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UltraClear is a cold fiber laser treatment that resurfaces skin and builds new collagen underneath, with far less heat than traditional ablative lasers. Settings range from a light refresh to Laser-Coring™ for etched wrinkles and mild sagging, so your treatment plan can match your specific goals.
Fine lines, sun damage, and dull texture do not always call for surgery. If your skin has lost its glow but you are not ready for a facelift, UltraClear gives you another option. Patients throughout Manhattan and New York City come to 740 Park Beauty & Hair Restoration for a treatment that improves tone, texture, and firmness in a single visit. Tamara Spaide, RN, MLA builds every plan around your skin type, your concerns, and how much recovery time you can take.
UltraClear is a single laser platform that adjusts from a light surface refresh to a deeper treatment called Laser-Coring, which targets etched lines and early sagging. Because the depth can change from area to area, we can treat a light concern on your cheeks and a deeper one around your mouth in the same session.
Unlike many resurfacing lasers, UltraClear is designed to work with less heat, which tends to mean a more comfortable treatment and a calmer recovery. That range is what lets us build one plan that addresses several concerns instead of sending you home with two or three different lasers.
The laser creates thousands of tiny treatment channels while leaving the skin between them healthy. Those healthy zones speed recovery. Inside each channel, your body starts repairing itself, building fresh collagen and elastin over the following months.
Many patients come to us with more than one concern, and UltraClear handles combinations well because the depth changes across the face. You might need a lighter pass on the cheeks and a deeper setting around the mouth in the same visit.
We commonly use UltraClear to improve:
Good candidates are healthy adults with realistic goals who want better skin quality and can commit to strict sun protection while healing. Because UltraClear scales, it works for a prevention-minded patient in her thirties and for a patient with years of sun damage.
Deeper skin tones face less risk with this device than with older lasers. UltraClear targets water in the skin rather than pigment, which lowers the risk of dark or light spots after treatment, based on research on skin of color. Safety still depends on the right settings, not just the device.
Some patients should wait or choose a different treatment. Active infection or inflamed acne in the area, recent use of the acne medication isotretinoin, a history of raised keloid scars, pregnancy, and an inability to avoid sun exposure during healing all call for a different plan.
That assessment happens at your consultation. Tamara reviews your skin history, medications, prior treatments, and healing tendencies, then recommends a depth and a session count. If UltraClear is not the right fit, she will say so.
As with any resurfacing laser, UltraClear carries some risk. A clinical complications review names infection, dark or light spots, and scarring as the most common risks with laser resurfacing. Assessing your skin type and sun damage history before treatment is what keeps those risks low, which is why we build your plan around a full consultation rather than a fixed protocol.
Tell Tamara about your full health history, including any medications, prior skin treatments, and healing tendencies, so she can flag anything that raises your risk before you begin.
A few simple steps in the weeks before treatment help your skin respond well and heal on schedule.
Avoid direct sun exposure and tanning for at least two weeks before your appointment, since sun-damaged or tanned skin responds differently to the laser. Let Tamara know about any retinoids, exfoliating acids, or blood-thinning medications you use, since she may ask you to pause them beforehand. If you are prone to cold sores, mention it so she can prescribe a preventive antiviral.
For deeper settings or Laser-Coring, plan for visible redness and swelling in the days that follow, so schedule your treatment around work or events accordingly.
We cleanse the treatment area first. Lighter settings often need no numbing at all. For deeper resurfacing or Laser-Coring, we apply a topical anesthetic and give it time to take effect.
Tamara then passes the handpiece across the treatment area, adjusting depth by zone. Many patients feel warmth and brief prickling. A light full-face session takes about 10 to 15 minutes. Deeper work across the face and neck runs 20 to 30 minutes.
Afterward, we apply calming post-procedure products and send you home with written aftercare steps and a sun protection plan.
Recovery scales with depth, and we will tell you which end of the range to expect before you book.
Light treatments produce a flush similar to mild windburn that settles within a day or two. Deeper sessions bring redness, swelling, pinpoint bleeding, and light crusting. A full-face resurfacing study found those responses lasted 5 to 7 days across three sessions, with no infections, no scarring, and no permanent pigment changes. 2 participants developed temporary dark spots that resolved. Patients in that study rated their satisfaction at an average of 4.8 out of 5.
Brightness shows up within the first two weeks. Collagen keeps rebuilding well past that, so firmness and smoother lines keep improving for three to six months. Results vary with skin condition, age, and aftercare.
UltraClear is not a replacement for everything else on our menu. It has a specific place.
If you want gentle maintenance with almost no recovery, Clear + Brilliant™ laser skin resurfacing remains an excellent choice for prevention-minded patients. If your main concern is laxity in deeper tissue rather than surface quality, Morpheus8® radiofrequency microneedling reaches structures a resurfacing laser does not, and the two are often staged together for patients who want both tighter skin and a smoother surface. UltraClear sits between and above those options because it treats surface and depth on one platform, and Laser-Coring extends into territory that once required more invasive treatment.
We also pair UltraClear with a medical-grade skincare regimen so your results hold. We will map out the sequence at your consultation.
Tamara Spaide, RN, MLA performs every UltraClear treatment here, adjusting depth and density to your skin in real time rather than running a fixed protocol. Her background with Morpheus8 and Clear + Brilliant gives her a broad view of energy-based skin treatments, not just this one device.
Every treatment happens under the medical supervision of board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Stafford Broumand.
740 Park Beauty & Hair Restoration has served patients in Manhattan since 1993, building each plan around your skin and your goals rather than a one-size-fits-all package.
How much does UltraClear cost in NYC?
Cost depends on treatment depth, the areas treated, and how many sessions your plan includes, so we quote it individually rather than by menu price. Tamara gives you a written estimate at your consultation. Consultations at 740 Park Beauty & Hair Restoration are paid appointments, and that fee reflects a full clinical skin assessment, not a sales visit. We also offer financing options to help you plan for treatment.
Can I combine UltraClear with BOTOX®, dermal fillers, or other treatments?
Yes, and many patients do, though we sequence treatments instead of stacking them on the same day. We typically treat with UltraClear first and schedule BOTOX, dermal fillers, or Sculptra® once your skin has fully healed, so we can assess your resting facial movement on settled skin. If tighter, firmer skin is also a goal, we can stage UltraClear alongside FaceTite®, AccuTite®, and BodyTite® or Morpheus8 as part of a longer-term plan Tamara builds with you.
How far in advance of an event should I schedule UltraClear?
Book a light treatment at least 2 weeks before an event and a deeper resurfacing or Laser-Coring session at least 6 weeks out. Redness and flaking resolve well before then, and that buffer gives early collagen rebuilding time to show.
If you are considering laser resurfacing in Manhattan and want a plan built around your skin, not a fixed protocol, we would like to meet you. Tamara Spaide, RN, MLA and the team at 740 Park Beauty & Hair Restoration care for patients throughout New York City who want natural-looking improvement in skin quality without surgery.
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Dr. Stafford Broumand has either authored or reviewed and approved this content.
