Reveal Your Best Skin with NOUVADerm
A customizable laser treatment for radiant, even, refreshed skin — designed for every skin tone, every concern, every comfort level. Performed in our private suite by Kelli Rausch, APRN, FNP-BC.
Features of NOUVADerm
1927nm Thulium Laser
Precision South Korean laser technology that resurfaces and revitalizes — trusted by aesthetic professionals worldwide.
Customized to You
Seven preset modes and three intensity levels — gentle, moderate, or intense — adjusted to your skin type, concerns, and downtime preference.
Safe for Every Skin Tone
Inclusive by design. NOUVADerm is suitable for all Fitzpatrick skin types — from the lightest to the deepest.
One Laser. Many Concerns.
NOUVADerm is one of the most versatile treatments in the suite. It stimulates collagen, evens tone, and refines texture — addressing concerns on the face, neck, décolleté, hands, and body.
- Fine lines & wrinkles
- Sun damage & sunspots
- Melasma & hyperpigmentation
- Acne scars & texture
- Stretch marks
- Dullness & loss of radiance
- Uneven skin tone
- Scalp & hair support
How NOUVADerm Works
NOUVADerm uses a 1927nm Thulium laser to deliver precise energy into the skin, creating tiny microthermal zones that signal your skin to heal and renew itself. The result is increased collagen, refined texture, more even tone, and the kind of glow that comes from healthy skin — not a filter.
Because the laser is fractional, it treats only a portion of the skin at a time, leaving the surrounding tissue intact. That means real results with faster healing and less downtime than traditional resurfacing lasers.
Four Levels. One Plan Built for You.
Some patients want a lunchtime refresh. Others are ready for a deeper renewal. NOUVADerm meets you where you are. Kelli builds your plan around your skin, your goals, and the downtime you can give it.
NOUVADerm Glow
Lightest · Non-Ablative
Radiance with essentially no downtime. A glow-up you can fit on a lunch break — best for prevention, maintenance, and a fresh-skin reset before an event.
30 minutes · mild redness, resume same day
Pricing provided at consultation.
NOUVADerm Micro
Gentle · Light Resurfacing
A step up from Glow. Light resurfacing for texture, tone, and pore refinement — visible change without clearing your calendar.
60 minutes · mild redness for a day or two
Pricing provided at consultation.
NOUVADerm Max
Moderate · Sub-Ablative
Stronger renewal for firmness and refinement. Best for active concerns — pigmentation, dullness, early texture changes — when you can take a quiet weekend to heal.
75 minutes · 3–7 days of mild redness or flaking
Pricing provided at consultation.
NOUVADerm Ablative
Deepest · Single Treatment
My deepest resurfacing, for true transformation. A single treatment rather than a series, offered in three levels — perioral, perioral plus crow’s feet, or full face — we decide together at your consultation.
120 minutes · recovery planned around your calendar · consultation required
Pricing provided at consultation.
Your consultation with Kelli decides which level — and how many sessions — is right for your skin.
A Fully Customizable Laser: From a Lunch-Break Glow to Fully Ablative
Most practices buy a laser that does one thing well, then fit every patient to it. NOUVADerm works the other way around. Seven preset modes, three intensity levels, dialed to exactly how much correction you want.
What's being adjusted is energy — how much heat goes into your skin with each pulse. Everything follows from that one number: how deep the correction goes, and how much downtime comes with it.
Non-ablative — lowest energy. Radiance with little to no downtime. This is GLOW.
Sub-ablative — moderate energy, mild downtime. MICRO and MAX live here.
Ablative — high energy, more than double sub-ablative. About five days.
That range is the entire point. The same laser that gives you a glow over a lunch break is the laser that fully ablates a face. Where you land on it isn't a package you pick — it's a number we set together, matched to your skin, how much you want corrected, and what your calendar can absorb.
Which is why every new NOUVADerm patient starts with a consultation. I won't laser someone I haven't sat down with first, and that's not a conversation to have with a booking form.
The Top of the Range: Ablative I, II and III
At its deepest settings NOUVADerm is fully ablative — the same category of resurfacing people look for when they search for a CO2 laser. I get there with a 1927nm thulium laser rather than carbon dioxide, and in three levels instead of one.
