BONITA BURN & KELOID

Golden-Time Scar Care

The first few days after an accident decide how large a scar remains

In urgent cases, such as bleeding that will not stop, deep open wounds or extensive burns, please get treatment at the nearest emergency room first.

Bonita's Approach

With burn scars, treating before the scar settles is what matters

It can still be treated after it has settled

However, burn scars often cover a wide area, so treatment takes a long time

Before / After

Results first — Before & after cases at Bonita

Golden-Time Scar Care before & after photo 2 · Bonita Clinic Seoul — *Before treatment6 months later*

※ Before & after results vary by individual. Side effects may occur, so please decide after a full consultation with your doctor.

For You

Stem cell regenerative treatment

It helps damaged tissue regenerate.
Because your own bone marrow, fat or blood is used, there is little concern about rejection.
The procedure is relatively short.

BONITA BURN & KELOID

Before a wound hardens into a scar, the golden time changes the size of the mark

For burn patients, treatment comes first, but life afterwards must also be considered.

That is why it is best to start scar treatment early, alongside acute care.

From first- and second-degree burns to third-degree and beyond, how you are treated within the 'golden time' decides how large the scar becomes.

Burn scars Why treatment matters

Unlike scars from ordinary trauma or surgery, burn scars damage the skin irregularly.

After initial emergency care, treatment that helps keep the scar small needs to follow.

Burn scars often involve deformed tissue, so it is important to combine skin regeneration with scar treatment to keep the scar smaller.

When scar-reduction treatment is done before a skin graft

· First- and second-degree burns can heal without a skin graft. · For third-degree burns or deeper, the graft area can be kept smaller, reducing the size of the scar after grafting.

When removing burn scars after a skin graft

· After a skin graft, contracture can leave the grafted area pigmented and different from the surrounding skin. · More work is needed to resolve the separated look of the skin.

Before resorting to a skin graft, we treat burn damage with stem cell therapy, which is effective in helping the skin recover.

Process

Treatment process

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STEP.1
Acute burn care
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STEP.2
Burn skin care (golden time)
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STEP.3
Reconstructive surgery such as skin grafting
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STEP.4
Burn skin care and rehabilitation

At a glance

Treatment details and recovery

TypeTreatment · excision if needed
AnesthesiaLocal
Hospital staySame-day discharge
StitchesYes

Recovery

Right after treatment
The wound is cleaned and stitched or dressed. Preventing infection comes first.
During recovery
After the stitches are removed, scar care begins with sun protection and moisturizing.
As it settles
This is when redness and firmness change. Laser or injection treatment is added if needed, and any remaining marks continue with restoration.

Recovery time and follow-up visits vary with the extent of treatment and your individual condition.

Equipment

Devices used in this treatment — From our 68 devices combined according to purpose

**Vbeam Perfecta**Vascular laser, red scars & flushing

**Fraxel-repair**Fractional laser, inducing regeneration of depressed scars and texture

**ALEX-Q**Pigment laser, melasma & pigmentation

**Helios III**Laser toning, evening pigment and tone

**Aphrodite Co2 Laser**CO2 laser, smoothing scar surface irregularities

※ Device descriptions reflect general use; the actual combination depends on your skin condition. See all our equipment

Clinic

In the same place in Gangnam since 1995, always by the same hands

Dr. Kwang-Seop Chung, Director 31 years in plastic surgery and scar restoration

Board-certified plastic surgeon (Brazil)
Top of class, Brazilian plastic surgery board examination
M.D., Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, Brazil
Plastic surgery residency, Beneficência Portuguesa Hospital, São Paulo
General & thoracic surgery residency, Mandaqui State Hospital, São Paulo
Internship, University of Tennessee, USA
President, Asian International Aesthetic Medicine Forum
Former President, Korean Academy of Aesthetic Surgery
Member, Brazilian Society of Plastic Surgery
Member, Korean Society of Phlebology

1995Opened · one address in Gangnam1doctor · care by the director31years of scar & revision work

The Bonita Story

Video

Before & after videos · Bonita TV

Real treatment videos. Tap to play.

Explained by the director himself (Bonita TV · Dr. Kwang-Seop Chung)

Skin grafted after a burn but the border still shows? Have you given up on damaged skin and scars? A treatment case.

Removing hypertrophic scars from a burn: the earlier the treatment, the better / Dr. Kwang-Seop Chung

※ Results vary by individual. Videos play on YouTube.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

What should I do right after an injury?

Rinse with running water, cover with clean gauze and see a doctor as soon as possible. The sooner an open wound is stitched, the better for reducing the scar.

The scar has already settled. Is it too late?

It is not too late. Settled scars are treated with restoration that releases and fills tissue, and may need more steps than right after the injury.

I heard keloids get bigger if you operate on them.

A keloid can grow back if it is only excised. That is why laser and injection treatment are combined and progress is managed. The approach depends on your constitution and the area.

Will the colour of a burn scar come back to normal?

Color differences can be lightened with lasers, but skin borders and texture need separate restoration. We check the extent in consultation.

※ Bleeding, infection, inflammation and other side effects may occur after surgery or treatment. Please decide after a full consultation with your doctor.

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