Thermage FLX 900 Shots — the first visit process in Myeongdong, Seoul

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   Step 1 — registration and intake: ₩0 5-10 min · ₩0

   The first 5 to 10 minutes cover passport-name registration, medication and allergy review, and your concern list. Metal implants, pacemakers, recent fillers and pregnancy are screened here because monopolar radiofrequency has hard contraindications. No registration fee, no interpreter surcharge — English runs directly with the physician.

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   Step 2 — co-director consultation and zone mapping: ₩0 15-20 min · ₩0

   Dr. Lee Wonjin or Dr. Lee Kangin spends 15 to 20 minutes grading laxity across 4 zones — jawline, mid-cheek, submental, periorbital — and maps pulse counts per zone. This is where 900 shots is confirmed, trimmed to 600, or extended to include the Eye 225 line; the count follows your anatomy, not a campaign.

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   Step 3 — written quote from posted lines 5 min · quoted in writing

   Every component lands on one sheet at its posted KRW price: the 600-shot face line at ₩1,990,000 (≈ $1,421), the Eye 225-shot line at ₩990,000 (≈ $707), and the mapped configuration for your 900-shot plan quoted in writing from those published components. The quoted figure is the whole price — no facility fee, no consumables line at checkout, and the same KRW applies to international and Korean patients.

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   Step 4 — tip verification and grid marking 10-15 min

   Before treatment, the sealed Solta Medical Thermage FLX tip is shown with its serial visible, and the serial is recorded on your chart. The treatment grid is transferred onto the skin, dividing the face and neck into pulse blocks so the 900-shot delivery is even rather than clustered — coverage discipline is what separates a mapped session from a counted one.

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   Step 5 — the monopolar RF session 60-90 min

   The co-director delivers the mapped pulses — a 900-shot face-plus-neck session typically runs 60 to 90 minutes. Thermage FLX pairs each radiofrequency pulse with cooling bursts and vibration, and AccuREP tuning adjusts energy to the measured impedance of each grid block. Most patients rate the heat 4 to 6 out of 10 without needles or anesthesia injections.

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   Step 6 — aftercare brief and follow-up channel: ₩0 10 min · ₩0

   The treating physician walks you through aftercare — SPF 50+ daily, no sauna or intense heat for 48 hours — and opens a WhatsApp thread for photo review after you fly home. Redness settles within 1 to 4 hours for most patients; the visit ends with zero social downtime and a follow-up check planned around month 2 to 3.

Platform choice follows tissue diagnosis: Thermage FLX heats the dermal layer volumetrically, which suits surface laxity and texture, while Ultherapy Prime concentrates ultrasound at the deeper SMAS plane. Many patients in their 40s and 50s layer both across a year — the pairing question has its own page at combining Ultherapy and Thermage, and the co-director settles the sequencing at the consultation.

Dr. Lee Wonjin

Co-Director · Aesthetic Medicine

License: 143124

Daegu Catholic University College of Medicine (graduated 2022)

"Same physician from consultation through follow-up — there is no nurse delegation, no junior-doctor rotation. Cartridge serial and line counts are recorded on every patient's chart."

Dr. Lee Kangin

Co-Director · Aesthetic Medicine

License: 141247

Medical School (verified, school name pending clinic confirmation)

"Patient-tailored treatment over volume. Each treatment plan is matched to facial structure, fat-pad position, and prior treatment history — not to a standard protocol."

Medically reviewed by Dr. Lee Wonjin, Kind Global Clinic.