Agnes is an insulated microneedle radiofrequency treatment used for active and recurrent acne and for pores. A very fine needle is placed into the skin and, because its shaft is insulated, radiofrequency heat is released only at the tip — at the target gland — while the surface layer above it is protected. Coverage is deliberately limited to the points that were marked.
The distinction matters for one specific frustration: the lesion that reappears in exactly the same place, month after month, no matter how disciplined the routine is. That pattern usually points at one particular overactive oil gland, and a treatment that works evenly across a wide field tends to skim past it.
Two further methods are used alongside Agnes — PTT (photothermal) and MLA (picosecond laser micro lens array) — and the choice between them is a clinical one made against what your skin is actually doing. Lesion work and pore work are different jobs. Tip, depth and energy are therefore set at the chair, for the skin in front of the director.
Agnes is not a cure for acne, and we do not present it as one. Acne is a condition with hormonal, genetic and behavioural drivers; what a device can reasonably address is a defined part of that picture. Where the rest of the picture needs medical management, that gets said out loud at diagnosis.
The pattern Agnes answers is recurrence: the same spot, the same gland, again. Your EVE Muse 3D scan and the history you bring decide whether that is the picture in front of the director.
Some consultations end with no session booked. Widespread, severe or rapidly worsening acne is a medical problem before it is an aesthetic one, and we do not recommend a device as the first answer to it; your director will talk through medical management and onward referral, and no appointment is taken that day. Acne is the category where over-servicing hides most easily, because the condition rises and falls on its own and any good month can be credited to the last session. Three things work against that here. We write down what we expect to change, we photograph under the same light at review, and we end a plan when it has finished or when it is not working.
Every lesion to be treated is marked before the device is switched on. It is slow. Selective work takes longer than a broad pass, and a face carrying many active lesions becomes a plan across several visits, which is why the session count is quoted at diagnosis and said out loud at booking.
Your skin is scanned and your recurrence history taken, then each lesion to be treated is marked on its own. Only marked points are treated.
Comfort measures are confirmed at consultation before anything begins. Rushing this step is the usual reason people describe such treatments as harder than they need to be.
The insulated needle is placed at each marked point and radiofrequency is delivered at the tip, with tip type, depth and energy adjusted as your director works through the map.
Cooling and soothing care close the session, home care is set out, and the next interval is decided at that point — including the decision that the plan has finished.
| Agnes | Nose + T-zone pore MLA | Fractional RF microneedling | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy | Radiofrequency released at an insulated needle tip | Picosecond laser through a micro lens array | Radiofrequency across a field of microneedles |
| Aimed at | The overactive gland behind a recurring lesion | Visible pores and oil load | Texture, pores and scarring |
| Coverage | Marked points only | Nose and T-zone, lighter setting | The whole treated field |
| Price | ₩250,000 full face | ₩165,000 | Priced separately at diagnosis |
| Chosen when the scan shows | The same spots returning | Pores dominating over individual lesions | Scarring or texture after the lesions settle |
All three run in this building. Which column a plan starts in is read off the scan and your recurrence history, and many acne plans move from one to the next as the active lesions settle.
Sessions are director-performed. Each placement is its own decision about depth and energy. Nothing is typed in once at the start and left to run, so the director who marks your map is the one holding the needle.
One minute inside the clinic in Cheongdam — the 3D scan, the doctor's plan, the treatment rooms.
| Method | Insulated microneedle radiofrequency, released only at the needle tip |
|---|---|
| Target | The overactive sebaceous gland behind a recurring lesion; pores and oil load |
| Used alongside | PTT (photothermal) · MLA (picosecond laser micro lens array) |
| Areas | Chin and jaw · cheeks · nose & T zone · hairline |
| Sensation | A small, sharp heat at each placement; comfort measures confirmed at consultation |
| First visit | About an hour and a half in the building, most of it diagnosis, marking and comfort measures |
| Sessions | Set at consultation from how many lesions are active and how deep they sit |
At Dear Clinic in Cheongdam, a full-face Agnes session is ₩250,000 (≈ $180), covering the PTT and MLA methods planned for that visit. It is one published rate for local and international patients alike, and how many sessions your plan needs is set at consultation, since the count follows how many lesions are active and how deep they sit.
Acne plans often combine treatments, and where they do, each part is priced from the same published list and totalled with you before anything starts. If your diagnosis points at scarring or texture instead of active lesions, we will talk you through the microneedling and resurfacing routes.
Published rate as of September 2026, shown in KRW with a USD reference figure. For every plan, the EVE Muse 3D + AI diagnosis, doctor consultation and aftercare guidance are explained at consultation.
Tell us about oral acne medication, pregnancy, recent isotretinoin use, keloid tendency or any implanted electrical device before we treat — some of those change the plan, and one or two rule the treatment out.
Selective sebaceous gland electrothermolysis and microneedle radiofrequency for acne have been studied in controlled and split-face designs since the early 2010s. The references below are studies of the mechanism; none of them predicts an outcome on your own skin.
Randomized controlled study of single-microneedle RF aimed at the sebaceous gland.
Early prospective pilot of selective sebaceous gland electrothermolysis.
Fractionated microneedle RF for inflammatory acne in a Korean patient group.
Efficacy and sebum-suppression assessment of fractional RF microneedling.
Split-face comparison of two fractional RF approaches in moderate-to-severe acne.
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5th and 7th floors, Namhangang Building, 85-3 Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
Apgujeong Rodeo Station (Suin-Bundang Line), Exit 4 · about a 3-minute walk
