Renewme Skin Clinic

Artificially adding volume to the face has always been a trusted, effective way to remove wrinkles and restore youth. Excessively sunken, hollow cheeks are not very attractive - they can make you look tired, haggard, and worst of all... much, much older. Luckily in our time and generation, this can be quite easily fixed with a quick visit to your dermatologist. Now, dermal fillers are a simple solution; it's quick, gets the job done, and is relatively cheap. However, if you want safer, longer lasting results, you might want to consider fat grafting. Also known as fat transferring, this procedure involves extracting fat from areas such as the abdomen or thighs, and injecting it back into areas that lack fat - in our case, the face. * CLICK FOR FULL REVIEW Here are some before and after pics for reference. I'm sure you can notice the difference that facial volume can make on your impression. Want to know something cool? The third patient (last photo) is actually one o...

Dongdaemun (동대문) is one of the most attractive areas in Seoul for tourists and locals alike. All throughout the day and well into the night, the place is bustling with shoppers, vendors, tourists, and people just hanging out. Huge shopping center after shopping center can be seen lined up along the wide, crowded streets, in the midst of which is the Dongdaemun Design Plaza, a cultural fashion hub recently built and recognized as one of Seoul's major landmarks, constantly hosting exhibitions and performances for the people of Seoul. Renewme Skin Clinic Dongdaemun is located right in the center of this wonderland, at a convenient location of just one minute away from the subway station exit. Dermatology/skin care in Korea is extremely advanced and easily accessible; pop in for a quick visit while during your stay in Seoul and experience it for yourself. Here are directions, and some suggestions for what else you should try out at Dongdaemun: The first step, of course, is ar...

Here's another Korean standard of beauty that you might not have been familiar with: Korean women like smooth, slender legs. As in, defined and muscular calves are a no-no. This might actually be something you haven't even given a single thought to in the past, but in Korea, defined calves are considered quite unattractive. And I might be generalizing a bit here, but in my opinion I think Koreans just like to look naturally slender, rather than toned and fit. They want to seem like they didn't need to make an effort to look skinny. Strange, maybe funny side story: when I was in middle and high school here in Korea, I had to go on a 10 minute hike to get to class, because the school was literally located in a mountain. A very modern mountain, cleared of trees and filled with buildings and roads and stuff, but still a mountain nevertheless. And rumor had it that a lot of students avoided attending that school because they feared their calves would get too big and defined...

Plastic surgery... we all do it to look more beautiful. After a somewhat painful procedure and days/weeks of downtime, it transforms us into an aesthetically better version of ourselves. We're left with more self confidence and satisfaction with our bodies and faces. And for this, the pain and downtime is a short suffering we are willing to endure for the sake of an amazing outcome. But still, that period can be quite nasty for your skin (the bruising and swelling is not even a question). You're in your least glamorous state ever, and while it's a price you knew you would pay, you still wish it was over already. If you could reduce that time to as short as possible, you would, right? Who wouldn't? I certainly would. :P Now, surgery can leave your skin quite sensitive. The blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatic channels are damaged, which can block nutrients from being sent to the skin and therefore affect your natural skin rejuvenation cycle. If you don't pay extr...

Sunscreen. Sunblock. Sun Cream. Whatever you call it - UV protection is essential to maintaining healthy skin. We are exposed to sunlight and UV rays all throughout the year; and Koreans are well aware of this. Perhaps it's because Koreans don't like to get tan - pale is the standard of beautiful skin here - but anyway, we are serious about protecting our skin. If you're reading this post because you are interested in Korean skin care, you probably already know that there are multiple steps and products that would probably be too confusing for other people to understand. But even if you're not skin-crazy Korean, sunblock is still important; UV rays can cause pigmentation and premature aging. You remember that photo, of the man whose face was half wrinkled because only his left side was exposed to the sun from driving? Yeah, this one. It scared quite a lot of people, and perhaps you too. :P So. We at Renewme Skin Clinic have our own brand of functional cosmetics, ...

