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A visitor's orientation to the laser floor

Laser Treatment Guide for Cheongdam, Gangnam, Seoul

Seven light and energy platforms sit on the floor here, and the one you end up under is decided by what your skin absorbs. This guide walks through each device, the published line it is charged on, and how an appointment fits around a trip.

Toning, vascular, RF and per-lesion work under one roof Every route published by the line Open 365 days
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Complaint to wavelength

Matching a laser route to what you came in with

The word you arrive with is rarely the word the scan uses. This is the translation table your director works from.

What you describeWhat usually absorbs the energyRoute it points to
Face reads pink or flushed in photographsHaemoglobin in surface and deeper vesselsExcel V
Uneven tone, dullness, scattered brownMelanin spread through the epidermisDual or triple toning
One or two raised or dark lesionsThe lesion itself, removed layer by layerCO2 or erbium, per lesion
Dents and pitting left by old acneCollagen in the dermis, plus tethering below itSubcision, Potenza and CureJet
Acne that returns to the same patchThe sebaceous gland under the lesionAgnes
Wide pores and slack textureDermal collagen around the pore wallPotenza
Unwanted hair on a defined areaMelanin in the hair shaft and follicleGentleMax Pro

Two complaints in one face is the normal case, and the order matters. Redness is usually settled before brown is chased, since heat into an inflamed vascular bed tends to leave more colour behind than it removes. Where both are mild, one visit can carry more than one device, published as its own line instead of being billed device by device.

Inside the appointment

How a laser visit here runs from door to door

Step 01

The EVE Muse scan comes first

Your face is imaged in 3D under five light sources with AI analysis before anyone says a device name. Red and brown separate on that reading in a way they never do under a mirror.

Step 02

The plan and the figure are agreed together

Your director names the route, the field, the published line and the likely number of visits. Asking what a plan would cost commits you to nothing.

Step 03

Comfort, then the passes

Comfort measures on the needle-based and per-lesion routes are confirmed at consultation. Settings reset at each zone boundary, so a thin temple and a thick cheek are treated differently.

Allow roughly half a morning for a first appointment carrying imaging, consultation and treatment on one day. Same-day treatment is usually possible where the skin is calm; the same-day page sets out where it is sensible. Every visit is director-performed throughout.

Consultations run in English and the rooms open every day of the year, which makes a second date easy to find when a first has to move. Detail sits on the English consultation page and the weekend opening page.

What shows afterwards

Recovery across the laser menu, route by route

These are the patterns described before a first visit. The window that applies to your own skin is given at your scan review, since depth, energy and field size all move it.

Toning — the lightest of the routes to recover from. Warmth and a faint flush that settles quickly; in-clinic skincare closes the session.
Excel V — treated vessels can darken to a purple-grey line before clearing, and pigment spots frequently crust before shedding.
Potenza and Agnes — a hot, sunburn-like flush and a grid of pinpoint marks where the needles landed, with swelling often worse on the second morning.
CO2 and erbium, per lesion — a small scab at each treated point for several days. The only route here that breaks the surface deliberately.
Hair reduction — redness and small bumps around the follicles for a short period afterwards.

Daily sunscreen applies to all of them, and strong sun is avoided while the surface repairs. Saunas, pools, hard training and strong actives pause for a window your director specifies. Bruising, swelling, burns, temporary lightening or darkening of treated skin and, on the needle routes, infection are the named risks. Outcomes vary between individuals.

If you are visiting Seoul

Fitting laser treatment around a trip to Korea

A visitor can be seen on any day of the year, and a tourist visa carries no restriction on aesthetic treatment. What constrains a trip is the calendar rather than the paperwork: tone work is sold as a repeated course, so one visit inside a short holiday delivers a fraction of a block. Vascular and per-lesion work behave differently, since a well-targeted session finishes what it starts.

Book early in the stay where the route leaves visible marks; crusts and pinpoint grids are easier to live with at home than in photographs from the last afternoon of a holiday. Where the diary is tight, say so at the consultation: a lighter route that shows nothing is a legitimate answer to a schedule.

On flying: there is no fixed number of hours we can put in writing between a session and a flight, and anyone quoting one has invented it. Cabin air is dry, which matters most on the routes that leave the surface open, so give per-lesion and needle work a clear gap before a long haul and check your own dates at the consultation.

Season matters too. Summer is hot, humid and bright, the hardest weather for treated pigment to behave; winter is dry and cold, which suits per-lesion healing but tests a barrier just through needles.

