Imagine walking out of your Botox appointment with smoother, brighter, and more radiant skin. CoolPeel® Lite is our new express laser resurfacing treatment designed to pair perfectly with your quarterly Botox visits. Using the original DEKA CoolPeel® CO₂ technology, this lighter treatment delivers many of the benefits of laser resurfacing with minimal downtime, making it an easy way to elevate your tox results.
THE PERFECT ADD-ON TO YOUR BOTOX APPOINTMENT
CoolPeel ® Lite
The Perfect Add-On to
Your Botox Appointment
Why You’ll Love It
For just $450 (regularly $900 for an advanced CoolPeel), CoolPeel Lite is one of the best values we offer for improving overall skin quality.
In a single face treatment, you can expect:
Smoother skin texture
Softening of fine lines
Brighter, more even skin tone
Improvement in sun damage and pigmentation
Smaller-looking pores
A refreshed, healthy glow
Think of it as a “reset button” for your skin. While Botox relaxes wrinkles caused by muscle movement, CoolPeel Lite improves the quality of the skin itself, making the two treatments the perfect combination.
MINIMAL downtime, MAXIMUM refresh
One of the biggest advantages of CoolPeel Lite is how little it interrupts your routine.
Most patients experience:
Possible mild swelling for up to 24 hours and mild discoloration for 2-3 days.
Mild pinkness similar to a light sunburn
A subtle sandpaper-like texture as the skin renews itself
Ability to return to work the next day with tinted sunscreen or makeup
Subtle healing until your skin looks better than it did at baseline
Because this is a lighter resurfacing treatment, most patients find recovery very manageable while still enjoying noticeable improvements in skin quality.
PREPARING FOR your treatment
For the safest treatment and best results:
Stop retinol and prescription retinoids 7 days before treatment.
Avoid retinol for 7 days after treatment.
Wear SPF 40+ every day for at least 2 weeks before and 2 weeks after your appointment.
Avoid sunless tanner for the 2 weeks before and 2 weeks after your appointment.
Minimize unnecessary sun exposure during this time.
CANDIDATES
IS COOLPEEL LITE RIGHT FOR ME?
Yes! CoolPeel Lite can be safely performed on all skin types. Because darker skin tones have unique considerations, your provider will customize your treatment settings to maximize results while maintaining the highest level of safety.
Outside of CoolPeel Lite, we offer two other intensities of CO₂ laser treatments, CoolPeel and Helix. We recommend a consultation with a provider to identify which is right for you, but the high level differences are outlined below:
| CATEGORY | COOLPEEL LITE | COOLPEEL | HELIX CO2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DESCRIPTION | Light laser resurfacing for airbrushed glow with tox | Impactful laser resurfacing with less downtime than traditional CO2. Enhances glow, smooths pores, and stimulates collagen. | Aggressive laser resurfacing for significant improvement in wrinkles, pigment, and collagen production. |
| SUPERFICIAL CO2 LASER WAVELENGTH |
X | X | X |
| DEEPER COLLAGEN-STIMULATING LASER WAVELENGTH |
X | X | |
| CUSTOMIZABLE TO TARGET PROBLEM AREAS |
X | X | |
| DAYS UNTIL “GROCERY STORE READY” |
Next day | 1–3 days | 5 days |
| POST-PROCEDURE APPEARANCE | Mild swelling and redness for remainder of the day | Redness and heat sensation for the remainder of the day. Mild swelling for 2–3 days depending on treatment aggressiveness. | Significant swelling and redness that peaks around days 2–3. Eyes may appear very swollen. |
| HOW TO PREPARE | Stop retinol 7 days prior. Avoid significant sun exposure or sunless tanner for 2–4 weeks prior. No active tan. | Stop retinol 7 days prior. Avoid significant sun exposure or sunless tanner for 2–4 weeks prior. No active tan. | 2–4 weeks of skincare prep required. Take prophylactic medications 2 days before. Stop retinol 7 days prior and avoid significant sun exposure or sunless tanner for 2–4 weeks. No active tan. |
| NUMBING TIME | 20 minutes | 30 minutes | 45 minutes |
| POST CARE | Avoid harsh actives for 5–7 days post-treatment | All post-care products included with treatment | All pre- and post-care products included with treatment |
| RECOMMENDED TREATMENT SCHEDULE |
Quarterly with your tox treatment | Series of 3 every couple of years | Single treatment every couple of years |
The Perfect
Quarterly Skin Refresh
If you're already coming in every 3 to 4 months for Botox, adding CoolPeel Lite is an easy way to keep your skin looking just as youthful as your injections make you feel. For less than half the cost of our traditional CoolPeel treatment, you’ll enjoy brighter, smoother, healthier-looking skin with minimal downtime, making it one of the smartest upgrades you can add to your aesthetic routine.
COOLPEEL LITE FAQ
DOES COOLPEEL LITE HURT?
Since CoolPeel Lite is a lighter frequency than the advanced CoolPeel or the Helix, the treatment is very tolerable. After applying numbing cream for about 30 minutes, it’s nothing more than a gentle warmth. Be sure to arrive 30 mins prior to your tox appointment to ensure you have appropriate time numbing.
WHAT’S RECOVERY LIKE? IS THERE ANY DOWNTIME?
Very little. Most patients experience mild pinkness similar to a light sunburn and a subtle sandpaper-like texture as the skin renews itself over about 5 days. Because CoolPeel Lite is a lighter resurfacing treatment, recovery is easy to fit into a normal routine, even a busy one.
HOW OFTEN SHOULD I GET COOLPEEL LITE?
CoolPeel Lite is designed to fit into a quarterly skin-care rhythm. Many patients pair it with their Botox visits every 3 to 4 months as an easy way to keep skin quality refreshed alongside their injectables. Because it’s a lighter treatment, it’s well suited to this kind of regular maintenance schedule, rather than a once-a-year deep resurfacing.
HOW MUCH DOES COOLPEEL LITE COST, AND HOW IS IT DIFFERENT FROM THE ADVANCED COOLPEEL PRICING-WISE?
CoolPeel Lite is $450, compared to $900 for our traditional advanced CoolPeel treatment, making it one of the most accessible ways to invest in overall skin quality. The lower price reflects its lighter intensity and shorter treatment time, while still delivering noticeable improvements in texture, tone, and glow.
HOW DO I KNOW IF COOLPEEL IS THE RIGHT LASER FOR ME?
We offer three intensities of CO₂ laser resurfacing: CoolPeel Lite, full CoolPeel, and Helix. You can choose the level of intensity, downtime, and results that fits your goals and schedule. Generally speaking, more intensive treatments go deeper into the skin, which can mean more dramatic improvement in things like deeper lines, scarring, or pigmentation, but also comes with more downtime and a higher price point. Lighter treatments like CoolPeel Lite trade some of that intensity for convenience, making them easier to repeat regularly with little to no interruption to your routine.
The right fit really depends on your skin goals, how much downtime you can accommodate, and whether you’re looking for a single transformative treatment or an easy addition to your regular routine. Because everyone’s skin and goals are different, we recommend a consultation with your provider; they’ll assess your skin and help you choose the option (or combination of options) that gets you the best results.
