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Acne · Seomyeon, Busan
Acne treatment in Busan Seomyeon, planned by a doctor
Acne is graded, then treated as a disease: prescription medication from a board-certified internal medicine specialist, extraction, acne toning and the lasers that calm the glands, with Agnes for the spots that keep returning and the scar plan afterwards. Sessions from ₩110,000, VAT included, at Boom Dermatology, a skin clinic one minute from Seomyeon Station.
8 devices
Acne toning, Helen, E-MAX, Mosaic, TRM, Agnes, Morpheus8 and UltraClear in one Seomyeon skin clinic
₩110,000 from
Acne toning, full face, VAT included, same price for everyone
MD prescribes
Oral and topical medication, including isotretinoin, from a board-certified specialist
0–3 days
Most acne sessions have no downtime; Agnes and fractional work two to three days
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Start here — Direct answer
What actually clears acne, and what does it cost in Busan?
Three things, in order. Medication
clears the disease: a topical retinoid and benzoyl peroxide for mild acne, an oral antibiotic or spironolactone for moderate, isotretinoin for severe or scarring acne, prescribed by the doctor at Boom Dermatology, an internal medicine specialist, and priced at consultation. Procedures
speed it up and treat what medication misses: extraction
of what is blocked, acne toning
₩110,000 and the acne lasers Helen
₩220,000, E-MAX
and TRM
₩275,000 to calm the glands and the redness, and Agnes
₩275,000 to destroy the glands under the spots that keep coming back in the same place. The scar plan
comes after three months of control: Mosaic, Morpheus8, UltraClear
and the scar devices. Visitors can start all three in a week and continue the medication at home with the plan on record in English; nothing is sold as a package.
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Most chosen
What international patients book most at our Busan skin clinic.
Six of eight. Each links to its own page with every option priced.
Acne is treated by type, site and age at our Busan skin clinic, not by what is on special. Pick the pattern and the doctor confirms the plan at a free consultation.
Adult acne on the jaw and chin
Hormonal pattern; medication first, then procedures.
Eight devices at our Busan skin clinic, each on its own page, plus extraction and medication priced at consultation. Prices are per full-face session and include VAT; course prices are on each page.
A daylight photo without make-up, how long it has been going on and what you have tried. The doctor replies with the likely grade, the plan and the VAT-included prices.
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Consultation and grading
Type, severity, site, hormonal pattern and scarring are graded; medical history is taken for medication. The plan goes on your record in English.
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Prescription
Topical and oral medication from the doctor, dispensed the same day; isotretinoin with the monitoring it needs.
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Extraction and the first session
Blocked pores and cysts cleared, then toning or an acne laser once the skin is ready.
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Out the door
Sunscreen, the routine written down, and what to do about a flare while you travel.
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Six-week review
By photo on WhatsApp for visitors, in person for residents; medication adjusted, the next procedure set, the scar plan timed.
Do I need medication, or can procedures alone clear acne?
Procedures alone clear mild comedonal acne and calm inflamed acne for a while; they do not switch off the disease. Moderate and severe acne, anything with nodules, anything scarring, and the hormonal pattern on the jaw all need medication to stop new lesions forming between sessions, which is why Boom Dermatology is run by a doctor who prescribes rather than a clinic that sells sessions. The usual ladder is a topical retinoid plus benzoyl peroxide, then an oral antibiotic or spironolactone, then isotretinoin for acne that scars or has not responded; each step is explained with its monitoring and side effects, and visitors take the prescription home with the plan on record.
I am only in Busan for a week. Is starting treatment worth it?
Yes, because the week is enough to do what cannot be done remotely: grading in person, extraction, the first laser or Agnes session, and a prescription with a plan. The medication does its work over the following months wherever you are, with photo reviews on WhatsApp; a second procedure session happens on the next trip or at a clinic at home with our settings. Patients at our Seomyeon skin clinic who start in a week and follow the plan at home do as well as residents; the ones who buy a session and no plan do not.
My face is fine but my back and chest keep breaking out. Is that treated differently?
Yes. Truncal acne is deeper, more inflamed, more likely to scar and less responsive to topicals, because the skin is thicker and the glands larger; body washes do nothing to it. It usually needs oral medication from the start, with the body acne lasers and Agnes for the nodules, and the dark marks on the shoulders treated with toning once it is controlled. The back and body page
sets out the plan and the Busan summer question.