Dear, Knowhow

Why the device choice here is not a sales decision

01 — THE FULL ARSENAL

Seven platforms, all in the building

Toning, vascular light, two radiofrequency needle systems, jet delivery, ablative per-lesion work and hair reduction all live here, so the cheapest published line can be prescribed whenever the scan supports it.

02 — DIAGNOSIS FIRST

Five light sources decide before a device does

EVE Muse 3D imaging separates haemoglobin from melanin, and surface pigment from deeper pigment. That reading sends melasma to the toning route and standing redness to the 532 nm one. Treating the wrong target with the right machine is how a laser course wastes money.

03 — DIRECTOR-PERFORMED

The hand that reads the scan holds the handpiece

Your session is director-performed end to end. Extra passes over a stubborn patch are absorbed inside the published visit rate, and a plan nobody hands off is a plan nobody has reason to pad.

In the clinic

The devices and hands behind this treatment

A client leans into the EVE 3D skin analysis unit while the scan is reviewed on a tablet
The scan that decides which route a face is sent to.
Full view of the Cutera excel V laser system on castors
The vascular and pigment platform on the guide above.
Candela GentleMax Pro laser system on castors with the delivery arm and handpiece extended
The hair reduction platform, priced per body area.
Published rates

What each laser route is charged at in Cheongdam

Every route here carries a published line. Toning is sold as one session or a block of ten; Excel V, Potenza, Agnes, CureJet and subcision are per visit; CO2 and erbium are counted per lesion. A visit calling for more than one device is published as the Dear Custom One-Day Laser line.
RouteHow it is soldListed rate
Dual laser toningOne session, with in-clinic skincare₩200,000 (≈ $145)
Dual laser toning blockTen sessions, taken across a course₩1,500,000 (≈ $1,070)
Triple laser toningOne session, with in-clinic skincare₩300,000 (≈ $215)
Triple laser toning blockTen sessions, taken across a course₩2,500,000 (≈ $1,785)
Dear Custom One-Day LaserA combined single-day plan drawn from your diagnosis₩400,000 (≈ $285)
Excel VPer session, laser only, skincare on its own line₩150,000 (≈ $105)
Potenza, standard tipPer visit, energy alone₩250,000 (≈ $180)
Potenza, pumping tipPer visit, with 5 cc of Juvelook or exosome solution₩500,000 (≈ $355)
AgnesPer visit, full face₩250,000 (≈ $180)
CureJetPer visit, full face₩500,000 (≈ $355)
SubcisionPer visit, for tethered acne scars₩500,000 (≈ $355)
CO2 or erbiumCounted per lesion treated₩10,000 (≈ $5)

Figures current for September 2026, quoted in KRW with a USD equivalent shown for orientation only. A Seoul resident and a visitor flying in are quoted the same line for the same work. Hair reduction is published per body area, and every figure sits on the price list. Anything beyond the quoted line is named at the consultation.

Caution

What to do in the week around any laser visit

Stop deliberate sun exposure and self-tanning well beforehand: a fresh tan moves the date.
Pause retinoids and acid exfoliants, and bring a list of what you have been using.
Let crusts and pinpoint marks shed on their own; picking them turns a temporary mark into a lasting one.
Sunscreen every morning afterwards, indoors included, for as long as your director specifies.
Call the clinic if redness stays angry, blisters appear, or the area feels hotter on day three than day one.
Medical Team

Five doctors, one standard

Director-performed treatment is a Dear promise — your procedure is planned and performed by the doctors below.

Dr. Jemin Kim — Medical Director and Founder, Dear Clinic
Dr. Jemin Kim
Yonsei University College of Medicine
Medical Director · Founder
Dr. Sanghyun Lee — Director, Dear Clinic
Dr. Sanghyun Lee
Seoul National University College of Medicine
Director
Board-certified · Family Medicine
Dr. Seonhaeng Lee — Director of Aesthetic Medicine, Dear Clinic
Dr. Seonhaeng Lee
Chosun University College of Medicine · Residency, Samsung Medical Center
Director, Aesthetic Medicine
Dr. Daeun Jung — Director, Dear Clinic
Dr. Daeun Jung
Ajou University College of Medicine
Director
Board-certified · Family Medicine
Dr. Woojae Jung — Director of Aesthetic Medicine, Dear Clinic
Dr. Woojae Jung
Seoul National University — B.S. in Medicine
Director, Aesthetic Medicine
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FAQ

