The Ultimate Plastic Surgery Clinic guide in Seoul, Korea

[saisoojin]

Saisoojin said: ↑

What is their KakaoTalk I’d? I’d like to message them but on their website I tried to click on icon to add them and it only came up with text box

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For Dream OP recommended ,sorry for not specifying

 

[saisoojin]

pssk029 said: ↑

Hi guys, I'm currently residing in Korea and have done my fair share of extensive research about cosmetic/plastic surgery clinics and procedures in Korea. Most specifically the Seoul area. I decided to create an account for the sole purpose of writing a thread for all y'all considering plastic surgery in Korea because I just could not handle seeing many of you being close to making wrong and regretful decisions for such important procedures.
Now, the only procedure that I've ever gotten is rhinoplasty last year at Dream Medical in apgujeong exit 4. I am 100% Korean and live in Korea as well as have gotten many helpful tips from surrounding people. I've only lived in Korea for about 3 months now but I've been visiting in and out for several years now. I know that my knowledge is probably not as extensive as those of who have lived their whole lives in Korea, however I figured that something is better than nothing especially coming from someone whose ethnicity and nationality is Korean.
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Moving on to the topic of Plastic Surgery. There is no doubt that Korea is one of the leading countries in the world when it comes to beauty and cosmetic surgery. This explains the HUNDREDS maybe even thousands of plastic surgery clinics in Korea. This should be a red flag for ALL of you simply because of the hundreds of plastic surgery clinics out there. It is impossible to know which clinic is trustworthy and ethical (aka does not perform unethical procedures for example switching doctors, using unhygienic material, having less than mediocre surgical skills, etc) and which is not. Here I am going to list the most important and crucial tips for choosing the right clinic:
1. Do not have any procedures done at clincics outside of the Gangnam Area. Preferably outside of the apgujeong area. - Apgujeong is basically known as the district of Plastic Surgery. You go out and you'll see clinics literally EVERYWHERE. Even up to 3-5 clinics in the same building. There is a reason for this. In Korea, they say that if a clinic is in the apgujeong area, they are most likely going to be reliable and authorized/official. Meaning that they are most likely going to be licensed and legit. Now this doesn't mean that ALL of them are going to be legit and it also doesn't mean that clinics outside of the apgujeong area are all going to be crap clinics. There are some good clinics in the Gangnam area outside of apgujeong, but if it is a clinic completely outside of the Gangnam area I would not recommend. What I am basically trying to tell you, is that I would stick to clinics in the apgujeong area to be safe.
2. PLEASE do your extensive research about every clinic that you are planning to attend. -
Many clinics in Korea are blacklisted. The most famous blacklisted clinic is Grand Plastic Surgery. No Korean ever dares to go near there LOL. There is a list in the Korean community going around that has listed many of the Plastic surgery clinics that have either performed unethical surgeries or have had deaths/bad results. If you search it up on google, it should come up. Also, Korea plastic surgery clinics are very good about controlling what goes up on the web about their clinic, and what doesn't. Sometimes Koreans will post up their bad experiences with the clinics and the clinics will find a way to put it down. So if you know someone who has first hand experience with the clinic itself, then that is your best source of info!
3. Do not trust everything you read online.
One of the first things I want to point out is that in the Korean Surgery community, there is such thing called a "broker". "Brokers" are people specifically hired by the clinic to post up fake reviews online "boosting" their clinics and praising their name. However, this does tend to mostly occur in Korean community sites/cafes so for those of you who find most of your information in blogs like this or in the english language, you should be fine.
4. KNOW WHAT YOU WANT TO HAVE DONE BEFORE YOU TAKE UP A CONSULTATION AND DO NOT BE FOOLED BY WHAT THE CLINICS TELL YOU:
CONSULTANTS. Don't be fooled guys. Whether they are completely rude or sweet talk you, do not be fooled by what they say. Their job is to sell you as many procedures as they can and to bring in the most income to the clinic so they get their profit. Sometimes they will recommend you procedures that you most definitely don't need and will manipulate you into thinking that they are right and that you need to fix some part of your face that you don't actually need to "fix". Therefore knowing what you want before you walk in for a consultation will not only save you from needless burdens and pain but will also save your wallet ALOT of money
5. Do try to negotiate/ bargain with the price-
Im gonna be straight up real with you guys. Foreigners get priced a higher price. Alot higher. Why? I don't know. Possibly even twice as much. However there is not much you can do but play with the price a bit. They will not bring down the price to what they quote Korean residents and natives. They'll probably deny quoting foreigners a higher price for all I know but yes it is true that foreigners get quoted a much higher price. The only other tip I can give you is to approach them in Korean language IF you are Korean and know decent korean. Otherwise, only thing you can do is bargain.
6. Do not go with medical tourisms such as SeoulTU or DocFK. It hurts my heart and head when I see people using these medical tourism guides to get a much simpler than it seems journey. Not only do they quote you a EVEN higher price for the procedure, but they're choices of clinic recommendations are very limited. Most of the times, they will have their 5-6 go to clinics that give them the highest profit for brining customers in. They will always reassure you that going with them will be give you the best price you could get and etc but not true. Save yourself thousands of dollars by not going with a medical tourism group PLEASE! For less than $5 you can take the subway to wherever your destination is (also subways are extremely easy to use). Book your own airbnb in advance for a much cheaper place to stay at, and approach the clinic yourself because most likely they will have translators! IT might seem intimidating but I assure you that it is much easier than it seems.

