K-Beauty New Trend: In the Era of Slow Aging , ‘Ultracol’ is Popular for Improving Complex Aging Problems

Complex improvement effects such as volume increase, wrinkle improvement, whitening, skin tone and elasticity improvement, etc.

As interest in anti-aging increases among people in their 20s and 30s, the ‘slow aging’ trend existed. While existing anti-aging focuses on blocking aging, slow aging focuses on healthy, beautiful, natural aging. Accordingly, demand for functional cosmetics, home beauty devices, nutritional supplements, and beauty medical devices related to slow aging continues to increase.

In particular, as the MZ generation, which do not save their expenses on investing in self-care, is increasing, not only home care cosmetics, but also collagen injection treatment, which has the effect of improving wrinkles by filling the skin with elasticity from within, is attracting attention. Collagen injections, one of the anti-aging treatments, have similar effects to fillers, but are popular because they are known to be safer.

Director Lim Sook-hee of Bethel Dermatology Clinic said, “These days, in line with the trend of pursuing naturalness, there is a growing demand for treatments that fundamentally solve skin elasticity concerns rather than short-term effects and provide continuous results,” adding, “Achieve natural changes while still being effective. “Many people look for collagen boosters such as ‘Ultracol’ as a treatment method that can comprehensively improve volume, including photodamage, across all layers of the skin.”

‘Ultracol’ is said to have the advantage of not only increasing volume but also showing complex aging improvement effects such as wrinkle improvement, whitening, and skin tone and elasticity improvement.

 ‘Ultracol’ is the world’s first PDO (polydioxanone) material that induces autologous collagen production. It is a procedure that induces collagen stimulation and promotes autologous collagen production by injecting into a thin layer of skin. It helps improving fine wrinkles and regenerating damaged skin through collagen production. Additionally, no separate recovery period is required, so you can immediately return to your daily routine.

PDO is a colorless crystalline ester-linked polymer that is hydrolyzed in vivo over 6 to 8 months and is mostly excreted through urine, and some is also excreted through feces or respiratory tract. Due to its high human compatibility and stability, it has been safely used as a suture in the human body without side effects for the past 50 years. ‘Ultracol’ is made by nano-processing PDO, which has proven safety, into spherical microparticles and injecting it directly into the skin, showing various skin cosmetic effects such as wrinkle reduction, elasticity, and lifting.

There are two types of ‘Ultracol’ products, 100 and 200. 100 is injected evenly into the shallow dermis layer and is used to improve the barrier and provide an overall anti-aging effect to the midface, including dryness, rough skin texture, dull skin tone, and freckles. 200 can be injected under the eyes, in the tear troughs, and in the area around the eyes to fill in volume, making it a safe procedure for the MZ generation who prefer gradually natural improvement, while also providing very high satisfaction.

Director Lim said, “'Ultracol' has high biodegradability, ease of use due to even and rapid hydration, and physical properties of spreadability that allow it to be used even on thin skin areas, making it safe to use for improving cosmetic aging that requires long-term repeated treatment. “As this is a unique product, we expect it to be widely used in the future.” He continued, “The number of younger generation who is interested in preventing natural aging is steadily increasing and due to the nature of anti-aging beauty treatment, the improved effect must be maintained through repeated treatments. Therefore, the highest priority should be given to treatment effectiveness, sustainability, and safety, as well as safety for repeat procedures.”