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🇰🇷 2025 Korean Aesthetic Treatment Trends Roundup

As 2025 draws to a close, it’s time to look back on this year’s K-beauty trends✨

I’ve put together my own roundup of the aesthetic treatments that made headlines in Korea this year🐰

K-beauty’s evolution was incredible again this year!

“Non-surgical aesthetic treatments” became mainstream,

and it was a year in which

more and more convenient treatments became available💫

In this article, I’ll introduce the aesthetic treatments that were popular in Korea in 2025, along with research data🔍

🥇 Lifting treatments make major strides

In 2025, lifting treatments showed the biggest movement.

The popularity of “lifting” treatments such as Shrink, Oligio, and InMode skyrocketed🔥

💫 Why are they so popular?

✨ Reasons for their popularity

• Korean aesthetic devices became widely available at affordable prices

• Treatments became easier to receive than before

• Sagging can be treated without surgery

• Minimal downtime

📊 Satisfaction Data

The survey also revealed some interesting results.

🏆 Satisfaction Ranking

1st: Onda Lift 96.9%

2nd: オリジオ 91.7%

3rd: インモード 84.8%

※Based on the survey results

Although only 9.6% of respondents had undergone オリジオ among treatments received in Korea, it achieved a remarkably high satisfaction rate of 91.7%.

Many people reported feeling the effects✨

💉 Representative Treatments

✓ シュリンク（HIFU）

Lifts sagging skin using high-intensity focused ultrasound. Korean-made devices offer competitive pricing.

✓ オリジオ

Promotes collagen production with radiofrequency. Highly rated with a satisfaction rate of 91.7%.

✓ インモード

Combines radiofrequency and microneedles to improve sagging skin and create a slimmer-looking face.

✓ ウルセラ

A lifting treatment that targets deeper layers of the skin.

It was a year in which Korean-origin devices made their presence felt through competitive pricing🌟

🥈 Skin Booster Treatments Remain Popular

Following 2024, skin booster treatments maintained steady popularity in 2025 as well.

💉 リジュラン Remains Consistently Popular

リジュラン（Rejuran） continues to reign as a staple of Korean beauty.

This year, it also became a major topic of conversation after Kim Kardashian received リジュラン treatment in Korea✨

✨ What Is リジュラン?

• Injects polynucleotide (PN) ingredients into the skin

• Enhances the skin’s regenerative abilities

• Minimizes pores, boosts elasticity, and improves fine lines

• Supported by those who want to rejuvenate naturally

💫 ジュベルック Makes Great Strides

ジュベルック（Juvelook） garnered attention as the “next generation of リジュラン.”

💡 Features of ジュベルック

• Functions as a collagen booster

• Promotes collagen production

• Gives the skin natural volume and elasticity

• Improves wrinkles and skin texture

• Supported by those seeking natural rejuvenation and beautiful skin

In 2025, the term “PDRN booster” also emerged.

PDRN ingredients evolved in response to demand for glowing skin (inner glow) that looks hydrated from within💫

🌟 Other Popular Skin Boosters

✓ Exosome injections

✓ Salmon injections (containing PDRN)

✓ Chanel injections

✓ Aqua injections

New treatments are born every day in Korean beauty.

2025 was a year in which treatments that enhance the skin’s regenerative abilities received particularly strong attention.

🥉 Pore and Acne Scar Care with Potenza

Potenza has garnered overwhelming support from people seriously concerned about enlarged pores and acne scars.

📊 Surprising Satisfaction Rate

🏆 Satisfaction rate: 91.4%

In a survey of 1,002 women who received aesthetic treatments in Korea, Potenza achieved a high satisfaction rate of 91.4%.

※Based on survey data from May 2025

💉 What is Potenza?

Potenza is a skin-rejuvenation treatment that inserts microneedles into the dermal layer and generates momentary radiofrequency energy to promote collagen production and skin regeneration.

✅ Expected Benefits

• Improves enlarged pores

• Improves acne scars and depressed scars

• Refines skin texture

• Improves redness and hyperpigmentation

• Promotes firm, healthy-looking skin

As a skin-rejuvenation device originating in Korea, it maintained its high popularity in 2025 as well.

It appears to be a popular choice for people who want to target specific skin concerns💫

🔬 Comparison with Similar Treatments

Microneedling Treatments

✓ Potenza: Radiofrequency + microneedling

✓ Dermapen: Microneedling only

✓ DuoDerma: The latest MTS device from Korea

※MTS = Microneedle Therapy System

Potenza is attracting attention as a treatment whose effects are easy to notice due to its combination with radiofrequency.

💉 Botox & Fillers Remain Timeless Classics

Botox and fillers continued to enjoy steady popularity in 2025 as classic non-invasive treatments.

📊 Remarkable Number of Treatments

🇰🇷 Aesthetic Treatment Trends in Korea

• An estimated more than 4 million people receive treatments annually

• A go-to choice for people who want to maintain a youthful appearance with ease

• Established as the standard in “aesthetic medicine”

💫 Why Are They Classics?

The 2025 trend is “non-invasive aesthetic treatments.”

As non-surgical aesthetic medicine becomes mainstream, Botox and fillers are being chosen by many people as leading examples of this trend.

