Skin Botox Review at Hapjeong Station Dermatology: Is It Really Possible to Shrink Pores?

Hello.

This is Beauty's Doctor, Wi Youngjin.

These days, one of the procedures that comes up very often in consultations is skin botox.

Patients visiting Hapjeong Station Dermatology also tend to ask a lot about this procedure.

“Does it really help with pores?”

“I heard it makes skin look better, but how much difference does it make?”

To give the conclusion first,

the effects are definitely there.

However, it is important to know exactly what to expect.

It is especially one of the most suitable procedures when you want skin that improves without being obvious.

1. What is skin botox?

Many people confuse it with regular botox.

✔ Regular botox

• Injected into muscles

• Improves expression lines

👉 Example: forehead, frown lines, eye area

✔ Skin botox

• Injected into the shallow layers of the skin

• Works on the skin itself, not the muscles

👉 It is not a botox that “reduces movement.”

👉 It is a botox that improves skin condition.

In consultations at Hapjeong Station Dermatology, understanding this difference leads to much higher satisfaction.

2. Skin botox effects (key summary)

Skin botox is not a procedure with just one effect.

Several changes appear at the same time.

✔ 1. Pore reduction

This is the effect people notice the fastest.

Botox reduces sebum secretion

and relaxes tension around the pores.

👉 Result

• Pores look less enlarged

• The skin looks finer and more refined

The effect is especially noticeable on the nose and cheeks.

This is one reason satisfaction is high early on at Hapjeong Station Dermatology as well.

✔ 2. Improved skin texture

A subtle but definite change.

As the skin surface becomes more refined,

it feels smoother to the touch.

In fact,

• Less foundation pilling

• Better makeup longevity

are often noticed.

✔ 3. Reduction of fine lines

It is especially effective on thin skin.

• Under the eyes

• Fine lines on the cheeks

• Fine wrinkles around the mouth

These areas improve naturally.

It is more effective for

“small, fine wrinkles” than for deep wrinkles.

✔ 4. Reduced oiliness

This is a highly noticeable effect for oily skin.

👉 Suppresses sebum secretion

Result

• Less shine

• Less makeup breakdown in the afternoon

Hapjeong Station Dermatology also sees especially high demand for it during the summer season.

✔ 5. Improved skin tone (indirect effect)

It is not a procedure that directly removes pigmentation,

but as skin texture, oiliness, and pores improve,

the overall tone looks more even.

So it creates the effect of looking clearer than you actually are.

3. Why the results look good

Many people say this after the procedure.

“It doesn’t look drastically different, but it looks better.”

The reason is that

rather than one specific area,

the overall skin condition improves evenly.

✔ Pores

✔ Texture

✔ Oiliness

✔ Fine lines

👉 Everything becomes more balanced overall.

That is why it gives the feeling of “well-maintained skin.”

4. When do the effects appear?

✔ 3–5 days

→ Sebum reduction begins

✔ 1–2 weeks

→ You start to notice pores / skin texture improvement

✔ 2–4 weeks

→ Best condition

In other words,

it is a procedure that improves gradually.

At Hapjeong Station Dermatology,

we also explain the course of progress based on this timeline.

5. Duration

✔ Average 2–3 months

The reason it is shorter than regular botox

👉 It works more superficially in the skin layer.

However,

after 2–3 repeated treatments,

the duration becomes more stable.

6. Recommended for

• When enlarged pores are a concern

• When the skin texture feels rough

• Oily skin

• When makeup does not apply well

• When you want your skin to improve naturally

These are also the cases where it is most often recommended first in consultations at Hapjeong Station Dermatology.

7. Cases with limited effect

• Deep acne scars

• Severe skin sagging

• When strong lifting is desired

In these cases,

laser / lifting procedures are more suitable.

8. Pain / swelling

✔ Pain

→ A slight stinging sensation (almost none with numbing)

✔ Swelling

→ Almost none

✔ Bumps from the injection

→ Naturally disappear within 1–2 hours

Even right after the procedure,

your daily life is hardly affected.

9. Frequently asked questions

Q. Does the face look stiff?

👉 No. Because it works on the skin layer,

not the muscles.

Q. Is it okay to keep getting it?

👉 Yes.

If done consistently,

it helps maintain skin condition.

At Hapjeong Station Dermatology,

it is also used as a periodic maintenance treatment.

Skin botox is

not a procedure that creates dramatic changes,

but one that improves the overall condition of the skin.

✔ If you want improvement without it looking obvious

✔ If you want to improve pores / oiliness / skin texture

This is a procedure with high satisfaction in those cases.

On the other hand,

👉 If you want clear lifting

👉 If you want volume changes

another procedure would be more suitable.

Thank you for reading this long post.

This was Wi Youngjin.