Non-Surgical · PLLA Collagen Stimulator

Olidia

A poly-L-lactic acid collagen stimulator, held in three strengths

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

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Define

Olidia

Olidia: a poly-L-lactic acid stimulator in three strengths

The short answer

Olidia is a Korean collagen stimulator whose active ingredient is poly-L-lactic acid. Its own packaging describes it as a sterile absorbable poly-L-lactic acid dermal filler, and Rewind stocks it in three strengths written on the vial as 120, 240 and 365. Those numbers are milligrams of PLLA, so they describe how much stimulator material a single vial carries and nothing else.

Read from Rewind's own Korean material for this product: a topical anaesthetic cream is applied beforehand and there is no suture to remove. That material states no duration and no session count, so neither appears here. Both are settled with the doctor once your skin has been examined.

The brand is young enough that many international patients meet the name for the first time in a Korean consultation room. That is why the category matters more than the label: this is a PLLA collagen stimulator of the same broad family as the older imported products, and knowing the family tells you what to expect far better than the brand does. It asks your dermis to build over weeks. It does not deliver a contour on the day.

Three components are printed on the product material held at the clinic: PLLA microspheres, carboxymethyl cellulose and mannitol. The microspheres are the working part, the biodegradable particles the collagen response forms around. The manufacturer's descriptions of the other two are promotional copy this page does not translate, because the claims attached to them cannot be verified from the literature, and reprinting them in English would quietly turn marketing into evidence.

Facial assessment before a skin booster session at Rewind Plastic Surgery
Fig. 01 — Skin thickness and volume loss are assessed by hand before a strength is named
Zones

Indications

The hollows and fine lines Olidia is planned around

Rewind's Korean page lists five reasons patients ask for this product: elasticity and volume wanted together, a result that holds for a while, texture and fine lines improved at the same time, hollowing at the front of the cheek or along the nasolabial fold, and a dislike of the firm, obvious quality that filler can leave behind. Those five collapse into four working zones once the doctor is looking at an actual face.

zone 01
Anterior cheek and nasolabial fold
Named explicitly in the clinic's own material: the front of the cheek and the fold beside the mouth, where deflation shows first.
zone 02
Butterfly zone across the mid-face
The wide band over both cheeks treated as one field, usually with a larger total volume spread thinly.
zone 03
Fine lines and skin texture
Superficial crepiness and dullness, where the aim is skin quality alongside a small amount of body.
zone 04
Whole-face distribution
A full-face plan for generalised thinning, built from several vials in one visit and quoted per vial.

Volume is planned by field, and the clinic's own event material shows the usual steps: a single millilitre for one small area, roughly four for the butterfly zone across both cheeks, and around eight when the whole face is being treated. The exact amount is decided in the room, because the same number covers a slim face and a wide one very differently.

Build

Mechanism

What the skin does after an Olidia injection

Nothing dramatic happens in the chair, and that is the design. Four stages sit between the appointment and the change a patient came for, and three of them happen at home.

01The number

120, 240 and 365 are milligrams of PLLA

The three figures describe dose, and a higher number means a denser load of stimulator material in the same vial. A denser vial is not automatically the better choice; it is the right choice only where the tissue can use it. Thin skin over a narrow face is commonly treated with the lower load spread widely.

02The injection

Anaesthetic cream, fine needle, no stitches

Rewind's material for this product records a topical anaesthetic cream applied before the session and no suture afterwards. The vial is distributed across the marked field in small deposits, so the appointment belongs among the ones patients book around work.

03Weeks

Collagen is deposited around the microspheres

Poly-L-lactic acid particles are broken down gradually while the surrounding tissue responds. Histological work on injectable PLLA has looked at how long that biostimulatory activity lasts in treated skin, and the biological basis for the augmentation it produces has been examined directly. The common thread is that the material is a trigger and the tissue does the work.

04The follow-up

The second visit is where the plan is corrected

Rewind publishes no session count and no interval for this product, and no figure has been invented to fill the gap. What happens in practice is a review appointment: the surgeon looks at what the tissue produced, and the next step is argued from that evidence and not from a package bought in advance.

Injection room at Rewind Plastic Surgery, Apgujeong
Fig. 02 — Injection room on the clinic floor, where a session runs without sedation
Rewind

Judgement

Choosing between 120, 240 and 365 at Rewind

Three strengths on a shelf create a decision most clinics resolve with whatever the patient asks for. At Rewind the decision belongs to the surgeon, and the three grounds below are the ones he argues from when a patient arrives already holding a number.

01Dose

The strength is matched to the tissue, never to the budget

Skin thickness, how much volume has gone and how wide the field is decide which vial is opened. A heavier load placed in skin that cannot absorb it is the route to a firm patch, and the price is identical across the three strengths here, so there is nothing to sell you up to.