✨ Benefits of Non-Invasive Treatments

• Low cost: More affordable than incision surgery

• Less pain: Can be managed with numbing cream

• Minimal downtime: You can return to daily life right away

• Natural-looking results: Achieve a natural-looking rejuvenated appearance

• Lower risk: Compared with invasive treatments

💉 Popular Treatment Areas

🌟 Botox

✓ Masseter Botox (slimming effect)

✓ Forehead wrinkle Botox

✓ Glabellar Botox

✓ Shoulder Botox (trapezius muscles)

💫 Hyaluronic Acid Fillers

✓ Upper cheek hyaluronic acid filler (adds volume)

✓ Nasolabial fold hyaluronic acid filler

✓ Chin hyaluronic acid

✓ Tear trough hyaluronic acid

The affordable price range and highly immediate results are the reasons for their popularity✨

📊 The Real Numbers Behind Beauty Trips to Korea

In May 2025, a large-scale survey was conducted among 1,002 women who received cosmetic procedures in Korea.

Here is an introduction to the realities revealed by the survey💫

🎯 Reasons for Receiving Procedures

📊 Why Korea? (Multiple answers allowed)

1st: “Lower prices” 56.9%

2nd: “Superior procedures, techniques, and results” 46.0%

3rd: “Access to the latest beauty trends” 33.2%

※Based on the results of the same survey

The survey revealed that, in addition to pricing, advanced techniques and trendiness are also major motivations.

This highlights the high level of trust in Korean aesthetic medicine.

✈️ Length of Stay and Costs

🗓️ Length of Stay

• 2 nights and 3 days: 45.8% (the most common)

• 3 nights and 4 days: 19.9%

• More than 95% stayed for “2 days or more”

→ Beauty trips to Korea require a certain amount of time

💰 Total Cost (procedure fees + travel expenses + accommodation costs)

• Approximately ¥50,000–¥180,000: about 60%

• A clear picture of the average budget

• Many people travel to Korea over a weekend plus one paid leave day

It turns out that you can experience the latest Korean beauty treatments at a more affordable cost than expected✨

🏥 Popular Procedures (Multiple answers allowed)

🎯 TOP 5 Procedures Actually Received

1st: Potenza 30.0%

2nd: Pico toning 18.3%

3rd: Lifting procedures (Shurink, Oligio, etc.)

4th: Skin boosters (Rejuran, Juvelook, etc.)

5th: Botox & fillers

Popular procedures in both Japan and Korea rank highly.

🌟 Other Noteworthy Procedures

In 2025, several other procedures also attracted attention besides those listed above.

💉 Thread Lift

✨ Features of Thread Lifts

• Uses absorbable medical threads (PDO threads)

• Lifts the facial contour from beneath the skin

• Procedure time: approximately 15–30 minutes

• Less invasive than a surgical facelift

• Reliable lifting effects can be expected

In Korea, techniques are advancing rapidly, and more and more clinics are offering procedures that cause less pain and have shorter downtime.

🔬 Pico Toning

💫 What is Pico Toning?

• A type of laser treatment for removing spots

• Laser irradiation in picoseconds (one trillionth of a second)

• Improves spots, dullness, and melasma

• Less burden on the skin

• 18.3% of people underwent the treatment in a survey

🌸 Protruding Ear Filler

Protruding ear filler saw a sharp increase in searches from the second half of 2025.

🐰 What is protruding ear filler?

• Hyaluronic acid is injected into the back of the ears

• Makes the ears visible from the front

• Creates the effect of making the midface look shorter

• Expected to create the appearance of a smaller face

• Searches surged by 1,200% on beauty-related websites

It seems that more people are aiming for an impression like a K-POP idol💫

🔥 Trending Keywords of 2025

Looking back at Korean aesthetic medicine in 2025, several keywords stand out.

🎯 Keywords of 2025

✓ Non-invasive aesthetic treatments: Incision-free aesthetic medicine became mainstream

✓ Inner glow: Dewy, hydrated skin from within

✓ PDRN boosters: Enhancing the skin’s regenerative power

✓ Slow aging: Natural rejuvenation

✓ Korean-made aesthetic devices: Making their presence felt through competitive pricing

✓ Value for money: High quality at affordable prices

💡 Changes in Consumer Psychology

🌟 Beauty Attitudes in 2025

• Not pursuing youthfulness excessively

• Practicing care suited to one’s age

• Pursuing one’s own beauty over trends—“pursued beauty”

• A tendency to seek natural rejuvenation

• Prioritizing noticeable results: Treatments with high satisfaction are popular

It was a year in which the mindset of “natural, but definite” grew stronger.

✨ Summary

Complete Overview of Korean Aesthetic Treatment Trends in 2025

🥇 Lifting Treatments

• Shrink, Oligio, and InMode were extremely popular

• Oligio satisfaction rate: 91.7%

• Korean-made devices stood out with their competitive pricing

🥈 Skin Boosters

• Rejuran remained consistently popular

• Kim Kardashian underwent the treatment in Korea, attracting attention

• Juvelook emerged as “the next generation of Rejuran”

• PDRN boosters evolved

🥉 Potenza

• A leading treatment for pores and acne scars

• Satisfaction rate: 91.4%

• Improves specific skin concerns with precision

💉 Botox & Fillers

• An estimated 4 million people undergo the treatments annually in Korea

• A staple of non-invasive treatments

• An easy way to maintain a youthful appearance

📊 The Reality of Traveling to Korea for Aesthetic Treatments

• Top reason: “Affordable prices” at 56.9%

• Length of stay: 2 nights and 3 days was the most common (45.8%)

• Total cost: Approximately 60% spent ¥50,000–¥180,000

2025 was the year when “non-surgical aesthetic treatments”

became fully mainstream.

More treatments offering noticeable results at affordable prices became available,

making beauty trips to Korea more accessible✨

We can’t take our eyes off the evolution of K-beauty

next year either🔥

*This article was created based on 2025 survey data and news reports.

*When considering a treatment, be sure to consult a specialist at a trusted medical institution.

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