Kim Sung-ryung’s youthful look at 57: Does skin give back what you invest?

Article Summary

Using Kim Sung-ryung’s own televised mention of her Thermage experience as its starting point, the column addresses criteria for choosing lifting treatments. It explains that Thermage, which uses radiofrequency, and Ultherapy, which uses ultrasound, take different approaches, and that it is difficult to declare either device uniformly better.

It also emphasizes that a higher shot count, a measure of treatment quantity, should not alone create an expectation of better results. Skin thickness, sensitivity to heat, patterns of sagging, and facial structure should be assessed together; copying the settings used for a celebrity does not fit the article’s message.

Lifting the facial contours and maintaining volume are presented as matters to consider together. Noting that hollowness can become more noticeable after a procedure, the article focuses on understanding one’s own condition and developing a care plan through adequate consultation, rather than on a particular number or device name.