Can I have laser treatment in Korea if I have dark skin?
Yes, and the useful version of that question is which treatment. Where the complaint is texture, scarring, pores or oil, the routes here deliver radiofrequency through needles and never engage melanin. Where it genuinely is pigment, the levers become wavelength, low energy and a longer interval between visits, all set after the scan.
Which treatments at Dear Clinic do not target melanin at all?
Potenza radiofrequency microneedling and Agnes insulated microneedle radiofrequency. Both heat tissue through needles instead of through absorbed light, so the colour of the surrounding skin does not decide how the energy behaves. They are the routes an examination reaches for first when the complaint can be answered without a pigment-seeking beam.
Is low-fluence toning suitable for Fitzpatrick V or VI skin?
It is considered, never assumed. Toning is deliberately under-powered and repeated, which is what makes it usable in more pigmented skin, but the published literature also reports mottled hypopigmentation after courses of low-fluence 1064 nm treatment. Suitability, starting energy and session count are decided by your director at the examination and reviewed as the course runs.
What is post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, and how do you plan around it?
It is the darkening that follows inflammation in skin that pigments readily, whether the inflammation came from acne, a wax, a burn or a treatment. The defences are conservative energy, wider gaps between visits and disciplined sun protection in between. If it appears, the pigment work pauses and the plan is rewritten before anything is repeated.
Why does 1064 nm keep coming up for richly pigmented skin?
Longer wavelengths are absorbed less avidly by melanin in the epidermis and travel deeper before they deposit energy. That is the physical reason the 1064 nm arm appears in the dark-phototype literature for both toning and hair reduction, and why Excel V and GentleMax Pro here each carry a shorter and a longer wavelength instead of one.
Can I have laser hair removal on dark skin at this clinic?
GentleMax Pro carries 755 nm alexandrite and 1064 nm Nd:YAG with dynamic cooling, and the arm is selected at the appointment. Randomised comparisons in dark phototypes exist for the 1064 nm approach, including an axillary study. What is offered is long-term reduction across a course; very fine, grey or blond hair responds poorly whatever the skin tone.
How much do these treatments cost in Cheongdam, Seoul?
Every line on this page is in the rate table above, from a single toning session to a full-face Agnes visit. The same published list applies to residents and to international patients, with no foreign-patient surcharge. Your own total is itemised after the reading, and a combined plan is quoted line by line.
I came back from a sunny holiday last week. Can I still be treated?
Usually the appointment moves. Fresh sun raises the melanin sitting in the epidermis, which changes how any light-based treatment behaves at the surface. A radiofrequency route may still be workable in the same visit; a pigment route generally waits. Tell us about recent sun and tanning at the booking stage so the date can be set properly.
How many toning sessions will I need?
No fixed number is published, because it is a medical decision made against your reading and reviewed as the course proceeds. Toning is priced by the session for that reason. Published long-term work on low-fluence 1064 nm laser for melasma questions how durable the result is, so maintenance and sun behaviour are part of the same conversation.
Will these treatments make my complexion lighter overall?
That is not what they are for, and it is not what is offered here. These routes address specific pigment patterns, vascular colour, texture or hair, each identified on the scan. Nobody at this clinic will describe a course as skin whitening, and a request framed that way is a conversation we will have honestly before anything is booked.
Are there reasons you would decline to treat me?
Several. Active inflammation or infection in the area, photosensitising medication, isotretinoin within the recent past, pregnancy or breastfeeding, a keloid history, a fresh tan, or a reading that points to a different treatment entirely. In those cases you leave with a written plan and no procedure, which is a legitimate outcome of a consultation.
Can the consultation be held in English, and do international patients pay more?
Consultations run in English and Spanish-language support is available. The rate is identical for everyone on one published list. Message before you fly with photographs in daylight, a note on how your skin has behaved after past inflammation, and your medication list; you will get a direct read on which route fits.
