RADIESSE contains calcium hydroxylapatite (CaHA) microspheres in a gel carrier. Treatment considers both tissue support and a collagen response. It is discussed when facial support has decreased or contour and firmness are both concerns, after first clarifying the treatment purpose and skin thickness. Whether contour support or skin firmness comes first changes how it is used.

How does RADIESSE differ from similar treatments?

Undiluted and diluted uses have different goals and must not be presented as equivalent. CaHA is not readily dissolved with an HA-dissolving enzyme. Its ingredient differs from the PLLA in Sculptra, but neither can be reversed with an enzyme the way HA filler can. For that reason, areas such as the eyes and lips are assessed separately.

When can I assess results from RADIESSE?

RADIESSE used for structural support and diluted use for skin quality have different goals. We distinguish early shape from the later collagen response and review the agreed contour or firmness target. At review we also check for lumps or surface unevenness that remain after bruising and swelling have settled.

The area and technique affect pressure or stinging. We explain the selected formulation and comfort measures, and ask about anaesthetic allergy. Pain that continues to intensify needs immediate assessment.

What is recovery and aftercare for RADIESSE?

Monitor bruising, tenderness, persistent lumps and unevenness. CaHA cannot simply be dissolved like HA. Pressure and massage instructions depend on the actual treatment method.

What should I disclose before RADIESSE?

Tell us whether contour support or skin firmness is your priority. Previous CaHA or HA filler, collagen stimulators, thin skin and existing lumps affect selection. Eye and lip areas require separate consideration.

How do I choose a clinic for RADIESSE in Gangnam, Seoul?

Look at the examination and the plan rather than the treatment name. First, what the clinic checks before deciding — at QD Clinic in Gangnam, Seoul, the first thing we look at for this treatment is “Discuss changes in facial support, contour and firmness. Skin thickness and the specific treatment goal guide the plan”. Second, whether it explains why it recommends that scope and method, compared with the alternatives. Third, whether it reviews your progress with you when results are expected. Our doctor goes through these three points at consultation before the treatment is decided.

Where can I get RADIESSE in Seoul?

At QD Clinic in Gangnam, Seoul, South Korea. We are at 3F, 502 Gangnam-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul (Nonhyeon-dong, Seohee Building), a 4-minute walk from Exit 3 of Nonhyeon or Sinnonhyeon Station. Call +82-2-514-1650 or use the consultation form on this site to book a doctor’s consultation first.

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is this for me

Who it’s for

Even if none of these describes you, we will look again at the consultation.

Discuss changes in facial support, contour and firmness. Skin thickness and the specific treatment goal guide the plan.
Undiluted and diluted uses have different goals and must not be presented as equivalent. CaHA is not readily dissolved with an HA-dissolving enzyme.
At QD Clinic, your goals and skin assessment guide the product, area and recovery plan.

Suitability requires an examination. Skin thickness, health and previous procedures may make a different approach more appropriate.

start with your concern

Before you pick a treatment name, start with the cause of your concern.

Even a treatment with the same name takes on a different role and scope depending on your current structure, the change you want, what you have had before and the recovery time you have.

Where you are now, and where we start
Discuss changes in facial support, contour and firmness. Skin thickness and the specific treatment goal guide the plan.
The change you want, the impression you keep
Suitability requires an examination. Skin thickness, health and previous procedures may make a different approach more appropriate.
How it differs from similar options
Undiluted and diluted uses have different goals and must not be presented as equivalent. CaHA is not readily dissolved with an HA-dissolving enzyme.
Health information and recovery schedule
Tell us whether contour support or skin firmness is your priority. Previous CaHA or HA filler, collagen stimulators, thin skin and existing lumps affect selection. Eye and lip areas require separate consideration.

the principle

How it works

Support and contour, planned in balance

RADIESSE contains calcium hydroxylapatite (CaHA) microspheres in a gel carrier. Treatment considers both tissue support and a collagen response. Undiluted and diluted uses have different goals and must not be presented as equivalent. CaHA is not readily dissolved with an HA-dissolving enzyme.

