Stretch Mark Removal in Korea
Stretch mark treatment at RE:BERRY starts from what a stretch mark actually is: a healed tear in the dermis where collagen and elastin gave way. The physician grades each mark by colour and age, routes fresh red striae to fractional laser and matured white striae to RF microneedling, just steps from Gangnam Station in Seoul.
Stretch Mark Removal
Stretch Mark Care
Stretch Mark Removal ยท Gangnam Seoul
Stretch mark treatment at RE:BERRY starts from what a stretch mark actually is: a healed tear in the dermis where collagen and elastin gave way. The physician grades each mark by colour and age, routes fresh red striae to fractional laser and matured white striae to RF microneedling, just steps from Gangnam Station in Seoul.
Across RE:BERRY Clinics
30,000+ Treatments
Direct Consult & Treatment
Medical Director
Minutes from ICN Airport
Incheon AirportHow are stretch marks treated in Korea, and does the colour matter?
The colour is the whole plan. A stretch mark is a dermal scar, and its shade tells the physician how old the tear is: red or purple striae rubra are recent and still inflamed, so they respond to fractional laser resurfacing, while silvery-white striae alba are healed and collagen-poor, so they need RF microneedling to rebuild the dermis from within. At RE:BERRY Gangnam the physician grades every mark by age, colour, and depth at consultation, then builds a 4-6 session course over 12-16 weeks, with one licensed physician carrying the case from grading through review.
Effects & Progress
Effects & Progress
The method reaches the layer where the scar actually lives โ fractional laser steers the active repair of red marks, and RF microneedling heats the deep dermis of white marks, so stretch mark care works where the tear sits, not on the surface.
Light redness may appear across the treated zone, and after laser work the surface can flake briefly; both usually settle within a few days. An LDM cooling pass finishes the session, and ordinary clothes, walking, and travel are generally fine within a day or two.
Early firming settles in as the treated dermis begins to respond, and the next session in the plan is typically spaced about four weeks after this one.
The main renewal phase โ red marks calm toward the surrounding tone and white marks firm as new collagen and elastin fill the scar, so the marks come down progressively across the course. Response speed varies by individual and by scar age.
Maintenance period. The fullest fading and firming read once the course completes and hold while the skin is cared for; RE:BERRY will guide the repeat interval that suits your skin.
Treatment Process
Stretch Mark Treatment โ 4 Steps from Scar Grading to Aftercare
โป Illustrative images are AI-generated to help explain the treatment process.Effects & Progress
Effects & Progress
A stretch mark is architecture, a tear in the dermis where collagen and elastin snapped and healed into a thin, disorganized scar. Surface creams stay on top of that and never reach it. RE:BERRY treats at the layer where the scar sits: fractional laser opens controlled microcolumns to steer the still-active repair of a red striae, while RF microneedling delivers heat through insulated needles into the collagen-poor dermis of a white one. Grading the mark's colour and depth first is what lets the physician aim the energy at the right layer for the right stage, along the abdomen, thighs, hips, breasts, and arms where marks concentrate.
The fibres a stretch mark loses are collagen and elastin, and both methods are aimed at restoring them. Fractional laser guides the young scar's own healing toward smoother, more even skin, while RF microneedling stimulates the fibroblasts of a matured scar to form fresh collagen and, importantly, new elastin, the fibre that gives skin its stretch and recoil. Because the change comes from your own tissue rebuilding rather than anything implanted, the texture firms and the groove softens progressively across the course. Response varies by individual and by how old and deep the marks are.
Every mark carries a different mix of colour stage, depth, and skin thickness, so the physician sets the energy per mark and adjusts to your feedback as the skin reports back. A topical numbing cream and integrated contact cooling keep each pass comfortable, and because neither the laser nor the microneedling leaves an open wound, there is no recovery room. Light redness, and brief surface flaking after laser work, settle over a few days, so ordinary clothes, walking, and a short-trip flight home are fine within a day or two while the treated skin is kept out of strong sun.
