Platon - Cold Atmospheric Plasma

Cold plasma in downtown St. Petersburg

Seventy-five dollars for a treatment that does something nothing else on the menu does: it works on the skin without exfoliating it, without heating it, and without any recovery afterwards.

That combination is why it exists. Most treatments ask your skin to take something on — acid, heat, needles, friction — and then recover from it. This one doesn't, which makes it usable on skin that is in no state to take anything on.

Who it's for

Skin that is flaring, flushed, sore or reactive right now. The week your face is too angry for a facial is exactly the week this is appropriate.

Skin that has just had something done to it — a peel, microneedling, nano infusion — and is in the settling phase.

And skin that reacts to almost everything, where the usual answer has been to do nothing at all.

If you have a diagnosed skin condition, tell Desiree when you book. She is an esthetician, not a doctor, and anything that needs medical treatment needs a dermatologist — but plenty of people are managing calm-down weeks between medical appointments, and this is built for that.

Why "cold" matters

Heat is the thing reactive skin handles worst. Most devices that do anything meaningful generate some, and that's what puts them off limits when your skin is already inflamed.

This one doesn't heat the skin and doesn't exfoliate it. There's nothing taken off and nothing driven in aggressively, which is why it can be repeated weekly rather than waited out for a month.

How often

Weekly or every two weeks if you are working on something specific. That's the schedule that produces change rather than a nice afternoon.

As a one-off it is still worth having — particularly before an event or straight after a treatment — but it is designed to be used as a course.

What to expect

No numbing, no downtime, nothing to hide afterwards. You can go back to work, and you can wear makeup the same day if you want to.

Questions people ask

Does it hurt?

No. There's no heat, no abrasion and no needles. Most people find it one of the more pleasant things on the menu.

Is there any downtime?

None at all. That's the central point of the treatment.

How often should I have it?

Weekly or every other week for corrective work. Less often if you're using it to maintain.

Can I have it if my skin is currently flaring?

Usually yes, and that's precisely when it tends to be most useful. Tell Desiree what's going on when you book and she'll confirm.

How is it different from a facial?

A facial generally includes exfoliation, extractions and heat from steam. This includes none of those. They do different jobs, and on a bad skin week this is the one that's appropriate.

Can I have it after another treatment?

Yes. It's commonly used in the settling phase after a peel, microneedling or nano infusion.

Book it with something else

Nano infusion — the other no-downtime option, for texture and tone
Corthe Dermo Sensitive CICA Ampoule — what to use at home on reactive weeks
Isdin Eryfotona Actinica Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50+ — the mineral filter, gentler on skin that reacts
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