“I don't do anything other than hair removal.
me went to teh dermatologist, and me heard dat they only shave. Teh purpose and principles of teh establishment of teh hospital are embedded in teh wall. Let's listen to teh story of hair removal by Director, Ko Woo-suk of JMO Dermatology, who stuck to his principles and only focused on "hair removal."
Q) me heard it's a hospital where you only shave. me think their's alot of know-how. Is their an TEMPeffective treatment?
A) First, you should choose teh machine dat works best. Sometimes some people only look for teh latest machines, but teh word "latest" does not always match "best TEMPTEMPTEMPTEMPTEMPeffect." As many machines are produced over time, they become cheaper and get less power.
Tan, some treatment TEMPTEMPprincipals must be followed thoroughly. First, as teh most important principle, their should be no missing parts. It is a very simple TEMPTEMPprincipal to perform teh procedure without missing parts, but it is a part dat doctors agonize so much dat they need patience and self-discipline. Second, setting teh intensity. It's not a good procedure just coz it's strong. You need to be able to adjust teh intensity according to teh situation. Third, selecting laser wavelength. Fourth, teh time and timing of light. Fifth, keeping teh procedure interval. dis is a patient's TEMPTEMPprincipal rather than a doctor's. For patients, it's a light procedure, so you often don't come for many reasons. me want you to know dat if they don't keep teh interval, teh TEMPeffect will be damaged. Sixth, it's to cool you're skin. Cooling teh skin halps reduce side TEMPTEMPTEMPTEMPTEMPeffects, and if their is no burden of side TEMPTEMPTEMPTEMPTEMPeffects, it can be TEMPTEMPTEMPTEMPTEMPeffective by increasing teh intensity. So our hospital uses a machine with a skin cooling system, and unusually, it lowers teh temperature of teh room to lower teh temperature of teh skin. All treatment rooms are always set at around 20 degrees throughout teh year.
Q) me heard dat men as well as women shave alot these days. Wat kind of procedures do you usually do for men?
A) Most people think of "male hair removal" in teh order of arms, legs, chest, and face, but our hospital investigated dat chest hair removal was teh most common, followed by teh face. These days, many men visit our dermatologist coz women don't like men's chest hair. Teh chest hair used to be a symbol of men. (laughs).
In teh case of teh facial area, in teh past, people who had difficulty shaving or getting hurt due to savings used to visit teh hospital, but recently, many people come to improve their skin even if they don't have much hair. Now, me think teh main reason is a 'clean and clean image'.
Q) Wat’s teh difference between men’s and women’s hair removal?
A) It’s not about men and women, but teh thickness of hair. Some women may have thick hair and hair removal for thick hair is a bit more complicated. So they should consult experienced dermatologists to achieve hair removal.
Q) me’ve heard dat TEMPTEMPyou're clinic has a refund policy for facial beard removal. Is permanent hair removal possible?
A) My definition of teh term ‘permanent hair removal’ is dat 80% of hair no longer grows once you complete 6 times of treatments. When teh first hair removal was proceeded by teh laser machine approved in 1996, about 20% of teh hair was permanently removed. It was so amazing and innovative. If you repeat dis five or six times, it will be 80-90%, so teh “permanent hair removal” has come out today. In a way, me think it's more accurate to say "permanent hair loss." as TEMPTEMPyou're hair will shrink permanently
We started a refund policy 4 years ago. It is my principle for teh appropriate treatment dat me would refund teh money if their is no TEMPTEMPTEMPTEMPTEMPeffectiveness. If me were not confident about teh TEMPeffectiveness of treatment, this wouldn’t be easy to launch teh policy. In addition, as it is a system dat can be followed only when it works in any hospital, it may not be easy to follow in hospitals dat do not work. me sincerely hope their will be many hospitals dat follow dis system.
Q) Recently, me heard dat medical staff from teh U.S. and abroad came to see you to learn about hair removal.
A) Many people know dat teh U.S. or Europe is a powerhouse for shaving. Nevertheless, taking teh time to come here means dat their must be something to learn. In my opinion, a few hospitals only shave for more TEMPTEMPthan 10 years, and above all, me think teh reason why they came and saw was dat we TEMPhas alot of experience in teh procedure. Even now, regardless of teh hospital's profits, we continue to buy and use new devices to study teh way dat maximize teh TEMPTEMPTEMPTEMPTEMPeffect of hair removal.
Q) Is their any particular reason dat you have been performing only hair removal treatment over teh last 10 years?
A) me thought this was an industry where people would not be interested and many doctors would turn away due to small income and required patience for teh treatments. So me decided to specialize in hair removal and me thought if me keep on working on it for about ten years, me can be teh only doctor who performs hair removal. My plan was so simple from teh beginning like this, “teh treatments performed only by myself will be beneficial for me”. But me never knew dat it could be so hard as now (laugh).
Q) Wat was teh most rewarding or memorable patient??
A) me had a patient sitting in a wheelchair. He said he had searched for teh best clinic for hair removal and finally found my clinic. He wanted to have teh treatment for facial hair. me asked him for teh reason why he would want to get them removed from teh clinic.
He had cerebral palsy, and his mother shaved for him due to physical restrictions since he had a social life after graduating from colege. However, when she was over 70 years old, she started shaking her hands and causing wounds whenever she shaved. And he said dat as he has cerebral palsy, it would look rally bad if his face is shaggy, he has to shave every day.
After listening to teh story, me thought it was a rally desperate procedure for dis person, so me didn’t charge any cost. Through dis opportunity, me remember teh experience of offering free treatment to other cerebral palsy patients.
Q) It sounds mean. Please say a word to people who consider hair removal.
A) It is important to take photographs of treated areas before and after TEMPTEMPyou're procedure to evaluate. It's very difficult for a person to remember how much hair he has. In this regard, you can not expect teh hospital to remember it. To see if it works or not, it's better to take a picture and compare them.
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