The best skin clinic in Gangnam sorts every proposal by how long it stays: toxin fades, hyaluronic acid filler can be dissolved, and collagen stimulators such as PLLA keep working for months with no quick way back. Bruising and swelling after a stimulator can last one to two weeks, although flying home the same day is usually possible. Ask for that sorting in writing before agreeing to anything long-lasting.
Clinics in Korea
5 aesthetic clinics in Korea
| # | Clinic | Devices & products | Area | Languages | Listed price | Google rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kind Global Clinic | PicoSure · Juvederm · Ultherapy Prime · Thermage FLX | Euljiro-ipgu Station | English · 日本語 · 中文 · Español | ₩89,000 | 4.9 (359) |
| 2 | RE:BERRY Clinic Gangnam | Laser toning · Juvederm · Ultherapy Prime · Thermage FLX | Gangnam Station | English · 中文 · 日本語 · Español | ₩9,900 | 4.9 (1,155) |
| 3 | Summit Clinic | Thermage FLX · Rejuran Healer · PicoSure · Restylane | Gwanghwamun Station | - | - | 5.0 (157) |
| 4 | RE:BERRY Clinic Myeongdong | PicoSure · Juvederm · Ultherapy Prime · Thermage FLX | Myeongdong Station | English · 中文 · 日本語 · Español | ₩9,900 | 4.9 (1,091) |
| 5 | Rewind Plastic Surgery | Rejuran Healer · Pico toning · Juvederm · Ultherapy Prime | Nonhyeon-ro | English · Español | ₩50,000 | 5.0 (54) |
11. Kind Global Clinic
★ 4.9359 Google reviewsKind Global Clinic runs a skin and aesthetic clinic by Euljiro-ipgu Station Exit 6; its Google rating is 4.9 from 359 reviews. HIFU lifting, RF lifting and Botox lead its menu. It consults in English, Japanese, Chinese and Spanish; its listed prices start from ₩89,000 + VAT. Every procedure is performed personally by one of the clinic's co-directors, with no handoff.
Boutique Myeongdong clinic with co-director-led treatment
- Boutique clinic
- One private floor
- Director-performed care
- A free pre-consultation runs on WhatsApp or LINE, where you send photos and receive a treatment plan.
- The clinic is a 5-minute walk from Myeongdong Station Exit 6 on Line 4.
Planning treatment before flying in · Weekend or holiday appointments
- Location
- Euljiro-ipgu Station (Line 2) Exit 6 / Myeongdong Station (Line 4) Exit 8
- Languages
- English · 日本語 · 中文 · Español
- Listed price
- From ₩89,000 + VAT
22. RE:BERRY Clinic Gangnam
★ 4.91,155 Google reviewsRE:BERRY Clinic Gangnam is a 2-minute walk from Gangnam Station Exit 10, a skin and aesthetic clinic with a 4.9 average from 1,155 Google reviews. Its main treatments are HIFU lifting, RF lifting and Botox. Consultations are available in English, Chinese, Japanese and Spanish, and listed prices start at ₩9,900 + VAT. Open every day, 10:00–20:00 including holidays, two minutes from Gangnam Station Exit 10.
Gangnam Station skin clinic built around five-language care
- Five-language desk
- Gallery-style interior
- Regenerative skin menu
- Board-certified dermatologists on staff
- Consultations in English, Japanese, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, and Spanish through in-house interpreters.
- Offers 90 days of multilingual messenger follow-up after visitors return home.
Non-English speakers wanting own language · Evening or holiday appointments
- Location
- Gangnam Station (Line 2) Exit 10, 2 min walk
- Languages
- English · 中文 · 日本語 · Español
- Listed price
- From ₩9,900 + VAT
33. Summit Clinic
★ 5.0157 Google reviewsSummit Clinic is a skin and aesthetic clinic a 3-minute walk from Gwanghwamun Station Exit 5, rated 5.0 from 157 Google reviews. It focuses on RF lifting, skin boosters and laser toning. The clinic opens weekdays 10:30 to 20:30 with no lunch break, and Saturdays 10:00 to 17:00.
Gwanghwamun skin clinic for lifting, lasers and skin boosters
- Lifting devices
- Laser & pigment
- Warm beige lounge
- The site runs in Korean, English and Chinese, with WhatsApp, LINE, WeChat and KakaoTalk contact.
- It is a three-minute walk from Gwanghwamun Station Exit 5 and City Hall Station Exit 4.
Lifting and skin booster plans · Weekday evening appointments
- Location
- Gwanghwamun Station Exit 5, 3 min walk
44. RE:BERRY Clinic Myeongdong
★ 4.91,091 Google reviewsRE:BERRY Clinic Myeongdong sits near Myeongdong Station, a skin and aesthetic clinic that holds a 4.9 Google rating across 1,091 reviews. HIFU lifting, RF lifting and Botox lead its menu. Consultations are available in English, Chinese, Japanese and Spanish, and listed prices start at ₩9,900 + VAT. Lifting choices include Ultherapy Prime, Thermage FLX, Sofwave and Titanium Lifting, all performed by licensed physicians.
