Anti-aging2026.10.31
XERF, Thermage and Ulthera: What Is the Difference?
XERF, Thermage FLX and Ulthera all tighten skin without surgery, but each delivers energy differently. Dr. Park Seong-Soo explains how to choose between them.
Read →BongBong Plastic Surgery › October 2026 archive (English)
BongBong Plastic Surgery Clinical Articles
October 2026 (50)
50 clinical articles written by Dr. Park Seong-Soo, Medical Director. Use the category tabs to filter by area. Entries marked Korean only are not translated yet and link to the Korean original.
Buttock augmentation2026.10.30
Hip Dips in a Thin Body: Can Filler Restore the Curve?
Hip dips are not always about weight. In a thin body there may be too little fat to harvest for grafting, so hip filler can be an alternative. Here is how it is planned.
Read →Buttock augmentation2026.10.30
Pelvic Fat Grafting: Which Signs Are Swelling and Which Need a Clinic
Shape problems surface as swelling settles; inflammation shows up early. A practical checklist for lumps, contour and asymmetry. By Dr. Park Seong-Soo.
Read →Buttock augmentation2026.10.29
Hybrid Buttock Augmentation: Implant for Projection, Fat for the Border
One method rarely does both jobs. How combined surgery divides projection from contour, and what the safety check must cover. By Dr. Park Seong-Soo.
Read →Breast surgery2026.10.29
Montgomery Tubercles After Breast Surgery: Why Squeezing Fails and What Removal Means
They are normal sebaceous glands — about five per breast. Removal targets the gland beneath the bump, not the surface. By Dr. Park Seong-Soo.
Read →Breast surgery2026.10.28
Training Hard and Breast Surgery: Does the Implant Plane Change the Plan?
Animation deformity shows in a median 58% of submuscular cases. Why athletes plan the plane around the pectoralis, not around size. By Dr. Park Seong-Soo.
Read →Facial surgery2026.10.27
Double Chin Removal with Renuvion: What It Can and Cannot Do
Renuvion uses radiofrequency and helium plasma to tighten loose skin under the chin. Dr. Park Seong-Soo explains how it differs from submental liposuction.
Read →Breast surgery2026.10.27
Slim Frame, More Volume: Where Hybrid Breast Surgery Actually Adds It
Cleavage is set by chest wall width, not by how much fat goes in. What fat can improve in a thin body — and where it stops. By Dr. Park Seong-Soo.
Read →Buttock augmentation2026.10.26
Average Hip Circumference: Is Yours Really Small?
Average hip circumference for Korean women in their twenties is about 91.6 cm (36.1 in). But a number alone does not decide whether you need buttock surgery — here is how it is assessed.
Read →Anti-aging2026.10.26
PDO vs PCL Thread Lift: Materials and How Long They Last
PDO threads are generally absorbed in about 6–8 months and PCL in about 12–18 months. Dr. Park Seong-Soo explains why thread absorption is not the same as how long the lift lasts.
Read →Breast surgery2026.10.25
Montgomery Bumps: Normal Anatomy, and When Removal Is Considered
Montgomery tubercles are normal sebaceous glands on the areola, not acne. Dr. Park Seong-Soo explains how to tell them apart and when removal is actually considered.
Read →Anti-aging2026.10.24
Basicell Skin Booster: What Changes on the Face, and When
What can a Basicell skin booster change — texture, hydration, glow, fine lines? Dr. Park Seong-Soo explains what to expect and what needs a different treatment.
Read →Breast surgery2026.10.23
Hybrid Breast Augmentation: What Implant and Fat Each Do
Hybrid breast augmentation uses an implant for volume and fat grafting for contour. Dr. Park Seong-Soo explains the division of roles, candidates and recovery.
Read →Buttock augmentation2026.10.23
Buttock Augmentation Revision: When and How It Is Planned
Asymmetry, implant displacement, fat absorption, infection — what buttock augmentation revision addresses and how the method is chosen. By Dr. Park Seong-Soo.
Read →Breast surgery2026.10.22
Breast Reduction: What Changes Beyond the Cup Size
Breast reduction removes tissue to reduce size and weight, and can reposition the nipple and improve shape. Dr. Park Seong-Soo explains how it differs from a lift.
Read →Anti-aging2026.10.22
Red Stretch Marks: Laser Treatment and Needle-Free MiraJet
Red stretch marks respond better than white ones. Dr. Park Seong-Soo explains vascular and fractional lasers, and how needle-free MiraJet delivers drugs into the skin.
Read →Breast surgery2026.10.21
Bottoming Out After Breast Augmentation: Why the Pocket Matters
Bottoming out is not the same as sagging: the implant descends because the pocket was dissected too low or the inframammary support is weak. By Dr. Park Seong-Soo.
Read →Anti-aging2026.10.21
Do Thread Lift Threads Dissolve? The Absorption Process
Absorbable threads dissolve over months, yet the lift can remain — because tissue reaction outlasts the thread. Dr. Park Seong-Soo explains the timeline.
