CO2 Resurfacing

With the CO2 laser in Eindhoven, we renew, tighten and improve your skin from the deeper layers. Think of deeper lines around your mouth, skin under your eyes that is becoming thinner and looser, or acne scars you have seen for years. More is needed than a treatment on the surface. The laser works down to the dermis, where your skin produces collagen.

Common treatment areas:

• ✓ Lines around the mouth (smoker's lines)
• ✓ Wrinkles and sagging under the eyes
• ✓ A coarse, thickened skin texture and deeper cheek lines
• ✓ Acne scars

What is a CO2 laser treatment?

We work with the DEKA Tetra Pro, a fractional CO2 laser. The laser light is absorbed by the water in your skin. The laser creates microscopically small channels down to the dermis, with heat around each channel. That heat stimulates your skin to produce new collagen and elastin.

The skin between the channels remains intact and helps with recovery. This allows your skin to renew itself faster than with a laser that treats the entire surface. The skin therapist adjusts how deep and with how much heat the laser works per treatment, tailored to your skin and the area.

This is the more intensive version of a CO2 laser treatment. If you mainly want a fresher complexion with a short recovery time, read about CoolPeel.

Who is the CO2 laser suitable for?

The CO2 laser is right for you if you are looking for a clear improvement in your skin and can schedule a week of recovery time. For example, for:

• ✓ Wrinkles and lines, also around the eyes and mouth
• ✓ Sagging, less firm skin on the face or neck
• ✓ A coarse or thickened skin texture
• ✓ Acne scars
• ✓ Scars after surgery or an accident
• ✓ Stretch marks
• ✓ Large pores, pigment spots and sun damage

In addition to the face, we also treat the neck and décolletage. Whether the treatment suits your skin, we assess during your free consultation. For a darker skin type, we often start with a pre-treatment to reduce the chance of pigment shift.

CO2 laser or injectables?

Injectables such as fillers and botulinum toxin work under the skin: they fill volume or relax muscles. The CO2 laser works in the skin itself. For fine lines around the mouth, wrinkles under the eyes or a thickened, coarse skin texture, injectables often provide insufficient improvement. The laser renews the skin layer itself.

The two are not mutually exclusive. Often they reinforce each other. In your personal treatment plan, we look at which combination suits your skin and wishes.

How does the treatment go?

1. Free consultation. The skin therapist examines your skin, discusses your wishes and draws up a personal treatment plan.
2. Preparation. Depending on your skin type, we start with a pre-treatment or adapted skincare. 
3. The treatment. Your skin is numbed beforehand with a numbing cream.  We discuss beforehand what you can expect during the treatment.
4. Recovery and aftercare. For the first few days your skin is red and swollen, after that it will peel. Expect about a week before you feel comfortable going out again. We will provide you with aftercare advice, including daily sun protection.

What are the results of the CO2 laser?

After recovery, your skin is smoother and tighter. The result develops further over the next 3 to 12 months, because your skin builds up new collagen during that period. Sometimes one treatment is enough. If a follow-up is needed, we schedule it after at least 3 months. How long the effect lasts depends on your skin, lifestyle and skincare.

• ✓ Softened wrinkles and lines
• ✓ Firmer skin
• ✓ Refined skin texture and smaller pores
• ✓ Fewer pigment spots
• ✓ Smoother scars and stretch marks

Every treatment includes products for home use worth €102. 

SkinCeuticals - Gentle Cleanser 190ml

Dermaceutic - Panthenol Ceutic 30ml 

Dermaceutic - Sun Ceutic SPF 50 15ml

For all prices see our rates page