Clinics I want to talk about:
Before I start this off, I want to say that ALL clinics whether they be reputable and famous or not, ALL have their ups and downs meaning that not every clinic will perform perfect procedures every time. Just like doctors and surgeons, they can't be successful every time. So this is something you need to understand and risk.

Dream Medical group: This is one of the most famous plastic surgery clinics in Korea located in the apgujeong area. I had my procedure done after seeing successful results of my sister's procedures here as well. I personally had a very successful experience there for my rhinoplasty with Dr. Kim Young Joon. He's the head and I believe the only doctor who performs facial contouring. However he performs almost all kinds of procedures including, eyes, nose, lifting, etc. It is a little bit on the pricier side so if you're looking to not spending too much then I wouldn't recommend this place however it is a good and reputable clinic.

Shimmian: Oh man. Where do I start off. I've absolutely NEVER heard of this clinic before until I read english reviews?? I've seen many many reviews both good and TERRIBLE. Let me just say that I would never go to this clinic. never in my life LOL. This clinic in Korea is basically nonexistent. No Korean ever goes to this clinic simply because they don't even know about it. I don't even know if this place is still open. I've looked them uo before and their before and after pics are not impressive at all, so there goes red flag 1. I have no idea where they are located red flag #2. Reviews on this clinic, red flag #3. Enough said.

April 31: I have noticed that this clinic is very famous amongst you guys here on purseforum. I've personally never heard of this place before. It could be because it is a clinic that targets a foreign audience. However it is not famous in Korea nor do Koreans know about it. However, I did do some research and I've found people say that they have HEARD that this clinic is good at rhinoplasty but that they have never seen solid proof. They also say that this Clinic is way too expensive and that even if they were good they would never pay the price that the clinic quotes. So there you go. April 31 is just too expensive. You can find other more reputable clinics for much cheaper.

I will stop here because I do not know much more about any other clinic. I just wanted to discuss these three particular clinics because they seem to be famous and talked alot about within this forum. Whether you choose to follow my tips or not is your choice, but I wanted to just give a little heads up for those of you lost in the thousands of ps clinics in Korea. If you have any questions, feel free to ask and I will try my best to answer them! (: Also, please keep in mind that these tips do not apply to EVERY SINGLE ps clinic Korea. It is just a rough generalization.

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I’m practically sold on Dream PS now, I managed to find their kakaoid to add and in front page for celebs that had procedure done there, AHA I was quite surprised to see a well known Thai celeb representing them. I always liked her surgery except she never admitted she had surgery, so funny.

 

[parkesless]

anan888 said: ↑

i'm looking at doing accuscuplt procedure to remove my double chin and lower cheeks fats. i had since consulted a few clinics online.

banobagi- seems very well known and advertised a lot but after reading many negative reviews on them (especially if you're not a youtuber) i'm kind of worried..

regen- sounds very factory to me in their email, also offering higher discounts if i were to write a review for them and share before/after photos. also very costly..

fresh- had really great before/after photos and a video which looked really good but was obviously sponsored. i also read that many girls had lumps after surgery and face became asymmetrical. so now its off my list as well to be safe.

i had consulted with docfinderkorea too and they recommended me banobagi, cinderella, view and ID. even though they emphasised in their email a lot on safety and patient satisfaction, i decided to research on my own and read that banobagi, cinderella and ID had bad reps such as botched jobs and shadow doctors etc which made me worried as well to use their service?? have yet to research much on view.

(** i do want to state that i understand that not all reviews are accurate **)

moving on, i could not find much reviews about hershe online and was wondering if anyone had done accuscuplt laser there before?? their consultation was the best out of all the consults i did so far as they made me feel like they really care and it was more like a two way conversation. they also did not try to push me into deciding a surgery date and even mentioned i did not need chin fillers after accuscuplt (when i initially suggested it). The other clinics took awhile to reply and when they did, it was more of a copy & paste template to which when i replied, they read it and didn't get back even after a few days. I'm very lost with all these loads of information. Am leaning towards hershe just that their lack of reviews is what i worry about!!

Any advices???

