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BBL photofacial and aesthetic skin treatments in Bountiful, Utah
With Aunika Naylor, Licensed Master Aesthetician · Bountiful, Utah
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$350, regularly $550, when you book with Aunika by Sunday, November 1. Consultations with Aunika are free.
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Aesthetic skin treatments at Manning Facial Plastic Surgery are light- and needle-based treatments that improve skin tone and texture without surgery. BBL means BroadBand Light. The treatments are performed by Aunika Naylor, a licensed master aesthetician, under the supervision of Dr. James Manning, a facial plastic surgeon, at the practice in Bountiful, Utah.
Aunika Naylor is a licensed master aesthetician who joined Manning Facial Plastic Surgery in October 2026 to build the aesthetic service line. She trained at Acaydia School of Aesthetics, graduating in 2023, and has worked in medical spas along the Wasatch Front since, with a focus on acne management, skin analysis, and care of the skin after procedures. She has also taught at Acaydia as a theory and clinic-floor instructor, preparing other aestheticians for their state board examinations and training them on device operation and charting. Her device background is broad; at MFPS she operates the Sciton BBL HERO and the SkinPen.
Medical grade aesthetic treatments are an essential component to maintaining the health and longevity of the skin. The needs of every patient can be catered to precisely using proven skin care, energy based treatments, peels and massage therapy. Surgery lifts, tightens and volumizes the face and aesthetic treatments enhance and prolong the result.
01 · Color
BBL stands for BroadBand Light, a Sciton device that delivers filtered pulses of visible and infrared light into the skin. Pigment and blood absorb that light; the surrounding skin largely does not. Brown spots darken and flake away over the following week, and dilated small vessels close, so redness fades. The current platform is the BBL HERO, and a full-face visit takes 30 to 60 minutes, depending on the areas treated.
Sun spots and age spots, freckling from sun exposure, diffuse redness and the flushing pattern of rosacea, small visible vessels, and uneven tone. It does not tighten loose skin and it does not change texture much — that is what microneedling is for.
The skin is cleansed, a cool gel is applied, and the handpiece is passed over each area. Most patients describe each pulse as a brief snap, like a rubber band, and no numbing is needed. Afterward the skin looks flushed for a few hours, treated spots darken over one to three days, and they flake off over roughly five to ten days on the face; the neck and chest heal more slowly, closer to two weeks. Makeup can go on the next day. Strict sun avoidance for two weeks before and after is not optional.
Sun damage does not stop at the jawline, and the skin of the neck and décolletage is thinner, with fewer oil glands, so it is treated at different settings and heals on a different schedule. Treating the face alone can leave a visible line where the correction ends. Face, neck and chest together is the common request for patients whose sun exposure has been years of driving, hiking and skiing.
A series of three, spaced about four weeks apart, is the standard plan; maintenance is typically one or two treatments a year.
| Area | Single | Series of 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Face | $550 | $1,450 |
| Face + neck | $750 | $1,995 |
| Face, neck + chest | $975 | $2,595 |
Series pricing is never discounted. A free consultation with Aunika sets the area and the plan.
02 · Acne
BBL Clear is the same BroadBand Light platform used with a filter in the blue-light range (420 nm), which targets the bacteria involved in acne and reduces the redness around active breakouts. It is a treatment for active acne and the redness it leaves behind, not for scarring — scarring is a texture problem, and SkinPen is the better tool for it.
Patients with active inflammatory acne who want a treatment that does not depend on daily medication, or who are already on a skincare plan and want to shorten the flare. Patients who have taken isotretinoin wait six months after stopping it before any light treatment. It can be combined with the medical skincare regimen Aunika sets up, and it is one of the places where her acne-management background matters most.
Visits are short, about 15 to 20 minutes, with little to no downtime beyond mild flushing for a few hours. A series of three to six treatments spaced one to two weeks apart is typical for active acne, and improvement is gradual rather than overnight. Acne treatment is management, not cure, and the honest framing is that BBL Clear reduces the number and severity of breakouts for most patients while they stay on their plan.
| Area | Single | Series of 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Face | $400 | $1,050 |
03 · Texture
SkinPen is an FDA-cleared microneedling device. A sterile cartridge of fine needles creates thousands of controlled micro-channels in the skin, and the skin's repair response builds new collagen in the weeks that follow. Nothing is injected and nothing is heated; the result comes from the skin's own healing.
