Aqua Peel Care

Aqua Peel clears sebum and old dead skin built up at pore openings and adds moisture to the cleared skin. Once dead skin is cleared, your skin may feel smoother and clogged pores may look less noticeable. However, it does not shrink the pores themselves. The degree of change varies from person to person.

No. Aqua Peel uses a device that releases three solutions through a tip and draws them back up with suction. It works differently from treatments that heat or resurface the skin with laser light. It is a treatment that clears dead skin on the outer layer and pore openings.

Aqua Peel is done without numbing. Your skin may feel a pull as the tip passes, and it may sting or tickle when the acid solution touches it. These sensations tend to be more common at the first session, and how much you feel varies from person to person. If the feeling is strong, tell us right away and we will lower the suction strength.

It usually takes 20–40 min from cleansing to finish. Because it is done without numbing, there is no time spent applying numbing cream and waiting. The suction strength and the time for each step are adjusted as we watch your skin's response. We tell you the actual time after an examination.

DM Dermatology advises that you can wash your face, shower, and wear makeup even on the day of treatment. Redness usually settles within a day, and in sensitive skin it may last 1–2 days. If redness remains, wait 1–2 hours, then wash gently with a mild cleanser, and do not rub your face hard. For about 48 hours, limit going out during strong daytime sun.

Generally, 3–6 sessions are done in a row at 2–4-week intervals. With a lot of sebum and blackheads, the interval is 2 weeks; once the skin is stable, it is extended to 3–4 weeks. After that, sessions continue about every 4 weeks, depending on your sebum and dead skin. Having it too often can make the skin dry and sensitive, so the actual schedule is decided after an examination.

Aqua Peel addresses the outer layer of the skin and pore openings, so other concerns are planned separately with treatments suited to them. For pigment concerns such as melasma and blemishes, you can look into pigment treatments; for redness and warmth in sensitized skin, Calming Care. If you have had any treatments recently, please tell us what they were and when. Whether to combine them, and in what order, is decided after an examination, based on your skin.

Aqua Peel flows AHA, BHA, and moisturizing solutions over the skin in turn and draws them back up. Premium Qrity uses the Qrity device, which sprays very fine water jets and draws them back up. Black Peel Care is a peel in which an acid peeling agent is applied to the skin and then wiped off. Which one is right for you is decided based on your skin condition and sensitivity.

If you have a mix of blackheads, small bumps, and small pimples, it can be planned along with other care. If you have many red, pus-filled pimples or deep, painful acne, medical care comes first. If you take an oral acne medicine (isotretinoin) or recently stopped, the timing of treatment is set with our medical staff.

The step 2 BHA in Aqua Peel is a salicylic acid–type ingredient. Salicylic acid peels are not recommended during pregnancy, and even low-concentration products are advised to be used during pregnancy only after talking with a doctor. If you are pregnant, planning a pregnancy, or breastfeeding, please tell us first when you book. Whether to postpone treatment or leave out a step is decided after an examination.

Demodex mites are tiny mites, 0.4mm or smaller, that live in the pores of the forehead, cheeks, sides of the nose, and eyelashes; most adults have them. When their numbers rise sharply and cause redness and pimples, this is confirmed in an examination and treated with topical or oral medicine. Aqua Peel is a treatment that clears pore openings, and it does not replace this medical treatment.

DM Dermatology is at 4F, 158 Apgujeong-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul (579-1 Sinsa-dong). It is a 2-minute walk from Apgujeong Station (Line 3) Exit 5. At your first visit, we first check your skin condition, the medicines you use, and recent treatments. Then we tell you whether Aqua Peel is right for you, or whether other medical care is needed as well.