Alma · Face · A few days
Opus Plasma
Fractional plasma resurfacing for texture, lines, and scars, with recovery measured in days.
- Session
- About 30 to 45 minutes with numbing
- Plan
- One to three sessions, about four weeks apart
- Downtime
- A few days
- Where
- Logan Square
Facts describe a typical plan. Candidacy and expectations are set at consultation.
About the treatment
Opus Plasma uses fractional plasma energy to resurface skin, with depth tuned to your texture, lines, or scars.
Opus Plasma is Alma's fractional plasma platform. The tip delivers plasma energy to the skin in a controlled grid, creating small zones of treated tissue with untouched skin between them. That pattern is what lets the skin recover quickly. Dr. Olivo sets depth and coverage for each area, so a light pass on the cheeks and a deeper pass on acne scars can happen in the same visit.
Most people describe a few days of redness and a sandpaper feel as the skin turns over, then smoother texture in the weeks that follow. It sits between a peel and a CO2 laser in how much it does and how long you are down.
Candidacy depends on your skin type, sun exposure, and what you want treated. Dr. Olivo confirms whether Opus Plasma, CO2, or Exion RF microneedling is the right tool at your consultation, and sets expectations for how many sessions and how much recovery your plan will involve.
- Depth adjusted to texture, lines, or scars
- Fractional pattern, so recovery is quicker
- Face, neck, chest, and hands
- Single session or a short series
- Physician-set settings, not presets
Often chosen for: fine lines and wrinkles, skin texture and scars, sun damage and pigmentation.
What it feels like
Heat and prickling under topical numbing
When people notice change
Texture change as the skin turns over in the first weeks, with continued change over a few months
Good candidates
- Adults with texture, fine lines, or acne scars who want a shorter recovery than CO2
- People who can protect treated skin from sun for a few weeks
- Anyone cleared at consultation, with skin type and recent isotretinoin use reviewed
Individual results vary.
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What to expect
- 1
Consultation
A conversation with the clinical team about what you want to change, a candidacy check, and a written plan.
- 2
Treatment
A Opus Plasma session in the clinic, on the schedule the plan sets.
- 3
Aftercare
Plain-language instructions and a number to call or text.
- 4
Follow-up
A check on the result and what, if anything, comes next.
Often paired with
Skin resurfacing
CO2 fractional laser
The deepest resurfacing in the clinic, for texture, scars, and lines that lighter treatments do not reach.
Learn moreSkin resurfacing
Exion RF microneedling
Radiofrequency microneedling for texture, scars, pores, and tightening, on face and body.
Learn moreSkin resurfacing
Opus Colibri
Precision plasma for small areas: eyelids, around the mouth, and other spots a full pass would miss.
Learn more
Opus Plasma, answered
How is Opus Plasma different from a laser?
A laser delivers light. Opus Plasma delivers plasma energy from a metal tip that ionizes the air just above the skin. It resurfaces in a fractional pattern like a fractional laser, but with less heat spread into surrounding tissue, which is where the shorter recovery comes from.
How long is the downtime?
Plan on a few days of redness and rough texture, then a light flaking. Most people are comfortable in public with mineral makeup by day three or four. Deeper settings mean a few more days.
How many sessions do I need?
One session makes a visible difference for many people. Scars and deeper lines usually do better with two or three, about four weeks apart. Dr. Olivo sets the plan at consultation.
Can it be combined with other treatments?
Yes. It is often paired with Opus Colibri for eyelids and lip lines in the same visit, and with Botox Cosmetic or filler planned a few weeks apart.
Ask about Opus Plasma.
Book online any time, or text us and the team will reply during clinic hours.
Financing available through Cherry. Terms are set by Cherry at application.