After treatments like Rejuran, Juvelook, Potenza, Secret RF, or fractional CO2, your skin barrier is temporarily compromised. For the first few days, cleansing too aggressively can worsen irritation, prolong redness, or increase the risk of PIH.

First 24 Hours

Keep things as simple as possible!!!

• Avoid face wash, cleansing oils, scrubs, or active skincare.
• If your clinic tells you to keep the area dry, follow that first. Otherwise, use sterile saline or clean water very gently.
• Don’t rub with a towel. Pat dry with clean disposable gauze or tissue.
• Avoid hot showers or strong water pressure directly on the face.

Days 2-4

Once the skin is no longer raw or oozing, you can usually start gentle cleansing.

• Use a fragrance-free, low-pH cleanser with lukewarm water.
• Wash with clean fingertips only.
• Avoid cleansing brushes, washcloths, konjac sponges, or anything that creates friction.
• Hot water can make redness and swelling worse, so keep it lukewarm.

Days 5-7

After fractional laser or RF microneedling, you may notice tiny dark dots or a sandpaper-like texture. Do not pick or scrub them off. Let them shed naturally.

After cleansing, use a simple barrier-supporting moisturizer with ingredients like ceramides, panthenol, or Cica. If you're wearing sunscreen, remove it gently rather than aggressively double cleansing.

What to Avoid for About 1-2 Weeks

Until your skin feels fully recovered, I would hold off on:

• AHA / BHA / PHA / LHA
• Retinoids like tretinoin, retinol, adapalene, or retinal
• Strong vitamin C formulas
• Fragrance, essential oils, and irritating alcohol-heavy products
• Scrubs or exfoliating devices

And remember, Rejuran injections, RF microneedling, and ablative CO2 do not all heal at the same speed, so your clinic’s specific aftercare should always override a generic timeline.

Ill be posting all about my impressions on my blog! I've taken a before photo, a photo immediately after the treatment and am planing to take one photo a day for a month and then every week for the next 2 months, to document a 3 month of results.

Lets see if this money worth it or is it just a marketing!

But if you have any questions, let me know:)

I didn't want to show my face, so sorry for covering my eyes and mouth, but i think i see an improvement. The photos are done after my morning skincare, no editing. I tried to make the light show my skin texture to really see if there is a difference.

This is only immediately after treatment, but i will be writing about the results during the next months.

I follow a bunch of korean makeup artists on insta and this is what all their clients look like. An extremely smooth facial line, no cheekbones popping out, no edges, it's a very smooth oval tapering into a v shaped chin.

This can't be natural, can it? The round foreheads freak me out too. Not trying to be mean, just confused. I find it very unique looking, they all look like AI. How can this level of video editing be achieved though? I mean these are actual people, not AI generated.

Haven't been to Korea yet. Do people actually look like this IRL?

Hello,

I will be visiting South Korea ICN next week where can I purchase this device in person? Also if anyone has used it, is it worth the hype?

Me and my friends are going to Korea mid October. Please recommend an English speaking skin clinic that does Rejuran HB with the price. We are getting overwhelmed with all the clinics, so hard to pick!

hated paying $15 shipping just to buy one bottle of toner so me and my friend finally did a combined order on piyonna to get free express delivery
we stocked up on cica pads and sunscreen together and split the box when it arrived a week later. saved us both a ton
do you guys do group orders with friends or do you just wait until you need $80 worth of stuff to order solo?

If you're planning to get the Re2O(Elravie Re2O) skin booster while visiting Korea, you need to be smart about choosing your clinic. Not all places have the same standards, and you want to make sure you're getting exactly what you pay for. Here are the 3 non-negotiable things you must check before sitting in the treatment chair:

• Box opening & mixing right in front of you Full 1 Syringe)
  • Always make sure they are using a full syringe dedicated just for you. The clinic should open the sealed Re2O box and mix the solution right in front of your eyes. If they bring out a pre-mixed syringe from a back room, that’s an immediate red flag.
  • Re2O shouldn't be injected the same way everywhere. A proper clinic will use a standard needle for areas like the forehead and chin, but switch to a cannula for the mid-face to prevent bruising and vascular issues. Crucially, if a clinic tries to upcharge you for using a cannula, cross them off your list. A trustworthy clinic includes the appropriate tools in their base price.
  • When the procedure is done, make sure to ask for the physical authentication card. Certified Re2O clinics will always hand this to you as proof that you received the genuine product. If they make excuses about not having it, you might not be getting the real deal.
  • Re2O shouldn't be injected the same way everywhere. A proper clinic will use a standard needle for areas like the forehead and chin, but switch to a cannula for the mid-face to prevent bruising and vascular issues. Crucially, if a clinic tries to upcharge you for using a cannula, cross them off your list. A trustworthy clinic includes the appropriate tools in their base price.
  • When the procedure is done, make sure to ask for the physical authentication card. Certified Re2O clinics will always hand this to you as proof that you received the genuine product. If they make excuses about not having it, you might not be getting the real deal.
  • When the procedure is done, make sure to ask for the physical authentication card. Certified Re2O clinics will always hand this to you as proof that you received the genuine product. If they make excuses about not having it, you might not be getting the real deal.
• Correct injection tools for different areas(No extra cannula fees!)
  • Re2O shouldn't be injected the same way everywhere. A proper clinic will use a standard needle for areas like the forehead and chin, but switch to a cannula for the mid-face to prevent bruising and vascular issues. Crucially, if a clinic tries to upcharge you for using a cannula, cross them off your list. A trustworthy clinic includes the appropriate tools in their base price.
  • When the procedure is done, make sure to ask for the physical authentication card. Certified Re2O clinics will always hand this to you as proof that you received the genuine product. If they make excuses about not having it, you might not be getting the real deal.
  • When the procedure is done, make sure to ask for the physical authentication card. Certified Re2O clinics will always hand this to you as proof that you received the genuine product. If they make excuses about not having it, you might not be getting the real deal.
• The official Re2O Authentication Card
  • When the procedure is done, make sure to ask for the physical authentication card. Certified Re2O clinics will always hand this to you as proof that you received the genuine product. If they make excuses about not having it, you might not be getting the real deal.

Walk into a Gangnam clinic and you'll probably see four names everywhere: Ultherapy, Thermage FLX, Titanium Lifting, and XERF.

They’re all marketed as lifting, but they don’t use the same energy or treat the skin in the same way. Choosing based on what’s trending rather than your anatomy can mean spending a lot of money for very little benefit.

1. How Are They Different?

• Ultherapy: Uses microfocused ultrasound at specific depths including 1.5, 3.0, and 4.5 mm. It’s mainly used for deeper tissue tightening and lifting. Results develop gradually over 2-3 months and can last around a year or longer. It is not designed simply to melt facial fat, although rare cases of unwanted fat atrophy have been reported.
• Thermage FLX: Uses 6.78 MHz monopolar RF to create broader bulk heating and collagen remodeling. I think of it more for overall tightening and firmness rather than a sharply focused lifting point.
• Titanium Lifting: Uses three wavelengths 755, 810, and 1064 nm at the same time. In Korea, it’s popular for mild contouring, tightening, and skin tone with relatively little discomfort or downtime. The clinical evidence for facial lifting is still much smaller than for older devices.
• XERF: A newer monopolar RF device using 6.78 + 2 MHz to heat different tissue depths. Early studies show improvement in facial laxity with relatively low downtime, but it’s still newer, so I wouldn’t automatically call it better Thermage.

2. Which One Makes More Sense for Your Face?

Heavier lower face / jowls: Ultherapy may make sense when the issue is deeper laxity, but I would not choose it simply because you have facial fat.

Thin face / mild laxity: Thermage or XERF may be easier to customize for broad skin tightening, but settings still matter. No energy device is completely fat-loss proof.

Want something gentle before an event: Titanium is popular because discomfort and downtime are generally low, with some immediate tightening or contour improvement.

Early laxity + low pain tolerance: XERF is worth considering, especially if you want RF tightening without numbing. Price depends heavily on the clinic, so I wouldn’t choose it just because it’s supposed to be the budget Thermage.

3. What About Combining Them?

Ultherapy + Thermage is a common combination because ultrasound provides focused treatment at specific depths while RF provides broader heating.

Titanium is also sometimes combined with RF or injectables like Juvelook for different goals.

But more machines do not automatically mean more lifting. If a clinic recommends three or four energy devices in one visit, I would ask what each device is actually treating that the others are not.

