Non-Surgical · Hyaluronic Acid

Body Filler

Hyaluronic acid in body volumes, for the hip dip, the buttock and the shoulder line

Gangnam, Seoul | Board-certified plastic surgeon, Dr. Jonghwan Choi
KHIDI-registered for international patients · Apgujeong Rewind

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Define

Body filler

Body filler: hyaluronic acid at a volume the face never sees

The short answer

Body filler is hyaluronic acid gel placed under the skin of the body to fill a hollow or build a contour. The quantities are the part that surprises people: Rewind's own material describes volumes running from 10cc up to 300cc, against the single-cc syringes used on a face. The clinic applies it to three regions, the buttock, the hollow at the side of the pelvis commonly called a hip dip, and the shoulder. Its material records that no anaesthetic is used and that nothing is sutured afterwards.

Two things the clinic does not state anywhere are how long a body result holds and how many sessions a region takes, so neither appears on this page. The product brand is also unnamed in the clinic's material, and inventing one would be worse than leaving the line blank. Those answers come from the examination.

The phrase circulating in English search results for this treatment is "non-surgical BBL", and it causes two separate confusions worth clearing in the first paragraph. It is not a fat transfer operation: nothing is harvested, nothing is grafted, and this page describes only gel injected through a needle or cannula. The same three letters also belong to a broadband light skin device, so search results for the acronym come back mixed. What is described here is hyaluronic acid, and nothing on this page should be read as an offer of surgery.

The second thing to be clear about is the ceiling. Gel fills a hollow. It does not lift descended tissue, it does not tighten a skin envelope that has loosened, and it does not substitute for a change in body composition. Someone whose complaint is that the skin over the hip has gone lax will get a poorer outcome from added volume than from leaving the area alone, and that is a conversation the examination is meant to have before a quote is written.

Reception at Rewind Plastic Surgery, Apgujeong, Seoul
Fig. 01  Volume is agreed in cc, in writing, before the appointment is made
Zones

Regions treated

The body regions Rewind fills with hyaluronic acid

The clinic's material names three regions and the complaints it associates with each. They are listed below in the order people usually raise them. What any one of them takes in cc is decided standing up, with the area marked, and not from a list on a screen.

region 01
Buttock
Flattening and loss of fullness. The clinic's material describes this region for a buttock that reads thin or has lost projection against the rest of the frame.
region 02
Hip dip, at the pelvis
The indentation between the iliac crest and the upper thigh. It is a normal anatomical feature, filled here only where its depth bothers the person who has it.
region 03
Shoulder width and balance
A shoulder line that reads narrow, or a visible difference between the two sides. Gel sits over the frame and softens the difference; it does not alter the frame.
region 04
Clavicle and upper shoulder contour
Where the collarbone and the slope above it read indistinct in clothing. Small volumes, spread across a broad plane, with the outline marked while you stand.

Nothing outside those regions is described in the clinic's material, and nothing outside them is described here. Requests for other parts of the body are a consultation question and may well be answered with a no. Large volumes of any injectable belong only where the anatomy underneath has been examined by the person holding the syringe.

Volume

Mechanism

How a body filler volume is decided and delivered

The injection is the short part. What determines whether the result reads natural or lumpy is the arithmetic done before it and the plane the gel is put into.

01Assess

Separating a hollow from laxity and from bone

Three things produce the same silhouette in a mirror: soft tissue that is genuinely missing, skin that has loosened over tissue that is still there, and the shape of the pelvis itself. Only the first responds to gel. The assessment is made standing, with the area marked, because lying down erases the very contour being discussed.

02Quantify

The quote is written in cc before anything is opened

Body work is priced and planned by total volume, and the clinic's material spans a wide range for exactly that reason. You should leave the consultation knowing the number, knowing what it is expected to change, and knowing what happens if the first volume turns out to be conservative. A figure agreed afterwards is a figure agreed badly.

03Place

Subcutaneous placement, no anaesthetic, no sutures

The gel is distributed in the layer beneath the skin, spread across the marked area in multiple passes. The clinic's material records that this is done without anaesthetic and that nothing needs suturing afterwards. Deeper placement, into or beneath muscle, is the setting in which the most serious complications of gluteal injection have historically been reported.

