Icheon-dong Dermatology: Restoring the Skin’s Natural Elasticity

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This is Mutoel Plastic Surgery.

These days, when many people visit our clinic, they also ask about lifting procedures.

Although ultrasound-based lifting, such as Ulthera or Shurink, is already well known and widely used in many places,

there still seem to be many aspects of lifting devices that use radiofrequency energy that are not yet widely known.

So today, we’d like to talk about Density (RF) lifting, one of the most representative devices in energy-based lifting.

What is radiofrequency lifting, Density?

Density is a non-surgical anti-aging lifting procedure that uses RF, or radiofrequency energy.

Unlike the familiar conventional ultrasound-based lifting (HIFU) category, Density delivers radiofrequency energy deep into layers of the skin, including the dermis, promoting collagen and elastin production and tightening the skin firmly. Because it increases the skin’s own density, it helps deliver a natural and firm lifting effect.

The biggest characteristic of Icheon-dong Dermatology’s Density is that elasticity improves gradually over time, rather than immediately after the procedure. Because it stimulates the collagen structure and raises elasticity, it strengthens the skin’s inner structure from the ground up, helping improve skin health and firmness for those concerned about reduced elasticity or sagging facial contours.

In particular, Density is a non-invasive lifting device. Unlike Secret RF or Potenza, which insert fine needles into the skin and then deliver radiofrequency, it uses an electrode tip that makes direct contact with the skin to safely deliver radiofrequency energy. As a result, it causes much less damage to the skin surface than microneedle RF, and recovery is very fast, to the point that washing your face and applying makeup are possible immediately after the procedure.

In addition, Icheon-dong Dermatology has a variety of tips selected according to each person’s treatment goals. When performing energy-based procedures, this helps minimize damage to the surface layer while allowing the radiofrequency to reach the deeper layers of the skin accurately. That is one of its major advantages.

Because of this, it is effective not only for improving elasticity but also for reducing pore size, improving skin texture, and even helping with acne scar treatment.

What exactly is the mechanism?

Density delivers 6.78 MHz radiofrequency energy deep into the skin and even into the fat layer.

To explain in more detail, when this thermal energy reaches the dermis and subcutaneous fat layer, it stimulates fibroblasts, promoting the production of collagen and elastin. At the same time, existing stretched tissue contracts, creating a lifting effect that tightens the skin.

Usually, around two weeks after the procedure, firmness begins to noticeably recover, and from two to three months, you can gradually experience further improvement in skin elasticity.

During this process, the heat stimulation also helps regulate sebum secretion and improve skin tone, so it contributes to overall skin texture, radiance, and smoothness.

Who is it effective for?

At Icheon-dong Dermatology, we mainly recommend it for people who found ultrasound lifting procedures too painful or felt the results were not quite what they expected, for those who want to improve wrinkles and skin elasticity without incisions, for people who want a smooth, firm facial contour because of nasolabial folds or a double chin, and for those who are concerned about wrinkles on the forehead or around the eyes and want improvement in fine lines and overall skin texture at the same time.

In particular, ultrasound lifting procedures such as Shurink or Ulthera can be relatively painful, and because they stimulate down to the SMAS layer, the discomfort can be significant. By comparison, many office workers, homemakers, and men are looking for lifting procedures with much less pain and recovery time, so that daily life is not disrupted.

What are Density’s unique features?

So why do people choose Density at Icheon-dong Dermatology, even though there are other radiofrequency lifting devices? One of its representative features is that it cross-irradiates powerful 400W radiofrequency energy in a single shot. The two types of radiofrequency energy, 6.78 MHz monopolar and bipolar, reach the skin layers evenly and work effectively.

Also, as mentioned above, with six different tips it is possible to perform treatment on various areas from the face to the body, and the optimal tip can be selected according to the area and the direction of improvement desired. In addition to this, a fast impedance feedback system is applied to correct the difference between the target energy and the actual energy delivered, which can vary depending on each person’s skin resistance. This allows consistent and stable energy delivery to the skin.

Finally, there is the 5-step cooling system and cooling-time control. Using an eco-friendly gas spray method, it provides a stronger cooling effect, and since the cooling level can be adjusted in five stages, this allows for a delicate and safe procedure that suits your skin type.

What about the procedure and recovery?

Before the procedure, a numbing cream is applied first, and then the radiofrequency treatment is performed.

The electrode tip is evenly placed in contact with the skin to deliver heat, and the treatment time is short, about 20 to 30 minutes per area, so it is also suitable for people with busy schedules.

Immediately after the procedure, a slight warm sensation and redness may appear, but in most cases these settle within 1 to 2 hours, and there is no disruption to daily life.

Many people describe the pain as similar to a warm compress, and because it is non-invasive, bruising, bleeding, and scabbing are rarely seen.

Post-procedure precautions

Although this is a procedure at Icheon-dong Dermatology that requires almost no recovery time, since heat stimulation is applied to the skin, you can maximize the results simply by following basic aftercare.

First, washing your face and applying makeup are possible on the same day, but it is better to avoid hot water and saunas for about 2 to 3 days. Also, please continue using regenerative cream, moisturizer, and sunscreen.

Sometimes the skin may feel tight or become dry, but this is a normal skin regeneration response, so there is no need to worry too much.

A noticeable improvement can appear with just one treatment, but if you repeat the procedure 2 to 3 times at appropriate intervals, you can maintain more definite and lasting results.

Wrapping up

Density is a versatile lifting procedure with a natural youthful effect, a short recovery time, and the advantages of low pain and high efficiency.

In particular, for those who are concerned about sagging skin but do not want their procedure to be obvious, and for people in their 30s and 40s who are in the early stages of decreased elasticity and mainly expect anti-aging benefits, it is a procedure that can create subtle and natural changes, to the point that after treatment, you may feel, “Maybe others don’t notice, but I can definitely tell it’s different.”

If lifting procedures still feel unfamiliar, or if you have been worried about pain and recovery, what do you think about a treatment that restores elasticity without irritating the skin?

That’s all for today’s post, and we’ll be back next time with even better information. This has been Mutoel Plastic Surgery. Thank you.