Ultrasound, Radiofrequency, Skin Boosters, and Botox: What Each Can and Cannot Do

Ultrasound is not more effective the more it hurts. If the shot count and depth are not matched, the pain is simply wasted. When explaining treatments like this, PIND Dermatology Clinic first clarifies the relationship between energy parameters and skin layers, then discusses whether to proceed.

Thermage achieves firmness and skin texture; it cannot push sagging tissue back up. These two things are easily confused: one is improving skin condition, the other is lifting sagging tissue back up, and the latter is beyond its capability.

Which treatments require preconditions to be resolved first?

Secret RF improves pores, but the precondition is getting oiliness under control first; otherwise the pores quickly stretch back.

Fat-reduction treatments only work on fat; doing them for swelling and laxity is meaningless. The same "looks swollen" can have different causes, and the approach differs accordingly.

Are skin boosters and fillers the same thing?

No. Rejuran is a repair-type skin booster, not a filler; those who want a plumped-up look after treatment have chosen the wrong treatment.

Hyaluronic acid itself is not the problem; the problem is the dosage and which layer it is injected into.

Which areas and face shapes require a conservative approach?

The eye area is where greed is most dangerous. For people with thin eyelids, injecting too much only makes them look more tired.

For people with thin faces and thin skin, deep energy treatments should be conservative; better to do a little less than to end up hollow.

What is the key to Botox and lasers?

Seventy percent of Botox's effect lies in the location; if the location is wrong, more dosage is useless.

Lasers are not omnipotent; if the type of pigmentation is not correctly identified, the more you treat, the more mottled it becomes. Our clinic is in Gangnam, Seoul, and in cases like this we first distinguish the type before deciding how to proceed.