04Reversal

Of the body materials in use, this is the one that can be undone

Hyaluronidase, an enzyme, degrades the gel again and appears on the clinic's list with a rate per area treated. That option does not exist for the semi-solid and non-absorbable products that have caused most of the reported harm in body augmentation. Choosing a material that can be reduced is a safety decision made before the first cc goes in.

Diagnostic consultation at Rewind Plastic Surgery, Gangnam, Seoul
Fig. 02  The number in cc is settled at stage two, not at stage three
Rewind

Judgement

Why body filler volume is a surgeon's decision here

Large-volume injectables are the part of aesthetic medicine with the worst safety record worldwide, and almost all of that record belongs to unregulated materials placed by people who could not have named the layer they were in. The protections are unglamorous: the right material, the right plane, a volume someone is willing to argue for, and a way back.

01Anatomy

The person quoting the volume operates on soft tissue for a living

Dr. Choi is a board-certified plastic surgeon, and the clinic's diagnostic equipment includes an ultrasound unit used for imaging soft tissue. Knowing what sits beneath the marked skin is the difference between a considered plan and an optimistic one, and it is the first reason body work should not be a walk-in purchase.

02Restraint

The volume the tissue can carry is smaller than the volume people ask for

Gel pushed past what a plane can hold reads as a palpable edge, a visible irregularity, or material that drifts downward under its own weight over the following months. Being told that a smaller number is the right number, with the reasoning attached, is worth more at a body consultation than being told yes.

03Reversibility

Every volume placed here is a volume that can be reduced

Hyaluronic acid was chosen for this list for a reason that only matters when something goes wrong. If the contour is too much, if it settles unevenly, or if the patient simply changes their mind, an enzyme exists and its rate is published. That single fact is the argument for choosing it over materials marketed as longer lasting.

Dr. Jonghwan Choi, board-certified plastic surgeon and medical director of Rewind
Fig. 03  One surgeon marks the area, sets the volume and reviews it
Room

On the day

A body filler appointment at the Apgujeong clinic

Treatment floor at Rewind Plastic Surgery, Gangnam, Seoul

Fig. 04  Treatment floor, Richro Building

Patient lounge at Rewind Plastic Surgery

Fig. 05  Where you sit for a while before leaving

The consultation comes first and the marking is done while you stand, since the contour under discussion disappears the moment you lie down. Wear or bring something that lets the area be seen properly. Ask for the packaging to be opened where you can see it, and ask how many cc it holds: with body volumes the count is the treatment, and the staff here expect that question. The clinic occupies the fourth and fifth floors of the Richro Building in Gangnam, Seoul, runs by appointment only, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 10:00 to 19:00 and on Saturday from 10:00 to 16:00.

Hyaluronic acid gel, body volumes
Buttock, hip dip and shoulder
Quoted in cc after examination
No anaesthetic and no sutures
Placed in the subcutaneous plane
Reducible with hyaluronidase

What this page will not do is reproduce the clinic's promotional artwork. Its event images carry a printed note saying they are staged for illustration, a label that is fair of them and also means they are not case evidence, so they are left where they are. What survives onto this page is the region list, the material, the placement layer and the published work behind them. The rest belongs to the examination.

Record

Case photography

Body filler photographs: what this page will and will not show

The images on the clinic's own body filler artwork are labelled as staged for illustration. That label is the reason they are not reproduced here as cases. The frames below wait for a consented series of the clinic's own patients treated in this way.

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Body photography carries an additional problem beyond the usual ones. Stance, pelvic tilt, the height of the camera and whether the weight is on one leg change a hip contour more than most injections do. When Rewind releases pairs for this treatment they will be its own patients, photographed in the same stance under matched light on both dates, uncropped, with signed consent, and labelled with how many weeks separate the two frames. No photograph predicts a particular outcome, and individual results may vary.