Stretch mark care is planned as a short course, not a single fix, because dermal remodeling is slow by nature. The young red scar settles as its guided repair completes, the matured white scar rebuilds as new collagen and elastin fill in, and both develop over the weeks between visits. Most plans stage a few sessions spaced about four weeks apart, and the physician sets the schedule around a traveler's dates, since the surface keeps improving after the final pass. The honest aim is skin that is more even in colour and firmer in texture, with the marks far less obvious, graded and set at consultation.
Treatment Process
Stretch Mark Treatment โ 4 Steps from Scar Grading to Aftercare
โป Illustrative images are AI-generated to help explain the treatment process.
What Stretch Mark Treatment in Korea Delivers โ and How the Change Builds
- Treatment matched to scar age: red striae rubra are routed to fractional laser while faded white striae alba go to RF microneedling, because a fresh scar and a matured scar answer to different energy
- Depth graded under Mark-Vu imaging so a deep atrophic groove and a fine surface line each get their own settings, not one shared protocol
- RF microneedling that works below the surface: insulated needles heat the collagen-poor dermis of old white marks so new collagen and elastin form where the original fibres snapped
- A staged 4-6 session course over 12-16 weeks, because dermal remodeling is slow by nature and the scar keeps improving between visits
- One physician from grading through every pass to your review โ your case in Gangnam is never handed to another practitioner mid-course
- Genuine MFDS-registered devices and sealed single-use tips verified in front of you, with the treated zone documented under standardized clinic lighting
| Timeline | What to Expect |
|---|---|
| The session finishes with an LDM cooling pass; mild warmth and pinkness over the treated skin usually calm within hours to a day | |
| Any surface flaking from laser work sheds and light erythema fades; the skin over the marks begins to feel a little more even to the touch | |
| The dermis lays down new collagen and elastin along the treated striae, so red marks calm toward the skin tone and white marks gain a firmer, less crepey texture | |
| The course completes and the fullest change reads at this point as the scar tissue matures; texture and colour keep settling for weeks after the final session |
Striae Rubra vs Striae Alba โ Matching the Method to the Mark
| Criteria | Striae Rubra (Red, Recent) | Striae Alba (White, Matured) |
|---|---|---|
| What the mark is | A fresh dermal tear, still inflamed, roughly 0-12 months old | A healed dermal scar, collagen-poor and pale, usually 12+ months old |
| Why the colour | Dilated vessels under a thinned surface show through as red or purple | Vessels have closed and pigment has faded, leaving a silvery groove |
| Primary method | Pico Fraxel fractional laser resurfacing | Potenza RF microneedling to rebuild the dermis |
| Mechanism | Microcolumns of controlled injury steer the still-active repair | Insulated needles heat the deep dermis to form new collagen and elastin |
| Best window | Earlier is easier while the scar is still remodeling on its own | Any time after it matures, since the dermis needs an outside stimulus |
| Typical course | 4-6 sessions spaced about four weeks apart | 4-6 sessions spaced about four weeks apart |
| Downtime | Light redness and brief flaking, settling within days | Pinpoint marks and mild redness, settling within days |
| Realistic aim | Calm the colour and even the texture toward surrounding skin | Soften the groove and firm the surface; full erasure is not the goal |
| Published price | Set at consultation after grading โ see the pricing section, โฉ19,000 (about $14) | Set at consultation after grading โ see the pricing section, โฉ19,000 (about $14) |
Why This Matters
The red-versus-white split is not cosmetic labelling, it is scar staging. A striae rubra is a wound still closing, so the physician steers a repair that is already underway with fractional laser. A striae alba has finished healing into a collagen-poor scar, so the dermis will not change without an outside stimulus, and RF microneedling supplies that stimulus by heating and rebuilding the layer. Grading the age before touching a device is the difference between working with the biology and against it.
