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What to check before a consultation · based on public institutional data
Clinics
2 clinics · registration order, not ranked
After90 Clinic
- Botox Cosmetic (onabotulinumtoxinA)
- Fraxel (Fractional Laser)
- Juvederm (HA Filler)
- Potenza (RF Microneedling)
- Radiesse (CaHA Filler)
- Skin Lifting
- SkinVive by Juvederm
- Thermage (Monopolar RF)
- Ultherapy (Microfocused Ultrasound)
- Volnewmer (Monopolar RF)
Tanggle Plastic Surgery
- Abdominal Contouring
- Arm Contouring
- Arm Lift (Brachioplasty)
- Body Contouring
- Breast Augmentation
- Breast Lift (Mastopexy)
- Breast Revision Surgery
- Buttock Augmentation
- Buttock Lift
- CoolSculpting (Cryolipolysis)
- Facial Rejuvenation
- Forehead Contouring
- Gynecomastia Surgery
- Liposuction
- Loose Skin Removal
- Nipple and Areola Surgery
- Non-Surgical Facial Procedures
- Post-Pregnancy Body Contouring
- Renuvion
- Skin Lifting
- Thigh Lift
- Tummy Tuck (Abdominoplasty)
- VASER Liposuction
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Coming soonThe same material in Korean, with more procedures covered.
Frequently asked questions
Why does the same procedure cost differently at each clinic?
Cost depends on the surgical scope, the anesthesia used, whether an overnight stay is needed, and whether procedures are combined. Two clinics may use the same procedure name for different actual scopes, so compare written quotes.
How long does recovery usually take?
It varies with the extent of the procedure and the patient's own healing. Ask for an expected schedule at consultation and adjust it as recovery progresses.
What should I verify before choosing a clinic?
Whether the surgeon is board-certified in plastic surgery, whether the doctor who consults is the one who operates, and whether pre- and post-operative care is structured. Review scores alone are not a sufficient basis.
Why is procedure information hard to compare?
Clinics use the same procedure name for different actual surgical scopes. That is why a single number rarely answers "how much" or "how long", and why search results tend to return marketing copy.
Each procedure here has its own page: the questions patients ask most often are used as headings, with the answer immediately underneath.
How is the information verified?
Clinic figures are copied from what the clinic itself publishes on its own website. Cost and recovery depend on the surgical scope, the anesthesia used and the patient's condition, so amounts and durations we cannot source are left out rather than estimated. Every page shows the date the source was last checked.
Where to verify
Clinic and doctor details can be checked directly at the public and professional bodies below. Treat the institution's own record as the final word.
- Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons — specialist directory — verify board certification by name
- HIRA — hospital and pharmacy finder — licence status, listed departments, specialist counts
- Korea Consumer Agency — consumer counselling — the route if a dispute arises
How long does recovery take?
It depends on the procedure, so we answer with a published institutional range where one exists. The UK NHS lists 2 to 5 hours of surgery and 4 to 6 weeks off work for a tummy tuck. Procedures without an incision limit daily life less, but change less and assume a course of sessions.
These are general ranges, not a figure for any clinic listed here. Each procedure page carries its own source and the date it was last checked.
Guides: what to check before choosing
Questions that are not about one procedure but about the decision itself — recovery figures published by public bodies, how to verify a surgeon's board certification in Korea, what device clearance actually means, and where to turn if something goes wrong.
- How long does cosmetic surgery usually take?
- Do I need to stay in hospital after cosmetic surgery?
- When can I return to work after cosmetic surgery?
- When can I drive and exercise after cosmetic surgery?
- When are stitches removed, and how long is a compression garment worn?
- When do results show, and how long do swelling and scars last?
- What is a blood clot in cosmetic surgery, and how is it prevented?
- Which symptoms after surgery mean I should contact the clinic immediately?
- How do I check whether a clinic is safe?
- When is revision surgery needed after cosmetic surgery?
- What is the difference between surgical and non-surgical procedures?
- Can loose skin be treated without an incision?
- What is Renuvion cleared for?
- What does 'FDA approved' actually mean?
- How do I verify that a doctor in Korea is a board-certified plastic surgeon?
- Why do cosmetic surgery prices differ between clinics in Korea, and where can I check them?
- How do I check whether a device or product used in a procedure is approved in Korea?
- If a dispute arises over the result or the cost, where do I turn in Korea?
- What is the difference between reducing fat and removing skin?
- When there are several methods for the same area, how do I decide?
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