Which laser or skin treatment is right for me?
The one whose target matches your finding. Vascular redness and visible capillaries are treated at 532 nm near the surface and 1064 nm deeper, because haemoglobin absorbs both. Diffuse pigment and dullness are worked down by low-fluence 1064 nm toning across a course. Scars, open pores and gland-driven acne have no chromophore worth aiming at, so they are treated by needle depth and radiofrequency. Old ink is fragmented and cleared over a series. The EVE Muse 3D + AI scan sorts your complaint into those groups, and you approve the written plan before anything begins.
How much do laser, pigment and acne treatments cost in Seoul?
Published base rates start at ₩90,000 (≈ $65) per 5 cm of tattoo and ₩150,000 (≈ $105) for an Excel V session, which covers the laser alone. Dual laser toning is ₩200,000 (≈ $145) a visit including the in-clinic skincare, and a block of ten is published as a single rate. Potenza with the standard tip is ₩250,000 (≈ $180), Agnes is ₩250,000 (≈ $180) full face, CureJet is ₩500,000 (≈ $355) full face and subcision for tethered scars is ₩500,000 (≈ $355). Rates are identical for residents and international visitors, and the full total is confirmed once the plan is written.
Can a vascular session and RF microneedling run in the same course?
Yes, and it is a common pairing, because one acts on haemoglobin and the other acts on depth. What they must not do is land on the same day. Both provoke a repair response, and two repair responses stacked into one visit buy inflammation instead of progress, so they are separated by a planned interval. Scar work is built the same way: subcision to release the tethered floor, jet delivery and RF microneedling in the middle, focused laser on individual lesions last, each with room to settle.
Which of these routes actually stops me going out?
Only two of the seven change your week. RF microneedling leaves a red, warm face on the day with pinpoint marks that ease over two to three days. Tattoo removal brings redness, swelling and a brief whitish frosting on the day, then several days of healing in which blistering or scabbing may appear. A vascular session leaves redness and mild swelling for about a day, and treated vessels can look darker before they fade. Toning usually leaves nothing visible by the evening, which is exactly why it is sold as a course.
Will one session be enough?
For a discrete vessel, sometimes. For everything else on this page, no. Diffuse pigment is worked down across a paced toning course, which is why it is published as a block of ten as well as a single visit. Scar rebuilding accumulates over the weeks after each RF microneedling session. Tattoo fading is by definition a series spaced six to eight weeks apart, and complete clearance of ink or of scarring cannot be promised by anyone. Your director estimates the likely count from your scan and says so when that count is high.
I have both redness and pigment. Which is treated first?
The scan decides, because a mirror confuses the two. Flat red-pink marks left behind by acne are usually vascular, which is why a vascular wavelength suits them, while brown patches sitting in the upper skin belong to a toning course or to the 532 nm beam. When both are present, the one that dominates the overall read of your complexion is treated first and the second is scheduled with an interval. Treating them together on one day would mean two repair responses in the same tissue.
Can active acne and old acne scars be treated at the same time?
They are planned as two jobs even when they run in parallel. Active inflammatory lesions and the glands feeding them are one job, and insulated microneedle radiofrequency is aimed at the gland itself. The indented scarring left behind is the other, and it is worked deep to surface once inflammation is calm enough to allow it. Where both belong in one protocol they are sequenced as the D-ARC Solution, our signature acne and acne-scar programme, quoted from the treatments it actually contains.
Can I be treated the same day as my consultation?
Usually, provided your skin is calm that day and the plan is a single step. Diagnosis and consultation take about thirty minutes. A toning visit or a vascular session can follow immediately; scar sequences and tattoo work are more often booked for a separate appointment so the mapping and the aftercare briefing are not rushed. Dear Clinic is open 365 days a year, weekdays 10:00–19:00 and weekends and public holidays 10:00–16:00, with no lunch-break closure.
Does skin tone or recent sun exposure change the plan?
It changes both the wavelength and the energy setting, and sometimes the date. Melanin in tanned skin competes for the same light a pigment or vascular beam is meant to reach, which raises the risk of a burn and of hypopigmented patches afterwards. Recently tanned skin therefore usually means waiting instead of a lighter setting. Your director records tone and recent exposure at diagnosis and will say plainly if the sensible plan is to begin after your holiday.
What can go wrong, and when would you decline to treat?
The named risks here are burns and blistering where energy meets more melanin than expected, hypopigmented or hyperpigmented spots after an over-aggressive pass, bruising and darkened vessels after vascular work, pinpoint bleeding and prolonged redness after microneedling, and scabbing or a lasting colour change after tattoo sessions. Treatment is declined when skin is actively tanned or inflamed, when a course is being asked for that the scan does not support, and when the finding is barrier damage or post-inflammatory colour that is already resolving on its own.
