{"procedure":{"id":"pico_toning","name":"皮秒嫩肤（净肤）","type":"category","family":"皮秒嫩肤（净肤）","category":"皮秒嫩肤（净肤）","price":"mid","pain":1,"downtime":1,"visible_in":2,"lasts":2,"summary":"皮秒激光色素调理","explanation":"皮秒嫩肤是一类皮秒激光治疗,利用超短脉冲击碎色素,相较于老一代纳秒激光产生的周边热量更少。它涵盖PicoSure、PicoWay、PicoCare、PicoPlus、Enlighten、PicoLo、PicoK和PicoHigh等平台,用于改善雀斑、晒斑、痘印、纹身、易长黄褐斑的肤色以及整体提亮。最适合分疗程、循序渐进地进行色素矫正,且恢复期相对可控。","target":"雀斑、晒斑、痘印、纹身、黄褐斑相关肤色不均、提亮","description":"皮秒嫩肤是一类皮秒激光治疗,利用超短脉冲击碎色素,相较于老一代纳秒激光产生的周边热量更少。它涵盖PicoSure、PicoWay、PicoCare、PicoPlus、Enlighten、PicoLo、PicoK和PicoHigh等平台,用于改善雀斑、晒斑、痘印、纹身、易长黄褐斑的肤色以及整体提亮。最适合分疗程、循序渐进地进行色素矫正,且恢复期相对可控。","detail":{"id":"pico_toning","name":"Pico Laser Toning","price":{"basis":"1 full-face toning session (regular price, not first-visit trial)","krw_max":160000,"krw_min":50000,"varies_by":"sessions"},"dosage":{"unit":"sessions","options":[{"tag":"Try it","note":"Trial / maintenance","amount":"1 session","coverage":"Full face","description":"One full-face toning session to check how your skin responds.","krw_typical":120000},{"tag":"Popular","note":"Visible brightening","amount":"5 sessions","coverage":"Full face","description":"A typical starter course, usually every 1-2 weeks.","krw_typical":490000},{"tag":"Full course","note":"Stubborn pigment / melasma-prone tone","amount":"10 sessions","coverage":"Full face","description":"Longer course for persistent or deeper pigment.","krw_typical":750000},{"tag":"Body","note":"Underarms, elbows, bikini etc.","amount":"Body area (palm-size)","coverage":"1 body area per session","description":"Body pigment toning priced per palm-size area, usually in 5-10 session courses.","krw_typical":80000}],"pricing_note":"Partner bundles: 1x 120k / 5x 490k / 10x 890k (ado, incl. vitamin care); dual pico 1x 159k / 5x 499k / 10x 749k (kind-global).","unit_explainer":"Pico toning is priced per session (sometimes per area for body). Pigment usually needs a course of 5-10 sessions; one session is a trial, not a full result."},"header":{"one_liner":"Pico- or short-pulse laser treatments tailored to a diagnosed pigmentation concern.","target_tags":["Pigmentation","Freckles","Sun spots","Dull tone","Post-acne marks"],"category_label":"TONING","technology_label":"Picosecond laser"},"details":{"sessions":"Usually 5-10 toning sessions; discrete spots 1-3 sessions","aftercare":"Frequently short social downtime, but redness, swelling or pigment changes can occur. Avoid unnecessary heat and sun exposure as instructed; travel is generally considered only if the skin is recovering normally.","anesthesia":"Usually none for toning; numbing cream for spot/fractional modes","regulatory":"Many major pico laser platforms are FDA 510(k) cleared mainly for tattoos and benign pigmented lesions, and are MFDS approved in Korea; use for melasma is commonly a clinic off-label protocol.","technology":"Picosecond Nd:YAG / alexandrite / Ti:Sapphire lasers (platform-dependent)","measurement":"Sessions (per face / per area)","manufacturer":"Various: Cynosure (PicoSure), Candela (PicoWay), Cutera (Enlighten), Lutronic (PicoPlus), Wontech (PicoCare), Laseroptek (PicoLO), Hironic (PICOHI), Speclipse (PICO-K)","repeat_interval":"Every 1-4 weeks during a course; maintenance every 1-3 months","technical_specs":"Pulse durations ~250-750 ps; wavelengths 1064 nm (deeper, safer for darker skin, toning), 532 nm (superficial brown spots), 755/785/730 nm on some platforms; fractional MLA/DOE lens handpieces for texture and scars.","before_treatment":"Avoid tanning and strong exfoliants/retinoids for ~3-5 days; come without makeup; tell the doctor about melasma history and medications.","safety_suitability":"Avoid with active infection/inflammation, recent tanning, pregnancy (clinic policy), photosensitizing drugs or recent isotretinoin (doctor's judgment), history of keloids (for fractional modes). Melasma needs conservative settings; too-frequent high-energy toning can cause rebound or white spots (hypopigmentation)."