Clear + Brilliant laser treatment is a gentle, non-ablative fractional laser designed to brighten dull skin tone and address early signs of aging without significant downtime. Months of sun exposure, heat, and shifting weather leave skin looking flatter and rougher than it did a season ago: the kind of dullness that a moisturizer alone doesn't reach.
Clear + Brilliant works at a different level, prompting the skin itself to rebuild tone and texture from the inside rather than sitting on top of it.
Clear + Brilliant is a non-ablative fractional laser treatment: it works beneath the skin's surface, leaving the top layer of skin intact through the treatment.
Fractional refers to how the laser delivers its energy. It targets a fraction of the skin in a defined pattern, leaving untreated tissue between each treatment point. That untreated tissue speeds healing, since the skin surrounding each treatment point supports recovery rather than every cell in the area needing to heal at the same time.
Clear + Brilliant laser resurfacing was developed as a lower-intensity alternative to more aggressive laser treatments, aimed at patients who want to address dullness, texture, and early aging concerns without the extended recovery that comes with deeper resurfacing. It's positioned as a maintenance-level treatment rather than a single-session correction, which shapes both how it's used and what a realistic results timeline looks like.
Anne Therese Aesthetic Medicine offers Clear + Brilliant as part of its laser-based skin treatments, alongside other options suited to different depths of concern.
Clear + Brilliant delivers thousands of microscopic zones of laser energy just below the skin's surface without puncturing it. The skin repairs each zone by producing new collagen, the protein responsible for firmness and smoothness, which declines with age and sun exposure.
Because the treatment channels are microscopic and the surrounding tissue stays untouched, the skin's surface remains largely intact through the session. That's the distinction between non-ablative fractional lasers and treatments that remove the outer skin layer outright: the healing response is triggered without the same recovery window a more invasive treatment would require.
The result builds gradually, over the course of the body's own healing and collagen-building process, rather than appearing immediately after a single session. That timeline is part of why a series of treatments is the typical recommendation.
Clear + Brilliant is commonly used for dull, flat-looking skin tone; reduced elasticity and early fine lines; uneven pigmentation and discoloration from sun exposure.
Each of these concerns responds to the same underlying mechanism (the collagen response triggered by the treatment channels).
That's part of what makes Clear + Brilliant a broad, maintenance-oriented option rather than a treatment built for a single narrow concern.
Deep scarring, significant volume loss, or pronounced wrinkles typically call for a different treatment, and a consultation determines whether Clear + Brilliant addresses your specific concern on its own or as part of a broader individualized treatment plan.
A Clear + Brilliant session is short and low-downtime, following a consistent pattern for most patients:
A series of three to five treatments is typically recommended for optimal results with Clear + Brilliant, spaced according to a schedule your provider sets based on your skin's response.
That series-based approach follows directly from the mechanism. Each session triggers a collagen response, and collagen remodeling happens gradually rather than all at once. A single session starts the process; repeating it across a series compounds the effect, building on the collagen support established by the prior treatment rather than starting over each time.
Because results build cumulatively, patients shouldn't expect a single session to deliver the same change a full series produces. Early sessions in a series tend to show more subtle shifts in tone and texture, with more noticeable changes in radiance and smoothness appearing as the series progresses.
An individualized treatment plan sets the pacing between sessions and the total number recommended, based on how your skin responds along the way.
Clear + Brilliant tends to fit patients dealing with:
Patients with active skin infections, recent significant sun exposure, or certain medical conditions may need to wait before starting treatment. Clear + Brilliant is not built to address deep scarring, significant volume loss, or pronounced wrinkles. Those concerns typically call for a different approach.
A licensed medical professional confirms candidacy and builds an individualized treatment plan during a consultation, taking your skin's current condition and goals into account before recommending a series.
Anne Therese Aesthetic Medicine offers Clear + Brilliant laser treatment at all four locations: Lewis Center and Gahanna, Ohio, and Cape Coral and Bonita Springs, Florida, under the oversight of Dr. Anne Therese Stubbs, MD, Founder and Medical Director.
Her 14 years in emergency medicine before founding the practice inform how candidacy is assessed and treatment protocols are structured; because Clear + Brilliant is a laser treatment, a licensed medical professional oversees candidacy and treatment planning, tracking your skin's response across a series so your plan can adjust rather than follow a fixed number of sessions regardless of outcome.
This overview is educational and doesn't replace an in-person skin evaluation. Your specific treatment plan, including candidacy and expected results, is determined by your provider during a consultation.
To schedule your Clear + Brilliant consultation, contact the location nearest you.
It creates thousands of microscopic treatment channels beneath the skin's surface without puncturing it, which prompts the skin's own healing response and collagen production. Over a series of sessions, that response improves tone, texture, and radiance.
Clear + Brilliant is a non-ablative fractional laser, meaning it works underneath the surface without removing the outer skin layer the way more intensive ablative treatments do. That design is why it carries less downtime than deeper resurfacing options, though it also means results build more gradually across a series.
Downtime is minimal. Skin may look slightly red immediately after treatment, similar to a mild sunburn, but that typically resolves by the next day. Most patients return to normal activities the same day, with sun protection as the main precaution.
Clear + Brilliant is often paired with a maintenance facial like Hydrafacial to address hydration and surface buildup alongside tone and texture. A licensed medical professional or licensed esthetician can help sequence the two during a consultation.
