Our Clinic’s Treatment and Features
Enhancing Natural Healing for a Natural Finish
In our clinic, we prioritize achieving a natural finish in the treatment of fine lines. Peeling and fractional needle RF therapy can normalize turnover, stimulate collagen production in the skin, and facilitate epidermal turnover through self-healing processes. By promoting the skin’s natural functions in this way, we guide it towards a natural, youthful, and healthy appearance.
Causes of Fine Lines
Dryness-induced fine lines
When the skin’s surface becomes dry and flaky, it can lead to fine lines resembling creases or linear lines. Particularly during dry seasons like winter, the drying effects of heating and air conditioning can exacerbate this condition. In severe cases, the surface of the stratum corneum becomes dry and flaky, causing the skin’s moisture to evaporate, resulting in skin contraction and the formation of fine lines.
Sun Exposure-Induced Fine Lines
Collagen and elastin provide firmness and elasticity to the skin from within, but ultraviolet radiation damages these components. This damage can lead to depression in the skin’s inner layers, making it prone to the development of large and deep wrinkles.
Age-Related Fine Lines
As one ages, the amount of collagen in the dermis decreases, and elastin, crucial for skin firmness, degrades. This is the cause of so-called fine lines and sagging. Since collagen levels tend to decrease from the late 20s onwards, early care is essential to maintain skin less prone to wrinkles.
Lifestyle-Related Fine Lines
Fine lines that occur when laughing or squinting, often referred to as “expression lines,” are a common example of this. We unconsciously make various facial expressions in our daily lives, and nasolabial folds and fine lines around the eyes are typical examples.
Treatment Methods
Peeling
If old corneocytes remain on the skin’s surface, they can cause various skin problems. Peeling promotes skin turnover, not only treating existing fine lines but also preparing the skin to be less prone to their formation. In our clinic, we offer two types of peeling, “Retinol Peel” and “Professional Peel,” and we guide you to the peeling that suits your preferences.
Fractional Needle RF
Fractional Needle RF therapy involves inserting medical-grade microneedles called micro-needles into the skin and irradiating it with RF (radiofrequency) to improve fine lines. By creating tiny punctate wounds with micro-needles, it stimulates the skin’s natural healing process, smooths the skin’s surface, generates collagen and elastin, and lifts the skin from within, leading to a youthful and elastic skin. In our clinic, we offer “Sylfirm X” Fractional Needle RF therapy.
Botox Injection / Botulax Injection
Botox injections are medical injections that use a substance called “botulinum toxin” produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. They are a cosmetic treatment that improves and prevents wrinkles and gives a slimming effect by temporarily inhibiting muscle movement by blocking the connection between nerves and muscles. At our clinic, we use the only Botox product approved in Japan, Botox Vista, made by the American company Allergan. The director of our clinic, who is very familiar with Botox Vista, will perform the treatment, so you can receive it with peace of mind.
Additionally, Botulax injections, which are not approved in Japan but approved by Korean authorities and offer cost savings, are also available as an option.
Sunekos Injection / Pluryal Densify
Snekos Injection is an anti-aging treatment featuring a special blend of hyaluronic acid and six amino acids for a natural finish. Its unique formulation of non-crosslinked hyaluronic acid and six amino acids acts as a skin-nurturing treatment, drawing out the skin’s inherent regenerative power to improve fine lines (especially around the eyes and mouth). It is carefully injected using an ultra-fine 34G needle in a manual water-light injection style.
Additionally, manual injection of Purreal Densify—a formulation primarily composed of polynucleotides that supports skin repair and regeneration—is highly effective. This skin nurturing treatment aims to improve fine lines and enhance skin firmness.
Comparison of fine line treatments
| Retinol Peel | Professinal Peel | Sylfirm X | Botox | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advantages | Immediate effect after one session | No downtime Immediate glowing skin effect |
Treatment possible around the eyes, such as eyelids and corners of the eyes. Wide applicability due to depth and pulse width adjustment. |
Improves expression wrinkles and slimming of the face line |
| Disadvantges | Downtime of about 10 days required | Effect with repeated treatments | Downtime of about 5 days required | If it is excessive, the expression will become unnatural |
| Anesthesia | None | None | None | None (anesthesia is available for those who don’t like pain |
| Pain during treatment | May feel a tingling sensation | May feel a tingling sensation | Almost none | None |
| Treatment time/per session | 15 min | 15～20 min | 50 min | 10 min |
| Number of treatments | 4 to 6 sessions | 4 sessions | 4 to 6 sessions | Regularly once every 3 to 6 months |
| Treatment duration | 4 to 6 sessions | 2 months | 2 to 6 sessions | 3 months or more |
After Care
- If you experience redness or swelling after the treatment,please use a cold pack or similar to cool your skin on the day of the treatment only.
- Ensure thorough sun protection by using sunscreen or a parasol to protect against UV rays.
- Friction can worsen spots.Please be careful not to rub vigorously when washing your face or performing skincare.
- Avid strong treatments like peeling or scrubbing for 2 weeks after the procedure.
