A Myeongdong skin clinic commonly offers fractional resurfacing for texture and scars, and the fact that shapes a short stay is crusting: after fractional CO2 or pico fractional laser, fine micro-crusts usually show for several days to a week. A same-day flight is generally possible, but photos, sun-heavy sightseeing and new skincare from the shopping street fit better once the crusts lift. Book the laser early in the trip.
Clinics in Korea
5 aesthetic clinics in Korea
| # | Clinic | Area | Languages | Devices & products | Listed price | Google rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barog Clinic Seomyeon Station Branch | Seomyeon Station | English · 日本語 · 中文 · ไทย | Ultherapy Prime · Thermage FLX · Rejuran Healer · PicoWay | ₩10,000 | 5.0 (93) |
| 2 | Dear Clinic | Cheongdam-dong | English · Español | Juvederm · Ultherapy Prime · Thermage FLX · Rejuran Healer | ₩30,000 | 4.9 (354) |
| 3 | RE:BERRY Clinic Gangnam | Gangnam Station | English · 中文 · 日本語 · Español | Rejuran Healer · Laser toning · Juvederm · Ultherapy Prime | ₩9,900 | 4.9 (1,155) |
| 4 | Springday Clinic Sinchon | Sinchon-ro | - | Thermage FLX · Rejuran Healer · PicoSure · Restylane | ₩33,000 | 5.0 (48) |
| 5 | Rewind Plastic Surgery | Nonhyeon-ro | English · Español | Rejuran Healer · Pico toning · Juvederm · Ultherapy Prime | ₩50,000 | 5.0 (54) |
11. Barog Clinic Seomyeon Station Branch
★ 5.093 Google reviewsBarog Clinic Seomyeon Station Branch is a skin and aesthetic clinic near Seomyeon Station, rated 5.0 from 93 Google reviews. HIFU lifting, Botox and fillers lead its menu. It consults in English, Japanese, Chinese and Thai, and its listed prices start from ₩10,000 + VAT. Posted price boards apply equally to visitors and locals, with consultations in English, Chinese and Japanese.
Seomyeon filler and lifting clinic with open-vial transparency
- Filler-focused
- Transparent pricing
- Welcoming 2F lounge
- Every filler vial is unsealed at the chair in front of you, with lot numbers you can check.
- Importer authenticity certificates for all brands used hang on the clinic wall to photograph.
Lifting plans in Busan · Visitors wanting product transparency
- Location
- Seomyeon Station
- Languages
- English · 日本語 · 中文 · ไทย
- Listed price
- From ₩10,000 + VAT
22. Dear Clinic
★ 4.9354 Google reviewsDear Clinic sits in Cheongdam-dong, a skin and aesthetic clinic that holds a 4.9 Google rating across 354 reviews. Its main treatments are HIFU lifting, RF lifting and Botox. Staff consult in English and Spanish; listed prices start at ₩30,000 + VAT. Open every day of the year, with English consultation and WhatsApp booking before you fly.
Scan-first Cheongdam lifting clinic, open every day
- Lifting-focused
- 3D scan first
- Warm-luxury interior
- Filler menu extends beyond the face to earlobe, shoulder line and hip dip areas.
- An EVE Muse 3D skin scan is taken and read before any treatment is recommended.
Short trips needing weekend slots · Filler beyond lips and chin
- Location
- Cheongdam-dong
- Languages
- English · Español
- Listed price
- From ₩30,000 + VAT
33. RE:BERRY Clinic Gangnam
★ 4.91,155 Google reviewsRE:BERRY Clinic Gangnam runs a skin and aesthetic clinic a 2-minute walk from Gangnam Station Exit 10; its Google rating is 4.9 from 1,155 reviews. It focuses on HIFU lifting, RF lifting and Botox. Staff consult in English, Chinese, Japanese and Spanish; its listed prices start from ₩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
- Offers 90 days of multilingual messenger follow-up after visitors return home.
- Consultations in English, Japanese, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, and Spanish through in-house interpreters.