Texture — acne scarring, enlarged pores, fine lines, and the general roughness that light-based treatments do not address. SkinPen is cleared for facial acne scars and for neck wrinkles, which is why it is offered as face or face + neck.
The simplest way to decide: BBL treats color, SkinPen treats texture. Brown spots and redness point to BBL; scars, pores and fine lines point to SkinPen. Many patients have both concerns, and many end up doing both — but that sequencing is decided in person, with the skin in front of us, not from a menu.
A numbing cream goes on for about 20 to 30 minutes, then the treatment itself takes roughly 20 to 30 minutes. The skin is pink and feels sunburned for 24 to 72 hours, with light flaking by day three or four. A series of three treatments about four weeks apart is standard; collagen remodeling continues for roughly three months after the last session, so the full result is judged then, not at the next visit.
| Area | Single | Series of 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Face | $400 | $900 |
| Face + neck | $450 | $1,100 |
Light-based treatments work by having pigment absorb light, which means skin tone is the first question. Lighter skin types respond well to BBL. Darker skin types carry a higher risk of post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation — darkening after treatment — and the deepest skin tones are generally not treated with BBL at all. Melasma, the patchy hormonal pigment common on the cheeks and upper lip, can be worsened by heat and light, so it is approached cautiously or sent to a different treatment entirely. A current tan, including a spray tan, is a reason to reschedule.
SkinPen is less dependent on skin tone and is often the better option for texture concerns in darker skin. Active infection, certain medications, and a history of keloid scarring are reasons to hold.
This is why the consultation is free. Candidacy is a decision about your skin, not a box you check online.
| BBL photofacial | SkinPen microneedling | |
|---|---|---|
| Treats | Color: sun spots, redness, vessels, uneven tone | Texture: acne scars, pores, fine lines |
| How | Filtered light absorbed by pigment and blood | Micro-channels that trigger collagen repair |
| Visit | 30–60 min, no numbing | 45–60 min including numbing |
| Downtime | Flushed hours; spots flake 5–10 days | Pink 1–3 days; light flaking |
| Series | 3, about 4 weeks apart | 3, about 4 weeks apart |
| Season | Fall and winter — low sun | Any season with sun protection |
| Skin tone | Lighter types; darker types with caution or excluded | Most skin types |
BBL is a treatment whose success depends on sun avoidance for two weeks on either side of every session, and on not treating tanned skin. In Utah that makes October through March the working season. The spots that showed up over the summer are also easiest to see, and to treat, once the tan fades.
Three sessions spaced a month apart, started now, finish before spring.
Sun and age spots, freckling, diffuse redness and rosacea flushing, small visible vessels, and uneven tone on the face, neck and chest. It does not tighten skin or treat scars.
Most patients do a series of three, about four weeks apart, then one or two maintenance treatments a year.
Each pulse feels like a brief snap against the skin. Numbing is not usually needed, and a face visit takes 30 to 60 minutes.
The skin is flushed for a few hours. Spots darken for one to three days, then flake off over about five to ten days on the face and up to two weeks on the neck and chest. Makeup can be worn the next day.
Patients with the deepest skin tones, patients with a current tan, and patients with melasma are generally not candidates or are treated cautiously. A free consultation with Aunika settles this before anything is booked.
BBL Clear is BroadBand Light used with a blue-light filter that targets acne bacteria and reduces the redness of active breakouts. It is for active acne, not acne scars.
SkinPen treats texture — acne scars, enlarged pores, fine lines — by triggering the skin's own collagen repair. BBL treats color. Many patients need one; some need both.
Often yes, in sequence rather than on the same day, and the order depends on which concern matters more. That is decided at the consultation.
Aunika Naylor, a licensed master aesthetician, performs the treatments.
$550 for the face, $750 for face and neck, $975 for face, neck and chest; a series of three is $1,450, $1,995 and $2,595. Through November 1, a first BBL photofacial of the face is $350.
Yes. Consultations with Aunika are free.
Medically reviewed by Dr. James Manning, MD · October 2026 · More about Dr. Manning
Light and microneedling do a specific set of things well, and the consultation is where we decide whether they are the right things for your skin. We would love to see you for a complimentary skin consultation with Aunika to determine which treatment best fits your skin. Call 801-317-8687 or use the form above.
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