Face Sagging, Nasolabial Folds, Double Chin — First, Know What You're Treating?

At Gangnam Choice Clinic, one thing comes up again and again during consultations: first, get clear on what exactly you're treating. For the same sagging face, fat, laxity, and bone structure may call for completely different treatments.

What are the common "just go ahead and do it" approaches?

Matching a symptom directly to a procedure is a shortcut many people take, but the cause behind a symptom isn't necessarily just one.

• Face looks big, so go straight for jaw Botox
• Nasolabial folds, so go straight for filler
• Jawline isn't clear, so pile on more and more ultrasound lifting shots
• Large pores, so all you know is pico laser
• Dry face, so stack skin booster, Rejuran, and Juvelook all at once
• Double chin, so dissolve fat without distinguishing fat from laxity
• Under-eye area looks flat, so keep topping up filler
• Acne pits, so only do skincare

Two other situations are often overlooked as well: being in your twenties and feeling you must start anti-ageing; and, on a rare trip to Korea, cramming six treatments into one day.

Why can't you choose a procedure based on symptoms alone?

Because the same symptom can have different causes, and different causes call for different approaches.

Take a sagging face: fat, laxity, and bone structure are three different conditions, and the corresponding treatments can be completely different. The same goes for a double chin — the fat type and the laxity type are not the same thing. Without sorting this out first, no matter how many procedures you choose, they may not land on the real problem.

How does our clinic do it?

Our clinic is in Gangnam, Seoul, and the director sees you one-on-one in person before deciding on any procedure.

Being able to do it doesn't mean you need it. Judge the cause first, then discuss procedures — at our clinic, this order never gets reversed.