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Tetra CO2 CoolPeel in Ruidoso, NM
Tetra CO2 CoolPeel at Mountain Medical Spa, part of our Laser Treatments menu.
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Overview
About Tetra CO2 CoolPeel
Fractional CO2 resurfacing — the treatment with the best evidence behind it for texture, fine lines, pore size, sun damage and older scarring. The laser removes microscopic columns of damaged skin and leaves the tissue between them intact to heal it.
Traditional CO2 resurfacing meant a week or more of genuine recovery. CoolPeel delivers the energy in a very short pulse, so it treats the surface without heating everything under it. That buys most of the benefit for two to four days of looking sunburned and feeling like sandpaper, instead of two weeks indoors.
You’ll be numbed. Afterward expect redness, tightness and fine flaking. Sleep on your back, keep it greasy with what we send you home with, and don’t pick at it.
Sun avoidance afterward isn’t a suggestion. This is a fall and winter treatment here, and we’ll say no to booking it before a beach holiday or the start of ski season.
Most people want one to three sessions depending on what they are correcting, and the collagen change keeps improving for several months after the last one.
How it works
We look before we treat. What you came in asking for and what your skin actually needs are often different, and sorting that out — under proper light, with your history and medications on the table — is the consultation.
The visit itself
You are in a room set up for that one treatment, with the provider who planned it. Nothing gets wheeled in from elsewhere, and nobody is being treated in the next chair.
What to expect
Before you book: how many sessions, what it costs, and how long you will look less than your best afterwards. After: written aftercare and a follow-up, usually at two weeks, to see the result and adjust.
Treatment candidacy, risks, benefits, recovery, and expected results vary by individual and are determined during consultation.
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Good to Know
Tetra CO2 CoolPeel — Questions
Facials and skin treatments including microneedling and dermaplaning, injectables (neurotoxins, dermal fillers, PRF and EZGel), laser treatments from hair reduction to Tetra CO2 CoolPeel resurfacing, hormone replacement pellet therapy, and vitamin and wellness therapies including IV infusions and NAD+. Each plan is built around what your skin and your labs actually show.
Yes, and it is not a formality. We need your health history and you need to know what you are agreeing to. The consultation runs about forty-five minutes and there is no obligation to book treatment at the end of it.
Every treatment is medically supervised. Nancy Walker is a board-certified nurse practitioner, and we use FDA-cleared devices and products. Safe does not mean risk-free, though, and part of the consultation is going through the actual risks for you specifically.
It depends entirely on the treatment. IV therapy, vitamin injections, and most injectables are lunch-hour appointments. Microneedling and laser resurfacing will leave you red and flaking for several days. We tell you which one you are signing up for in concrete terms before you book, not afterward.
October through March. Laser and light treatments work best on skin that is not tanned, and freshly treated skin is more sun-sensitive for a couple of weeks. At 6,920 feet, strong sun is most days of the year. If you ski, tell us and we will schedule between your trips.
A small bioidentical hormone pellet is placed under the skin and releases steadily over three to six months. We start with blood work, not with a pellet. If your labs and symptoms line up we will talk about it; if they point somewhere else we will tell you to see your physician.
Yes, through Cherry. Checking your options takes about a minute and uses a soft credit check, which does not affect your score. We make no lending decisions and never see your credit file.
1214 Mechem Dr Suite A, Ruidoso, NM 88345. Tuesday through Friday 8am to 4pm, Saturday 8am to noon, closed Sunday and Monday. Call 575-200-1915.
33.33° N · 105.67° WRuidoso, New Mexico
Not sure this is the one?
Start with a consultation. We will tell you whether this is the right treatment for you, and say so plainly if it is not.