X-Injector (Automated Skin Booster Injector) in Seoul
A set amount · a steady speed · a cooling mode
A set amount · a steady speed · a cooling mode
The X-Injector is a multi-needle injector with a cooling function: an automated injector (machine injection) that delivers skin boosters in a set amount at a steady speed. It spreads the product across the face evenly, at a consistent amount, speed and depth, and its cooling mode can help reduce discomfort during a skin booster session.
At ABLE Dermatology we do not fix one injection method in advance. Whether your treatment uses hand injection, Synerjet (needle-free) or the X-Injector is chosen by product, area and goal.
Hand injection works point by point, adjusting depth and amount at each spot. Machine injection lays the product evenly over the whole face, like a coat of paint. Because the dose is split into small portions placed at regular spacing and depth, the split itself is a safety measure for particle-type products such as Juvelook and Ultracol: it lowers the chance of clumping (nodules).
With machine injection, what shapes the result is not the name of the device but which product stays at which depth. Many skin boosters do their work in the dermis, so we plan the injection for each product and area so that the product stays in the layer where it works.
The X-Injector is one of several injection methods, not the answer for every skin booster. Based on product, area and goal, we suggest it as an option in cases like these.
Products that contain particles, such as Ultracol (PDO) and Juvelook (PDLLA), can clump if too much goes into one point. Splitting them into many small portions by machine injection reduces the amount at each point, so the split itself works as a safeguard against nodules. At ABLE Dermatology, Ultracol100 is given by X-Injector only, and Juvelook Skin by machine injection.
If your concern is overall texture and pores, machine injection, which covers a wide area evenly, may suit you well. Spots that need a focused fill, such as scars or specific lines, may be reinforced by hand injection.
For patients who are very worried about pain, we also suggest the X-Injector as an option. Keep in mind that for a product to stay in the dermis, the dermis has to swell, and some discomfort comes with that. We weigh pain, effect and product loss together with you before deciding on the method.
We do not start by picking the injection method. We first decide where the product needs to work, then choose the method by product, area and goal.
We review your skin, the priority of your concerns, the result you want and how worried you are about pain. We also check your allergy history, pregnancy or breastfeeding, and recent procedures.
Before the session we use Cooling Anesthesia: a cream anesthetic mixed with a vasoconstrictor and cooling ingredients, followed by cold-air cooling. During injection, the X-Injector's cooling mode can help reduce discomfort. How much you feel varies from person to person.
The product is delivered in a set amount at a steady speed, evenly across the face. For delicate areas such as under the eyes or beside the nose, and for spots that need reinforcing, hand injection may be added.
Small bumps right after injection are a normal reaction showing that the product has stayed in the dermis. After soothing care we explain sun protection and moisturizing, and we plan the interval to your next session together.
A skin booster made of PDO (polydioxanone) microspheres, aimed at pores, fine lines, elasticity and tone. At ABLE Dermatology, Ultracol100 is given by X-Injector only. The standard course is 3 sessions at 4-week intervals, with about 1 week of downtime.
PDLLA combined with hyaluronic acid. Because it contains particles, splitting the dose finely is a safeguard against nodules, so ABLE Dermatology gives Juvelook Skin by machine injection (X-Injector or Synerjet). Sessions are 4 weeks apart; the number of sessions is decided at the consultation.
A skin booster whose polynucleotide (PN) sends regenerative signals in the dermis. It can be injected with either the X-Injector or Synerjet; which device to use is advised at the consultation, based on your skin.
A particle-type skin booster made from human dermis with the cells removed (hADM). It suits small, closely spaced portions rather than a large amount at one point, and it can be injected with either the X-Injector or Synerjet.
An automated injector (machine injection) that delivers skin boosters in a set amount at a steady speed. It places the product evenly across the face at a consistent amount, speed and depth, and its cooling mode can help reduce discomfort.
The methods are not ranked; they simply work differently. Hand injection adjusts depth and amount point by point, the X-Injector covers a wide area evenly, and Synerjet delivers the product without needles. The method is chosen by product, area and goal, and methods can be combined.
Injection cannot be made entirely comfortable: for a product to stay in the dermis, the dermis has to swell, and some discomfort comes with that. Cooling Anesthesia and the cooling mode can help reduce discomfort, and how much you feel varies from person to person.
Our anesthesia method: a cream anesthetic mixed with a vasoconstrictor and cooling ingredients, followed by cold-air cooling. We use it together with the X-Injector's cooling mode for pain management. Please tell us in advance if you have heart or blood-vessel disease or an overactive thyroid.
Yes, it is a normal reaction. The bumps are spots where the dermis has taken up the product and swollen, which means the product has stayed in the dermis. Bruising, swelling and a bumpy feel mostly settle within 1 to a few days; if they last or get worse, see a doctor in person promptly.
Ultracol100 is given by X-Injector only, and Juvelook Skin by machine injection. Juvelook, Re2O and Rejuran can be injected with either the X-Injector or Synerjet; which device to use is advised at the consultation, based on your skin.
Be able to choose, not be pushed.
This content is general medical information. Treatment effects and side effects vary by individual. Please consult in person.
