Hello. I’m Lee Hong-seon, a board-certified dermatologist with 17 years of experience and the director of Mind Dermatology, where we focus on improving the essence of your skin with care. “Aren’t lifting procedures supposed to be painful, and don’t they cause bruising and swelling afterward?” This is a question I hear frequently in my clinic. Many people are concerned about their facial contours or skin elasticity and are looking into lifting procedures, but they hesitate because they’re worried about pain or whether the procedure will disrupt their daily lives. For these individuals, the Gongdeok Ondari Lifting can be a relatively low-impact option.^^ Why is the Gongdeok Ondari Lifting less painful? The Ondari Lifting is a procedure that delivers 2.4 GHz microwave energy deep into the skin. The energy is concentrated in the fat layer rather than on the skin’s surface, where sensory nerves are densely distributed, so during the procedure, the skin’s surface....... 