02Boundaries

A stimulator will not lift a face that has dropped

Dr. Choi performs lifting surgery in the same clinic, so the assessment of whether your complaint is deflation or descent is made by someone who does both. When the answer is descent, he says so, and an injectable plan is the wrong purchase however good the skin response would be.

03Claims

What the artwork claims and what the label states are different things

Korean promotional material for this product carries clinical and ingredient claims with no source attached. The international page reproduces the label, the composition and the aftercare, and leaves the unsourced claims where they were found. A patient deciding on a treatment is owed the checkable half.

Dr. Jonghwan Choi, board-certified plastic surgeon and medical director of Rewind
Fig. 03 — The strength is chosen by the surgeon who would also perform the alternative
Room

On the day

An Olidia visit, from marking to the door

Clinic floor at Rewind Plastic Surgery, Gangnam, Seoul

Fig. 04 — Clinic floor, Richro Building, Gangnam

Waiting lounge at Rewind Plastic Surgery

Fig. 05 — Where the anaesthetic cream is left to work

The consultation decides the strength and the field, then the cream goes on and the marking is done while it takes effect. One habit worth keeping wherever you are treated: ask for the vial to be opened where you can see it. A sealed package broken in front of the patient is the only verification available to any of us that the product injected is the product named on the price sheet, and nobody here minds the request. Appointments are held on the fourth and fifth floors of the Richro Building in Gangnam, Seoul: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 10:00 to 19:00, and Saturday, 10:00 to 16:00, booking required.

Poly-L-lactic acid, 120 · 240 · 365 mg per vial
Topical anaesthetic cream before injection
No incision and no suture to remove
Distributed across a marked field
Strength and volume set by Dr. Jonghwan Choi
Same-day return to routine

The follow-up is booked at the same time as the session, and it is not a formality. A stimulator that is reviewed two months later can be corrected; one that is never reviewed simply becomes a product you bought. What the surgeon looks for at that appointment is whether the tissue responded evenly, whether any firm point has appeared, and whether more material is justified at all.

Record

Case photography

Olidia case photography: the frames left empty on purpose

The Korean event artwork for this product does carry paired images, and it labels them as staged illustrations. A staged illustration is not a case photograph and it has no place on a page like this one, so the frames below stay blank until Rewind has photographed and consented its own patients for this treatment.

Olidia — case pairs

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AFTER PHOTO
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Individual results may vary.
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case — PLLA stimulator
Olidia
Individual results may vary.
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AFTER PHOTO
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case — PLLA stimulator
Olidia
Individual results may vary.
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case — PLLA stimulator
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Individual results may vary.

The pairs published here in future will be Rewind's own patients, photographed at matching distance and lighting on both dates, uncropped, with written consent on file and with the number of weeks between the two frames stated on the card. Individual results may vary and no particular outcome can be promised from another person's photographs. A consultation with the doctor is required before any treatment is decided.

Rates

Pricing

Olidia pricing at Rewind, strength by strength

All three strengths carry the same per-vial rate at this clinic, which takes price out of the clinical decision entirely. What moves the total is the number of vials a field needs. The last row is the imported poly-L-lactic acid product held alongside, added so the comparison most patients want to make can be made on one screen.

Olidia 120 — 1 vialThe lightest PLLA load, spread widely for skin quality
₩700,000
Olidia 240 — 1 vialThe middle load, the common choice for mid-face fields
₩700,000
Olidia 365 — 1 vialThe densest load, used where volume loss is the main complaint
₩700,000
Sculptra — 1 vialComparison: the imported poly-L-lactic acid line on the same shelf
₩900,000

Every figure above is a per-vial list rate and VAT sits on top of it, so the amount settled at reception is higher than the amount printed here. Numbing preparation used during the session is already inside the rate. A total for a multi-vial plan is quoted only once the field has been marked, and the quote you receive in the room is read from this same sheet.

Fit

Suitability

Good Olidia candidates, and when the doctor says wait

Frequently a sound plan

  • Skin that wants elasticity and a little body at once, which is the first reason the clinic itself lists
  • Hollowing at the front of the cheek or along the fold beside the mouth, with the facial outline still intact
  • Patients who disliked the firm, slightly artificial feel a previous filler left in the same area
  • Fine lines and uneven texture that have stopped responding to topical routines
  • Anyone content to be judged on the face two months after the appointment

Reasons the doctor waits

  • An event inside the next several weeks, since the tissue response will still be incomplete
  • Sagging with a heavy lower face, where added material deepens the problem and lifting is the real conversation
  • Any previous nodule or firm patch after a collagen stimulator, anywhere on the face
  • Active acne, infection or inflamed skin over the intended field
  • Pregnancy, breastfeeding, or hyaluronic-acid filler placed recently in the same plane
After

Recovery

The first week after Olidia, and the months that follow

Recovery from this injection is measured in days and the treatment itself in months, and most complaints about collagen stimulators trace back to that mismatch. The aftercare below follows the clinic's own booster guidance for the injectable menu this product belongs to.