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Have you had any chance to look at JW? They are quite famous as well as how about april31? Reviews definitely could be sometimes scary as you don't know if that's true. Seems you have done a lot of research, come on and try Charmfidence app see if you get what you're looking for. No agents and no brokers fee (the reasons for high priced surgery for foreigners). Try and pm me if you want any help for onboarding!

 

[_maddybear]

I'm thinking about breast augmentation in Seoul and I'm looking for a good clinic recommendation. What about TL and View? Are the on the blacklist? do they have a good reputation?

 

[murshroom]

_Maddybear said: ↑

I'm thinking about breast augmentation in Seoul and I'm looking for a good clinic recommendation. What about TL and View? Are the on the blacklist? do they have a good reputation?

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I recommend Nana for breast augmentation

 

[xchixa]

hi,

I have booked in my surgery at madeyoung plastic surgery in Korea. One of the doctors worked on a family friend of mine when he use to work at another clinic. We found that he has relocated to MadeYoung Plastic surgery and decided to book in with him. However we have tried to search the clinic for reviews but have found nothing. Is there anyone one here that has heard of this clinic?

Thank you!

 

[bojuk]

Hi. What procedure are you looking to have at Dream plastic. I'm planning for double eyelid surgery in early Aug.

 

[almostthere1401]

callmewyn said: ↑

hello everyone, i’m new on this forum. i’m interested in ptosis correction, lateral canthoplasty, double eyelids, etc. i’m also interested in bulbous nose tip reduction, alar reduction, bridge slimming as well. may i get some recommendations on good clinics that perform eye surgeries and rhinoplasty?

by the way, i initially had wonjin, id hospital and banobagi on my list. i’m still deciding whether i should completely remove them from my list after reading bad reviews (because these clinics seem quite famous and good). so did anyone have a consultation with these clinics ; and don’t mind sharing past experiences with me? thank you so much.

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Hey I am interested in doing the same procedures! How did yours go?

 

[wishingstar]

xchixa said: ↑

hi,

I have booked in my surgery at madeyoung plastic surgery in Korea. One of the doctors worked on a family friend of mine when he use to work at another clinic. We found that he has relocated to MadeYoung Plastic surgery and decided to book in with him. However we have tried to search the clinic for reviews but have found nothing. Is there anyone one here that has heard of this clinic?

Thank you!

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What’s the name of the doctor?

 

[yingemma]

callmewyn said: ↑

Hi all! Can anyone recommend me some good and reputable clinics for dramatic but natural change (for eyes and nose)? Like the change is big and obvious but doesn’t have that typical “plastic surgery” look. I’m not sure if anyone understands what I’m saying, haha.

Here are some clinics on my list :
Uvom
Marble
Wannabe
Ruby
Answer
Topface
Illumi
Item
Dream
Gooonsaeng

Please do share experiences with other clinics as well! Thank you so much. (Sorry if my English is a little broken because I’m Chinese)

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Topface , item, hyundai, view are on my list

 

[summer-victoria]

callmewyn said: ↑

Hi all! Can anyone recommend me some good and reputable clinics for dramatic but natural change (for eyes and nose)? Like the change is big and obvious but doesn’t have that typical “plastic surgery” look. I’m not sure if anyone understands what I’m saying, haha.

Here are some clinics on my list :
Uvom
Marble
Wannabe
Ruby
Answer
Topface
Illumi
Item
Dream
Gooonsaeng

Please do share experiences with other clinics as well! Thank you so much. (Sorry if my English is a little broken because I’m Chinese)

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Hi have you done any any thing so far? As I have still been and still looking for PS in Korea that is reliable.

 

[summer-victoria]

callmewyn said: ↑

Hi all! Can anyone recommend me some good and reputable clinics for dramatic but natural change (for eyes and nose)? Like the change is big and obvious but doesn’t have that typical “plastic surgery” look. I’m not sure if anyone understands what I’m saying, haha.

Here are some clinics on my list :
Uvom
Marble
Wannabe
Ruby
Answer
Topface
Illumi
Item
Dream
Gooonsaeng

Please do share experiences with other clinics as well! Thank you so much. (Sorry if my English is a little broken because I’m Chinese)

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Hi have you find it done your PS ?
Am looking too but not sure which clinic is good and reliable as too many out there
Thanks in advance

 

[annie1212]

Hello everyone. I am new here. I had my nose and eyelids done before about 4 or 5 years ago. I am not happy with the result. Would anyone please help me... which clinic is good for redo your nose and eyes. I may also need other procedures on my face, I am losing fat on my face and that make me look too old. I have square face. What is your suggestion? Thank you so much!

 

[bossam]

Yingemma said: ↑

Topface , item, hyundai, view are on my list

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Which doctor from item for des?

 

[felihomies]

Kiwimuffin said: ↑

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My friend did her double eyelid at bano and now she needs a revision. One of her double eyelid sagged downwards !

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could you share more details about it?