New to plastic surgery in Korea, where to begin?

[nichola37]

Hi everyone. I recently started looking into plastic surgery options in South Korea because a friend at work mentioned it being much cheaper. I was comparing standard pricing and pretty much everything is more affordable. Even with the cost of travel, it works out to being less than here in the US. 

So I am hoping to find a clinic and maybe get something booked either later this year or early 2027. What I am after is subtle facial work, anti-aging, lifting, and just making my face more uniform and even. I don't want to look like I had a lot of work done. I see a lot of women get their faces done and they all end up having that same plastic look to them, I want to avoid that if possible. I would imagine it depends on the doctor. I read about a few clinics where people that have mentioned what I am after,  Pride Plastic Surgery being one of them but I would have to research the doctor/doctors more. 

Approaching this from a completely different country has been proven to be a bit confusing and overwhelming! I am hoping to get some guidance here on not only the best clinics to look into for what I want, but planning, costs, hotels, etc. So for someone completely new to this, where should I even begin? 

[LupinBB81]

I would start with what work you want done. Figure that out and then find a clinic. If you are no sure, schedule something locally to get an idea of what you want. You don't need to book a surgery after a consultation. 

[Tulipsy71]

There are so many clinics that even giving you a list of the top ones would be extensive! 

22 hours ago, nichola37 said:

but planning, costs, hotels, etc. So for someone completely new to this, where should I even begin? 

What would you say your budget is? 

[honeybear0023]

There are a lot of people that come here looking for help. Consider joining the Discord for the forum too.

If you are not familiar, Discord is a free to use social app that gives you access to all sorts of "channels" and it is super easy to join.

[evelaina1]

On 9/12/2026 at 11:26 AM, nichola37 said:

So I am hoping to find a clinic and maybe get something booked either later this year or early 2027.

Since you are very early into the process, I would plan for 2027. You don't want to rush your first trip and have a bad experience!

[caseyjones]

Establish what sort of work you want to have done. Like the corrections you are after and look into the actual surgeries you will need or want. I would research those and look into costs and healing time. You may end up wanting a mix of surgery and non-surgical treatments. 

[nichola37]

On 9/13/2026 at 9:55 AM, Tulipsy71 said:

What would you say your budget is? 

Ideally, I do not want to spend more than $12,000 total. This includes the flights and hotel stays. I am on a tighter budget.

On 9/15/2026 at 9:19 AM, evelaina1 said:

I would plan for 2027.

Okay, yeah I am thinking this too. I was jumping ahead of myself!

On 9/14/2026 at 8:48 AM, honeybear0023 said:

Consider joining the Discord for the forum too.

I will look into this, thank you!  

[Tulipsy71]

On 10/10/2026 at 10:35 AM, nichola37 said:

deally, I do not want to spend more than $12,000 total. This includes the flights and hotel stays. I am on a tighter budget.

I think you should be able to manage this but if you end up wanting more work, you may have to plan for a second trip. Most people seem to go most than once anyways as they have amazing experiences plus the cities in South Korea are really lively and fun. There is a lot to see and do so you are going to want some spending money too.