The one skincare rule that finally got broken — and your skin has never looked better.
The Summer Skin Myth — Debunked
Every summer, the advice was the same: put down the treatments and back away slowly. Lasers and sun don’t mix. Healing skin and beach trips don’t mix. Skincare, it seemed, was strictly a fall-and-winter affair — a greatest hits album you only pulled out when the weather cooperated.
Well. That rule? Consider it officially off the playlist.
For years, patients would spend October through April doing all the things, then spend May through August doing nothing — only to come back in the fall trying to undo what the sun, heat, and humidity had just undone. Rinse, repeat, every year. It was the skincare equivalent of two steps forward, two steps back.
The problem was never summer itself. It was that older laser technology was aggressive, required significant downtime, and left skin vulnerable to sun exposure during recovery. Summer didn’t work around that. So patients worked around summer. That era is over.
Meet the Treatment That Plays by Its Own Rules
UltraLase MD is a thulium laser — and if that sounds clinical, here’s the translation: it’s a precision instrument that improves skin tone, texture, and clarity in a controlled, gradual way that doesn’t ask you to rearrange your life around it.
No significant downtime. No numbing required for most patients. Safe for all skin types. Back to your regular activities almost immediately.
You can literally have this treatment and still make your dinner reservation. Still catch your flight. Still show up to the lake house looking like yourself — just progressively, quietly better. That’s not a miracle. That’s good technology, thoughtfully applied.
The Layered Approach: Skincare’s Greatest Hits Package
Here’s where it gets really interesting. We’ve moved beyond the era of one-treatment-fits-all. Today, the most effective approach is layered — different treatments targeting different depths of the skin, working together like the best kind of collaboration.
Enter the Vampire Facial® — the treatment name that gets the most questions at dinner parties, and for good reason. This is a combination of SkinPen microneedling (an FDA-cleared, medical-grade device that creates precise microchannels in the skin to trigger collagen production) paired with platelet-rich plasma (PRP) — derived from your own blood.
Your own blood. Growing your own collagen. Healing your own skin. If that doesn’t sound like a rock anthem, I don’t know what does.
When PRP is delivered through those microchannels during microneedling, the growth factors go exactly where they’re needed most. The result is continued improvement over the following weeks and months as your skin does what it was designed to do — just with a little encouragement.
The Combination That Changes Everything
UltraLase MD and the Vampire Facial® are a genuinely complementary pair. The laser works on visible surface concerns — tone, clarity, those uneven patches summer loves to leave behind. The Vampire Facial® works deeper — rebuilding structure, stimulating collagen, improving texture over time.
Together, they cover both floors of the house. Surface-level glow and long-term skin health. No dramatic recovery. No waiting until October. No putting your skin on pause while your life keeps going.
The Takeaway
Skincare is no longer seasonal. With the right plan — and the right provider — you can make real, visible progress on your skin all year long, including the months you’re out living your life at full volume.
Because the best skin of your life shouldn’t have to wait for cooler weather.
Consultations are available with Stacy, Mindy, and Bambi. To learn more or schedule an appointment:
(919) 800-0918
abmwellness@gmail.com
224 N Center St., Goldsboro, NC 27530
