This is Gyeonggi Anyang Beomgye KKEUT Korean Clinic's procedure note on Thermage 900 Shots: Why the Shot Count Matters and How to Choose.
The expression "Thermage 900 shots" is one you often come across while searching before a consultation.
Because a number stands out so easily, the shot count can feel like information that explains the entire procedure.
This article sets out what the shot count does and does not tell you, and where to place your selection criteria.

What does the shot count actually tell you?
The shot count is a number showing the total amount of pulses delivered in one session.
It is treated as important because it is the first item people check when comparing treatments.
However, even with the same number, the content of the treatment differs depending on how the shots are arranged and where.
If you choose a treatment based on the shot count alone, you miss the other half of the information.
The shot count is a starting point for comparison, not a conclusion.
If you are given a shot count at a consultation, please also ask how that number is distributed across areas.
It is also worth checking whether there is a way to compare the shot count you were told with the treatment actually performed after the procedure.
So let me break down what to ask alongside such numbers into three points.

First criterion: the design of where shots are placed
Radiofrequency lifting is a procedure that places energy along the checkered grid of the tip.
Only when the grid is placed evenly can heat avoid pooling on one side and achieve an even heat distribution.
Kkeut Oriental Medicine Clinic designs this grid first while you are sitting up, not lying down.
Grid design is the step where a plan for each area is made before the procedure begins.
With a plan in place first, treatment can proceed according to the set criteria without improvising the layout midway.
Please check whether, at the consultation, you are told which area will be treated with which layout.
If a consultation gives only the shot count without explaining the design, it is a good idea to ask one more question.

Second criterion: how the energy is delivered
The shot count tells you the total amount but not how the energy is delivered.
The SuperPass technique is a method of operation that keeps heat delivery high by using accumulated energy.
Even with the same shot count, the content of the treatment differs depending on which technique the practitioner uses.
The delivery method is an area that the person receiving treatment finds hard to notice during the procedure.
That is why the explanation before treatment and the confirmation afterward become more important.
You are also welcome to ask the practitioner directly which technique is being used and what that technique aims to do.
Whether the explanation is specific becomes one criterion.

Third criterion: the record left after treatment
Lifting happens on your face, so it is hard for the person receiving it to verify directly.
In many cases it ends with hearing a single line about the total number of shots.
Kkeut Oriental Medicine Clinic writes up the lifting treatment details on a lifting card and shares it.
The details written on the card serve as evidence of the treatment you received.
If you receive treatment several times, your own treatment history builds up.
Once records exist, you can use the previous treatment as a basis when designing the next session.

The selection criteria come down to four questions
First, check whether you were told the total shot count.
Second, check whether the grid design is set while you are seated.
Third, check whether you hear an explanation of how accumulated energy is delivered.
Fourth, check whether you can receive the treatment details as a record.
The four questions are not a scorecard for evaluating a clinic but a conversational tool for drawing out explanations.
Comparing how specific the answers are reveals the difference in what lies behind the same number.
How many shots are appropriate depends on face size and the areas needing concentration, so it is most accurate to decide at the consultation.

Kkeut Oriental Medicine Clinic's own way of explaining shot counts
Kkeut Oriental Medicine Clinic does not end the shot count at a single number but explains it in three stages: design, delivery method, and record.
At Kkeut Oriental Medicine Clinic, the checkered grid of the tip is designed first while you are seated before the procedure.
Designing the grid in advance allows the treatment to proceed so that heat is evenly distributed in each area.

Kkeut Oriental Medicine Clinic keeps heat delivery of accumulated energy high with the SuperPass technique.
At Kkeut Oriental Medicine Clinic, a lifting card is completed after treatment to share the treatment details.
The details on the card become the starting point for the next session's consultation.

Kkeut Oriental Medicine Clinic aims for treatment that you can verify.

Frequently Asked Questions
Q. Is Thermage 900 shots the right shot count for everyone?
A. It cannot be said that Thermage 900 shots is appropriate for everyone. The appropriate shot count varies with face size and the areas needing concentration, so at Kkeut Oriental Medicine Clinic it is decided together with the design at the consultation.
Q. If it is Thermage 900 shots, is the treatment content all the same?
A. Even with the same Thermage 900 shots, the treatment content differs depending on the grid design, the energy delivery method, and whether records are kept. At Kkeut Oriental Medicine Clinic, the treatment details are shared on a lifting card.
Q. What should I ask at a Thermage 900 shots consultation?
A. Along with the number of Thermage 900 shots, if you ask about the grid design, how accumulated energy is delivered, and whether the treatment details are recorded, the comparison becomes clear.
The Sincerity of Kkeut Oriental Medicine Clinic
Kkeut Oriental Medicine Clinic provides differentiated results through a checkered grid design done while seated.
Kkeut Oriental Medicine Clinic raises patient satisfaction by maintaining accumulated energy heat delivery with the SuperPass technique.
Kkeut Oriental Medicine Clinic pursues both safety and effectiveness by writing up and sharing the lifting card.
A small difference, a different result — Experience it at Kkeut Oriental Medicine Clinic.
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