Compositional vitiligo procedure Plastic surgery Apple partial editing..Dermatologist encroachment NO

By YoonSeon, Cho

Oct 15, 2025

Compositional vitiligo procedure Plastic surgery Apple partial editing..Dermatologist encroachment NO



The plastic surgery department, which actor Cho Sung-hwan visited on MBC 'I Live Alone', expressed its position on vitiligo treatment.

On the 11th, A Plastic Surgery Department posted on its official website "We deeply apologize to many people suffering from vitiligo for causing misunderstanding with the contents expressed in the broadcast."I would like to clarify the position of the headquarters on some points regarding "Vutinosis" in episode 617 which aired on October 10, 2025."

Previously, Sung-hwan visited Plastic Surgery A to receive a procedure to relieve vitiligo in 'I Live Alone', which aired on the 10th.




In this regard, plastic surgery department A explained, "This hospital is a specialized medical institution operated by a plastic surgeon, and we do not provide professional treatment for vitiligo. Actor Koo Sung-hwan, who has been visiting the hospital for more than a year, has been receiving various laser treatments after treatment, but he did not provide professional treatment for vitiligo and remained at the level of giving advice on the current condition through a skin diagnostic device."

"Unfortunately, some edits have been made, but for the treatment of vitiligo, it has been explained that it can be improved only when it is continuously treated at the dermatologist 'specialist' hospital. We apologize for the fact that we tried to respect the professionalism of dermatologists 'specialist' teachers throughout the filming process, but it was not included in the video."," he said.

Compositional vitiligo procedure Plastic surgery Apple partial editing..Dermatologist encroachment NO
In addition, it is a procedure in which PRP (autologous platelet-rich plasma) is activated, not stem cells, for the procedure received by Sung Kyu-hwan and then infiltrates the skin. This procedure is distinctly different from stem cell procedures through cell culture"In addition to the procedures reflected in the broadcast, Potenza procedures were performed in the actual field, and these procedures were performed with high-frequency-based equipment that helped the overall skin, such as strengthening skin barriers and improving elasticity, not to directly treat vitiligo."




Finally, due to actor Koo Sung-hwan's constant attendance at our school and the difficulty of finding time to improve vitiligo due to active broadcasting activities, various procedures that can be helpful, such as skin improvement, have been carried out at the hospital. Until now, the treatment for vitiligo recognized in Korea is based on phototherapy, excimer, palas, etc. through the dermatologist, and the treatment was not performed at the hospital"We only conducted procedures that did not invade the dermatologist's area, and explained to the performers the division of specialized subjects and better methods for proper treatment."," he said.

On the other hand, vitiligo is an acquired bleaching plastic disease in which white spots of various sizes and shapes appear on the skin due to the destruction of pigment cells. It occurs in 0.5% to 1% of the total population, and is known to have been a disease suffered by world-renowned pop star Michael Jackson.






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