Why do clients scan a code to verify the machine before ultrasound lifting?

At PIND Dermatology Clinic, when clients come in for ultrasound lifting, they do not lie down first — they take out their phones and scan the code to verify the machine. The clinic does not stop anyone from verifying the machine, and does not offer much explanation either: the machine is genuine, so a scan will show the result on its own.

Why verify the machine before an ultrasound lifting session?

Because the ultrasound lifting market itself is quite chaotic. For what is called US ultrasound lifting, authentic products carry an anti-counterfeit code that can be verified, yet grey-market and refurbished machines are also everywhere.

• From the machine's appearance alone, there is no way to tell an authentic unit from a refurbished one
• The price of the two can differ by a factor of two

After clients scan and see the authenticity certification, their expressions are often more relaxed than after the ultrasound lifting itself. At this clinic, transparency itself is the foundation of trust, and letting the scan result explain that is enough.

The clinic is located in Apgujeong and Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, and ultrasound lifting is one of its regular treatment areas.