Gangnam Station ONDA Lifting: What to Know About How the Energy Is Delivered

Hello everyone.

​I’m Dr Kim Yeon-jin, Medical Director of UH CELL Clinic Gangnam.

Have you ever noticed that your facial contours look different in photos compared to how they used to?

Even without any significant change in weight, many people begin to notice that their jawline looks less defined or that the area around their cheeks appears fuller or heavier than before.

Some describe it as feeling that their overall facial contours have changed, rather than simply saying that their skin has become thinner.

These changes are difficult to explain as a problem with the skin’s surface alone. Beneath the skin are various structures, including collagen, elastic fibers, and layers of fat, and the balance between these structures can gradually change over time.

Today, I’d like to introduce ONDA Lifting, one of the lifting treatments that may be considered for concerns like these.

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Before getting into that, I’d like to briefly talk about skin firmness. A loss of skin firmness is not simply a surface-level change.

Beneath the skin are various structures, including the dermis, subcutaneous fat, and elastic fibers, and each of these can change over time.

In particular, changes in collagen density, reduced skin elasticity, and shifts in the position of the fat layers can all affect the overall appearance of the face.

For this reason, many modern lifting treatments are designed with the deeper layers of the skin in mind, rather than focusing solely on the skin’s surface.

At this point, you may be wondering: What exactly is Gangnam Station ONDA Lifting, and how does it work?

Interest in ONDA Lifting has been growing, partly because of the way its energy is delivered at specific depths and how thermal energy is generated within the tissue.

What is important is not simply focusing on the name of the device, but also understanding how the heat is delivered and which tissue layers the technology is designed to target.

One of the key technologies associated with Gangnam Station ONDA Lifting is microwave-based technology. Microwaves are a form of electromagnetic radiation and have been widely studied in various industries for their applications in heat transfer and energy delivery.

With ONDA Lifting, this microwave energy is used to deliver thermal energy to specific layers beneath the skin.

Rather than allowing heat to remain concentrated on the skin’s surface for an extended period, the technology is designed to deliver energy to deeper layers of the tissue.

During this process, temperature changes may occur between the dermis and subcutaneous fat layers. These types of responses have also been discussed in research related to collagen and tissue remodeling.

Of course, everyone’s skin structure is different.

Differences in skin thickness, fat distribution, skin firmness, and sensitivity can affect how each person experiences thermal stimulation.

Therefore, when considering Gangnam Station ONDA Lifting, it is important to look beyond the energy intensity alone and also understand how the energy is delivered and how the thermal effect works within the tissue.

Category	3mm Handpiece	7mm Handpiece
Energy Delivery Depth	Relatively shallow layers	Deeper layers
Main Treatment Area	Areas closer to the dermis	Areas around the subcutaneous fat layer
Key Feature	Delivers heat closer to the skin’s surface	Delivers heat to deeper tissue layers

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In this way, Gangnam Station ONDA Lifting is not limited to using a single treatment depth. Instead, different handpieces can be used depending on the characteristics of each treatment area.

With heat-based devices, how the energy is delivered to the skin is an important consideration. Even when the same amount of heat is used, the treatment area can vary depending on whether the energy remains concentrated near the surface or reaches deeper layers of the tissue.

Gangnam Station ONDA Lifting is designed to deliver energy into deeper tissue layers while minimizing heat loss at the skin’s surface, helping prevent excessive heating of the surface as thermal energy is generated within the tissue.

However, responses to heat-based treatments can vary depending on individual skin conditions. Factors such as higher skin sensitivity, thinner fat layers, and individual sensitivity to heat can all affect how the treatment is experienced.

Therefore, rather than trying to predict the outcome based on the device alone, it is important to consider both your individual skin condition and the principles behind how the thermal energy works.

Lifting devices continue to evolve, with each technology using a different method of energy delivery.

To briefly summarize Gangnam Station ONDA Lifting:

✅ Uses microwave technology based on electromagnetic waves

✅ Uses 3 mm and 7 mm handpieces

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These two points can be considered the key features.

However, rather than focusing solely on the name of the device, it is important to understand how the thermal energy is delivered and what mechanisms are involved within the deeper layers of the skin.

For heat-based technologies such as Gangnam Station ONDA Lifting, it is also important to look beyond simplified descriptions and take an objective view of the underlying principles and treatment structure.

Thank you for taking the time to read this article.

This was Dr. Kim Yeon-Jin, Medical Director of UH CELL Clinic.

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