Evening or holiday appointments · Non-English speakers wanting own language
- Location
- Gangnam Station (Line 2) Exit 10, 2 min walk
- Languages
- English · 中文 · 日本語 · Español
- Listed price
- From ₩9,900 + VAT
44. Springday Clinic Sinchon
★ 5.048 Google reviewsSpringday Clinic Sinchon is a skin and aesthetic clinic in Sinchon-ro, rated 5.0 from 48 Google reviews. RF lifting, skin boosters and laser toning lead its menu. Listed prices start at ₩33,000 + VAT. International guests get visit guides and price lists in English, Japanese and Chinese.
Unhurried, physician-led skin care in Sinchon
- Physician-led care
- Transparent approach
- Calm two-floor clinic
- Every visit follows an ask, listen, understand, then treat consultation process.
- The clinic openly shares the names and backgrounds of all physicians working there.
First-timers wanting unhurried consultations · Visitors staying near Sinchon or Hongdae
- Location
- Sinchon-ro
- Listed price
- From ₩33,000 + VAT
55. Rewind Plastic Surgery
★ 5.054 Google reviewsRewind Plastic Surgery is a plastic surgery clinic in Nonhyeon-ro, rated 5.0 from 54 Google 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.
Jawline and neck concerns · Combining Botox with lifting consult
- 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)
Price at 1 listed clinic · approx. $7₩9,900 + VATCompare clinicsBotox
Price at 1 listed clinic · approx. $7–$73From ₩10,000–₩100,000 + VATCompare clinicsMasseter (Jaw) Botox 50U (Domestic)
Price at 1 listed clinic · approx. $21₩29,000 + VATCompare clinicsWrinkle Botox (1 area: forehead / glabella / crow's feet / mouth corners / chin dimpling / bunny lines) — Korean
Price at 1 listed clinic · approx. $22₩30,000 + VATCompare clinicsWrinkle Treatment, 1 Area – Korean Brand
Price at 1 listed clinic · approx. $24₩33,000 + VATCompare clinicsWrinkle Botox 1 Area (Nabota)
Price at 1 listed clinic · approx. $28₩39,000 + VATCompare clinicsSquare Jaw Botox — Korean
Price at 1 listed clinic · approx. $29₩40,000 + VATCompare clinicsWrinkle botulinum toxin (per area)
Price at 1 listed clinic · approx. $36₩50,000 + VATCompare clinicsGuide
Why a Myeongdong skin clinic visit needs a set order
Myeongdong days are spent outdoors and on foot: the shopping lanes, the cathedral hill, Namsan and evening food stalls. That rhythm suits injections. It suits resurfacing less, because treated skin spends its first days rough, pink and sensitive to sun and friction.
Visitors who search skin clinic Myeongdong often want texture or old acne marks smoothed during a city break. The answer is sequence: laser on day one or two, quiet mornings while crusts lift, and the last day for a recheck and shopping rather than fresh treatment.
Guide
Four resurfacing options and how long each shows
Texture devices differ in how much of the skin surface they break. Deeper channels mean a longer visible phase and more careful trip planning.
| Option | Energy type | Usual visible phase | Common use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fractional CO2 | Ablative 10,600 nm laser | Micro-crusts for several days to a week | Deeper texture and scars |
| PicoSure FOCUS | 755 nm picosecond laser with a lens array | Fine crusting for several days | Acne marks and fine lines |
| Potenza | Microneedle radiofrequency, 0.5 to 3.5 mm | Redness for hours to a few days | Pores and texture |
| Laser toning | Low-energy laser passes | Redness for hours to a few days | Even tone, little surface change |
Guide
What a split-scar trial says about timing
Timing is a real question with scars, and one randomized study tested it directly. In a 2023 trial in Dermatologic Surgery, Lin and colleagues split 30 surgical scars on the limbs in half and treated one half with fractional CO2 laser on the day of surgery and the other half on day 14. At six months, neither patients nor blinded physicians found a significant difference between the halves.
The limits matter for visitors. Participants had fair skin types I to II, the scars were on arms and legs, and four people were lost to follow-up. Medium and darker skin carries a higher chance of temporary darkening after ablative laser, so the energy, density and number of sessions should be set at the consultation, not copied from a study or a friend.
Guide
Shopping the cosmetics street with freshly lasered skin
Myeongdong is packed with cosmetics shops, testers at every door and staff applying samples on the spot. After resurfacing, the skin barrier is open for several days, and products that feel mild on intact skin can sting treated skin.
