Consultation Required?
Yes
Performed By
Registered Nurse
Procedure Length
20 to 60 Minutes
Recovery Time
Minimal
What It Treats
Laser treatments work at different depths. Some target pigment and surface irregularities. Others remove damaged outer layers and trigger deeper skin remodeling. The level your provider will help you choose can change both the result and the recovery.
IPL targets pigment and discoloration in the skin. It helps break up sun damage, reduce visible spots, and create a more even tone. It does not resurface the skin or significantly change texture.
CO₂ removes damaged outer layers of skin and stimulates new collagen production as the skin heals. It improves texture, softens lines, and reduces certain scars. This approach creates more visible change, but requires more healing time.
When needed, Dr. Lozada can guide the consultation process and determine whether IPL or CO₂ makes the most sense. Our Registered Nurse team will carry out your treatment, following your personalized plan.
We begin by looking closely at your skin, discussing your concerns, and deciding what level of treatment makes sense.
If the concern is mostly about tone and pigment, we may keep treatment more conservative. If treating texture or scarring is the goal, we may need a treatment that reaches deeper.
Once we confirm the plan, we prepare your skin for the treatment you’ve chosen. We also explain what the session will feel like so nothing catches you off guard once we begin.
Treatments feel deliberate from start to finish. Your provider works methodically, adjusts to how your skin responds, and stays focused on you throughout.
We send you home with straightforward aftercare instructions and a clear sense of what healing and improvement will look like.
Dr. Lozada brings double board-certified expertise to the consult process, but what patients appreciate most is his empathy and talent for hearing what his patients would like to achieve. He explains the trade-offs clearly, answers questions fully, and helps define the right level of treatment before anything begins.
Brooke Carrero, RN, BSN, and Marielle Roselli, RN, perform IPL and CO₂ as part of our laser skin treatments that Philadelphia patients rely on for thoughtful, natural-looking skin refinement. They tailor treatment carefully, stay attentive to how skin responds, and keep the result aligned with the Lozada philosophy of balance and restraint.
Downtime depends on the level of treatment. IPL usually involves mild redness that fades within a day or two, making it easier to fit into a normal schedule.
CO₂ requires more healing, often including redness and peeling over several days as the skin renews. When planning laser skin treatments, Philadelphia patients should expect this difference to guide the decision as much as the result itself.
Practitioners often perform IPL as a series to gradually improve tone and discoloration over time. Since CO₂ creates a deeper level of change in a single session, practitioners typically approach it more selectively. The right plan depends on your skin, your goals, and how much recovery time you can take after your laser skin rejuvenation treatments in Philadelphia at Lozada Facial Plastic Surgery.
With IPL, you may start to notice brighter, more even skin within 1 to 2 weeks as pigment gradually breaks up and fades. Results often continue to improve over a series of treatments.
CO₂ follows a different timeline. After the initial healing phase—typically about 7 to 10 days—your skin begins to smooth, but the full result develops more gradually over several weeks as new collagen forms. Across all laser skin treatments, Philadelphia patients should expect improvement to build over time rather than appear immediately.
Whether you’re exploring surgical options or considering nonsurgical refinement, start with the path that feels right. Use our planning tool for direction or schedule a consultation to speak directly with our team.
