General care

• Skin that needs regular cleansing, hydration or soothing
• Anyone who wants gentle maintenance between treatments
• Dull-looking skin that would benefit from a brightening refresh
• Those who prefer a relaxing option with little to no downtime

Which of the four options you receive is decided by how your skin looks on the day; sensitive skin and any active concerns are reviewed at consultation.

• 01

  Where you are now, and where we start

  Which one of hydration, brightening, scrubber or soothing care suits your skin today

• 02

  The change you want, the impression you keep

  Which of the four options you receive is decided by how your skin looks on the day; sensitive skin and any active concerns are reviewed at consultation.

• 03

  How it differs from similar options

  These are gentle maintenance and skin-care options. They work differently, so the right choice depends on what your skin needs on the day.

• 04

  Health information and recovery schedule

  Little to no downtime; you can usually return to your day right away. Skin may look briefly flushed or feel slightly sensitive afterwards. Keep skin hydrated and use sun protection as advised.

We check the skin barrier and how your skin is after treatment, then build hydration, soothing and exfoliation care within a range that adds no further irritation.

General care runs in three steps: cleansing to clear the skin surface, 5 minutes of device care with the one option you chose — hydration, brightening, scrubber or soothing — and a mask to finish. Hydration focuses on replenishing moisture, brightening on making a dull-looking tone appear clearer, the scrubber on tidying surface dead skin and debris with gentle ultrasonic vibration, and soothing on calming the look of redness or sensitivity. It is gentle surface care aimed at comfort and maintenance rather than deep resurfacing.

How it works

• 01

  Starting with cleansing

  Every session begins with cleansing to clear the skin surface before the device care starts.

• 02

  Hydration or soothing

  Hydration replenishes moisture, while soothing calms the look of redness or sensitivity at the surface. These are often chosen on dry or reactive days.

• 03

  Brightening or scrubber

  Brightening helps a dull-looking tone appear clearer, while the scrubber uses gentle ultrasonic vibration to tidy surface dead skin and debris.

• 04

  A mask to finish

  After the 5 minutes of device care, the session finishes with a mask. It is gentle surface care aimed at comfort and maintenance rather than deep resurfacing. (Results vary by individual.)

1. 01

   Checking the skin

   Consultation and skin assessment

2. 02

   Choosing intensity and area

   Cleansing

3. 03

   Restoring the barrier

   General care can be booked as a single session, or continued over 5 or 10 sessions as regular maintenance. The interval is planned at consultation, and it also pairs well alongside other treatments. (Results vary by individual.)

What the procedure is like

• Little to no downtime; you can usually return to your day right away.
• Skin may look briefly flushed or feel slightly sensitive afterwards.
• Keep skin hydrated and use sun protection as advised.

Safety & considerations

Which of the four options you receive is chosen to suit your skin, and suitability is confirmed at consultation. This is gentle maintenance care rather than a medical treatment for a skin condition; effects vary by individual, and mild reactions may occur.

1. DAY 0

   Treatment day

   After cleansing, the option you chose is applied with a device for 5 minutes, followed by a mask. Skin may look briefly flushed or feel slightly sensitive afterwards, and you can usually return to your day right away.

2. SAME DAY

   Clean, hydrated feel

   Skin often feels cleaner and more hydrated, with a fresher look. This varies from person to person.

3. BETWEEN SESSIONS

   Gentle upkeep

   As a maintenance treatment, the benefit is about upkeep rather than a lasting change. (Results vary by individual.)

4. EVERY FEW WEEKS

   Regular rhythm

   It can be repeated regularly — for example every few weeks — with a rhythm planned at consultation.

5. ALONGSIDE TREATMENTS

   Complementary care

   It also pairs well alongside other treatments; timing is advised by your team.

Neither is “better” — they work differently and suit different goals. The right choice is decided after we assess your skin.

• Q. What actually happens during general care?

  After cleansing your skin, we choose one of four options — hydration, brightening, scrubber or soothing — and apply it with a device for 5 minutes, then finish with a mask. It is not a course that does everything at once; it is about picking the one thing your skin needs most that day. We explain what we are choosing and why before we begin.

• Q. How is care at a clinic different from what I do at home?

  The difference is that we can read your skin and adjust the intensity accordingly. At home it is easy to keep adding one more product because it is said to be good, but when skin is reactive, taking something away can matter more than adding something new. Tell us what you are using at the moment and we will go through what is worth pausing for a while.

• Q. Are extractions included?

  Extractions are not part of general care. If you would like blocked comedones cleared, they can be added separately — but forcing out a badly inflamed lesion can leave a scar, so we first judge whether your skin is in a state where extraction makes sense right now. When a spot is better left alone, we will say so and start by settling the inflammation instead.

• Q. How often should I come in?

  It depends on your skin and on what we are aiming for. You can come for single sessions, and for those who want to keep it up there is also the option of continuing over 5 or 10 sessions. While breakouts keep returning or your skin is dry we shorten the interval, and once things settle we space the sessions out. We will also talk you through what to do at home.

• Q. What should I do about makeup and cleansing before and after?

  You can come wearing your usual makeup, as we cleanse your skin here before we start. Afterwards it depends on the option you had: on a day when the scrubber was used to tidy dead skin, it is better to stay with low-irritation products only. We give you care instructions for the next few days based on exactly what was done in your session.

• Q. How do I choose a clinic for General care 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 “Which one of hydration, brightening, scrubber or soothing care suits your skin today”. 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.

• Q. Where can I get General care 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.