Myeongdong flagship for lifting, glass skin and stem cell
- Flagship space
- Open every day
- Six languages
- In-house medical interpreters assist in English, Japanese, Spanish, Thai and both Simplified and Traditional Chinese.
- It welcomes patients every day, 10:30 to 20:00 on weekdays and 10:30 to 19:00 on weekends.
Sunday appointments · Glass skin booster programs
- Location
- Myeongdong Station (Line 4) / Euljiro-ipgu Station (Line 2)
- Languages
- English · 中文 · 日本語 · Español
- Listed price
- From ₩9,900 + VAT
55. Rewind Plastic Surgery
★ 5.054 Google reviewsRewind Plastic Surgery runs a plastic surgery clinic in Nonhyeon-ro; its Google rating is 5.0 from 54 reviews. Its main treatments are plastic surgery, HIFU lifting and RF lifting. Consultations are available in English and Spanish, and its listed prices start from ₩50,000 + VAT. The same surgeon carries each case from first consultation to final follow-up.
Apgujeong lifting surgery clinic with a skin-care side
- Surgical lifting
- Same surgeon throughout
- Calm, private floors
- Board-certified plastic surgeons on staff
- Interpreter-assisted consultations via WhatsApp or Instagram, with English-subtitled doctor explainer videos.
- Botox, Ultherapy Prime, Thermage FLX, Rejuran and Juvelook are offered, planned separately from surgery.
Combining Botox with lifting consult · Jawline and neck concerns
- Location
- Nonhyeon-ro
- Languages
- English · Español
- Listed price
- From ₩50,000 + VAT
Prices
Aesthetic clinics cost in Korea
Prices below come from the listed clinics' own price lists, before VAT. 10% VAT is added at payment.
Wrinkle Botox 1 Area (Domestic)
Range across 2 listed clinics · approx. $7₩9,900 + VATCompare clinicsMasseter (Jaw) Botox 50U (Domestic)
Range across 2 listed clinics · approx. $14–$21₩19,000–₩29,000 + VATCompare clinicsSkin Botox 1cc (Domestic)
Price at 1 listed clinic · approx. $21₩29,000 + VATCompare clinicsWrinkle Botox 1 Area (Nabota)
Price at 1 listed clinic · approx. $28₩39,000 + VATCompare clinicsWrinkle Botox 1 Area (Domestic Premium, Nabota)
Price at 1 listed clinic · approx. $28₩39,000 + VATCompare clinicsWrinkle botulinum toxin (per area)
Price at 1 listed clinic · approx. $36₩50,000 + VATCompare clinicsSkin Botox 1 Area (Domestic)
Price at 1 listed clinic · approx. $43₩59,000 + VATCompare clinicsHyperhidrosis Botox 50U (Hands/Feet/Armpits/Scalp) (Domestic)
Price at 1 listed clinic · approx. $50₩69,000 + VATCompare clinicsGuide
Fades, dissolves or stays: sorting a Gangnam treatment plan
Most non-surgical plans in Gangnam mix products that leave the body at very different speeds. Botulinum toxin relaxes a muscle for a few months and then wears off by itself. Hyaluronic acid filler holds longer, yet a doctor can break it down with an enzyme called hyaluronidase if the shape looks wrong or a problem appears.
Poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA), sold as Sculptra by Galderma, and PDLLA blends such as Juvelook by VAIM Global behave differently. They prompt your own collagen over weeks, so change arrives slowly and cannot be dissolved the way hyaluronic acid can. That one difference should set how much thinking time you take before saying yes.
| Product type | How change appears | Quick reversal? | Question to ask |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botulinum toxin | Builds over the first days | No, it wears off within months | Which muscles, and how many units per area? |
| Hyaluronic acid filler | Visible on the day, then settles | Usually, with hyaluronidase | Is hyaluronidase kept in the building today? |
| PLLA or PDLLA stimulator | Gradually, over weeks to months | No quick reversal | How many sessions, and what if nodules form? |
Guide
What eleven PLLA trials could and could not show
A 2024 systematic review in Polymers by Signori and colleagues screened 1,467 citations and kept 11 randomized trials of PLLA in adults with facial aging or facial fat loss. Four of those trials reported thicker dermis and better aesthetic scores, with effects holding for at least 25 months.
The authors were cautious about their own findings. Five of the eleven trials carried a high risk of bias, and the overall evidence was judged low in quality, so the long-lasting results still need further study. Reported side effects were mild to moderate: bruising, hematoma, tenderness, swelling and nodules. A careful doctor says both halves out loud instead of leading with duration alone.