Same day
Straight back to normal
Daily life continues without a pause. Sauna, hard exercise and alcohol are kept for another day, and injection points may look faintly pink until evening.
Day 1–2
Hands off the field
No rubbing, pressing or facial massage across the treated area. Moisturiser and sun protection are applied carefully from the first morning.
Weeks 3–8
The quiet stretch
Redness and tenderness are long gone while the collagen response is still building underneath. This is the period patients misread as a treatment that failed.
Beyond
A range, set by product and skin
Rewind states no duration for this line. Its booster guidance records one to three months up to more than a year depending on the product and the skin, and your own band is discussed at review.

This is an injection into living tissue and it carries real risk. Swelling, bruising, redness and tenderness are usual across the first days. Firm papules or delayed nodules in the treated plane are the complication every collagen stimulator is followed for, and they are the reason dose, depth and distribution belong to a doctor. Infection and vascular events are uncommon and serious. Pain that increases, skin that blanches or any new lump should be reported to the clinic at once, without waiting for the booked follow-up.

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

Olidia: what English-speaking patients ask first

What is Olidia made of?
Poly-L-lactic acid microspheres, with carboxymethyl cellulose and mannitol also printed on the product material. The PLLA is the working component; the packaging held at the clinic describes the product as a sterile absorbable poly-L-lactic acid dermal filler.
What do the numbers 120, 240 and 365 mean?
They are milligrams of poly-L-lactic acid in the vial. A higher number is a denser load of stimulator material, so the three are doses of one product and they are priced identically at Rewind.
Which strength would suit my face?
Dr. Choi decides that after examining skin thickness, the width of the field and how much volume has actually gone. Thin skin over a narrow face is often treated with a lighter load spread widely; a deflated mid-face may take the densest one.
Does Olidia work the way a filler does?
No. A hyaluronic-acid filler places volume that is there when you stand up from the chair. This product places material that prompts your own skin to build over the following weeks, so almost nothing is visible on the day and the timeline is the whole point.
Is anaesthetic used, and are there stitches?
Rewind's record for this treatment specifies a topical anaesthetic cream applied to the skin beforehand and no suture afterwards. No injected local block is described and nothing has to be removed at a later visit.
When does the change appear?
Any fullness in the first days is swelling and settles. The collagen response builds across the following weeks, so an assessment made at two weeks is premature and one made at two months is fair. Review appointments are booked accordingly.
How many vials go in at one visit?
It follows the size of the field. The clinic's own material works in steps of roughly one millilitre for a small area, about four across the butterfly zone over both cheeks, and around eight for a whole-face plan. The marking is done before the number is fixed.
How long does Olidia last?
The clinic publishes no figure for this line specifically. Its guidance for the booster menu as a whole records anywhere from one to three months up to more than a year, varying with the product and the skin. A realistic band for you is given after examination and it cannot be promised in advance.
Olidia, Juvelook or Sculptra — how is the choice made?
All three stimulate collagen and they differ in composition and in how they are prepared. The choice is argued from your skin: what has thinned, what has emptied, how wide the field is and how quickly you need to see something. Read Sculptra and Juvelook alongside this page, then let the examination settle it.
What does a vial cost at Rewind?
The per-vial list rate for all three strengths is shown in the pricing section above, with VAT charged separately on top. Numbing preparation is included in that rate, and a total for a multi-vial plan is only quoted once the field has been marked.
What can go wrong?
Swelling, bruising, redness and tenderness are common in the first days. Firm papules or late nodules within the treated plane are the complication collagen stimulators as a class are followed for. Infection and vascular events are uncommon and serious, and any increasing pain, blanching or new lump warrants an immediate call to the clinic.
Can I have Olidia if I already have filler in the same area?
Tell the doctor exactly what was placed and when, because recent hyaluronic acid in the same plane changes both the plan and the risk discussion. Older, settled filler is often no obstacle. That history is asked for at consultation and it is worth arriving with the details.
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Scientific evidence

Poly-L-lactic acid in the peer-reviewed record

The papers listed above concern poly-L-lactic acid as an injectable material: the tissue mechanism behind the augmentation it produces, its physical characteristics, how long its biostimulatory activity has been shown to persist, and where it has been applied. They are published on the material class and not on this specific brand, none of them involved Rewind Plastic Surgery or patients treated at this clinic, and nothing in them predicts an individual outcome.