Timing decides how much a mark can move. Caught while red, striae respond faster because their own repair machinery is still running and only needs steering. Left until white, they still improve, but the gains now depend on rebuilding lost collagen, a slower job that asks for the full 4-6 session course. RE:BERRY Gangnam sets expectations by that window, so a guest with fresh post-pregnancy marks and one with decade-old marks hear different, honest timelines.
Two marks the same length can need very different work. A fine surface striae answers to a lighter pass, while a deep atrophic groove where the dermis has thinned most needs a longer needle and more energy to reach the floor of the scar. Mark-Vu imaging lets the physician read that depth mark by mark, so the abdomen, thighs, and breasts each get parameters drawn from their own tension while a whole patch is never dosed at one shared setting.
September 2026 Promotions
Exclusive packages for international patients. Swipe to see all offers.
How Stretch Mark Pricing Works at RE:BERRY Gangnam
Your Medical Director
Dr. Yoon-Gon Ryu
- Medical Director, RE:BERRY Aesthetic Clinic Gangnam โ Korean MOHW Medical License No.131644
- Manufacturer-appointed KOL invited to teach injection and energy-device technique to Korean peers
- Regular Member, Korean Academy of Aesthetic Medicine
- Co-manages every case with Dr. Yejin Oh (Korean MOHW Medical License No.144238)
- Featured in Authority Magazine (2026)
Medically reviewed by Dr. Yoon-Gon Ryu, CEO / Medical Director, RE:BERRY
A Fourteen-Thousand-Square-Foot Hush Above Gangnam-daero
Step past the black gallery facade and the bustle of Gangnam-daero falls away. Fourteen thousand square feet of hushed corridors, marble installations, a cascading water feature and fully enclosed consultation suites โ arranged so you rarely cross paths with another guest, because our reservation-only diary keeps every hour deliberately underbooked.
(1,322 mยฒ)
Suites
KI Tower, Gangnam-daero
Station Exit 10
The Biology of a Stretch Mark, and Why Timing Changes the Answer
A stretch mark forms when skin is stretched faster than the dermis can keep up: the collagen and elastin scaffolding tears, and the body heals the gap with a thin, disorganized scar in place of normal skin. In the early phase the scar is inflamed and vascular, which is what makes striae rubra look red or purple. Over the following year the vessels close and the pigment fades, leaving the pale, slightly sunken groove of striae alba. The mark is the same injury at two different ages, and its age is exactly what a physician has to read before choosing a device.
For matured white marks the missing ingredient is dermal structure, so the treatment has to rebuild collagen and elastin, not simply resurface pigment. Fractional radiofrequency delivered through microneedles was shown to trigger both new collagen and new elastin formation in treated dermis, the two fibres a stretch mark loses when it tears. That neoelastogenesis is the specific reason RF microneedling suits striae alba, where elastin loss is a defining feature of the scar.
Hantash BM, Ubeid AA, Chang H, Kafi R, Renton B. Bipolar fractional radiofrequency treatment induces neoelastogenesis and neocollagenesis. Lasers Surg Med. 2009;41(1):1-9. doi:10.1002/lsm.20731
Because stretch marks are a connective-tissue problem, the wider evidence on stimulating dermal repair is relevant to how the course is planned. A controlled study of extracorporeal energy applied to connective-tissue weakness measured objective gains in skin elasticity, supporting the idea that the dermis can be prompted to remodel with a staged series, one round at a time. Mechanistic reviews of shock-wave energy describe the same theme: mechanical stimulus recruits the body's own repair signalling. RE:BERRY plans stretch mark work as a 4-6 session course spaced weeks apart for that reason, letting each round of remodeling settle before the next.
