Your skin, day by day
Everything you need before and after your UltraClear® treatment, from the two weeks of prep to the moment your new skin comes through. Choose your level below, follow along each day, and call us anytime something feels off.
What comes with your treatment
Level 1, 3DMIRACL™, is a gentle surface treatment with about two days of social downtime, so your care is simple.
Included
20% off
If you have pigment
Included
Before your visit
Two weeks before
- If you chose the NOON Pre Procedure Program, use it morning and evening as directed.
- If you have pigment or melasma, use the NOON TXA Brightening Complex for the full two weeks.
- For the last seven days, moisturize morning and evening and drink at least 8 glasses of water a day.
- Avoid the sun. Outdoors, wear a hat and a zinc oxide sunscreen, SPF 30 or higher.
- Using a higher strength retinol from another brand, a prescription retinoid such as tretinoin, or any acids or exfoliants? Tell your provider and stop them 5 days before.
- Tell us if you have ever had a cold sore.
The day of
- Arrive with a clean face: no makeup, lotion, sunscreen, hairspray, self tanner or ointment.
- Wear comfortable clothing that does not pull over your head.
- Level 1 needs no numbing, so plan on a short visit.
Your post care routine
Wash your hands with soap and water first, then use fingertips only and press each product in gently. One kit lasts about 45 days.
Healing, day by day
What you will see: warmth and pinkness, like a mild sunburn, for up to a couple of hours.
What to do: cool your skin with saline soaked gauze for 5 to 10 minutes as needed. No ice for the first 72 hours.
What to do: start your NOON routine, then sleep with your head elevated on a clean pillowcase. Skip alcohol, spicy food and hot drinks until day 2. You may take Tylenol as directed on the package.
What you will see: light redness and a feeling of tightness.
What to do: follow your NOON routine morning and evening, and reapply Smart Occlusive System anytime you feel tight or itchy. No sunscreen today.
What you will see: fading pinkness and fresh, brighter skin.
What to do: keep up your NOON routine, finish each morning with MultiVit Sun Protector SPF 30, and wear a hat outdoors. Makeup is fine from day 2 or 3 with new products or freshly cleaned brushes. Your series is spaced about 4 weeks apart.
What to avoid
| Avoid | For how long |
|---|---|
| Ice or frozen packs directly on skin | First 72 hours |
| Alcohol, spicy food, hot drinks | Until day 2 |
| Sunscreen | Day 1 only |
| Makeup | Until day 2 or 3 |
| Exercise, sweating, hot yoga | 3 days |
| Sun, wind, extreme cold, pools, ocean | First week; hat and SPF for 4 weeks |
| Picking, rubbing, scrubbing | Until healed |
| Retinol, tretinoin, acids, exfoliants | About 2 weeks, until we clear you. Your NOON Lacto 10 is fine from day 3 or 4 |
| Other lasers or peels | Until we clear you |
| Pets on your pillow or near your face | First week |
| Any product not provided by SKYN | First week |
What is in your SKYN kit
You do not need to shop for anything. Everything below is included with your treatment and handed to you at SKYN. At home you will only need clean pillowcases, soft towels and cool water for mixing your soak.
Prep and recovery
First week
Included
Included
Levels 3 and 4
After resurfacing
From the inside
Levels 3 and 4
Your skincare, phase by phase
Before your visit
Two weeks before
- Start your Alastin system morning and evening in the prep order above.
- If you have pigment or melasma, use the NOON TXA Brightening Complex for the full two weeks.
- Start Skinade daily and continue through your recovery.
- For the last seven days, moisturize morning and evening and drink at least 8 glasses of water a day.
- Avoid the sun. Outdoors, wear a hat and a zinc oxide sunscreen, SPF 30 or higher.
- Using a higher strength retinol from another brand, a prescription retinoid such as tretinoin, or any acids or exfoliants? Tell your provider and stop them 5 days before.
- Tell us if you have ever had a cold sore. If you are prescribed an antiviral, take it exactly as directed.
The day of
- Arrive with a clean face: no makeup, lotion, sunscreen, hairspray, self tanner or ointment.
- Wear comfortable clothing that does not pull over your head.
- We apply numbing cream in the office before treatment. At Levels 3 and 4, your VitaminDrip IV runs while the numbing takes effect.
- You and our team wear protective eyewear, and a smoke evacuator keeps the air clear.
The night of
- Wash your hands with soap and water before you touch your face, every time.
- Levels 3 and 4: start your soaks tonight. Mix your first bottle when you get home and follow the soak steps below. Level 2: cool saline gauze for 5 to 10 minutes, as often as feels good. No ice for 72 hours.
