Lumecca IPL Photofacial
Fade · Clear · Even · Glow
Medically reviewed by Dr. James Veltmeyer, MD. Performed by the registered nurses of Satori Medical Aesthetics.
The Lumecca IPL Photofacial in San Diego
Lumecca is intense pulsed light with the volume turned up — a broad-spectrum flash that targets brown and red at the same time. Sun spots, freckles and age spots absorb the light and break apart; the flush of rosacea and broken capillaries fade alongside them. Standard IPL machines ask for five or six sessions to show it; Lumecca's higher peak power means most skin shows real change in one to three.
In San Diego, this is less a luxury than a maintenance plan — the sun writes on every face, neck, chest and hand in this county eventually. Here's the honest timeline: treated spots darken first, wearing a coffee-grounds speckle for a few days, then flake away across the week. By week two the skin underneath reads clearer, brighter and more even — and the light's collagen nudge keeps working quietly after that.
Brown and Red in One Treatment
Most light treatments pick a target. Lumecca's broad spectrum takes on pigment and redness in the same pass — sun spots and rosacea flush, freckles and broken capillaries, together.
Fewer Sessions Than Standard IPL
Higher peak power means the machine does in one to three sessions what standard IPL stretches across five or six. You pay for fewer visits and see the change sooner.
Built for San Diego Skin
Two hundred and sixty days of sun a year land somewhere — face, neck, chest, the backs of your hands. Lumecca treats all of them, and an annual pass has become the local maintenance ritual.
Honest About Skin Tone
IPL works by targeting pigment, which means deeper skin tones and fresh tans aren't candidates — and we'll say so to your face. Your nurse screens first, and when Lumecca isn't your fit, PRX and Opus are the renewal treatments built for every tone.
Opus Plasma Skin Resurfacing
Serious resurfacing with days of downtime, not weeks — fractional plasma tuned from gentle refresh to deep rebuild.
Resurface · Tighten · Smooth · Renew
Medically reviewed by Dr. James Veltmeyer, MD. Performed by the registered nurses of Satori Medical Aesthetics.
Opus Plasma Skin Resurfacing in San Diego
Opus Plasma is skin resurfacing for people who want serious-laser results without surrendering two weeks to recovery. Instead of drilling columns of laser energy down through the skin, Opus pairs fractional plasma with radiofrequency at the surface — thousands of micro-zones of controlled renewal that trigger fresh collagen while leaving far more skin untouched. The intensity tunes from light-peel gentle to CO2-laser strong, and the downtime stays a fraction of either.
It's built for the things time writes into skin: texture and fine lines, acne scarring, crepey neck and tech-neck lines, sun-worn chest and hands, even stretch marks. Texture and tone improve after a single session, while the deeper tightening builds over about three months as new collagen forms. Most plans run three sessions, four to six weeks apart — and most people are back to normal life by day five, not week three.
Tuned to Your Skin, Not a Preset
The same device runs from light-peel gentle to CO2-laser strong. Your nurse sets the intensity to your skin and your calendar — a weekend of recovery or a deeper rebuild, chosen deliberately.
Days of Downtime, Not Weeks
A sunburn feel for a day or two, light flaking around day three, presentable by day five. Traditional resurfacing asks for two weeks or more for comparable results.
Every Skin Type
With settings adjusted properly, Opus treats all skin tones — including deeper tones that many resurfacing lasers exclude outright.
Face, Neck, Chest & Hands
The plasma tips go where sun damage actually lives — tech-neck lines, crepey chest, weathered hands, even stretch marks — not just the face.
01 — Screening & Plan
Your nurse reviews your skin, your history and your goals — and just as important, your calendar. The depth of your treatment is planned around both your skin and how much recovery time you're willing to spend.
02 — Numbing
Topical numbing goes on and does its work for a while — this is most of your visit, and it's why the treatment itself feels far milder than it has any right to.
03 — The Settings
This is where Opus earns its keep: intensity, depth and coverage are dialed to your skin type and target — one setting for a pre-event refresh, a very different one for acne scarring or a deep rebuild.
04 — The Pass
The handpiece moves across each zone delivering thousands of fractional plasma micro-points — a full face takes about fifteen minutes. Expect heat and a prickling sensation, dulled well down by the numbing.
05 — Calm & Protect
Skin is cooled and finished with barrier-repair care and strict SPF instructions. You'll leave warm and pink, like a day in the sun you didn't plan.
06 — The Renewal
Days one and two feel like a sunburn; around day three the micro-zones flake away; by day five most people are presentable and back to everything. Texture improves within weeks — the tightening keeps building for three months as collagen remodels. Series of three, four to six weeks apart, for the full result.
Why Have Opus Plasma at Conjure
Energy-based resurfacing is exactly the kind of treatment that belongs in medical hands. At Conjure it happens in a dedicated medical room, performed by a registered nurse from Satori Medical Aesthetics with physician oversight — settings chosen by someone trained to read skin, not a preset menu. In Hillcrest, with free parking at the door.
And it sits inside a studio built for skin, so there's a right-sized option in both directions: if deep resurfacing is more than your skin needs, our chemical peels handle texture and tone the gentler way — and if zero downtime is the priority, PRX Biorevitalization delivers renewal with nothing to hide afterward.
FAQ
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You're numbed first, and that's most of the visit. During the pass itself you'll feel heat and a prickling sensation — noticeable, not gruelling — and the full face takes about fifteen minutes. Most people are surprised how quick it is.
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Here's the real timeline: days one and two feel and look like a sunburn. Around day three, the treated micro-zones flake away — that part you'll want a soft schedule for. By day five most people are presentable and back to everything. A deeper setting stretches that by a day or two; a lighter one shrinks it.
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Lasers drive columns of heat down through the skin — effective, but the recovery is measured in weeks. Opus creates its renewal zones at the surface using plasma and radiofrequency, leaving far more skin intact, which is why recovery is measured in days. And because the intensity is adjustable, one device covers the range from light refresh to near-CO2 results.
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The standard plan is three, spaced four to six weeks apart — texture improves after the first, and the collagen-driven tightening builds for about three months. A single lighter session works as a refresh before a big event; your nurse will tell you honestly which your skin calls for.
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Yes, with the settings adjusted properly — which is precisely why this treatment is performed by a medical professional and not a machine preset. Opus treats all skin types, including deeper tones that many resurfacing lasers rule out entirely.
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It's skipped during pregnancy, on skin with an active infection or cold-sore flare, after recent isotretinoin (Accutane) use, and with a history of keloid scarring. Retinoids pause the week before, and metal jewelry comes off for the treatment. Your nurse screens all of it before anything is switched on.
Book Opus Plasma in Hillcrest
Opus Plasma appointments are booked directly with the Satori medical team. Call or text 442.655.8617 and mention code CONJURE1 when you book. You'll be treated in the medical room at Conjure Skin Therapies, 1450 Washington Street, Hillcrest — free private parking at the door.