Choosing a laser route in Seoul, answered

Which laser device should I ask for when I book?
None of them. Book the consultation and let the EVE Muse scan name the route, because the device that suits a complaint is decided by what absorbs the energy rather than by what the complaint is called. Arriving with a device name in mind is common; leaving with a different one is equally common.
Can I get laser treatment in Seoul as a tourist?
Yes. A visitor can be treated on a tourist visa with no additional formality, and the rooms run 365 days a year, so a holiday schedule rarely blocks an appointment. Bring photo identification, and agree the plan in writing beforehand if the trip is short.
How soon can I fly after a laser session?
There is no fixed number of hours that applies to everyone, and we will not invent one. The routes that leave the surface open, meaning per-lesion work and the needle devices, deserve a clear gap before a long flight because cabin air is dry. Give your travel dates at the consultation and the plan is shaped around them.
How much does a laser course in Cheongdam cost in total?
It depends on which line the scan points to. A single toning session is ₩200,000 (≈ $145), the ten-session block ₩1,500,000 (≈ $1,070), an Excel V session ₩150,000 (≈ $105), and per-lesion work ₩10,000 (≈ $5) for each lesion. A total range is given at the scan review and revised as the skin answers.
Can two laser devices be used in one appointment?
Where the diagnosis supports it, yes: a combined single-day plan has its own published line at ₩400,000 (≈ $285) instead of being billed device by device. Where it does not, visits are separated on purpose, since stacking heat on a reactive face lengthens recovery.
Is there a laser that treats redness and pigment together?
Excel V carries two wavelengths and can address surface vessels and flat brown marks inside one session, though treating them together is a clinical decision made case by case. Standing redness is usually calmed first.
Which of these routes shows the least afterwards?
Toning is the mildest: warmth and a light flush that settles quickly. Per-lesion CO2 and erbium work sits at the opposite end, leaving a small scab at each treated point for several days. The needle routes fall in between, with pinpoint marks and swelling.
Do you have picosecond or IPL platforms?
Picosecond laser work is run here, as Pico Ruby and picofractional MLA; the device model and the standalone rate are explained at consultation. Otherwise, what sits on this floor is what is described on this page. If your scan points to something outside these seven platforms, your director says so instead of substituting the nearest device we happen to have.
Is one laser session ever enough?
For a small number of discrete lesions, frequently yes. Tone and scar work behave differently: both answer to repetition across weeks while collagen and pigment turn over, so one visit inside a short trip delivers a fraction of a course.
Does my skin tone change which laser you use?
It changes the settings more than the choice of device. Higher melanin raises the risk of temporary darkening after heat, so energy is dialled down and intervals lengthened. A recent tan is the one situation that moves the appointment outright.
Are laser prices the same for foreign visitors?
The same published line applies to everyone. Charges are settled in KRW and the USD figure alongside is a reference that moves with the exchange rate. The receipt names the line you were actually treated on.
Can I get the plan agreed before I arrive in Korea?
Send the consultation form with the areas that concern you and close-range photographs taken in side light, since texture shows in raking light and vanishes in a flat selfie. We reply in English as soon as possible with the route we expect to propose.
Consultation

Tell us the problem, and we will name the route

Your questions, answered in English as soon as possible.

Scientific Evidence

Published work behind low-fluence toning and its limits

Of the routes on this guide, low-fluence 1064 nm toning is the one with the longest published record, and that record includes its failures as well as its results. Long-term follow-up has asked directly whether the effect holds, and a separate study examined mottled loss of pigment after repeated low-fluence exposure. Both are reasons why energy here is dialled down and a course is reviewed between visits.

Each reference below carries a resolvable DOI from an indexed journal. They inform how fluence and intervals are set on the toning route; the number of visits your own plan needs is estimated after your scan.

  1. Jang YH et al. Changes in Melanin and Melanocytes in Mottled Hypopigmentation after Low-Fluence 1,064-nm Q-Switched Nd:YAG Laser Treatment for Melasma. Annals of Dermatology. 2015. doi:10.5021/ad.2015.27.3.340
  2. Gokalp H et al. Long‐term results in low‐fluence 1064‐nm Q‐Switched Nd:YAG laser for melasma: Is it effective? Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology. 2016. doi:10.1111/jocd.12253
  3. Vachiramon V et al. Low‐fluence Q‐switched Nd: YAG 1064‐nm laser and intense pulsed light for the treatment of melasma. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology. 2014. doi:10.1111/jdv.12854

References are provided for information — outcomes vary by individual and are assessed at your diagnosis.

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