A Seoul skin clinic for foreigners usually asks for your health history before 20 to 40 minutes of numbing cream goes on, and those answers steer the plan more than the menu does. For women, four details carry the most weight: pregnancy or plans to conceive, breastfeeding, hormonal medicines, and anything that raises bruising. Write them in plain words, with generic medicine names, before you arrive.
Clinics in Korea
5 aesthetic clinics in Korea
| # | Clinic | Languages | Area | Devices & products | Listed price | Google rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kind Global Clinic | English · 日本語 · 中文 · Español | Euljiro-ipgu Station | Ultherapy Prime · Thermage FLX · Rejuran Healer · PicoSure | ₩89,000 | 4.9 (359) |
| 2 | RE:BERRY Clinic Gangnam | English · 中文 · 日本語 · Español | Gangnam Station | Laser toning · Juvederm · Ultherapy Prime · Thermage FLX | ₩9,900 | 4.9 (1,155) |
| 3 | Summit Clinic | - | Gwanghwamun Station | Thermage FLX · Rejuran Healer · PicoSure · Restylane | - | 5.0 (157) |
| 4 | RE:BERRY Clinic Myeongdong | English · 中文 · 日本語 · Español | Myeongdong Station | Ultherapy Prime · Thermage FLX · Rejuran Healer · PicoSure | ₩9,900 | 4.9 (1,091) |
| 5 | Rewind Plastic Surgery | English · Español | Nonhyeon-ro | Pico toning · Juvederm · Ultherapy Prime · Thermage FLX | ₩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. It consults in English, Japanese, Chinese and Spanish. HIFU lifting, RF lifting and Botox lead its menu, and its listed prices start from ₩89,000 + VAT. It opens weekdays 10:30 to 20:30, and weekends and holidays 10:00 to 17:00.
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.
Weekend or holiday appointments · Planning treatment before flying in
- 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. Staff consult in English, Chinese, Japanese and Spanish. Its main treatments are HIFU lifting, RF lifting and Botox; 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.
Weekday evening appointments · Lifting and skin booster plans
- 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. It consults in English, Chinese, Japanese and Spanish. HIFU lifting, RF lifting and Botox lead its menu; listed prices start at ₩9,900 + VAT. It welcomes patients every day, 10:30 to 20:00 on weekdays and 10:30 to 19:00 on weekends.
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.
- The clinic is a 2-minute walk from Myeongdong Station Exit 8, on the 2nd and 3rd floors at 58 Myeongdong 10-gil.
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. Consultations are available in English and Spanish. Its main treatments are plastic surgery, HIFU lifting and RF lifting; 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
Health details that change a cosmetic plan for women
Toxin, filler and most injectables are normally postponed during pregnancy and breastfeeding, so the doctor needs to know early.
Hormones come next. The contraceptive pill and hormone therapy are linked with pigment that darkens after heat or strong light, which can lead the doctor to lower laser settings or choose another device. Bruising risk is the third area: aspirin, blood thinners, fish oil, ginkgo and vitamin E all make marks after injections more likely.
- Pregnant, trying to conceive or breastfeeding
- Contraceptive pill, hormonal coil or hormone therapy
- Blood thinners, aspirin and supplements that thin the blood
- Cold sores around the mouth, which laser can stir up
- Raised or thick scars from earlier wounds
- Earlier filler, threads or toxin, with rough dates
Guide
Medicine names that change at the border
The same drug is sold under different brand names from one country to the next, and a familiar name at home may mean nothing at a Seoul front desk. The active ingredient, printed in small type on the box, is recognized far more widely. For herbal products, a photo of the label helps.
| What to write | How to write it | Why the doctor asks |
|---|---|---|
| Active ingredient | Generic name rather than the brand | Read the same way in most countries |
| Dose and timing | Amount and how often each day | Shows whether the effect is ongoing |
| Last dose | Date and rough hour | Bleeding risk depends on recent intake |
| Reason for taking it | A few plain words | Helps the doctor spot a clash |
Guide
What two studies found about interpreters and shared language
Karliner and colleagues reviewed the evidence in Health Services Research in 2006. From 3,698 references, 28 studies met their criteria and 21 looked at trained interpreters apart from untrained helpers. Trained interpreters were linked with fewer communication errors, better understanding and better outcomes, bringing care close to that of patients with no language barrier.