Read →Breast surgery2026.10.20
When Is Breast Revision Appropriate? The Six-Month Rule and Its Exceptions
About six months is the usual benchmark for breast revision, because swelling settles and tissue stabilises — but infection, haematoma and sudden deformity need assessment immediately. By Dr. Park Seong-Soo.
Read →Buttock augmentation2026.10.20
Buttock Fat Grafting: Designing the Waist-to-Pelvis Line, Not Just Volume
Buttock fat grafting uses your own fat to restore volume and shape the line from waist to pelvis — and the waist matters as much as the buttock. By Dr. Park Seong-Soo.
Read →Breast surgery2026.10.19
Filler Breast Augmentation: What It Can and Cannot Do
Filler breast augmentation adds volume by injection rather than incision — but the ingredient and its approval status for breast enlargement decide safety. By Dr. Park Seong-Soo.
Read →Anti-aging2026.10.19
Photoaging vs Intrinsic Aging: Why Two People of the Same Age Look Different
Skin aging is intrinsic aging plus photoaging from UV exposure — which is why the face ages faster than sun-protected skin. Pigment, wrinkles and laxity need different plans. By Dr. Park Seong-Soo.
Read →Breast surgery2026.10.18
Inverted Nipple Surgery: How Much Scar, and Which Method for Your Grade
Inverted nipple correction involves an incision, so no scar is not a claim anyone should make — but grade, duct preservation and recurrence risk decide the method. By Dr. Park Seong-Soo.
Read →Anti-aging2026.10.17
Ultrasound, Radiofrequency or Thread Lift? How the Three Differ
Ultrasound focuses heat at a target depth, radiofrequency heats tissue for tightening, and threads pull and fix tissue physically — the choice starts with what is sagging. By Dr. Park Seong-Soo.
Read →Anti-aging2026.10.16
Energy Therapy: Muscle Recovery, Collagen and What It Can Really Do
Ultrasound, radiofrequency, shockwave and manual therapy each work differently — and energy therapy supports recovery and firmness, not immunity. By Dr. Park Seong-Soo.
Read →Breast surgery2026.10.16
Keloid Surgery: How Undermining Reduces Tension on the Suture Line
Keloid excision alone recurs in nearly 100% of cases — undermining releases tissue beneath the wound edge so the closure is not under tension. By Dr. Park Seong-Soo.
Read →Abdominoplasty2026.10.15
Renuvion2 Without Liposuction: What It Can and Cannot Replace
Renuvion2 tightens tissue under the skin with radiofrequency and helium plasma — a different goal from liposuction, and no substitute for excision when skin is truly redundant. By Dr. Park Seong-Soo.
Read →Abdominoplasty2026.10.15
Loose Skin After Dieting: What Body Tightening Can and Cannot Fix
Weight loss shrinks fat, but stretched skin and fibrous support do not shrink at the same rate — which is why tightening and lifting are different goals. By Dr. Park Seong-Soo.
Read →Breast surgery2026.10.14
Capsular Contracture and Implant Rupture: Planning Breast Revision
Replacement alone does not fix contracture — the capsule and plane must be addressed too, and most silicone ruptures cause no symptoms. By Dr. Park Seong-Soo.
Read →Anti-aging2026.10.14
XERF Lifting: How Dual-Frequency Monopolar Radiofrequency Works
XERF uses 6.78MHz for superficial heat and 2MHz for deeper tissue — so the plan starts with which layer your concern sits in, not with the shot count. By Dr. Park Seong-Soo.
Read →Buttock augmentation2026.10.13
Implant Buttock Augmentation: Can a Flat Hip Get a Rounded Line?
Gluteal implants add projection where fat grafting cannot, but the plane of insertion changes the complication rate — wound dehiscence was commonest at 10.29%. By Dr. Park Seong-Soo.
Read →Anti-aging2026.10.13
Basicell Therapy: What Cell-Based Anti-Aging Actually Involves
Basicell uses autologous fat, autologous blood or donor fat-derived cells — and which cells, from where and how, matters more than the name. By Dr. Park Seong-Soo.
Read →Anti-aging2026.10.13
How Old Is Your Face? A Five-Point Aging Test You Can Do at Home
Facial age is not your birth year — it is what skin tone, elasticity, wrinkles, pores and contour add up to. A five-point self-check, with the evidence behind it. By Dr. Park Seong-Soo.
Read →Anti-aging2026.10.12
Mirajet: Needle-Free Drug Delivery and What It Can Change
Mirajet uses a 2940nm Er:YAG laser to drive medication into skin as a high-pressure microjet — the device delivers, but the ingredient decides the result. By Dr. Park Seong-Soo.
Read →Anti-aging2026.10.11
How Long Does a Thread Lift Last? Six Months to Eighteen, and Why
Thread lift results typically hold six months to a year and a half — but absorption time and lifting time are not the same thing, and design matters more than thread type. By Dr. Park Seong-Soo.