How it works

The product and material
RADIESSE contains calcium hydroxylapatite (CaHA) microspheres in a gel carrier. Treatment considers both tissue support and a collagen response.
Your starting point
Discuss changes in facial support, contour and firmness. Skin thickness and the specific treatment goal guide the plan.
What sets it apart
Undiluted and diluted uses have different goals and must not be presented as equivalent. CaHA is not readily dissolved with an HA-dissolving enzyme.
Assessing the change
Collagen-stimulating treatments are assessed over weeks to months. Fullness on the treatment day does not establish the final effect.

the qd standard

The same treatment, never the same plan.

Rather than a fashionable name or a fixed package, we weigh the structure found at examination, safety, recovery and the limits within one plan.

DIAGNOSIS FIRST
Cause before name
We first separate out the tissue and the function behind your concern.
LESS, PRECISE
Only as much as needed
Rather than an excessive change, we plan the smallest scope with a clear role.
HONEST LIMIT
The limits, explained too
We explain the change you can expect, the alternatives, individual differences and the risks.

personal plan

From consultation to follow-up, planned as one flow.

Support and contour, planned in balance. RADIESSE contains calcium hydroxylapatite (CaHA) microspheres in a gel carrier. Treatment considers both tissue support and a collagen response. At QD Clinic, your goals and skin assessment guide the product, area and recovery plan.

Start with the concern
Discuss changes in facial support, contour and firmness. Skin thickness and the specific treatment goal guide the plan.
Understand your product
Undiluted and diluted uses have different goals and must not be presented as equivalent. CaHA is not readily dissolved with an HA-dissolving enzyme.
Plan through recovery
Undiluted and diluted RADIESSE should not share an automatic session schedule. Purpose, skin thickness, area and the first response guide further treatment. Remaining swelling should settle before judging an apparent shortfall.

What the procedure is like

Tell us whether contour support or skin firmness is your priority. Previous CaHA or HA filler, collagen stimulators, thin skin and existing lumps affect selection. Eye and lip areas require separate consideration.
Undiluted and diluted uses have different goals and must not be presented as equivalent. CaHA is not readily dissolved with an HA-dissolving enzyme.
After appropriate comfort measures and cleansing, the doctor treats the agreed areas.
Monitor bruising, tenderness, persistent lumps and unevenness. CaHA cannot simply be dissolved like HA. Pressure and massage instructions depend on the actual treatment method.

Appointment length depends on consultation, numbing and treatment extent. Tell us your available time and important plans when booking.

Plan it with our doctors

Please read this before treatment

Monitor bruising, tenderness, persistent lumps and unevenness. CaHA cannot simply be dissolved like HA. Pressure and massage instructions depend on the actual treatment method.
Avoid strong irritation, overheating and strenuous exercise while the skin settles. Follow your instructions for washing and makeup.
Massage and pressure advice differs by product. Follow your clinician’s instructions rather than another product’s routine.

Safety & considerations

Possible reactions

Infection, persistent nodules, unevenness, inflammation or allergic reactions can occur.
Injections carry rare but serious risks including vascular injury or blockage and tissue damage.

Before treatment

Disclose pregnancy or breastfeeding, allergies, immune conditions, medicines, previous fillers and threads.
Active inflammation or infection at the site needs assessment before treatment is scheduled.

Worsening pain, pale or mottled skin, visual symptoms or breathing difficulty need urgent medical attention. Outcomes and duration vary; a specific result is not guaranteed.

what to expect

What to expect over time

A general guide to how the days and months after treatment usually unfold. Results vary by individual.

