Chemical Peels & Laser Skin Resurfacing

The Swan Center medical spa offers VI Peel chemical peels and HALO hybrid fractional laser resurfacing to address sun damage, uneven skin tone, fine lines, acne scarring, and textural irregularities. VI Peel uses a blend of trichloroacetic acid, salicylic acid, retinoic acid, vitamin C, and phenol to deliver controlled exfoliation across Fitzpatrick skin types I through VI. HALO combines ablative and non-ablative wavelengths in a single pass for faster healing than traditional ablative resurfacing. BroadBand Light (BBL) by Sciton targets pigmentation and vascular redness with minimal downtime. Treatments are performed by trained aestheticians and clinical staff.

The Swan Center for Plastic Surgery's medical spa in Alpharetta, Georgia provides a tiered approach to chemical and laser skin resurfacing, matching the depth and mechanism of treatment to each patient's skin type, concerns, and downtime tolerance. The VI Peel is a medium-depth chemical peel formulated with a proprietary blend of trichloroacetic acid (TCA), salicylic acid, retinoic acid, vitamin C, and phenol. This multi-acid combination is designed to be tolerated across all Fitzpatrick skin types, including darker skin tones where stronger peels carry a higher risk of post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation. The peel is applied in-clinic in a single session; peeling begins on day two to three and completes by day five to seven, revealing smoother, more even-toned skin with improved surface texture. Clinical indications include solar lentigines, melasma, acne-induced hyperpigmentation, fine lines, and rough or enlarged-pore skin texture. The HALO hybrid fractional laser by Sciton represents the clinic's premium laser resurfacing option, combining a 1470nm non-ablative wavelength with a 2940nm ablative wavelength delivered simultaneously in a single treatment pass. The non-ablative component penetrates deeper into the dermis to stimulate collagen remodelling and address sub-surface pigmentation and skin laxity, while the ablative component creates controlled micro-ablation of the superficial epidermis to resurface the skin surface. Because only a fraction of the skin's surface is ablated at each pass rather than the full surface, healing is significantly faster than traditional full-ablative CO2 resurfacing — most patients experience three to five days of social downtime with redness and fine shedding. BroadBand Light (BBL) by Sciton uses filtered broadband light targeting melanin and oxyhaemoglobin to clear pigmentation lesions and diffuse facial redness associated with rosacea and photodamage without skin surface disruption. BBL requires no downtime and is often used as a maintenance treatment between HALO sessions or combined with HALO in a same-session protocol.