Calming Care

Calming Care is an aesthetic treatment that gently cleanses dry, sensitive skin and fills it with moisture using a collagen mask and ultrasound care. After the session, skin that felt tight or rough may feel noticeably more comfortable. It is not a treatment for skin diseases, and the changes you notice vary from person to person.

After a laser or peel, the skin barrier weakens, and redness, warmth, and tightness can easily occur. Care that helps with moisturizing and soothing can be planned at this time. Whether you have it the same day or a few days later depends on the treatment you had and your skin condition. Please tell us which treatments you had recently and when.

Generally, 4–6 sessions are done in a row at 1–2-week intervals. Once the skin is stable, the interval is extended to once every 2–4 weeks. Some people have it only in dry seasons or when their skin is sensitive. DM Dermatology sets your schedule based on your skin condition.

You can usually wash your face and wear light makeup even on the day of the session. If redness remains, apply mainly sunscreen and keep it light that day. On the day itself, skip things that make your face flush, such as saunas and hot rooms.

The collagen velvet mask used at dermatology clinics is usually a dry sheet made of freeze-dried collagen fibers. Once placed on the face and moistened with a solution, it softens and clings to the skin. Collagen molecules are large, so they do not get below the stratum corneum; instead, they hold water on the skin surface and add moisture. If you have had an allergic reaction to collagen products, please tell us in advance.

It is done without numbing, and you feel only light vibration or a warm, tickling sensation. The ultrasound in Calming Care is low-intensity care that tidies the skin surface and helps applied products spread evenly. It works differently from lifting devices (Ulthera · Shurink) that focus ultrasound on one point inside the skin to create heat.

If you have sensitive skin that briefly turns red and stings from cosmetics or weather, Calming Care can be planned along with moisturizing care. If your nose and cheeks are always red and flush easily, or you see small visible blood vessels or pimples, it may be rosacea. Rosacea is a condition treated with medication or vascular lasers, so medical care comes first.

If you have only a few small bumps or pimples, care can be planned after checking your skin. If you have many pus-filled pimples, the irritation from exfoliation and massage can make redness worse, so medical care comes first. If you are taking an oral acne medicine (isotretinoin), please tell us in advance.

If you are pregnant or may be pregnant, please tell us first when you book. Ultrasound is not used on the abdomen, where the baby is. For facial care, we decide whether to go ahead after checking the steps and product ingredients.

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, recent treatments, and the medicines you use.