What should you know about a plasma shower device?

Plasma is an energised gas. In a skin device, the generated field is brought close to the surface or delivered through a specialised handpiece. Depending on the model and settings, this may warm the skin, alter surface microbes, or create a controlled stimulus for cosmetic treatment. The phrase plasma shower can describe different technologies, so the device name alone does not tell you its strength, depth, or approved use.

A plasma device is not the same as a moisturising mist or a routine facial. Treatment can leave temporary redness, warmth, dryness, swelling, crusting, or colour change, particularly when energy reaches the outer skin barrier.

Ask which device is being used, what it is intended to treat, and whether a trained clinician will select the settings. Share your history of cold sores, poor wound healing, eczema, keloid scarring, pigment changes, allergies, and medicines that affect healing. Arrive with clean skin and follow the clinic’s instructions about active products and sun exposure.

Afterward, keep the area clean, avoid picking or rubbing, and use only the recommended barrier products. Protect treated skin from sunlight and postpone heat, swimming, exfoliation, and strong actives until the surface has recovered. A clinician can explain whether your plan resembles [Plasma Device](/technology/plasma-device/) technology or [Plasma Pen Treatment](/treatments/laser-and-energy/plasma-pen-treatment/).

Contact the treating clinic if pain, swelling, redness, discharge, or tenderness is increasing rather than settling, or if blisters and open areas develop. Seek urgent medical care for breathing difficulty, facial swelling, rapidly spreading redness, severe pain, eye symptoms, or fever. Do not remove scabs yourself, because this can delay healing and increase the chance of marks.

Ask what type of plasma is generated, what skin depth is expected, how many sessions may be considered, and which changes are normal during healing. Also ask who will manage a burn, infection, prolonged redness, or a dark or light mark if one occurs.