By R Med+Spa · Physician-led aesthetics in Durango, Colorado
Your results begin before you ever step into the treatment room. Here's the simple, physician-led plan we use to help your skin heal beautifully and glow for months.
Why Preparation Matters
Combining the Halo hybrid fractional laser with BBL HERO broadband light is one of the most powerful ways to renew your skin, improving tone, texture, sun damage, fine lines, and pigment in a single treatment plan.
How you prepare your skin, and how you protect it afterward, plays a major role in how smoothly you heal and how radiant your final results are. The good news? Your prep is refreshingly simple. Here's exactly what we ask you to do.
Your Simple Skincare Regimen
For the two weeks leading up to your treatment, and the two weeks after while your skin heals, pare your routine down to just three products, morning and night. Nothing else.
- 1CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser: A gentle, non-stripping cleanse to keep your skin barrier calm, morning and night.
- 2ALASTIN Regenerating Skin Nectar: Formulated for laser and light procedures. It helps improve outcomes and decrease the risk of complications. Apply after cleansing.
- 3CeraVe Moisturizer, AM and PM: Use CeraVe AM Facial Moisturizing Lotion with SPF in the morning and CeraVe PM Facial Moisturizing Lotion without SPF at night.
Stop all other skincare during this window, including retinols, exfoliating acids, vitamin C serums, scrubs, and anything else in your routine. Active ingredients can sensitize your skin right when we need it calm, strong, and ready.
Don't stop at treatment day. You'll continue this exact three-product routine for two full weeks after your treatment as well. Your skin is rebuilding during that window. The same gentle regimen that prepared it is what protects your investment while it heals.
Your Treatment Journey
Halo + BBL HERO delivers medical-grade results, and that renewal takes a few days to unfold. Here's the full arc.
| Stage | What to do |
|---|---|
| 2 Weeks Before | Simple 3-product regimen begins. Stop all other skincare. Avoid sun and tanning. |
| Treatment Day | Hydrate well. Start early and keep sipping. Arrive with clean, product-free skin. |
| Days 1 to 7 | Plan for 5 to 7 days of social downtime: redness, warmth, swelling, and sandpaper-like MENDs that flake away. |
| 2 Weeks After | Continue the same 3-product regimen while your skin rebuilds. Gentle only. |
| Months After | Aggressive sun protection and staying out of direct sun as collagen remodels and results bloom. |
Treatment Day and Downtime
Hydration is part of your treatment, not an afterthought. Well-hydrated skin responds better and heals more comfortably. On treatment day, drink plenty of water. Start early and keep sipping throughout the day.
Afterward, expect 5 to 7 days of social downtime. You may notice redness and warmth (like a sunburn), mild swelling, and a sandpaper-like texture as tiny micro-dots of treated skin, called MENDs, rise to the surface and flake away. This is your skin doing exactly what it's supposed to do.
Plan your treatment around your calendar. Many patients schedule before a quiet week, avoiding big events, travel, or photos during the healing window.
Protect Your Investment
This is the most important part of protecting your results, especially here in Durango, where our high-altitude sun is stronger than most people realize.
- Before treatment: avoid sun exposure and tanning in the weeks leading up to your appointment. We can't safely treat tanned or sunburned skin.
- After treatment: commit to aggressive sun protection, including broad-spectrum SPF (your CeraVe AM lotion is a start), a wide-brimmed hat, and shade whenever possible.
- For the next few months: stay out of direct sun as much as you can. Freshly treated skin is especially vulnerable to UV damage and unwanted pigmentation while it heals and remodels.
Quick Reference
- Two weeks before: switch to CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser, ALASTIN Regenerating Skin Nectar, and CeraVe moisturizer (AM with SPF, PM without). Stop everything else.
- Avoid sun and tanning before your treatment.
- Treatment day: hydrate well.
- Plan for 5 to 7 days of downtime.
- Two weeks after: continue the same simple three-product regimen while your skin heals.
- Aggressive sun protection, and stay out of the sun for a few months afterward.
Radiant Skin, Renewed Confidence
Every treatment at R Med+Spa is physician-led and personalized to your skin and your goals. If you have questions about preparing, or you're ready to find out if Halo + BBL HERO is right for you, we'd love to see you.
Book your consultation today.
R Med+Spa · 679 E 2nd Ave, Unit 1, Durango, CO 81301
Serving Durango, Bayfield, Pagosa Springs, and the Four Corners
(970) 501-0610 · rmedspadurango.com · @rmedspadurango
Mon-Fri 10 AM-5 PM by appointment
Led by Dr. Brian Rike, DO, board-certified.
Medical Disclaimer
Individual results vary. A consultation and medical evaluation are required to determine whether treatment is right for you. Not appropriate for all skin types or conditions.