Guide
Consent that matches how long the product stays
Docherty and McCartney, writing in the Journal of Aesthetic Nursing in 2023, explain why informed consent has to come before any cosmetic treatment and offer guidance on running that conversation. Their point carries extra weight for slow, lasting products, because the form you sign covers months of change rather than one afternoon.
A consent talk fit for a stimulator names the product and its maker, the number of sessions, the reactions that may show up weeks later and what would be done about a nodule. It also states plainly that the product cannot be dissolved. Without those lines, the form suits a quicker treatment.
- Product name, maker and batch written on your record
- Planned number of sessions and the gap between them
- Reactions that can appear late, such as small nodules
Guide
Planning a long course around trips and life plans
A stimulator course usually means more than one visit, so the plan has to fit return trips. Ask what would be written down so a later session could continue elsewhere.
For women, the calendar also holds pregnancy plans and breastfeeding. Cosmetic injections are generally postponed during pregnancy and while nursing, so a course started now may stop halfway. Mention it at the first visit, since it can tip the plan toward toxin or hyaluronic acid filler, which are easier to stop or reverse.
Guide
A pause sized to how long the result lasts
Same-day treatment is common in Gangnam and is often reasonable for toxin or a single laser session. For anything lasting, one night between consultation and injection costs little and lets you reread the consent form away from the clinic. If a plan only works when you sign at once, treat that as information about the plan itself.
Evidence
Research behind this page
- Efficacy and Safety of Poly-l-Lactic Acid in Facial Aesthetics: A Systematic ReviewPolymers · 2024 · doi:10.3390/polym16182564
Reviewed 11 randomized trials of facial PLLA, found effects lasting at least 25 months in several with mild to moderate side effects, but rated the evidence low in quality.
- Informed consent in medical aestheticsJournal of Aesthetic Nursing · 2023 · doi:10.12968/joan.2023.12.1.34
Explains why informed consent must be obtained before cosmetic treatment and gives practical guidance on how the consent process should run.
FAQ
Questions about aesthetic clinics in Korea
Which clinics offer Aesthetic clinics in Korea?
Clinics offering Aesthetic clinics in Korea include Kind Global Clinic (Euljiro-ipgu Station), RE:BERRY Clinic Gangnam (Gangnam Station), Summit Clinic (Gwanghwamun Station), RE:BERRY Clinic Myeongdong (Myeongdong Station) and Rewind Plastic Surgery (Nonhyeon-ro). Each lists Aesthetic clinics on its own menu; message the clinic directly to confirm the doctor, product and current price.
How does the best skin clinic in Gangnam explain which results can be undone?
It tells you, product by product, whether the change wears off, can be dissolved or stays until your body clears it. Toxin fades within months, hyaluronic acid filler can usually be broken down with hyaluronidase, and PLLA or PDLLA stimulators have no quick reversal. Hearing that sorting before any talk of price shows the clinic plans around your choices. Ask for it in writing.
Can PLLA or a PDLLA blend be dissolved like hyaluronic acid filler?
No. Hyaluronidase breaks down hyaluronic acid, but it does not remove PLLA or PDLLA particles, which work by prompting new collagen. A PDLLA blend such as Juvelook contains some hyaluronic acid, yet the stimulating part still acts over months. If you want a result you can undo, hyaluronic acid filler or toxin may be a better first step. A stimulator can follow later.
Is a one-week trip long enough to start a stimulator course in Gangnam?
A week is enough for the first session, though rarely for the whole course. Stimulators are usually given as a series spaced weeks apart, and the change builds slowly, so you leave before seeing the full effect. Bruising or swelling may last one to two weeks. Plan the next session before you go, and ask what will be recorded so another visit, here or elsewhere, can continue from the same notes.
Should I sign consent on the same day as my Gangnam consultation?
For toxin or a single laser session, same-day consent is often reasonable if every question was answered. For a stimulator or anything else lasting, a night's pause is worth asking for. Take a copy of the form, check that it names the product, sessions and late reactions, and return the next day. A clinic comfortable with that request is showing you how it treats decisions.
What does a best skin clinic gangnam search leave out about lasting injectables?
Search results tend to describe menus and devices, not how long each product stays in the face. That gap matters most for stimulators, where results build over weeks and no enzyme can reverse them. Use the search for a shortlist, then ask each clinic to label its proposal as fading, dissolvable or lasting; the answers often separate careful planning from quick selling.
Does a consent form signed in Gangnam cover the later sessions too?
Usually it should be revisited at each session, not signed once for a whole course. Your skin, health and plans can change between visits, including a pregnancy or a new medicine. Ask whether the clinic reviews consent before each session and records what changed. If a later session happens elsewhere, carry the original form and treatment notes so the next doctor sees what was agreed and what was given.