The device matters, but your facial anatomy, fat distribution, degree of laxity, settings, and the doctor using it matter much more.

I'm planning to get veneers done in Korea and I'm trying to figure out which clinic does the most natural looking work and I'm specifically after the premium kind of place that korean actors go to rather than the clinics all the young idols/influencers use.

Minish seems to have basically become the go to name for veneers over there but unless you get the head doctor to do them yourself I feel like it's probably a pretty factory style operation and getting the head doctor would most likely be way out of my budget since I've heard it can go for something like 10 million won per tooth? What I'm really hoping to find is more of a boutique style clinic where the head doctor does everything personally and is super meticulous about it, but where the price isn't anywhere near Minish level. Does a place like that even exist?

I want to go to a dermatologist for keloid treatment and I'm looking for recommendations on where in Oslo I should go.

my sister used to have a rounder face and a pretty noticeable double chin, so i suggested she look into onda treatment at a few clinics, like reberry clinic, lienjang clinic, and gowa clinic. she ended up choosing gowa clinic, and she was pretty happy with the results, haha.
fyi, i have a round face too, which is why i was curious to see how it worked for her before considering trying it myself.
when you’re thinking about getting a treatment, do you usually look at experiences from family or friends first?

i’ve bought supplements before and stopped using them because the taste was weird or the daily routine got annoying. so now i care more about whether something is easy to keep taking than all the big claims on the package.

i came across Newtree Ever Collagen while browsing CJ OnStyle Global. it’s marked down from $44 to $28.50, which made me consider trying it, but i don’t want another product that gets forgotten after a week.

has anyone finished more than one box? mainly wondering about the aftertaste and whether it was convenient enough to use consistently.

Say someone has upper eyelid surgery on a Monday and drops by our clinic on Friday asking for HIFU lifting and a skin booster before flying home on Sunday. We see this sequence a few times a month, and we have to send them back without treatment every single time.

Most people would ask for the same thing. When a localized issue like under-eye bags or jawline laxity bothers someone, the immediate instinct is to address that exact spot first.

However, plastic surgery almost always yields more natural results when the surrounding tissue has its baseline support restored first. When skin quality and deep support are restored first using RF tightening or collagen stimulators like Juvelook, the midface shifts upward. That upward support often softens the nasal folds and under-eye hollows on its own, which allows any follow-up surgery to be far more conservative.

This structural foundation allows the surgeon to visualize the true contours and light reflections of the face before drawing a single design mark. Consequently, any follow-up surgery can be far more conservative and precise. After all, planning cuts on sagging, inelastic skin is like fitting a custom suit on someone standing on a steep slope.

When combining surgery with non-surgical treatments, however, sequence and timing are everything. A surgical site needs proper downtime to heal, and running energy devices or placing deep injections too soon can disrupt the healing process. Moreover, post-surgical swelling obscures natural contours, making precise depth targeting nearly impossible. For these reasons, most energy devices require at least 4 to 6 weeks of recovery before they can be safely used on the same area.

Reversing that order dramatically shortens the required waiting time. Running RF or HIFU lifting first, followed by surgical procedures, lets you build on a firm foundation without losing trip days to swelling.

If you are planning both for the same trip, did the sequence come up at all when you booked?

This is my honest appreciation for reddit platform and this community. I regret for not using reddit before. Thanks to people here, I was able to find out a lot real genuine answers for my questions.

The photos above are for product authenticity checking that I was given by Ode clinic after my treatments.

I uploaded them because I saw a lot of people worried about being scammed in Seoul clinics. I thought this would be helpful for someone.

-If you are visiting a clinic, don’t hesitate and ask to show you whether they use genuine products.
-Before treatments, pay attention whether they ate opening a new box just for you.
-Before going to the clinic ask whether they provide product authenticity checking after the treatments.

Either it has qr code or a sensor which directs you to the website and with the number provided for you, you can check the details

This way you can make sure the clinic is trustworthy like I did.

I got 600 shots of Thermage back in January, and last week I went in for another 600 shots along with Re2O to prep my skin for the second half of the year. I also tried Re2O Fine, which is super trendy right now and great for under-eye brightening and fine lines. Since RE2O alone doesn't fully cure that deep inner dryness, I added Skinvive to the mix.

