QD Inner Beauty Injection

• You want to know exactly what goes into the Inner Beauty Injection
• You have already had one of the three and want to ask about the difference
• You have diabetes, kidney stones or gout and want to check whether it is safe

“Inner Beauty” is a name the clinic has given to this combination; it does not mean it is a medicine approved for cosmetic effects.

• 01

  Where you are now, and where we start

  The label and contraindications of each of its three ingredients (glutathione, thioctic acid, ascorbic acid)

• 02

  The change you want, the impression you keep

  We check whether any of the three ingredients is contraindicated for you — especially blood-sugar medication (thioctic acid) and kidney stones, gout or G6PD (vitamin C).

• 03

  How it differs from similar options

  We talk about how it differs from having the three injections separately, and why you want them together.

• 04

  Health information and recovery schedule

  We check whether you have reacted to any of the three before, so that if a problem arises we can tell what caused it.

The Inner Beauty Injection is three injections given together.

The composition on our treatment menu is the white jade injection (glutathione), the Cinderella injection (thioctic acid) and the vitamin C injection (ascorbic acid). Their approved indications in Korea are, respectively, drug poisoning and improving liver function in chronic liver disease (100mg), relief of diabetic polyneuropathy (600mg product), and vitamin C deficiency, among others. We could not find official data on the stability of mixing the three, and because thioctic acid is unstable in light, the diluted solution is to be shielded from light.

How it works

• 01

  Composition

  Per our treatment menu: white jade (glutathione) + Cinderella (thioctic acid) + vitamin C (ascorbic acid).

• 02

  Approval status

  It is not an approved combination product bundling the three. The label of each separately approved injection applies.

• 03

  Combined contraindications

  All three ingredients’ contraindications must be avoided — e.g. children and adolescents for thioctic acid, and calcium oxalate kidney stones, gout and G6PD deficiency for ascorbic acid.

• 04

  Preparation precautions

  Thioctic acid is unstable in light, so the diluted infusion is to be shielded with aluminum foil or similar.

1. 01

   Checking all three ingredients

   We check the contraindications and your hypersensitivity history for glutathione, thioctic acid and ascorbic acid.

2. 02

   Explaining the composition and goal

   We explain why the three are given together, and that whitening and fatigue relief are not approved indications.

3. 03

   Infusion and monitoring

   We keep to thioctic acid’s speed limit and watch for flushing, dizziness or rash during the infusion.

What the procedure is like

• If you feel dizzy after the infusion, rest for a while before getting up.
• If you take blood-sugar medication, don’t skip meals.
• If a reaction occurs, noting the time and taking photos helps work out the cause.

Safety & considerations

The QD Inner Beauty Injection is not a single approved combination product, and skin whitening and fatigue relief are not approved indications for any of its three ingredients. Have it only after the contraindications of all three have been checked.

1. During infusion

   Reactions to the three ingredients

   The labels list reactions such as a rush of blood to the head (thioctic acid), flushing and headache (vitamin C) and rare drops in blood pressure (glutathione).

2. Right after

   Low blood sugar and dizziness

   If you take blood-sugar medication, we check especially for dizziness and sweating.

3. After you get home

   Delayed reactions

   If you get a rash, an upset stomach or flank pain, let the clinic know so we can work out which ingredient caused it.

Approved indications and contraindications are based on Korean-approved products for each ingredient.

• Q. What exactly goes into the Inner Beauty Injection?

  According to QD Clinic’s treatment menu, three injections: the white jade injection (glutathione), the Cinderella injection (thioctic acid) and the vitamin C injection (ascorbic acid). We will tell you the actual products and strengths at your consultation. The three ingredients have different approved indications in Korea; skin whitening is approved for none of them, and only vitamin C carries a conditional wording on pigmentation.

• Q. Is the Inner Beauty Injection an approved combination injection?

  No. It is not a combination product approved as one; it is three separately approved injections given together. That is why the labels and contraindications of all three ingredients apply.

• Q. Is it better than having the three separately?

  The benefit is convenience — one visit. On the other hand, if a reaction occurs, it may be hard to tell which ingredient caused it. We found no official evidence that the effects add up.

• Q. Can I have the Inner Beauty Injection without one of the three?

  If one of the three is contraindicated for you or you have reacted to it before, it must be left out. In that case, rather than the Inner Beauty combination, we discuss having the relevant injections separately. For example, if you take diabetes medication we look first at the thioctic acid, and if you have kidney stones, gout or G6PD deficiency we look first at the vitamin C.

• Q. Why does the Inner Beauty Injection take quite a while?

  Because it is paced to the ingredient that must be given most slowly. The thioctic acid in the Cinderella injection has a maximum infusion speed set in its label, and vitamin C can also cause dizziness if given fast, so we don’t rush. The exact time depends on that day’s composition.