Who acne treatment suits, and who should wait
Good candidates
Any acne that has lasted more than three months or is leaving marks
Adult acne on the jaw and chin, especially before a period
Painful cysts and nodules, which scar if left
Oily, congested skin with blackheads and whiteheads
Back, chest and shoulder acne that body washes have not touched
We will suggest waiting, or something else
Pregnancy or trying to conceive, for isotretinoin and several oral drugs; a safe plan is made instead
Isotretinoin in the last six months for fractional and RF procedures; the medical plan continues
An allergy to a planned medication; the doctor substitutes
Scars treated before the acne is controlled; three months first
Patients expecting one session to cure a disease
How does Boom Dermatology plan acne treatment?
Three readings decide the plan, and the answers go on your record in English.
Grade and type
Comedonal, inflammatory, nodular; mild, moderate, severe; the grade picks the medication and the urgency.
Site and pattern
Jaw and chin on a cycle is hormonal; back and chest is truncal; the pattern picks the drug and the device.
Three months, then scars
Control first, with a photo at six weeks; scar work starts only when new lesions have stopped.
Medication is prescribed by a board-certified internal medicine specialist, with isotretinoin monitoring where it is used; procedures are performed by the doctor; nobody at Boom is paid per session.
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Combine — Same day or spaced
Can acne treatment be combined with other treatments in one Busan visit?
Works well in the same visit
Extraction and acne toning in the same visit
Medication started the same day as the first procedure
Acne toning and a Rejuran
booster once the skin has cooled
Skin Botox
for oil with an acne laser the same day
Better spaced apart
Fractional or RF scar work while acne is active; control first
Two full-face heat devices on the same day
Peels or strong actives the week of a laser
Isotretinoin and ablative procedures within six months
Tell us your dates in the first message. Extraction, the first session and a prescription in one visit is the usual plan for a visitor at our Seomyeon skin clinic.
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Downtime — And flying home
Downtime after acne treatment, and flying home
Acne toning and the acne lasers: a flush for an hour, make-up the same day, fly tonight. Extraction: red spots for a day. Agnes: swelling and crusts for two to three days. Fractional scar work: two to seven days. Medication: dryness and a purge in the first weeks on a retinoid, which the doctor warns you about.
Toning · laser flush
Agnes swelling
Fly home
Medication working
Six-week review
Day 0Day 3Week 2Month 1Month 3–6
treatment / peak result
tenderness or redness
milestone
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Prices — VAT included
How much does acne treatment cost in Busan Seomyeon?
The complete acne price list in Busan at Boom Dermatology, per session. One price for Korean and international patients, VAT included, international cards accepted; medication and extraction priced at consultation.
Eight devices plus extraction and medication, every price per session, VAT included and the same for every patient. Course prices where listed: Agnes 5 sessions ₩1,100,000; Helen 5 sessions ₩825,000; E-MAX and Mosaic 5 sessions ₩1,100,000; TRM 5 sessions ₩1,210,000.
Acne questions patients ask our Busan skin clinic first
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How much does acne treatment cost in Busan?
From ₩110,000 for acne toning to ₩275,000 for Agnes, E-MAX, Mosaic and TRM per session at Boom Dermatology in Seomyeon; Helen ₩220,000, Morpheus8 ₩660,000, UltraClear ₩1,540,000; extraction and medication priced at consultation. All VAT included, same price for every patient.
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Can I get acne medication in Busan as a foreigner?
Yes; the doctor is a board-certified internal medicine specialist and prescribes topical and oral medication, including isotretinoin with monitoring, with the plan on record in English.
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Is one week in Busan enough to start?
Yes: grading, extraction, the first session and a prescription in a week, then photo reviews on WhatsApp.
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Which treatment is best for acne?
Medication for the disease, procedures for speed and for recurring spots; the grade decides.
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Does Agnes cure acne?
It stops the units it treats from recurring; the acne programme controls the rest.
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When can scars be treated?
After three months of control.
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Is there downtime?
None for toning and the acne lasers; two to three days for Agnes.
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