Immediately
Initial swelling and fullness are not the final result.
Early recovery
Monitor bruising, tenderness, persistent lumps and unevenness. CaHA cannot simply be dissolved like HA. Pressure and massage instructions depend on the actual treatment method.
Review
RADIESSE
RADIESSE used for structural support and diluted use for skin quality have different goals. We distinguish early shape from the later collagen response and review the agreed contour or firmness target. At review we also check for lumps or surface unevenness that remain after bruising and swelling have settled.
Next steps
Undiluted and diluted RADIESSE should not share an automatic session schedule. Purpose, skin thickness, area and the first response guide further treatment. Remaining swelling should settle before judging an apparent shortfall.

Sessions & results

Undiluted and diluted RADIESSE should not share an automatic session schedule. Purpose, skin thickness, area and the first response guide further treatment. Remaining swelling should settle before judging an apparent shortfall.

how it compares

How it compares

Undiluted and diluted uses have different goals and must not be presented as equivalent. CaHA is not readily dissolved with an HA-dissolving enzyme.

Comparison
	RADIESSE	Sculptra
Material	CaHA	PLLA
Selection	Discuss changes in facial support, contour and firmness. Skin thickness and the specific treatment goal guide the plan.	Consider a consultation for facial volume loss or deeper folds when you prefer a gradual change and can return for review.
Progress	Collagen-stimulating treatments are assessed over weeks to months. Fullness on the treatment day does not establish the final effect.	Collagen-stimulating treatments are assessed over weeks to months. Fullness on the treatment day does not establish the final effect.

Suitability requires an examination. Skin thickness, health and previous procedures may make a different approach more appropriate.

before consultation

Before you decide, the questions people always ask

RADIESSE contains calcium hydroxylapatite (CaHA) microspheres in a gel carrier. Treatment considers both tissue support and a collagen response. It is discussed when facial support has decreased or contour and firmness are both concerns, after first clarifying the treatment purpose and skin thickness. Whether contour support or skin firmness comes first changes how it is used.
Undiluted and diluted uses have different goals and must not be presented as equivalent. CaHA is not readily dissolved with an HA-dissolving enzyme. Its ingredient differs from the PLLA in Sculptra, but neither can be reversed with an enzyme the way HA filler can. For that reason, areas such as the eyes and lips are assessed separately.
RADIESSE used for structural support and diluted use for skin quality have different goals. We distinguish early shape from the later collagen response and review the agreed contour or firmness target. At review we also check for lumps or surface unevenness that remain after bruising and swelling have settled.
Undiluted and diluted RADIESSE should not share an automatic session schedule. Purpose, skin thickness, area and the first response guide further treatment. Remaining swelling should settle before judging an apparent shortfall.
The area and technique affect pressure or stinging. We explain the selected formulation and comfort measures, and ask about anaesthetic allergy. Pain that continues to intensify needs immediate assessment.
Monitor bruising, tenderness, persistent lumps and unevenness. CaHA cannot simply be dissolved like HA. Pressure and massage instructions depend on the actual treatment method.
Tell us whether contour support or skin firmness is your priority. Previous CaHA or HA filler, collagen stimulators, thin skin and existing lumps affect selection. Eye and lip areas require separate consideration.
Look at the examination and the plan rather than the treatment name. First, what the clinic checks before deciding — at QD Clinic in Gangnam, Seoul, the first thing we look at for this treatment is “Discuss changes in facial support, contour and firmness. Skin thickness and the specific treatment goal guide the plan”. Second, whether it explains why it recommends that scope and method, compared with the alternatives. Third, whether it reviews your progress with you when results are expected. Our doctor goes through these three points at consultation before the treatment is decided.
At QD Clinic in Gangnam, Seoul, South Korea. We are at 3F, 502 Gangnam-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul (Nonhyeon-dong, Seohee Building), a 4-minute walk from Exit 3 of Nonhyeon or Sinnonhyeon Station. Call +82-2-514-1650 or use the consultation form on this site to book a doctor’s consultation first.

RADIESSE

Who it’s for

Before you pick a treatment name, start with the cause of your concern.

Where you are now, and where we start

The change you want, the impression you keep

How it differs from similar options

Health information and recovery schedule