How Grays approaches care
be Graysful
Between Silence and Light
It begins in quiet observation, and emerges as something that already looked like you
Beauty begins less in what is added than in finding the balance that was already there.
Louis Kahn called the essence that has not yet taken form Silence, and the moment it emerges into form Light.
We think care follows the same order. We look first — at a person's face, their skin and the time behind them — and only then do we work. Some consultations end without a treatment being recommended.
This reads Louis I. Kahn's ‘Silence and Light’ in our own words. It is not a direct quotation.
Philosophy
Not defying time — handling it with dignity
The name Grays began with Dorian Gray. His story — a portrait bearing the years in his place — is a story about denying age, and about how that denial collapses.
We choose the opposite path: not promising to erase the years, but helping your skin stay at its healthiest today — without exaggeration, only as much as needed, with dignity. That is what anti-aging means at Grays.
This is why a consultation at Grays sometimes begins with a 'no'. We don't recommend what you don't need, and where a treatment has limits, we explain them fully.
The Picture of Dorian Gray, re-readThe photograph is a brand image, not the actual clinic interior.
Skin Longevity
We look at skin over a longer span of time
A treatment belongs to one year. Skin belongs to a lifetime.
Rather than how much changes after a single treatment, we look at the skin you will be living in ten years from now. That means looking at what happens in the clinic, what happens at home, and how you live and eat.
Diagnosis and treatment
Only what is needed, only as much as is needed. We design for a state that holds rather than one large change at once.
Care at home
What we do here has to be carried on at home for the result to last. We go through the products you use and how you cleanse.
Daily life
Sun exposure, sleep and stress age skin faster. Sometimes something has to be removed before anything is added.
Nutrition and general health
For atopic and chronic skin conditions we add functional-medicine testing and start from the body's own condition. Skin follows the state of the body.
We do not use ‘longevity’ to mean reversing age. We use it to mean managing the pace and direction in which skin ages. This varies between individuals, and suitability is confirmed at consultation.
Doctors
Our doctors
Dr. Kim Tae-hoon
Medical Director · Board-certified Dermatologist
Skin should be diagnosed as one system, not one spot. Only on an accurate diagnosis do we propose what is needed — and only as much as needed.
- Haeundae High School
- M.D., Dong-A University College of Medicine
- Graduate School, Department of Dermatology, Dong-A University College of Medicine
- Master of Medicine (Dermatology), Dong-A University
- Dermatology residency and board certification, Dong-A University Hospital
- Former military service examining dermatologist, Gyeongnam Regional Military Manpower Administration
- Former lead military service examining dermatologist, Busan Regional Military Manpower Administration
- Former clinical instructor, Department of Dermatology, Dong-A University Hospital
- Former director, Bitnara Dermatology Clinic (Yangsan)
- Adjunct professor, Department of Dermatology, Dong-A University Hospital
- Medical Director, Grays Dermatology
- Society memberships and publications are listed on each doctor's page.
ASLMSAmerican Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery · Physician Member
Certifications
- Korean Dermatologists' Association — Master Certification in Acne
- Korean Dermatologists' Association — Master Certification in Pigmentation
- Korean Dermatologists' Association — Master Certification in Laser Surgery
- Korean Dermatologists' Association — Master Certification in Cosmetics
Dr. Kim Jung-hwan
Board-certified Dermatologist
Half of a good procedure is an honest explanation. We decide together, after explaining limitations and recovery in full.
- M.D., Dong-A University College of Medicine
- Graduate School, Department of Dermatology, Dong-A University College of Medicine
- Master of Medicine (Dermatology), Dong-A University
- Dermatology residency and board certification, Dong-A University Hospital
- Physician, Grays Dermatology
- Society memberships and publications are listed on each doctor's page.
Space
Designed around one patient at a time
Consultation and treatment areas are designed as separate spaces. These are actual photographs of the clinic.
Devices
25 in-house systems
Within the same category we operate multiple devices, so the choice can follow your layer-by-layer diagnosis.
Consultation
Tell us your concern — a board-certified dermatologist will answer with a treatment plan
You don't need to know which treatment you need. It starts with telling us what bothers you.