The Next Generation of CO₂ Laser Skin Resurfacing
Powerful skin resurfacing. Customized to your skin.
At YOUN Plastic Surgery, we are excited to offer the Tetra PRO fractional CO₂ laser, one of the most versatile laser resurfacing platforms available today.
CO₂ laser resurfacing has long been considered one of the gold standards for improving wrinkles, sun damage, skin texture, acne scars, and other visible signs of aging. The challenge has traditionally been that more aggressive CO₂ treatments can require significant downtime.
The Tetra PRO changes the equation by giving us exceptional control over the depth, intensity, density, and delivery of the treatment.
That means we can customize your treatment—from a lighter resurfacing treatment with minimal downtime to a more aggressive fractional CO₂ treatment designed to address deeper wrinkles, scars, and more advanced sun damage.
And when you want significant skin rejuvenation without significant downtime, the Tetra PRO can also perform CoolPeel®, its innovative low-downtime CO₂ treatment.
What Is the Tetra PRO?
The Tetra PRO is an advanced fractional CO₂ laser designed to resurface the skin and stimulate new collagen production.
Rather than treating every cell on the surface of the skin, fractional laser resurfacing creates microscopic treatment zones while leaving surrounding areas untreated. This allows the skin to begin repairing itself while reducing the recovery time compared with traditional full-field resurfacing.
The Tetra PRO gives us an unusually broad range of treatment options. Its technology allows us to select different laser parameters depending on exactly what we are trying to accomplish.
In other words, one laser can provide many different levels of treatment.
What Can Tetra PRO Treat?
Tetra PRO fractional CO2 laser resurfacing can be used to improve many of the most common signs of skin aging and damage, including:
- Fine lines and wrinkles
- Deeper wrinkles
- Sun damage
- Brown spots and uneven pigmentation
- Rough or uneven skin texture
- Enlarged pores
- Acne scars
- Other types of superficial scarring
- Skin laxity
- Dull or weathered-looking skin
- Loss of collagen and skin quality
The treatment can be performed on the face, neck, chest, hands, and other areas, depending on your individual concerns and treatment plan.
The Advantage of Tetra PRO: Treatment That Can Be Customized
Not everyone needs—or wants—the same laser treatment.
A 35-year-old with early sun damage and fine lines may need a very different treatment than someone with significant wrinkles, acne scarring, or advanced photoaging.
That's why the versatility of the Tetra PRO is so important.
We can adjust the treatment based on:
- Your skin condition
- Your specific concerns
- The area being treated
- The depth of correction needed
- Your tolerance for downtime
- Your desired results
This allows us to create a treatment that is as conservative or as aggressive as appropriate for your skin and goals.
CoolPeel®: The Low-Downtime Option
One of the unique capabilities of the Tetra PRO is its ability to perform CoolPeel®, a fractional CO₂ treatment designed to provide superficial resurfacing with minimal downtime.
CoolPeel is particularly appealing for patients who want to improve:
- Fine lines
- Sun damage
- Pore size
- Skin tone
- Skin texture
The treatment uses a specialized high-pulse CO₂ delivery that minimizes unnecessary thermal damage to surrounding tissue, allowing for a much more manageable recovery than traditional aggressive CO₂ resurfacing.
Tetra PRO vs. CoolPeel
| CoolPeel® | Fractional CO₂ Resurfacing | |
| Treatment intensity | Lighter | More aggressive |
| Primary goal | Skin refresh and quality | Deeper resurfacing |
| Fine lines | ✓ | ✓✓ |
| Sun damage | ✓ | ✓✓ |
| Texture | ✓ | ✓✓ |
| Pores | ✓ | ✓✓ |
| Deeper wrinkles | Limited | ✓✓ |
| Acne scars | Mild | Moderate–significant |
| Downtime | Minimal | Greater |
| Number of treatments | Multiple | May require fewer treatments |
The right choice depends on how much correction you need and how much downtime you're willing to accept.
What Is Recovery Like?
Recovery depends heavily on the intensity of your treatment.
- CoolPeel : With a lower-intensity treatment such as CoolPeel, you may experience redness, warmth, dryness, or mild swelling for a few days.
- More aggressive fractional CO₂ : A deeper treatment produces more significant redness, swelling, peeling, and skin sensitivity. You should expect a longer recovery period as the skin heals.
The benefit is that more aggressive treatment can produce more significant improvement in wrinkles, scars, and advanced photoaging.
We will discuss your expected recovery before treatment so you can plan appropriately.
When Will I See Results?
You may notice that your skin looks brighter and smoother once the initial healing period has passed.
But the deeper changes take longer.
CO₂ laser resurfacing stimulates collagen remodeling, and new collagen develops gradually over the weeks and months following treatment.
As the collagen remodels, you may notice continued improvement in:
- Skin firmness
- Fine lines
- Wrinkles
- Texture
- Pore appearance
- Scarring
- Overall skin quality
Depending on your treatment intensity and goals, you may benefit from one treatment or a series of treatments.
Schedule a complimentary consultation at YOUN Plastic Surgery to find out which fractional CO2 laser treatment is right for your skin.
Individual results vary. Tetra PRO and CoolPeel are medical laser treatments and are not appropriate for everyone. A consultation is required to determine whether treatment is appropriate for you and to discuss potential risks, benefits, alternatives, treatment settings, and expected recovery.
