Carbon Laser
A laser peel using a carbon layer to clear the surface and refine pores.
- Enlarged pores
- Oily skin
- Acne-prone skin
- Dullness
- Rough texture
What is Carbon Laser?
A fine layer of carbon is spread across the skin and settles into the pores. A laser is then passed over it, and the energy the carbon absorbs lifts it away along with the oil, dead cells and debris it has bound to. The pass also carries a mild heating effect into the skin.
It is a surface treatment and a very good one, but it is a surface treatment. Pores look refined rather than closed, brightness is real but temporary, and deeper pigment needs a different laser. It suits oily and congested skin particularly well and is frequently booked as a course rather than once.
This clears the surface and refines how pores look. It does not close pores — nothing does — and it does not reach pigment at depth, so melasma and older dark spots need a different laser. It also does not treat the cause of oily skin; it manages what oily skin produces, which is why it is booked as a course rather than once.
- Time
- A short session; often added to a facial
- Downtime
- Mild redness for a few hours; nothing beyond the day
- Sessions
- A course, spaced across weeks
- Results
- Visible the same day; held by repeating
- Comfort
- Warm tingling with small snaps, and the carbon lifting as it passes
Is this the right treatment for you?
Skin oily with visible pores?
This is the treatment that suits that skin best, and it is comfortable.
Breaking out regularly?
It is often part of an acne plan, alongside facials rather than instead of them.
Want brightness before an event with no recovery?
A few hours of mild redness is the extent of it. A day ahead is enough.
Here about melasma or deep dark spots?
That is a different laser. Ask about Pico instead rather than booking a course of this.
When it is not appropriate
Pregnancy or breastfeeding, active infection or inflamed skin in the treatment area, recent isotretinoin use, photosensitising medication, and a history of keloid scarring all need to be raised before anything is booked. Tell the practitioner about every medication and supplement you are taking. Recent sun exposure or a tan, photosensitising medication and active inflamed acne all change what can be done safely on the day.
What happens in a session
Assess
The skin is assessed and the settings chosen for your skin tone.
Apply carbon
The carbon layer is spread and left to settle into the pores.
Laser pass
The laser is passed over the area, lifting the carbon and what it has bound to.
Calm and protect
The skin is calmed, moisturised and protected, with aftercare written down.
Still deciding?
Consultation is free. You will be told plainly whether Carbon Laser is the right fit, and what to do instead if it is not.
Book a free consultationBefore and after your session
Before
- •No sunbathing or self-tan for two weeks beforehand
- •Pause acids and retinoids for several days
- •Arrive with clean skin, no makeup
- •Declare any photosensitising medication
Aftercare
- •Sunscreen every morning, reapplied through the day
- •Gentle cleanser and moisturiser for a day or two
- •No sauna, steam or heavy exercise for 24 hours
- •Hold off strong actives until the clinic clears you
Why AURA
One clinic in Mandalagan, Bacolod City — the same practitioners every visit.
- •One clinic in Bacolod, so the people treating you are the same each visit
- •Private treatment rooms, one client at a time
- •Consultation before every first-time procedure
- •Devices operated only by trained practitioners
- •Aftercare plan written for you, not printed in bulk
- •Treatment is planned on consultation, after the assessment
Carbon Laser, answered
Will it get rid of my pores?
No. Nothing closes a pore permanently. It clears what is in them and the skin around them tightens a little, so they look smaller — and that is a real result described accurately.
Does it hurt?
It is usually described as a warm tingling with small snaps. It is one of the more comfortable laser treatments.
How often?
Usually a course spaced across weeks, then occasional maintenance. The schedule is set after your skin has been seen.
When will I see a difference?
The same day, in brightness and in how clean the skin feels. The pore effect builds across a course.
How long does it last?
Weeks, and held by repeating. Skin keeps producing oil, which is the whole reason for maintenance.
Can I combine it with other treatments?
Commonly run with facials, and sequenced carefully with any deeper laser work rather than stacked beside it.
Find us in Bacolod
- •Consultation is free, with no obligation to book
- •You are told when a treatment is the wrong fit
- •Treatment is priced on consultation, after the assessment
Bacolod City
2F Sitari Commercial Bldg., C.L. Montelibano Ave., Mandalagan, Bacolod CityMonday to Sunday, by appointment
For bookings and inquiries
Send the form and a booking coordinator will come back to you, or reach the clinic through any of its channels.