Rates

Pricing

How a body filler quote is built in Gangnam, Seoul

Body regions are quoted as a total after the examination, in cc, because the volumes involved are an order of magnitude beyond a facial syringe and no per-syringe figure would describe them fairly. The rows below are the clinic's published hyaluronic acid rates and the rate for reducing it again. They are here so that the material and its undo sit on one page while you are deciding.

Hyaluronic acid filler, domestic  1ccPublished rate from the facial list, shown as a material reference
₩200,000
Hyaluronic acid filler, imported  1ccThe imported gel on the same published list
₩500,000
Hyaluronidase  per treated areaThe reversal rate, if a placed volume has to be reduced
₩80,000

Body volume is not billed by multiplying the rows above, and anyone quoting you that way has misunderstood the sheet. Your figure is a total for the region, given in the room once the volume has been agreed, with VAT charged on top of it. Where a plan falls outside the published list the answer is a consultation quote and not a number on a web page.

Fit

Suitability

Who body filler suits, and the requests that are turned down

Usually a reasonable plan

  • A buttock that reads thin or has lost projection while the skin over it still holds its shape
  • A pelvic indentation deep enough to show through clothing and stay visible when you stand relaxed
  • A shoulder line that reads narrow, or a difference between the two sides you can see in a photograph
  • A collarbone and upper shoulder slope that read flat and indistinct
  • Anyone who wants a body change that can be reduced again if the answer turns out to be wrong

Reasons the doctor holds off

  • An expectation of the change an operation produces, since gel fills a hollow and does nothing beyond that
  • Loose, descended skin over the region, where added volume worsens the drape it is meant to improve
  • Any unidentified material previously placed in the same region, which has to be assessed before anything new goes near it
  • Active infection, inflamed or broken skin over the site, pregnancy or breastfeeding
  • A fixed date within weeks, or an expectation that filler will stand in for weight change or training
After

Recovery

The days after a body filler session, and the months after them

Volume is present the moment the session ends, which makes this treatment feel finished long before it is. Swelling, firmness and bruising sit on top of the result for days, and the shape people end up living with is the one they see once all three have gone.

Day of
Full, tender and firm
The region reads fuller than it will settle at. Tenderness and a firm feel under the fingers are usual. No anaesthetic is used, so there is nothing to wear off before you leave.
First days
Pressure management
The clinic's standing instruction after an injectable session rules out sauna, alcohol and hard training on day one. For the buttock, follow its specific guidance on sitting and on how to sleep.
Following weeks
Swelling leaves, shape stays
Bruising fades and the firmness softens. This is the point at which the contour can be judged, and the point at which an under-filled region becomes identifiable.
Longer term
A review, not a published figure
The clinic publishes no duration for body volumes. Hyaluronic acid is broken down by the body over time, and a realistic band for your own region is discussed at review.

The risks of high-volume injection deserve plain language. Bruising, swelling, tenderness and a firm feel are usual in the first days. Palpable irregularity, visible asymmetry and material that drifts downward over months are the complaints specific to body volumes, and they scale with how much is placed. Infection in a large deposit is uncommon and is treated seriously. Vascular events are rare and serious. The worst outcomes recorded in body augmentation worldwide involve non-absorbable or industrial materials injected outside medical settings, which cannot be dissolved and often cannot be removed at all. Increasing pain, spreading redness, fever, a hard expanding area or skin colour change should be reported to the clinic or to emergency care at once.

Doctor

Professional

At Rewind, one board-certified plastic surgeon carries every case — from the first consultation to the final follow-up. Because a face is a story, and a story deserves a single author.

Dr. Jonghwan Choi, board-certified plastic surgeonRewind,
Dr. Jonghwan Choi presenting at an academic session
Fig. 06  Academic presentation, thread-lifting session

Rewind's Doctor

Dr. Jonghwan Choi Medical Director

One surgeon, from the first
consultation to the last follow-up.

A board-certified plastic surgeon devoted to anti-aging lifting — with the precision and restraint built through years of craniofacial practice.

