Before and after
The Skin Refinery by RIN, 1 session, 5 weeks
RIN SIGNATURE TREATMENT
The Skin Refinery by RINin Charlottesville, VA
Tone. Texture. Clarity. Luminosity.
- Price
- $900
- Downtime
- A few days
- Sessions
- Single visit
The Skin Refinery is our signature light and laser treatment, built on the Candela Nordlys platform. It combines advanced IPL with two fractional laser wavelengths to refine, renew and reveal clearer skin in one customized session, rather than across months of separate appointments.
Every session is set individually. Which technologies are used, and at what strength, depends on what your skin needs on the day.
CUSTOMIZED TO YOU
Settings chosen for your skin, not a fixed protocol
VISIBLE RESULTS
Change you can see, documented at your follow-up
MINIMAL DOWNTIME
A few quiet days, not a few quiet weeks
BROAD SUITABILITY
Safe across a wide range of skin types
What it helps with
- Uneven tone, sun spots and pigmentation
- Persistent redness and rosacea
- Rough texture and enlarged pores
- Fine lines and deeper wrinkles
- Active breakouts and oil control
- Acne scarring at the surface and below it
Who it's for
- Anyone who wants several concerns addressed in one visit
- Skin that has stopped responding to skincare alone
- Patients planning four to five weeks before an event
- A wide range of skin types, confirmed individually at consultation
Recent sun exposure, a very active breakout or travel within three weeks are all reasons to wait. Jyl will say so at consultation, and waiting produces a better result.
What's in it
Four ways to treat. One session.
Each does something the others cannot. Combining them is what separates this from a standard photofacial.
SWT
SWT IPL Photofacial
Broadband light targeting the visible signs of sun exposure and time.
- Evens skin tone
- Reduces redness and rosacea
- Improves pigmentation
- Stimulates collagen
SWT
SWT IPL for Acne
The same light technology tuned to acne-causing bacteria and inflammation.
- Reduces active breakouts
- Calms inflammation
- Helps control oil
- Discourages future breakouts
1940NM
Fractional Laser
Non-ablative resurfacing that works at the surface.
- Improves fine lines and texture
- Minimizes enlarged pores
- Softens acne scarring
- Stimulates collagen and elastin
1550NM
Fractional Laser
Deeper fractional energy that remodels and tightens.
- Improves deeper wrinkles
- Tightens lax skin
- Reduces deeper acne scars
- Enhances tone and firmness
What to expect
Consultation
Jyl assesses your skin and confirms this is the right treatment, or that something gentler should come first.
The week before
Preparation instructions arrive by email. Following them is what makes the session safe and effective.
The session
Skin is cleansed and numbed, then each technology is applied in sequence at settings chosen for you.
Afterwards
Aftercare arrives the same day, with follow-up guidance across the first week. Your complimentary review is booked for four to five weeks later.
Before your visit
One week before
- Avoid sun exposure, tanning beds and self-tanner.
- Stop retinol and retinoids, exfoliating acids and chemical peels.
- Wear SPF daily.
- Arrive with clean skin, free of makeup or lotions.
The day before
- Your appointment is tomorrow.
- Come with clean skin, free of makeup, moisturizer and sunscreen.
- No sun, no self-tanner.
- If you have had any sun exposure since we spoke, or if anything has changed with your skin, call us today rather than tomorrow so we can decide together whether to go ahead.
After your treatment
Today
- Keep the treated area cool and leave it alone for the rest of today.
- No makeup, no actives, nothing beyond a gentle cleanser and the moisturizer you were given.
- Skip exercise, saunas, hot showers and anything that raises your heart rate or your body temperature until tomorrow.
- Stay out of the sun completely and wear SPF every day from tomorrow onward, including when you are indoors near windows.
- Redness and warmth like a sunburn are normal today.
- Call the practice if you have blistering, severe pain, or any area that looks infected.
In three days
- Redness should be settling and your skin may feel rough or look slightly darker in treated spots.
- If we treated pigment, those spots will darken, then flake away over the next several days.
- That is the treatment working and it is the stage people worry about unnecessarily.
- Do not pick, scrub or exfoliate anything that has not released on its own.
- Keep wearing SPF daily.
- Call the practice if you have blistering, increasing pain, or an area that is hot and spreading.
Results
Before and after
The Skin Refinery by RIN, 1 session, 5 weeks
Conservative settings, honest expectations
Jyl will tell you plainly if your skin is not ready. Recent sun, active breakouts, or a holiday in three weeks are all reasons to wait, and waiting produces a better result. She treats this as one thorough session rather than a package sold in threes. Most people need one, reviewed at five weeks, and only then a decision about whether a second would add anything.
More about JylQuestions
How much downtime should I plan for?
NEEDS APPROVAL. Draft: A few days. Expect redness and a sandpaper texture that settles over roughly three to five days, with makeup usually fine after the first forty-eight hours.
How is this different from a standard IPL photofacial?
A photofacial uses IPL alone. This adds two fractional laser wavelengths that reach texture, scarring and collagen. IPL cannot address those.
Will one session be enough?
Often, yes. Your complimentary follow-up is where that gets assessed properly.
Is it suitable for darker skin tones?
The platform is designed for a wide range of skin types, and Jyl confirms suitability individually at consultation.
Can it treat acne as well as aging?
Yes. One of the technologies is tuned specifically for active acne, which is why the session can address both.
Often considered alongside
Device & LaserSWT IPLEvens tone by targeting sun damage, redness and broken capillaries. Treat a few spots or the whole face or chest.$250 spot, $450 full face or chest
Device & LaserFractional LaserTwo fractional wavelengths working at different depths to renew skin from the inside out.$675
Daily care
- skinbetter sciencesunbetter SHEER SPF 70A sheer mineral sunscreen for daily wear under makeup.
- skinbetter scienceAlto Advanced Defense and Repair SerumA morning antioxidant serum for brightness, redness and uneven tone.