We all have that piece of stubborn fat somewhere that just won't go away. An especially annoying part can be the double chin - exercise and diet usually won't do much for that blubbery piece hanging there. If you're fervently nodding your head in agreement now, why not consider laser lipolysis? Also known as laser lipo, this is a minimal invasive procedure that tightens your skin and gets rid of that stubborn excess fat for you. Here is a photo of one of our patients. Funny how a simple procedure like that can make you look years  younger, right? You can read the full testimonial here . So how is this done at Renewme Skin Clinic?   Well, to start off, the equipment we use is called  AccuSculpt , and the procedure is known as  AccuLift .  After local anesthesia, the needle you see above is injected into a small incision made on each side of the face, from which the laser is emitted to melt the fat. Once the fat is melted, it is suctio...

Thread lift is an interesting procedure for those who want to treat wrinkles and sagging skin. If you are afraid of a full facelift surgery, this is an option you may want to consider if you want instant results from a minimal invasive procedure. Effects will vary depending on the type of thread that is used. Normally, threads are cogged so that they hook on to your skin and hold it up. Sounds scary, right? But it dissolves over time, so they won't stay inside your skin forever. These are what the threads look like: The one on the right is the cogged thread I mentioned, and for best results a combination of all three is used. The newest thread available in the market is also known at the Blue Rose Thread, and it's the one I want to elaborate a bit on today. This is what the thread is like; it resembles the thorns of a rose, which is where the name comes from. The cogs here are all around the thread instead of just lining up on one side, so it secures more tightly on th...

Acne is already a big pain-in-the-butt in itself, but what's even more annoying is when they leave nasty marks and scars on your face, as if to leave a haunting reminder. Regardless of shape and size, whether they are pitted scars, raised scars, or pigmentation, acne scars should and can be treated. Unfortunately, there is no such thing as 100% removal, no matter how good the treatment is. However, it is still very possible to make a ton of improvement and leave your face clearer and smoother than before. Here are some treatments offered at Renewme Skin Clinic. Photos are not available for all treatments but I've done my best to provide as much as possible.  All photos are of actual patients that received treatment at Renewme Skin Clinic. 1. MOSAIC LASER This is a called fractional laser treatment, also known as fraxel. Simply put, what this laser does is artificially destroy old cells to stimulate collagen regrowth. Our body works in mysterious ways - when the skin is da...

I'm not sure if you've noticed, but Koreans have a strict standard of beauty that can be very different from Western standards. Just to mention a few; we like white skin, small and egg-shaped faces (hence the obsession over the V-line), skinny and slender bodies rather than toned and muscular, and small butts. That's right folks, Baby Got Back is not a song Koreans can relate to. Anyway, from my personal experience, I just don't think there is much room for diversity in shapes and sizes. Going back to the face shape, I think a lot of Korean girls are a lot more self conscious about their faces in general. If you don't have a nicely shaped forehead, bangs might be considered necessary. They really, really care about their bangs, not as a style, but to cover their forehead if it's not perfectly shaped and rounded. Have a look at this. This was a rather hot topic just a while back, the contestants for the Miss Korea beauty pageant in 2013. This evoked a bit o...

Hi guys, Sam again. Not that anyone is asking, but yes, I managed to survive my Monday and am steadily making it through this long, long week. So now it's time to elaborate more on the so-called 'water shine' injection, from yesterday's post . It's the post right underneath, but just in case you need a link. ;) Now, I'm assuming here that we all know the miraculous abilities of hyaluronic acid - how it can retain so much water. How it's naturally found in the skin, keeping it young and fresh until it starts to decline with age. If you don't, I strongly suggest you research a bit, since so many people can explain it much better than I can! Today we are only focusing on its moisturizing properties. It's used in a lot of skin moisturizers (big surprise) and also as a filler. But this 'water shine' injection is sort of like something of both. It injects hyaluronic acid into the skin, but thinly and evenly across the whole face, not to fill ...