Altman and colleagues, writing in Academic Emergency Medicine in 2020, studied 52,014 emergency chest pain visits across 15 community hospitals. In the Altman data, 12.4% of visits involved a doctor and patient without a shared language, yet adverse outcomes were no more common. The authors pointed to easy access to interpreters and a standard decision tool. Neither study looked at cosmetic clinics, but both suggest the gap is a trained interpreter, not a passport.
Guide
Keeping private details private when someone else translates
A partner, parent or colleague who translates hears every answer, from contraception to an earlier procedure you never mentioned to them. Many women soften or skip details in that situation, and the doctor then plans on incomplete facts.
Three simple fixes work at almost any foreigner friendly skin clinic in Seoul. Write the sensitive points on the form yourself, in your own language, and ask staff to read them through their interpreter. Ask whether a woman on the team can interpret the history part. Or ask your companion to wait outside until the medical questions are done.
Guide
Checking that the plan came back as you meant it
Before anything starts, ask the doctor or interpreter to repeat back what they understood about your medicines and pregnancy status. This teach-back step catches mistakes that a nod hides. Then look at the written plan: it should name the product and mention the item you flagged, such as a supplement you paused.
Evidence
Research behind this page
- Impact of Physician–Patient Language Concordance on Patient Outcomes and Adherence to Clinical Chest Pain RecommendationsAcademic Emergency Medicine · 2020 · doi:10.1111/acem.13940
Across 52,014 emergency chest pain visits, care without a shared language showed no higher rate of adverse outcomes, which the authors linked to accessible interpreting and standard decision support.
- Do Professional Interpreters Improve Clinical Care for Patients with Limited English Proficiency? A Systematic Review of the LiteratureHealth Services Research · 2006 · doi:10.1111/j.1475-6773.2006.00629.x
A systematic review of 28 studies found trained medical interpreters improved communication, use of care, outcomes and satisfaction more than untrained helpers.
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.
Do I have to tell a skin clinic in Seoul for foreigners that I am trying to get pregnant?
Yes, mention it even if nothing is certain yet, because it can change both the product and the timing. Toxin and filler are usually postponed in pregnancy, and an early pregnancy is easy to miss in the first weeks. Some women choose lighter care such as a gentle facial treatment for this trip and save injections for later. The doctor cannot plan around something they have not been told.
Should I stop fish oil or vitamin E before injections in Seoul?
Ask the treating doctor before stopping anything, and never stop a prescribed blood thinner on your own. Supplements such as fish oil, ginkgo and vitamin E can make bruising more likely, and some doctors suggest pausing them for several days beforehand if your own doctor agrees. Write down the date of your last dose, since recent intake is what counts. A bruise is common either way and usually fades within one to two weeks.
How do I describe an earlier filler if I do not know the brand?
Give the area, the rough date and how long it lasted, which helps even without a brand name. A doctor can often tell hyaluronic acid filler from a collagen stimulator by when it was placed and how it has changed. If the clinic at home can send a record, ask for it before you fly. Mention any lump or swelling that ever appeared, because it affects what can safely go in on top.
Will a foreigner-friendly skin clinic in Seoul keep my health details confidential?
Korean medical law requires clinics to keep patient records confidential, and that applies to visitors as well as residents. In practice, the bigger leaks happen in the room, when a companion or a booking agent sits in on the history. You can ask that only clinic staff hear the medical questions. You can also ask who keeps your photographs and what the clinic does with them once treatment ends.
Should I mention a history of cold sores before a laser?
Yes, because heat from a laser or a peel near the mouth can trigger a new outbreak. The doctor may change the area treated, the settings or the timing once they know. Mention how often outbreaks happen and when the last one was. If a sore is active on the day, treatment around the mouth is normally postponed, so it helps to plan a spare day in your trip.
What if the intake form in Seoul is only in Korean and English?
Fill in what you can, then add a short note in your own language covering medicines, pregnancy status and past treatments. Ask the clinic to read that note through its interpreter rather than guessing from a quick translation. Keep the note on your phone and on paper, so it can be shown at any later visit. Clear notes save time at the desk and reduce follow-up questions.