Do I Follow Trends or Filter Them—JM’s Direction at Gangnam Station Dermatology.

At Gangnam Station Dermatology,

new procedures are constantly emerging.

They promise faster, stronger,

and more immediate changes.

The ability to create visible change

in a short period of time

can certainly feel appealing.

From a patient’s perspective,

procedures that are seen often and mentioned frequently

can also come across as a verified choice.

But in actual practice,

the more I treat patients,

the more I feel that standard alone

is not enough.

Skin is not simply a tissue that

accepts “rapid change.”

It exists within a process that continues

through reaction and recovery

after stimulation.

That is why, when looking at a new procedure,

I believe we need a 기준 that considers

not only the result visible now,

but also the flow that follows afterward.

Starting with questions

When I encounter a new procedure,

rather than deciding immediately to introduce it,

I tend to ask questions first.

“Does this procedure make the patient’s skin healthier?”

“Can the result be maintained over time?”

If the answers to these questions are not clear,

I choose to observe a little longer.

Trends change quickly.

But the structure of skin

and the principles of recovery

do not change all that much.

The response to heat,

the recovery process after stimulation,

and the limits skin can tolerate

still operate within the same framework.

That is why,

rather than saying I “follow” trends,

I think the better expression is that I filter them.

Criteria for looking at a new procedure

When introducing a procedure,

I make judgments based on several criteria.

1. Is the tissue response predictable?

First, I check how heat or stimulation

affects the skin,

and whether the recovery process afterward

is a structure that can be explained.

2. Is it a direction that can be maintained over time?

I consider not only short-term changes

but also what effect it may have on the skin

over the long term.

3. Does it have meaning within the overall plan?

Rather than a single procedure acting independently,

I look at how it connects with existing treatments

and whether it has meaning within

the overall skin plan.

The limits of the “famous” standard

Patients may naturally see

procedures with a lot of advertising or exposure

and think they are good procedures.

But in reality,

when the results vary widely,

when there is not enough long-term data,

or when it can become unnecessary stimulation,

there may be cases where a more cautious approach is needed.

At Gangnam Station Dermatology,

JM Kim Jeongmin Dermatology,

rather than quickly introducing new procedures,

we first consider whether they are appropriate

for the current skin condition

and whether they are a stable direction over the long term.

Skin is not something that ends

with a single choice,

because it is a process that continues

into the changes that follow.

Not everything new

is always the better choice.

That is why at Gangnam Station Dermatology JM,

rather than choosing procedures based on trends,

we want to judge based on what kind of response

they leave on the skin,

and how that change continues over time.

Skin is not a tissue

that ends with one stimulus alone;

results are created by the recovery that follows

and the accumulated responses as well.

So when choosing a procedure,

rather than asking, “Does it look good right now?”

I place more importance on whether it is a direction

that will not strain the skin over time.

Rather than following trends,

we keep only what is necessary

and design within that standard.

And we make sure that design can continue steadily

without disrupting the flow of the skin.

Adding science to beauty,

after all, means maintaining this standard

to the very end.