Christ C, Brenke R, Sattler G, Siems W, Novak P, Daser A. Improvement in skin elasticity in the treatment of cellulite and connective tissue weakness by means of extracorporeal pulse activation therapy. Aesthet Surg J. 2008;28(5):538-544. doi:10.1016/j.asj.2008.07.011
Mittermayr R, Antonic V, Hartinger J, et al. Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) for wound healing: technology, mechanisms, and clinical efficacy. Wound Repair Regen. 2012;20(4):456-465. doi:10.1111/j.1524-475x.2012.00796.x
The through-line across this literature is that connective tissue responds to a repeated, controlled stimulus and needs time between rounds to lay down new fibre. A meta-analysis of energy-based treatment for connective-tissue laxity reached the same practical conclusion, that outcomes accrue across a series. So the physician at RE:BERRY Gangnam grades scar age first, then sets an honest course length: a red mark caught early may move quickly, while a decade-old white mark asks for the full series and a realistic aim of softening the groove.
Knobloch K, Kraemer R. Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) for the treatment of cellulite โ a current metaanalysis. Int J Surg. 2015;24(Pt B):210-217. doi:10.1016/j.ijsu.2015.07.644
Questions International Guests Ask About Stretch Mark Removal in Korea
Why does the colour of my stretch marks decide the treatment?
Colour tells the physician how old the scar is. Red or purple striae rubra are recent, still inflamed, and their own repair is still running, so fractional laser can steer that healing. Silvery-white striae alba have finished healing into a collagen-poor scar, so they need RF microneedling to rebuild the dermis. Grading the age is the first thing the physician does at RE:BERRY Gangnam.
Can stretch marks be removed completely?
A stretch mark is a scar in the dermis, and a scar is not fully erased. The realistic aim is to calm the colour of red marks toward the surrounding skin and to soften and firm the texture of white marks so they catch the light far less. Most guests over a 4-6 session course see the marks become noticeably less obvious, short of vanishing, and the physician sets that expectation honestly before booking.
How does RF microneedling work on old white stretch marks?
Insulated microneedles pass through the surface and deliver radiofrequency heat into the deep dermis where the torn collagen and elastin sit. That heat prompts the skin to form new collagen and new elastin along the scar, which is the structure a matured stretch mark has lost. Because the change is your own tissue rebuilding, it develops over the weeks after each session across the planned course.
Why is fractional laser used for fresh red marks instead of RF?
A red striae is a wound that has not finished closing, so its repair machinery is still active. Fractional laser creates tiny controlled columns of injury that steer that ongoing healing and settle the redness while the scar is still young. Once a mark fades to white the active phase is over, and the plan shifts to RF microneedling to rebuild lost dermis. The physician confirms which stage your marks are in during grading. See the pricing section for how each course is quoted, โฉ19,000 (about $14).
How many sessions will I need for stretch marks?
Most plans run 4-6 sessions spaced about four weeks apart, across roughly 12-16 weeks. Dermal remodeling is slow by design, so the marks keep improving between visits and the spacing lets each round settle before the next. Fresh red marks sometimes move in fewer sessions; older white marks usually need the full course. The physician confirms your count after grading the marks.
Which body areas can be treated?
The abdomen, hips, thighs, breasts, and upper arms are the common zones, since these are where skin is stretched fastest during pregnancy, growth spurts, or weight change. Each area holds its marks at a different tension, so the physician maps and doses each zone separately, never treating a whole region at one shared setting. Multiple zones can be planned within the same visit schedule.
Does stretch mark treatment hurt?
Most guests rate the sensation low. A topical numbing cream is applied first, and integrated cooling protects the surface during both laser and RF microneedling. Laser work feels like brief warm pinpricks, and RF microneedling feels like firm pressure with heat. The physician adjusts intensity to your feedback throughout, and an LDM cooling pass finishes the session to calm the skin.
Is there downtime, and can I fly home afterward?
Downtime is light. After laser work the skin may look pink and flake slightly for a few days; after RF microneedling you may see pinpoint marks and mild redness that settle over a similar window. There is no open wound, so travel is generally fine within a day or two. Many international guests fit a session into a short Seoul trip and fly home shortly after, keeping the treated skin protected from sun.