},"recovery":{"flying":"Usually possible","makeup":"Same day (gentle) / next day","alcohol":"Avoid on treatment day (can increase redness)","exercise":"Same day light; intense next day","sauna_heat":"Avoid 2-3 days","back_to_daily":"Immediately","common_side_effects":["Mild redness 1-3 h","Dryness","Darkening/micro-crusting of treated spots (spot mode)","Rare: post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation or mottled hypopigmentation with over-frequent toning"]},"references":[{"url":"https://cutera.com/us-en/treatments/pigmented-lesion-solutions/index.html","title":"Cutera PICO Genesis branded protocol example"}],"quick_facts":{"pain":"Mild (snapping / warm prickling)","downtime":"None to minimal","results_last":"Months with sun protection; pigment can recur (esp. melasma)","treatment_time":"10-20 min (face toning)","results_visible":"Gradual brightening over 3-5 sessions; discrete spots fade in 1-4 weeks"},"alternatives":[{"name":"PicoSure","catalog_id":"picosure_laser","consider_when":"Want a well-known premium 755 nm platform; partners list it at 79-89k/session."},{"name":"V-Beam Perfecta","catalog_id":"v_beam_perfecta","consider_when":"Discoloration is red/vascular rather than brown."},{"name":"Q-switched Nd:YAG toning (e.g., laser toning)","catalog_id":null,"consider_when":"Lower budget; larger or deeper pigment where nanosecond toning is preferred."}],"before_after":[],"good_to_know":["Pico laser toning is often used in clinics for melasma and pigmentation, but many major pico laser platforms are officially cleared mainly for tattoos and benign pigmented lesions. Different clinics may use different devices, settings, and treatment plans, so results and session counts are not the same for everyone.","Correct pigment diagnosis and laser settings are important. Repeated or aggressive treatment can cause color changes in the skin or make melasma worse.","Your treating doctor will decide whether this treatment is suitable based on your skin type, diagnosis, device mode, and treatment plan."],"how_it_works":{"steps":[{"body":"Makeup is removed and pigment type (freckles, sun spots, melasma, PIH) is assessed, sometimes with a Wood's lamp or skin analyzer.","title":"Cleanse & assess"},{"body":"Laser-safety goggles or eye shields are placed. Numbing cream is usually unnecessary for low-energy toning.","title":"Protect eyes"},{"body":"The doctor glides the handpiece over the face in several low-fluence passes; discrete spots may get a higher-energy spot pass.","title":"Laser passes"},{"body":"A calming mask or cooling is applied, followed by moisturizer and sunscreen. Sessions repeat every 1-4 weeks.","title":"Soothe & protect"}],"how_delivered":"Picosecond (trillionth-of-a-second) laser pulses shatter pigment into tiny particles that the body clears over the following weeks, with less surrounding heat than nanosecond lasers.","illustration_idea":"Ultra-short laser pulses hitting melanin granules in the epidermis/upper dermis and breaking them into fine dust that immune cells clear away.","what_touches_skin":"Nothing for toning (non-contact laser beam); a distance guide/spacer may touch lightly","what_it_feels_like":"Light snapping like a rubber band or warm prickling; toning is usually tolerable without numbing. Spot or fractional modes sting more."}}}}