Korea Rejuran Healer Procedure Steps: What Happens at Each Step
Dr. Jong Seon Kim Β· Director, Gangnam HERA8 min readLast updated 
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Watched a Korea Rejuran healer procedure steps video and now wondering how many days the real thing will take out of your trip?
Read this before you book the flight.
You'll know what happens at each step, what decides the cost, what reviews get right, and how recovery lines up with your flights, so you can tell whether one trip to Seoul suits your skin and your budget.
Hello, I'm Dr. Jong Seon Kim, Director of Gangnam HERA Plastic Surgery Clinic and a board member of the International Petit Medical Society.
At HERA, the specialist who consults with you performs your treatment. Consultations can run through an English interpreter, and you get a written estimate before treatment, at the same price Korean patients pay.
I wrote this because a video shows the needle, while the mistake I'd most like you to avoid sits in the days around it: booking a session too close to departure.
One clinic visit covers a session. Leave at least three clear days between it and your flight, because bumps and redness usually settle within days while a bruise can take longer.
If your trip is still taking shape, send your travel dates on WhatsApp with one question: how many sessions make sense for these dates?
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What happens at each procedure step?
A Korea Rejuran healer procedure steps video usually compresses a visit into a minute or two of needle shots. "Rejuran healer" is the name many people search for. Our menu lists Rejuran, Rejuran HB and Rejuran I, polynucleotides made from purified salmon DNA, and our polynucleotide skin booster guide covers the product differences. The usual order runs like this:
- Consultation. At HERA, every treatment begins with a 1:1 consultation with the doctor, and the plan comes out of that conversation.
- Cleansing and numbing. The skin is cleansed, and numbing cream is commonly applied and given time to work.
- Opening the vial. At HERA, the sealed vial is opened in front of you, so that's the moment to read the label.
- Injection. Small droplets go into the upper dermis, which is why a pattern of tiny raised bumps appears as the doctor works.
- Leaving. The skin is cleaned and you go out with the bumps still visible, so keep that evening free of plans that call for makeup.
Three things never make it onto film: how much product your skin needs, how much it stings on you, and what your face looks like on day two. Change also comes slowly. A systematic review in the Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology reported benefit from polynucleotide injections in aesthetic medicine, and any improvement in skin quality generally builds over weeks, well after the camera stops.
If you'd like to hear our doctors first, the filler, collagen and skin booster talk on HERA's home page explains how the three differ and who each suits. It's in Korean and plays muted there, and it isn't a step-by-step Rejuran film.
Who is this session right for, and who should choose something else?
Rejuran is aimed at skin quality: elasticity, hydration and texture. It may help if your skin is thin, dull, dehydrated or finely lined. It won't replace lost volume or lift a sagging jawline, and flying to Seoul doesn't change that.
If a doctor at home turned you down, find out which kind of no it was. "We don't offer this" is a statement about that clinic. "Your skin shouldn't have this right now" is a medical opinion, so bring the reason with you and repeat it at your consultation.
The delicate area around the eyes raises its own questions, and I've written separately about what Rejuran around the eyes can and can't change and how under-eye Rejuran results tend to develop.
Two alternatives come up in this conversation. Filler restores volume, and the FDA's dermal filler page warns of rare but serious injury if product enters a blood vessel. Juvelook is a collagen-stimulating booster, and collagen stimulators can occasionally leave small firm nodules.
What decides the cost of Rejuran in Seoul?
In short, these are the things that move your figure:
- which Rejuran product your plan uses, and how much of it
- the area treated, such as the full face or only under the eyes
- how many sessions the plan calls for
- whether another treatment is added on the same visit
- how many days you stay in Seoul, which is a separate part of your trip budget
At HERA, international patients pay the same price as Korean patients, with no foreigner surcharge, and you receive a written estimate before treatment. Our guide to what's included in a Rejuran quote goes through the line items. If you're weighing volume work as well, what changes the cost of filler works differently. For your own case, ask on WhatsApp what it would cost, with a photo of the area.
What do Rejuran reviews get right and wrong?
"It stings more than other boosters." Many people do describe it that way, and thin skin tends to feel it more. Numbing reduces the sensation without always removing it.
"The bumps were gone by morning." Sometimes, on some skin. Plan your photos and dinners around a few days, because next-morning clearing is the optimistic end of the range.
"One session changed my skin overnight." Any glow on the following days may partly reflect fluid and mild swelling. Change in skin quality generally takes weeks, and many protocols use more than one session.
Who holds the needle at HERA
A steps video rarely tells you who is doing the injecting in a clinic. At HERA, your specialist performs the procedure personally, and it isn't delegated to anyone else. We don't rush through high volumes, and we work to strict sterilization and single-use disposable standards.
Those are the things to look for during your visit. Read the vial label when it's opened, and ask the doctor which product is going in and where.
How long is recovery, and when can you fly?
Most visible traces fade within about a week, though timing differs from person to person.
| When | What's common | What to plan |
|---|---|---|
| Same day | Raised bumps, redness, pinpoint marks | Go back to your hotel; skip makeup, sauna and alcohol |
| Day 3 | Bumps usually flatter; a bruise may show | Light sightseeing, with concealer if your doctor allows it |
| Day 7 | Most traces gone for many people; a bruise may linger | A comfortable margin if you bruise easily |
Before you fly
avoid booking a session the day before departure. Sitting on a plane is rarely the concern. The reason for the gap is having time to get a reaction looked at while you're still in Seoul.