Are new stretch marks easier to treat than old ones?
Yes. A mark caught while it is still red responds faster because its own repair is still active and only needs steering. A mark left until it turns white has healed into a collagen-poor scar, so improving it means rebuilding lost dermis, a slower job that usually needs the full session course. The clinic asks how long ago your marks appeared during the WhatsApp consultation for that reason.
What aftercare do stretch marks need once I return home?
For the first week avoid saunas, very hot showers, and heavy sun on the treated skin, keep the area moisturized, and use daily sun protection while the dermis remodels over the following weeks. RE:BERRY Gangnam includes 90 days of WhatsApp follow-up in English at days 14, 30, 60, and 90, reviewing your progress photos against the baseline as the scar tissue matures.
Will treatment work on my skin tone?
Both methods can be adapted across skin tones because the physician sets the energy and depth to your own skin, never to a fixed protocol. Pigment and thickness are read under Mark-Vu imaging at grading, and the parameters are matched to that reading, which lowers the risk of a colour change in richer tones. The physician discusses your specific skin type and any precautions before the first session.
How do I book stretch mark treatment in Korea as a foreign visitor?
Message RE:BERRY on WhatsApp with photos of the area, how long ago the marks appeared, and your travel dates. A coordinator replies in English within 24 hours, reads the marks as red or white from the photos, and reserves a physician slot. The clinic is reservation-only for international guests, staff interpreters cover 8 languages, and grading plus first treatment fit into a single visit. Pricing is confirmed in writing after grading, โฉ19,000 (about $14).
Where is the clinic, and how do I reach it from Gangnam Station?
RE:BERRY sits inside KI Tower on Gangnam-daero, a two-minute walk from Gangnam Station Exit 10 on Seoul Metro Line 2, and about 45 to 60 minutes from Incheon Airport by AREX plus subway or by direct taxi. Being steps from the station means a stretch mark session slots cleanly between Gangnam sightseeing, dining, and shopping on a short trip.
Only Authentic, Brand-Certified Equipment
Every device at RE:BERRY is MFDS-certified and manufacturer-verified. We never use counterfeit or grey-market equipment.
Book Your Stretch Mark Consultation in Gangnam
Send photos of the marked area, how long ago the marks appeared, and your travel dates to RE:BERRY on WhatsApp. A coordinator replies within 24 hours, reads whether the marks are fresh red or matured white, and reserves a physician slot; pricing is confirmed in writing after grading, โฉ19,000 (about $14). The physician who grades your marks plans the course, treats every pass, and reads your review.
Why Tens of Thousands of Foreign Patients Are Choosing This Gangnam Clinic — Business Wire, 2026-04-13
Numbers That Tell Our Story
Real procedures performed.
Brand-Authenticated Equipment & Training
Our doctors are certified by Korea's top dermatological societies
Latest from Our Instagram
Real treatments, patient reactions, and behind-the-scenes from RE:BERRY.
Tap any video for sound & fullscreen
What our patients say
Real verified reviews from our Google Business Profile
i had a good time having the Juvelook treatment!
It was my first time in Korea, all the Doctor & team are bery helpful. Dr. Ian & cheong a lee(jenny) are really helpful.
I understand more about my skin.
The clinic is calm, welcoming.
there are many activities i didnโt expect to find in a beauty clinic; phot...
When you walk into the clinic, it genuinely feels like a luxury experience.
The staff was so kind and attentive the whole time ๐ค.
The consultation felt very personalized, and they recommended treatments that truly matched what my skin needed instead of just recommending anything.
Honestly, I hope to come back next year
Great place! Came coz of an ad online and wanted to check out the place. They were able to fit me and my husband in right away as walk-ins. They took us to a sink to wash our faces, then took photos for skin analysis and before photos. Then they proceeded to give us a consultation ( c/o Jin Wooyoung) and advice on what...
