What Happens in a XERF Session? Shots, Timeline, and Cost at a Gangnam Clinic

A XERF session at a Gangnam dermatology clinic is a single visit that moves through consultation, procedure, and aftercare — with the shot count, from 300 up to 900, fixed only after the doctor has examined your skin. At Ode Clinic near Gangnam Station, 300 DEEP Mode shots cost ₩1,000,000, 600 shots ₩1,900,000, and 900 shots ₩2,750,000, VAT excluded (roughly $720 to $1,980; USD figures are approximate and track the exchange rate). Eye XERF adds 300 dedicated shots for ₩1,100,000, and combination plans price the pair below the sum of the separate treatments. What follows is the session from the waiting room onward, and how each stage shapes the final bill.

Inside the Appointment, Start to Finish

Ode Clinic structures every visit as six steps — arrival, consultation and treatment design, re-consultation, procedure, personalized care, departure — and for XERF each step has a specific job.

Arrival and the doctor’s examination

The session opens with a 1:1 consultation with the doctor who will actually operate the device, not a counselor working from a sales sheet; even minor treatments at this clinic begin with the doctor. Skin is documented with 2D/3D diagnostic photography, concerns like nasolabial folds or a loosening jawline are mapped, and a provisional shot count is proposed. A short re-consultation then finalizes the plan — meaning the exact price is settled before the procedure, not after.

The procedure room

Treatment happens in a private single-person room. XERF here is run exclusively in DEEP mode, because the device’s dual-frequency 6.78MHz + 2MHz energy is produced in no other mode; the trade-off is a longer session, the payoff is energy delivered deep enough to aim at lifting rather than surface tightening. XERF is often chosen by patients who want elasticity and sagging addressed together while preferring less pain and downtime.

The defining feature of a well-run XERF session is that the medical decision and the financial decision happen at the same desk, before treatment begins. When the doctor who sets the shot count is the one holding the handpiece, dose and price stay accountable to a single person.

How Many Shots — and What Each Tier Costs

Shot count is the entire cost driver in XERF pricing, so understanding how 300, 600, and 900 differ is understanding the bill.

DEEP Mode plan	Price (KRW, VAT excl.)	Approx. cost per shot*
300 shots	₩1,000,000	~₩3,330
600 shots	₩1,900,000	~₩3,170
900 shots	₩2,750,000	~₩3,060

*Per-shot figures are simple division of the listed prices, rounded for comparison.

300 vs 600 vs 900: who lands where

The count is calibrated to age and degree of sagging: lighter, earlier laxity sits at the 300 end, while more advanced sagging across the lower face pushes toward 600 or 900. The per-shot arithmetic softens the jump between tiers — moving from 300 to 900 triples the shots but raises the price by a factor of 2.75, so heavier plans carry marginally better per-shot value. Still, the deciding input is the examination, not the spreadsheet.

Eye XERF and the combination plans

The periorbital area is treated as its own plan: Eye XERF 300 shots at ₩1,100,000. Pairing it with a face plan is where the price list builds in savings — DEEP 300 + Eye 300 comes to ₩1,900,000 (₩200,000 under the separate total), DEEP 600 + Eye 300 to ₩2,800,000 (also ₩200,000 under), and DEEP 900 + Eye 300 to ₩3,700,000 (₩150,000 under). Patients weighing both areas usually find the combined line the more rational purchase.

A shot count is a prescription, not a package size. The published tiers exist so a patient can see the cost consequences of the doctor’s recommendation instantly — and the combination rows reward treating face and eye in one plan rather than two visits.

The Timeline After You Leave

The session ends at departure, but the treatment does not; radiofrequency lifting unfolds over weeks, and the aftercare stage is built into the visit for a reason.

The first days

Before departure, the clinic provides customized post-procedure care matched to the treatment performed. With monopolar RF treatment, occasional burns or blisters can occur; when anything of the kind appears, follow-up care at the treating clinic matters for preventing pigmentation. This is a practical argument for treating where follow-up is reachable — by revisit for locals, or via the clinic’s WhatsApp line (+82 10-2609-4529) for anyone who has traveled.

Two to three months out

Changes can begin soon after the session, but the result builds gradually: the maximum effect arrives around 2–3 months. The 2D/3D photographs taken at the consultation give that maturation an objective yardstick — a follow-up comparison shows what actually changed rather than what memory suggests. Patients evaluating whether their shot count was right for them have their clearest answer at this point, not in week one.

XERF should be judged on the 90-day result, not the day-one mirror. The session buys a dose of deep RF energy plus the follow-up structure to track it — and both halves of that purchase matter.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q.Why is XERF performed only in DEEP mode at this clinic?

A.The dual-frequency 6.78MHz + 2MHz energy that defines XERF is produced only in DEEP mode. Ode Clinic accepts the longer session time so every patient receives that deeper, lifting-oriented delivery.

Q.What does a 900-shot XERF session cost in Seoul?

A.₩2,750,000 VAT excluded (about $1,980, exchange-rate dependent) at Ode Clinic in Gangnam. Adding Eye XERF 300 shots as a combination brings the total to ₩3,700,000 instead of ₩3,850,000 booked separately.

Q.Is the consultation available in English?

A.Yes. Ode Clinic receives international patients with English consultation and English-language support, and its official English website is odeclinicseoul.com/en.

Q.Who decides my shot count — can I just book 300 shots?

A.The count between 300 and 900 is decided with the doctor after a consultation that includes 2D/3D skin photography, based on your age and degree of sagging. You can request a budget, but the dose recommendation is a medical judgment made before you confirm.

Q.Where do I go for the session and how do I book?

A.Ode Clinic is on the 8th floor of 340 Gangnam-daero (Kyungwon Bldg.), a short walk from Gangnam Station. Book via WhatsApp +82 10-2609-4529, Instagram @odeclinic.global, or +82 2-569-0222; hours run Mon–Fri 11:30 AM–8:30 PM and weekends 10:00 AM–4:00 PM with no lunch closure.