Read →Anti-aging2026.10.10
Autumn Dryness: Rejuran, Juvelook or a Water-Glow Injection?
Three skin boosters inject into skin, but their ingredients aim at different things — repair and texture, firmness and lines, or hydration. By Dr. Park Seong-Soo.
Read →Buttock augmentation2026.10.09
Hybrid Hip-Up: An Implant for Projection, Fat for the Pelvic Line
A flat hip and a hip dip are different problems. Combining a gluteal implant with fat grafting divides the work — implant for central projection, fat for the lateral line. By Dr. Park Seong-Soo.
Read →Breast surgery2026.10.08
Pilates, Weights or Yoga After Breast Augmentation: When to Restart
Six weeks is the benchmark for real training after augmentation — and pilates and yoga load the chest far more than they look. By Dr. Park Seong-Soo.
Read →Anti-aging2026.10.08
Hyperbaric Oxygen for Anti-Aging: What the Evidence Supports
HBOT raises oxygen delivered to tissue and may support recovery — but the aesthetic anti-aging evidence is still limited, and adverse events are commoner than in controls. By Dr. Park Seong-Soo.
Read →Buttock augmentation2026.10.07
Flat Buttock and Hip Dip Without an Implant: What ADM Can Do
A flat buttock is a volume problem; a hip dip is lateral hollowing. ADM-based BiVol offers a third route between fat grafting and silicone — with limited long-term data. By Dr. Park Seong-Soo.
Read →Abdominoplasty2026.10.07
Renuvion2 or Abdominoplasty? Choosing by How Much Skin Is Left
Fat, elasticity and redundant skin are three different problems: contraction helps the first two, only excision removes the third. By Dr. Park Seong-Soo.
Read →Buttock augmentation2026.10.07
Hip Dip and Filler: Comparing BiVol Hip-Up with Injectable Volume
Filler lasts about 16 months on average; satisfaction fell from 90% to 62% at a year. What a surgical fat-based option changes, and what it does not. By Dr. Park Seong-Soo.
Read →Anti-aging2026.10.06
XERF Lifting: How Dual-Frequency RF Works on Sagging Skin
6.78MHz and 2MHz do different jobs at different depths. What XERF can improve, what it cannot, and why depth matters more than shot count. By Dr. Park Seong-Soo.
Read →Breast surgery2026.10.05
BiVol: Breast Volume Without a Silicone Implant — What It Actually Uses
BiVol replaces the silicone implant with ADM, a biological matrix. It is not 'nothing inserted', and the long-term volume evidence is still limited. By Dr. Park Seong-Soo.
Read →Anti-aging2026.10.04
Basicell: Skin Regeneration as an Anti-Aging Approach
Anti-aging is not only about a single wrinkle. What regeneration-focused treatment targets, and why the stem-cell evidence is still early. By Dr. Park Seong-Soo.
Read →Breast surgery2026.10.03
Thin Body and Breast Surgery: Why Hybrid, and What the Fat Actually Does
When covering tissue is thin, a bigger implant makes edges more visible, not less. Where fat grafting helps and where it cannot. By Dr. Park Seong-Soo.
Read →Anti-aging2026.10.02
Home Care or Lifting? What Creams Can and Cannot Do for Sagging Skin
Home care maintains, treatment restores. Why topical products cannot reach deep dermal layers, and when XERF is the right next step. By Dr. Park Seong-Soo.
Read →Breast surgery2026.10.02
Fat Grafting Breast Augmentation: Planning by What Survives, Not by What Goes In
Retention is the honest measure — around 46% at three years, lower if weight falls. What that means for sizing, harvest and expectations. By Dr. Park Seong-Soo.
Read →Anti-aging2026.10.01
Deep Nasolabial Folds: Why Thread Lifting Targets the Cheek, Not the Fold
A deep fold is a volume and descent problem, not a line to be ironed out. Where threads help, where filler is needed, and what stays. By Dr. Park Seong-Soo.
Read →Breast surgery2026.10.01
Upper Pole Bulge After Breast Augmentation: Swelling, Position or Capsule?
Early fullness is usually swelling and muscle tone. Persistent fullness is a pocket, displacement or capsule problem — and each needs a different fix. By Dr. Park Seong-Soo.
Read →🎬 October highlights on video
Korean-language videos from BongBong Plastic Surgery's official channels. Titles are translated for reference; selecting one opens YouTube.
- Loose skin without an incision: the new Renuvion2 lifting that pulls from withinSeongsu-ro Doctor · 2026.04.20
- Facial muscle exercises even doctors found effective (lifting vs. tightening)Seongsu-ro Doctor · 2024.04.18
- How to fill the hips in a thin body: hip dips plus skin elasticity with BiVOL hipSeongsu-ro Doctor · 2025.12.22
Translation status: 50 of 50 articles published in English.
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