The levels are set by how much of the face we fully ablate:
Ablative I — the perioral area, around the mouth.
Ablative II — perioral plus crow's feet.
Ablative III — the full face, fully ablated.
The neck is always included. The chest is additional. Each is a single treatment rather than a series.
How NOUVADerm Compares to a CO2 Laser
Patients ask, so here's the honest version.
A CO2 laser is the more aggressive tool. For very deep wrinkles or deep ice-pick scarring, it can do more in one session than I can.
What it costs you: ten to fourteen days of visible healing, and a real risk of pigment change if your skin is anything but fair.
NOUVADerm at Ablative is the trade I'd make for most people. About five days instead of two weeks, and a far more comfortable recovery. Safe across every Fitzpatrick type, I through VI — which matters, because the patients most often told they aren't candidates for a CO2 are the ones who come to me with melasma and pigment concerns.
If you genuinely need a CO2, I'll tell you that. It's part of what a consultation is for.
How Long Results Last
Your skin keeps changing after you leave. Tone and texture shift in the first week or two, and the collagen work continues for months after that.
How long it holds comes down to two things: how deep we went, and what you do afterward. Sun undoes this faster than anything else, so daily SPF isn't a suggestion.
What I tell every patient — one high-energy NOUVADerm treatment a year is the single best thing you can do for your skin. Two is better. For some people one is genuinely enough; for others it depends on the season of life they're in and how much they want corrected. That's a conversation, not a package.
What to Expect at Your Visit
| Consultation | We start with a private consult in the suite. Kelli reviews your skin, your goals, your history, and recommends a level and session count tailored to you. |
| Treatment | Sessions run from 30 minutes for GLOW to two hours for Ablative. Numbing goes on first, matched to your level, so you stay comfortable. Most patients describe the laser as warmth, not pain. |
| Right After | Skin may feel warm — like a light sunburn — for a few hours. Depending on the level you chose, expect anywhere from no downtime at GLOW to about five days at Ablative — redness, mild swelling, or flaking as your skin renews. |
| Your Results | Many patients see an immediate refresh after the first session. Full results build over 4 to 6 weeks as your skin produces new collagen. Most plans include 1 to 4 sessions, spaced about 4 weeks apart. Ablative is a single treatment. |
Frequently Asked Questions
Most patients describe it as a warm, tingling sensation — tolerable, not painful. Numbing is matched to your level, and even at Ablative the recovery is far more comfortable than a CO2 laser’s.
Most patients benefit from 1 to 4 sessions spaced about 4 weeks apart, depending on your concerns and goals. Some see meaningful results after just one. We build the plan together at your consult. Ablative is a single treatment rather than a series. Long term, one high-energy NOUVADerm treatment a year is the single best thing you can do for your skin — two is better.
Many patients see a glow within days. Full results — smoother texture, more even tone, fewer fine lines — develop over 4 to 6 weeks as your skin produces new collagen.
It depends on the level we choose. Gentle sessions have little to no downtime. Moderate sessions typically involve 3 to 7 days of redness or flaking. Ablative means about five days — a far more comfortable recovery than a CO2 laser, planned with you at consult. We build the schedule around your calendar.
It depends on what you need corrected. A CO2 laser is the more aggressive tool — for very deep wrinkles or deep ice-pick scarring it can do more in one session. It also means ten to fourteen days of visible healing and a real risk of pigment change on anything but fair skin. NOUVADerm at Ablative is the trade I’d make for most people: about five days, a far more comfortable recovery, and safe across every Fitzpatrick type, I through VI. If you genuinely need a CO2, I’ll tell you that at your consultation.
Your skin keeps changing after you leave — tone and texture shift in the first week or two, and the collagen work continues for months after that. How long it holds comes down to how deep we went and what you do afterward; sun undoes it faster than anything, so daily SPF matters. What I tell every patient: one high-energy NOUVADerm treatment a year is the single best thing you can do for your skin. Two is better.
Yes. It pairs beautifully with neurotoxins, fillers, biostimulators, and microneedling. Kelli will build a regimen that sequences your treatments for the best result.
Book a consultation through our online scheduler or call us. We’ll evaluate your skin, walk through the levels together, and build a treatment plan that fits your skin, your goals, and your life.