Board-certified plastic surgeon (Plastic Surgery)
10 peer-reviewed publications
Medical Director, Rewind Plastic Surgery
Korean Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons
Former chief director, Apgujeong Y&T Plastic Surgery
Korean Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
J Craniofac Surg · JKMS · Arch Craniofac Surg
Korean Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association
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Ask

Questions

Body filler questions asked at the Gangnam consultation desk

How many cc does a hip dip take?
The clinic's material describes body volumes anywhere from 10cc to 300cc, which is a range and not a menu. Your number comes from the examination: how deep the indentation is, how broad it runs, and what the tissue over it can carry. It is written down before the appointment is booked.
Is this a Brazilian butt lift?
No. A fat transfer operation harvests tissue and grafts it. This is hyaluronic acid gel injected under the skin, with nothing harvested and nothing removed. The English phrase "non-surgical BBL" is used online for gel work, and the acronym also names a light-based skin device, so the search results mix three different things.
Is an anaesthetic used for a body session?
The clinic's own material records that this treatment is carried out without anaesthetic and that nothing is sutured afterwards. What that feels like varies by region and by person, and the injector should describe the sensation to you at the consultation before you agree to the volume.
How long does a body volume hold?
Rewind publishes no duration figure for body regions, so none is printed here. Hyaluronic acid is broken down by the body over time, and how quickly depends on the gel, the volume and the region carrying it. A realistic band for your own case is discussed at the review appointment.
Can the volume be taken back out if I dislike it?
Yes, and this is the main reason hyaluronic acid is the material used. Hyaluronidase breaks it down and is charged by the area treated on the clinic's published list. Materials marketed as longer lasting generally cannot be reduced this way, and some cannot be removed at all.
Will I be able to sit normally afterwards?
Expect tenderness and a firm feel for the first days after a buttock session, and take the clinic's specific guidance on sitting and sleeping. The standing instruction here after an injectable session rules out sauna, alcohol and hard training on day one, and bruising settles faster with cold applied to the area.
Can shoulder filler actually make shoulders look wider?
It changes the contour sitting over the frame, and a narrow or uneven shoulder line can be softened that way. What it does not do is alter the skeleton underneath, so the honest ceiling on shoulder work is lower than the photographs circulating online suggest. The examination sets the expectation before the volume is agreed.
Is it safe to inject large volumes into the buttock?
The question deserves a direct answer. Gel is placed in the subcutaneous layer, and deeper injection into or beneath gluteal muscle is where the most serious complications have historically been reported. The worst outcomes worldwide involve non-absorbable materials placed outside medical settings. Vascular events are rare and serious, and infection in a large deposit is treated urgently.
Will body filler help loose skin or dimpling?
No, and adding volume under skin that has already loosened usually makes the drape worse. Those are different problems with different answers, and a consultation that recommends gel for them is answering the wrong question. See HIFU lifting for how skin laxity is approached on this list.
What will my quote actually be?
A total for the region, given in the room once the volume has been agreed, with VAT charged separately. The per-syringe rates shown in the pricing section are the clinic's published facial hyaluronic acid rates, listed as a material reference; body volume is not billed by multiplying them.
How soon does the change show, and when does swelling go?
The volume is there when you stand up, which is the clearest difference between this and a collagen stimulator. Swelling, firmness and bruising sit on top of it for the first days. The contour worth judging is the one visible once all three have settled, and that is when an under-filled region can be identified.
Can a body session and a facial appointment be combined on one visit?
That is decided at the examination, since both the volume involved and the aftercare for a body region are heavier than for a face. Dr. Jonghwan Choi assesses both and would say so if the combination were unwise. Interpreter-assisted consultation is arranged for international patients, and dermal filler covers the facial side of the list.
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Scientific evidence

Hyaluronic acid for soft-tissue augmentation: the published record

These six papers describe the material and the instruments rather than this clinic's body work: long-running safety data for stabilised hyaluronic acid used in soft-tissue augmentation, the physical properties that separate one gel from another, how the molecule behaves in skin, how filler complications have been classified and prevented, volume correction reported outside the face, and measured differences between needle and cannula at a vessel wall. None of it was carried out at Rewind Plastic Surgery or on patients treated here, none of it was funded by this clinic, and nothing in it forecasts what your own region will do.