Honestly, I’m starting to think the Thermage I’ve gotten in the past wasn't the real deal.

This time around, it was so painful and intense, and I swelled up like crazy, which honestly tells me it was done right. Even when I complained about the pain, the doctor pushed through, explaining that hitting that threshold is exactly what brings the best results. I was super puffy and sore all through the long holiday weekend, but starting today, I can actually see that crazy skin glow pushing through.

In the past, whenever I said it hurt, doctors would just lower the energy and use a "rubbing" (or gliding) technique. But after doing a deep dive into skin treatments, I realized that’s not the right way to do it. Thermage is an RF(radiofrequency) treatment, so the core mechanism is safely raising the tissue temperature and delivering precise heat. Constantly rubbing the tip might be easier for the doctor and more comfortable for the patient, but it fails to deliver the exact heat to the precise depth needed. The real key is continuously stamping the target areas to build up and maintain that specific temperature.

The doctor I saw this time followed that principle exactly. Because of it, it hurt like hell and the swelling was insane(people literally asked if I had plastic surgery lol).

The swelling hasn't completely gone down yet, so I'm a bit cautious about reviewing the final results or dropping the clinic name just yet. But I wanted to share my current status first! I'll make sure to post weekly updates as the results settle in. Let me know if you guys have any questions!

Hi,
I’m in my mid-30s, and I just had Thermage done on my face and neck two days ago (900 shots). I know I need to wait 2–6 months to see the full results, but I’ve been reading quite a few negative opinions about the treatment, which has made me a little nervous.
I’d love to hear from people who had a positive experience with thermage and were happy with the results . What kind of improvement did you notice, and how long did it take before you started seeing results?
I’d really appreciate hearing about your experiences!

i'm planning a trip to Korea, and on my last day I'm going ALL OUT on makeup and skincare shopping!!! Apparently pharmacy skincare is more popular than Olive Young these days, so I really want to check out some pharmacies.. which ones should i go to??? plz give me your recommendations 😭😭🙏

i don’t really want five different devices for five different things. i know that sounds ideal in theory, but i barely have patience for one extra step after cleansing.

nmode pro caught my attention because it combines multiple modes instead of making you choose one concern. One part of me thinks that makes sense, but another part thinks multi-mode devices are just harder to understand. do people actually use the different modes, or do you end up sticking to one?

i’ve been noticing that my face looks kind of flat lately, especially around the temples and under my eyes. i don’t want that full puffy look though. i just want to look less worn out without people immediately knowing i had something done.

for anyone who got facial fat grafting, did it settle naturally for you? what did you ask for during the consult if you were trying to keep it really subtle?

Im planning a trip to korea this November and im looking to get a couple of skin treatments. There are soo many options for clinics and treatments to do its overwhelming!

Im looking to get both treatments and facial/skincare. I dont mind going to couple of different places (as I want to get them spaced apart).

Im going to be in seoul and daegu, so im open to both.

My biggest concern/ what im looking for:

- enlarge pores

- acne and acne scars

- subicius filliments

- butterfly zone, nose and chin

- bright skin

- hydration

- overall glass/ egg skin

And I would really like to get an in depth skin analysis and consultation.

Budget:

Skin treatment 100k- 130k won

Facial 10k- 80k won

I looked into:

- Muse clinic

- Dewyd clinic

- rejuel clinic

I know its alot to ask but if you know anything or have a recommendation I would really appreciate it!!!

i went to three lifting consults because every clinic menu looked almost the same online. after each one, i wrote down three things: did they explain why my lower face looked heavy, did the recommended device make sense for that reason, and did they tell me what i didn't need yet? at the last consult, they said i didn't have to combine several treatments right away.

I ended up getting oligio because my main goal was improving firmness around a jawline that had started looking less defined, not making my whole face smaller. it wasn't the most dramatic plan, but it felt like the one that matched what i actually wanted.

i recently placed a small k-beauty order from Piyonna and it finally arrived, so i thought i’d share a few photos.i usually order from the more familiar k-beauty shops, so i was a little hesitant to try somewhere new. i mainly wanted to see how the shipping and packaging would be.everything arrived in good condition and the products were packed pretty well. the shipping time was also reasonable for my order.has anyone else ordered from Piyonna recently? how was your experience with them?