So happy to found the beauty clinic in Korea that very inclusive and Muslim friendly. They have a prayer space for muslim and they prepare a female doctor for me. The clinic is so comfortable with aesthetic design make me feel relaxed. The doctor and the staff are very professional and helpful so all of the procedure r...
I had an excellent experience at Reberry Gangnam. The staff were professional, welcoming, and took the time to explain each treatment thoroughly. I had microneedling and other skin treatments, and the entire process was comfortable and well-organized. The clinic was modern, clean, and made me feel at ease from start to...
Book Your Personalized Consultation
Share your details and our multilingual team will contact you within 24 hours through your preferred messenger.
- โ Free online skin consultation with a doctor
- โ Personalized treatment plan & pricing
- โ Airport pickup coordination available
- โ 8-language support (EN/JP/CN/TW/TH/ES/MN/AR)
- โ Response within 24 hours via your preferred messenger
Science Stretch mark treatment โ dermal remodeling and connective-tissue evidence
Treating a stretch mark means treating a dermal scar, so the relevant evidence is about rebuilding collagen and elastin and about how connective tissue answers a staged stimulus. Hantash (2009) documented that fractional radiofrequency delivered through microneedles induced both neoelastogenesis and neocollagenesis in treated dermis, the two fibres a stretch mark loses when it tears, which is the mechanism behind using RF microneedling on matured striae alba. Christ (2008) measured objective gains in skin elasticity when connective-tissue weakness was treated with a course of extracorporeal energy, and Mittermayr (2012) reviewed how mechanical energy recruits the body's own wound-healing signalling. Knobloch (2015) reached the same practical point in meta-analysis: results in connective tissue accrue gradually across a full series. Together these frame why RE:BERRY grades scar age first and plans a spaced 4-6 session course.
- Hantash BM, Ubeid AA, Chang H, Kafi R, Renton B. Bipolar fractional radiofrequency treatment induces neoelastogenesis and neocollagenesis. Lasers Surg Med. 2009;41(1):1-9. doi:10.1002/lsm.20731
- Christ C, Brenke R, Sattler G, Siems W, Novak P, Daser A. Improvement in skin elasticity in the treatment of cellulite and connective tissue weakness by means of extracorporeal pulse activation therapy. Aesthet Surg J. 2008;28(5):538-544. doi:10.1016/j.asj.2008.07.011
- Mittermayr R, Antonic V, Hartinger J, et al. Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) for wound healing: technology, mechanisms, and clinical efficacy. Wound Repair Regen. 2012;20(4):456-465. doi:10.1111/j.1524-475x.2012.00796.x
- Knobloch K, Kraemer R. Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) for the treatment of cellulite โ a current metaanalysis. Int J Surg. 2015;24(Pt B):210-217. doi:10.1016/j.ijsu.2015.07.644
These references shape how stretch marks are handled at RE:BERRY's Gangnam aesthetic clinic: scar age and depth graded under Mark-Vu imaging before any device is chosen; RF microneedling directed at the collagen-poor dermis of matured white marks where neoelastogenesis is the goal; fractional laser reserved for fresh red marks whose repair is still active; and a spaced 4-6 session course with standardized-lighting follow-up, because connective tissue remodels across time. This information is for educational purposes only and is not medical advice.
How to Find RE:BERRY Gangnam
2 minutes from Gangnam Station Exit 10. B1โB2, KI Tower โ the building with the all-black entrance you can't miss.
RE:BERRY Clinic Gangnam
B1โB2, KI Tower, 69-gil 8, Gangnam-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul
์์ธ์ ์์ด๊ตฌ ๊ฐ๋จ๋๋ก69๊ธธ 8, ์งํ1ยท2์ธต (KIํ์)
Also available at: Myeongdong ยท Incheon Airport