Can You Still Get a Skin Booster If Your Skin Isn't in the Right Condition?
Specialists at Alive Dermatology Clinic note that skin boosters aren't for everyone: injecting them into inflamed or damaged skin can worsen redness and trigger breakouts, and when skin is extremely dry, hydration alone won't hold. Assess your skin condition first, then decide.
If your skin isn't in the right condition, a skin booster is money wasted. At Alive Dermatology Clinic, we assess your skin condition during consultation before making a recommendation, rather than scheduling the injection for anyone who walks in — as dermatology specialists, we cannot simply inject without proper judgment.
When is a skin booster not appropriate?
There are three cases where a skin booster should not be given directly: inflamed or damaged skin, extremely dry skin, and simply following a viral trend.
- Inflamed or damaged skin: a strong skin booster will only make it redder and trigger breakouts, so barrier repair (such as LDM) must come first.
- Extremely dry skin: hydration without locking it in evaporates within two days.
- Following a viral trend: someone else's miracle treatment could be your landmine.
What does it mean to be turned away?
Guests who travel a long way only to be turned away are usually taken aback. We don't sell people what they don't need; we give the skin the most precise diagnosis possible — a trip to Korea isn't easy, and precisely because of that, we must not proceed with treatments that aren't right for you.
The information on this site is for reference only and is not medical advice or a guarantee of results. Outcomes vary between individuals; a specific plan is determined after consultation.