CO2 Laser Resurfacing

CO2 laser resurfacing using the Velo by Medi Creations system to ablate the outer skin layers and stimulate deep collagen remodelling. Addresses wrinkles, acne scars, sun damage, rough skin texture, uneven tone, and seborrheic keratoses. $299 per session. Some downtime expected as the skin undergoes a controlled resurfacing and recovery process.

Trifecta Med Spa NYC offers CO2 laser resurfacing using the Velo by Medi Creations — a fractional CO2 laser system — at $299 per thirty-minute session. Carbon dioxide lasers emit energy at 10,600 nm in the far infrared spectrum, a wavelength that is absorbed selectively by water in the skin. When CO2 laser energy strikes tissue, the intracellular and extracellular water in the target skin layers absorbs the energy and vaporises, ablating (removing) a thin layer of tissue with each pass. In fractional delivery mode — the standard for most modern CO2 systems — the laser beam is divided into thousands of tiny microscopic treatment zones (MTZs) separated by untreated tissue bridges. The ablated MTZs remove damaged surface skin (fine lines, sun-damaged keratinocytes, irregular pigmentation, acne scar surface texture) while the surrounding intact tissue bridges provide a reservoir of healthy cells that accelerates re-epithelialisation — the regrowth of a new skin surface. The thermal wound beneath each ablated column also triggers a robust dermal remodelling response: fibroblasts synthesise new collagen in the weeks and months following treatment, progressively tightening and improving the skin's structural integrity below the new surface. Clinical indications at Trifecta include fine lines and moderate wrinkles, acne scars (boxcar and rolling subtypes that respond to surface ablation and dermal remodelling), sun damage and photo-aged skin, uneven skin tone and texture, enlarged pores, and seborrheic keratoses. The fractional approach moderates the downtime of traditional fully-ablative CO2 resurfacing — patients typically experience redness, peeling, and mild swelling for three to seven days (lighter protocols) to one to two weeks (deeper resurfacing), compared to two to four weeks for full-field ablation. At $299 per session, Trifecta's CO2 laser is priced competitively for a physician-grade resurfacing laser in Manhattan.