Your provider: Araceli Huerta, APRN, MSN, FNP-CUpdated October 20, 2026
How much Opus Plasma costs
Opus is usually done as a series, often three treatments about four to six weeks apart, so pricing is typically quoted per treatment or per series. This month’s series special is shown on this page and on our specials page. Your plan and exact price are set at your free consultation.
Downtime, day by day
- Day 0–1: warmth and redness, like a sunburn; a grid pattern of tiny marks may be visible.
- Day 2–4: the skin feels rough or sandpapery and may look bronzed as the treated points flake.
- Day 5–7: most of the texture sheds; makeup usually goes back on.
- Weeks 4–12: collagen keeps building, so results continue to improve after the skin looks healed.
Deeper settings mean more downtime. Gentle cleansing, a bland moisturizer and strict sun protection are essential; aftercare matters as much as the treatment.
How painful is Opus?
Numbing cream is applied beforehand. Most people feel heat and a prickling sensation during the passes, and warmth for a few hours afterward.
Is Opus safe for medium and deeper skin tones?
Opus can be used across a range of skin types, but darker skin carries a higher risk of post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation with any resurfacing treatment. Settings, skin prep and sun protection are adjusted accordingly, and some people are better suited to gentler options like microneedling or a PRP facial. Araceli will assess your skin honestly at your consultation.
“Opus Plasma ruined my skin”: honest answers
You may have seen stories online. Like any resurfacing treatment, Opus can cause prolonged redness, pigment changes, breakouts or, rarely, scarring, especially with aggressive settings, the wrong candidate, or poor aftercare and sun exposure. That’s why your consultation covers your skin type, history (including cold sores, acne medications and recent tanning), and realistic downtime, and why we start conservatively. Results vary, and we’ll tell you if Opus isn’t right for you.
Comparing options? Read Opus Plasma vs Morpheus8 vs microneedling. En español: Opus Plasma en Fresno. Questions? Call, text or visit.