- Protect it. Mist Magic Molecule and let it dry, then a few drops of Regenerating Skin Nectar and a layer of EltaMD Laser Balm.
- Sleep elevated on two or three pillows and a fresh pillowcase, with no pets in your bed.
- Keep it simple: no alcohol, spicy food or hot drinks until day 2. Tylenol as directed on the package.
Your astringent soak
Three soaks a day. The bottle stays capped and you only squeeze from the nozzle, so it stays clean in the refrigerator all day.
| Level | How long you soak | When to start sunscreen |
|---|---|---|
| Level 2 | No astringent soaks; cool saline gauze for comfort if needed | Around day 3 to 4 |
| Level 3 | Usually days 1 to 3 | Around day 4 to 5 |
| Level 4 | Up to day 5, since Laser Coring makes ooze last a little longer | Around day 5 to 7 |
Clean hands, clean skin
- Wash your hands with soap and water before you touch your face, handle gauze, mix your soak or apply any product. Clean hands mean no gloves needed.
- Mist Magic Molecule after cleansing, after every soak and anytime your skin feels warm or itchy. It is hypochlorous acid, the same gentle antimicrobial your own white blood cells make, so it keeps skin clean without stinging. Close your eyes while you mist and let it air dry.
- Pat dry with a Clean Towel after every wash, then toss it. Bathroom hand towels are one of the biggest sources of bacteria.
- No pets in your bed, and keep them away from your face, until your skin stops oozing and your soaks are done.
- Fresh pillowcase every night during that same stretch.
Healing, day by day
What you will see: redness, swelling (often more around the eyes), and a clear to yellowish ooze. The ooze is normal healing fluid, but if it builds up it can slow healing, which is why we soak.
What to do: wash gently with your Cetaphil using only your fingertips and pat dry with a Clean Towel. Start your soaks tonight if you have not already, 3 times a day. After every soak, mist Magic Molecule, then apply Regenerating Skin Nectar and Laser Balm. No sunscreen today. Sleep elevated again tonight.
What you will see: redness and swelling at their peak, then starting to settle. You may see a fine grid pattern and light crusting.
What to do: keep the same routine of cleanse, soak, Nectar and Laser Balm, 3 times a day. Do not pick or rub. Use a fresh pillowcase every night and a new Clean Towel every wash, and keep pets out of your bed and away from your face.
What you will see: skin is still red, but new skin has formed and the ooze is much less.
What to do: Level 3 can usually stop soaking. Level 4 and Laser Coring areas may need a soak once or twice a day for another day or so, only where you still see ooze. Keep layering Nectar under your Laser Balm whenever your skin feels dry or tight.
What you will see: redness begins to fade and the grid pattern softens. Once your skin no longer oozes and feels smooth, it has resurfaced.
What to do: stop soaks unless an area is still oozing. Switch to your full Alastin routine with NOON DeFlame, and finish each morning with your EltaMD green tinted sunscreen and a hat outdoors. Makeup is fine once you have resurfaced, with new products or freshly cleaned brushes.
What you will see: a soft pink flush that keeps fading over the coming weeks, and smoother, brighter skin.
What to do: continue your Alastin routine, sunscreen and Skinade. Do not restart retinol or acids until we clear you at your check in.
Collagen keeps building for 3 to 6 months, so your results continue to improve. Additional treatments, if planned, are spaced 6 to 8 weeks apart.
What to avoid
| Avoid | For how long |
|---|---|
| Ice or frozen packs directly on skin | First 72 hours |
| Alcohol, spicy food, hot drinks | Until day 2 |
| Sunscreen and makeup | Until you have resurfaced |
| Exercise, sweating, hot yoga | 5 to 7 days |
| Sun, wind, extreme cold, pools, ocean | First week; hat and SPF for 4 weeks |
| Picking, rubbing, scrubbing | Until healed |
| Retinol, tretinoin, acids, exfoliants | About 2 weeks or longer, until we clear you |
| Other lasers or peels | Until we clear you |
| Pets in your bed or near your face | Until you stop oozing and your soaks are done |
| Bathroom hand towels on your face | Until healed; use your Clean Towels |
| Any product not provided by SKYN | Until healed |
When to call us
(208) 248 0064After hours, call the same number. Beau, our AI receptionist, will transfer your call or take a message so you get the help you need.
For a medical emergency, call 911.
- Pain that gets worse instead of better after the first day or two
- Intense itching
- White or yellow bumps, pustules or small blisters, which can signal a cold sore or infection
- Ooze or crusting that increases, spreads, or turns thick and yellow
- Fever or chills
- Any area that has not healed by day 7
When in doubt, call. We would always rather hear from you.