Treatment names used in a Korea beauty clinic often differ from the ones used elsewhere. Shurink, Rejuran and Juvelook are everyday words in Seoul and almost unknown abroad. This page gives a plain one-line definition for each, so you know what is being offered before you sit down for a consultation at a Seoul skincare clinic.
A skin condition where keratin and sebum block the pore, bacteria multiply and inflammation follows.
A depression left where inflammation ran deep enough to damage the dermis.
Not a fixed opening. Apparent size shifts with sebum activity, skin temperature, hydration and keratin.
Brown marks left after inflammation. A temporary rise in pigment caused by irritation.
A chronic condition in which the pigment-producing melanocytes themselves are overactive.
Collagen and elastin decline, fat shifts and loses volume, and the supporting structures loosen — all at once.
Usually a mix of volume loss, soft-tissue descent and change in the underlying bone.
A fold that deepens as midface support weakens.
Lines where the same crease repeats until the tissue beneath fibroses and binds down.
Collagen and elastin decline, repeated expression and UV damage acting together.
The outer layer’s ability to hold water in and keep irritants out.
Reduced water retention, felt as tightness and rough texture.
Oil secreted by the sebaceous glands. Output rises as temperature rises.
A scar that grows beyond the original wound. Constitution plays a part.
A firm raised scar from post-inflammatory fibrosis. It stays within the wound border.
Enlarged sebaceous glands felt as small bumps on the surface.
Excessive sweating.
Microneedles enter the dermis and deliver radiofrequency energy from the tip.
The general term for delivering radiofrequency through microneedles placed in the dermis.
A lifting device that uses focused ultrasound to treat deep layers.
An ultrasound lifting device for laxity in the deeper layers. Widely used in Korea.
A device that uses radiofrequency to treat the firmness of the skin itself.
A radiofrequency device that treats the dermis and subcutaneous fat.
Delivers radiofrequency while keeping the surface cooled.
Focused ultrasound directed at deep layers to induce firmness.
Heating the dermis and subcutaneous fat with radiofrequency energy.
Fine needles create microchannels in the skin.
A needle passed under the skin to release the fibrous bands tethering a scar or fold.
Delivers energy in picoseconds to treat pigment.
Energy absorbed by melanin in the follicle.
Injectables that restore shape by filling a lost space.
A water-binding substance. The main material in most fillers.
The injected material does not create volume itself; it prompts the body to make collagen.
A PDLLA collagen stimulator. An amorphous structure mixing L- and D-forms.
A PLLA collagen stimulator. A crystalline structure of L-form molecules only.
A polynucleotide skin booster injected into the upper dermis.
Purified DNA fragments, typically from salmon. PDRN belongs to this family.
A regenerative ingredient in the polynucleotide family.
Injections into the upper dermis for texture, hydration and fine lines.
Small vesicles released by cells, carrying signalling molecules such as nucleic acids and proteins.
A topical for acne that works on pore blockage, bacteria and inflammation at once, and inhibits tyrosinase to help manage post-inflammatory pigmentation.
Blocks acetylcholine signalling from nerve to muscle or gland.
Fibrous structures anchoring facial skin and soft tissue to deeper tissue and bone.
Absorbs or reflects UV to reduce skin damage.
