Tune Face

Tune Face uses radiofrequency heat to contract collagen in the dermis and help new collagen form. It is suited to mild sagging, loss of elasticity, and fine lines. Changes build up over several sessions across weeks to months. The degree of change varies with skin thickness, degree of sagging, and age.

During treatment, you feel gentle warmth and a slight pull of suction on the skin. Tune Face is usually done without numbing cream. If it feels hot, tell us during treatment, and our medical staff will lower the power. How much you feel varies from person to person.

A facial treatment usually takes 20–30 min. Including cleansing and soothing, you stay at the clinic for about 1 hour. Numbing cream is usually not used, so there is no extra time for applying it and waiting. We tell you the time for your treatment areas after an examination.

Typically, you can wash your face and wear makeup from the day of treatment. Redness and warmth usually settle within a few hours to 2 days. If suction marks or bruises appear, they may last 1–2 weeks. Avoid saunas, hot baths, and alcohol for 2–3 days after treatment.

Typically 3–5 sessions, 2–4 weeks apart. Because the treatment spreads heat widely, changes build up over several sessions. After the course, we usually discuss maintenance sessions every 1–3 months. DM Dermatology sets your schedule after an examination.

Tune Face uses radiofrequency heat to warm the dermis and the tissue beneath it over a wide area, so it can be planned together with other treatments, depending on your concerns. If fat under the chin is the main cause, we also consider Contour Injections; for deep wrinkles, we also consider filler or Botox (botulinum toxin). Other lifting treatments such as Shurink, Ulthera, or Thermage FLX, and laser treatments, are done after our medical staff sets the order and interval with you. Whether to combine them is decided after an examination, based on your skin.

Tune Face does not stop aging, so over time the skin keeps aging. How long results last depends on skin condition, lifestyle, and the pace of aging, so we cannot promise a set duration. That is why many people continue with maintenance sessions after the course.

Tune Face's radiofrequency helps tighten loose skin along the jawline and under the chin. If a double chin is mainly due to fat, radiofrequency alone may make little difference. If there is a lot of fat, Contour Injections are sometimes considered as well. At the examination, we first check whether loose skin or fat is the main cause.

Shurink and Ulthera focus high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) at set depths within the skin to create a row of small heat points. Tune Face uses radiofrequency to broadly heat the dermis and the tissue below, over several sessions. Rather than one being better, they target different layers, so we choose one, or plan both, based on the degree of sagging and skin thickness.

Both use monopolar radiofrequency to broadly heat the skin from within. Thermage FLX uses 6.78 MHz radiofrequency, with current returning through a pad attached to the body, and progress is usually checked after 1 session. Tune Face delivers 40.68 MHz radiofrequency from a single handpiece without a pad, over several sessions 2–4 weeks apart. We choose based on your skin condition and schedule.

If you have filler, threads, or implants in the same area, be sure to tell us the type and timing at your consultation. Radiofrequency heat may reach near the inserted material, so our medical staff decide the treatment area, power, and interval. If there are metal plates or screws in the treatment area, we may not be able to treat it.

DM Dermatology is a 2-minute walk from Apgujeong Station (Line 3) Exit 5. At the examination, we check the degree of sagging, skin thickness, and fat under the chin, then decide the treatment areas and number of sessions. Telling us in advance about any filler, threads, or implants and your current medications helps the consultation.