavelength is generally considered safe across skin tones. We confirm fit during your skin consult and adjust settings for your skin type.
The Hollywood Peel begins with a brief skin consult so we can time it perfectly to your event or align it within a longer-cycle skin plan.
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