Risks and side effects to know
Redness, swelling, tenderness, raised bumps and bruising are the common temporary reactions, typically lasting days and sometimes up to a week or two for a bruise. Infection and allergic reaction are less common but can happen with any injection.
As general guidance, you should wait or skip it if you have an infection or inflamed skin at the site, had a laser or peel very recently, take isotretinoin, are pregnant or breastfeeding, or are allergic to fish or salmon-derived ingredients. Tell the doctor about blood thinners too, since they can make bruising worse. The final plan is made face to face.
If pain increases, redness spreads, or you notice warmth, fever, discharge or a hard painful lump after you're home, see a local doctor promptly and show them your treatment record. The CDC's medical tourism guidance advises arranging follow-up with your local provider before you leave, and keeping copies of your records, so ask for the product name and treatment details before you fly.
To get ready for that conversation, send a list of your current medications and your recent skin treatments on WhatsApp with your arrival date, then ask whether anything on the list affects timing.
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Planning your days in Seoul
The arithmetic I'd use is arrival day, session day and three clear days, so about five days on the ground. If you bruise easily or take a blood thinner, I'd stretch that toward a week.
Say you land on Thursday night and fly home the following Wednesday. Friday is the day I'd look at first. The clinic is open until 8 pm, and Saturday, Monday and Tuesday are still ahead of you before the flight, with Sunday closed.
Now say you land on Saturday evening and leave on Tuesday. We're closed on Sundays, so Monday is the earliest visit, and that's the day before your flight. I'd change the ticket before I'd book that session. Check for Korean public holidays as well, since we're closed on those too.
One trip usually holds one session. Courses commonly run several sessions spaced weeks apart, so decide before you fly: one session now, a return trip later, or a longer stay if you already live in Asia.
The treatment itself. If you want the clinical detail β who it suits, how a session runs, recovery and the honest limits β it is set out on our Rejuran page.
Visiting HERA in Gangnam
We're on the 4th floor at 9 Seocho-daero 73-gil, Seocho-gu, Seoul, 3 minutes from Gangnam Station. HERA is registered with the Ministry of Health and Welfare to receive international patients.
Hours are 10:00 to 20:00 on Monday and Friday, 10:00 to 19:00 from Tuesday to Thursday, and 10:00 to 17:00 on Saturday, with lunch from 13:00 to 14:00.
Your first WhatsApp message can be short. One photo of the area is enough, along with the question you most want answered, and you can ask before booking anything. When you come in, the doctor who consults with you examines your skin, recommends what fits, and performs the treatment.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Q1Can I film my own Rejuran session for reference?
Ask when you book. Filming rules differ between clinics, and other patients' privacy matters, so get a clear answer before the day.Q2Can I wear makeup the next day?
Doctors commonly suggest giving the injection points about a day to close, but ask your doctor for advice on your own skin before you plan around it.Q3Should I pause any medication before Rejuran?
Never pause a prescribed medicine on your own. Tell the doctor what you take, especially blood thinners and isotretinoin, and check any change with the doctor who prescribed it.Q4Can I add another treatment on the same trip?
Sometimes, but more treatment means more recovery to fit before your flight. HERA's position is only what's necessary, so bring your dates and decide with your doctor.Q5Does Rejuran healer need more than one session?
Many protocols use several sessions spaced weeks apart, while the right number for you follows your skin and goals. If you can only travel once, say so at your consultation so the plan reflects it.
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Hear it from the doctors before you fly
Our doctors explain HERA's main treatments, lifting, filler and skin boosters, on camera, so you know who you are meeting and how they think before you land in Seoul.
Korean audio Β· auto-translated captions available on YouTube
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- 6:24Filler
Dr. Kim and Dr. Lee sort out how fillers, collagen injections and skin boosters differ, and which concern each one is for.
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HERA podcast ep. 3 β Dr. Kim and Dr. Lee look at the same face and explain the treatments they would choose, and why.
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What APTOS threads are, who they are recommended for, and a real patient's treatment and before-and-after.
Dr. Jong - 5:44Lifting
How APTOS compares with other lifting threads, what recovery is like and how long results last.
Dr. Jong Β· Dr. Jong - 4:20Filler
Dr. Kim shows how injection technique changes with the amount of filler, and how filler dissolves.
Dr. Jong - 5:50Filler
What a hollow upper eyelid is, filler vs fat grafting, how long it lasts and what to watch for.
Dr. Jong - 5:20Filler
Dr. Kim breaks down lip proportion, volume and mouth corners using well-known Korean celebrities' lips as examples.
Dr. Jong - 5:39Skin & boosters
Hydration, pores, breakouts or tone β matching the skin booster to what your skin actually needs.
Dr. Jong - 6:05Skin & boosters
Dr. Lee explains how Lituo and CaHA work, how they are injected and how often.
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What Juvelook Eye is, what it is used for, how many sessions it takes and how long it lasts.
Dr. Jong - 5:56Lifting
Why lines form around the eyes, which treatments are combined, and Eye Thermage vs Eye Ulthera.
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