Buying is fine; applying is what to delay. Keep testers off the treated area, and use only the bland moisturizer and sunscreen the clinic approves until the crusts have lifted and the skin feels smooth again.
- Wait on retinoids, AHA or BHA pads and peeling gels
- Hold off on vitamin C serums and strong brightening ampoules
- Skip scented sheet masks and cooling gels with alcohol
- Avoid scrubs, cleansing brushes and in-store facial massage
- Use a mineral sunscreen and a hat on outdoor walks
Guide
Seoul Station, the airport train and the record to carry
Myeongdong sits close to Seoul Station, where the airport railroad leaves for Incheon, so many visitors finish treatment and travel the same day. Flying with micro-crusts is generally possible; a mask keeps hands off the face on crowded trains.
Ask for the device, settings, areas and date in writing before leaving. A 2024 retrospective analysis by Roberts and colleagues in The Surgeon counted what treating complications after cosmetic surgery abroad cost the UK health service. A laser session carries far lower stakes, but a doctor at home still works faster with a record than with a memory, whether the search began with skin clinic in Seoul, Myeongdong or elsewhere.
Evidence
Research behind this page
- Early Fractional Ablative Laser for Skin Cancer Excision Scars: A Randomized Split-Scar StudyDermatologic Surgery · 2023 · doi:10.1097/dss.0000000000003720
In 30 surgical scars on the limbs, fractional CO2 laser on the day of surgery and on day 14 gave similar patient and physician scar ratings at six months.
- The cost of cosmetic surgery tourism complications to the NHS: A retrospective analysisThe Surgeon · 2024 · doi:10.1016/j.surge.2024.04.012
A retrospective review of the cost to the UK health service of treating patients with complications after cosmetic surgery abroad.
FAQ
Questions about aesthetic clinics in Korea
Which clinics offer Aesthetic clinics in Korea?
Clinics offering Aesthetic clinics in Korea include Barog Clinic Seomyeon Station Branch (Seomyeon Station), Dear Clinic (Cheongdam-dong), RE:BERRY Clinic Gangnam (Gangnam Station), Springday Clinic Sinchon (Sinchon-ro) 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.
Can a skin clinic in Myeongdong do fractional laser on the day I arrive?
Often yes, provided a doctor assesses the skin first and nothing on the face rules treatment out. Arrival day is actually a good slot, because it leaves the rest of the trip for crusts to lift. Mention any recent sunburn, peel, retinoid use or tanning, since these can change the settings or postpone the session. If you land late in the evening, a next-morning appointment usually works just as well.
When can I start the actives I bought on the shopping street?
Wait until the crusts have lifted and the treated skin feels smooth, which after fractional laser is usually about a week. Start with one product at a time, not the whole haul at once, so you can tell which one stings. Retinoids and acid exfoliants come back last. If the clinic gave you a written aftercare sheet, follow its timing, because deeper settings can call for a longer pause.
Can I walk up Namsan or eat at the street stalls while crusts are on?
Walking and eating are fine, but sun and sweat need managing. Wear a mineral sunscreen, a wide hat and, on crowded streets, a mask that does not rub the treated area. Evening walks suit the first few days better than hot afternoon climbs. Spicy food and a drink do not affect crusts directly, though heat and alcohol can make redness look stronger for a while.
Does tan or darker skin change a resurfacing plan?
Yes, skin tone changes both the settings and the aftercare. Medium and darker skin has a higher chance of temporary darkening after ablative laser, so doctors often lower the energy or density, add spacing between sessions or suggest a gentler device. A recent tan raises the same concern. Tell the doctor about any past darkening after a burn, peel or laser, and expect strict sun protection for several weeks afterward.
Is one resurfacing session enough for textured scars?
Usually not; deeper texture and old scars commonly need a series spaced weeks apart. One session softens the surface, and later sessions build on it as the skin remodels over the following months. For a visitor, that can mean a first session in Seoul and a decision about the rest after seeing how the skin healed. Ask the doctor how many sessions the plan assumes and how far apart they should be.
Which details should the clinic write down after a resurfacing session?
Ask for the device name, the energy and density settings if recorded, the areas treated and the date, plus the creams applied afterward and those to use at home. These details let a later session, in Seoul or elsewhere, start from a known point. They also help a doctor at home if a patch stays red, wet or painful longer than expected.