Skin and aesthetic medicine in South Korea
South Korea offers every skin and aesthetic procedure on Medbook's list, in Seoul, Busan and Incheon. That covers injectables, skin tightening and thread lifts, laser skin treatment, chemical peels and facials, and non-surgical fat reduction, as well as care for acne, eczema, psoriasis and other skin conditions and the removal of moles, warts and skin tags.
Plastic surgery and hair restoration are offered there too, and you can ask for a skin treatment on its own or together with them. This page explains what you can have done in South Korea and how a trip for skin treatment there usually goes.
You see a price only when a clinic makes you an offer.
Procedures available in South Korea
- Botox & anti-wrinkle injections
- Dermal fillers
- Skin boosters & mesotherapy
- Skin tightening & thread lift
- Laser skin treatment
- Acne & acne-scar treatment
- Chemical peels & facials
- Non-surgical fat reduction
- Eczema, psoriasis & skin conditions
- Mole, wart & skin-tag removal
Cities
Seoul, Busan, Incheon
What is arranged for you
- Accommodation
- Online consultation before you travel
How a Medbook trip works
- Tell the assistant what you need treated, where you travel from and when.
- See the destinations that offer your treatment and choose where to ask.
- Receive offers with a price and dates.
- Confirm an offer and get a day-by-day travel roadmap.
What you can have done in South Korea
On the cosmetic side, the list includes Botox and anti-wrinkle injections, dermal fillers, skin boosters and mesotherapy, skin tightening and thread lifts, laser skin treatment, chemical peels and facials, and non-surgical fat reduction. On the medical side, it covers acne and acne-scar treatment, eczema, psoriasis and other skin conditions, and mole, wart and skin-tag removal. Medbook's guide to skin and aesthetic medicine, under Treatments, explains each of them.
If you are not sure which treatment you need, describe the problem in your own words when the assistant asks what you would like treated, or choose "Not sure yet" under skin and aesthetic medicine. The clinic looks at the details of your case before it makes you an offer.
How the trip usually goes
Before you travel, write down what you would like treated and keep a few clear photos of the area at hand. For a skin condition, gather your dermatologist's letters, any test results and a list of the creams and medications you have used. In the online consultation, ask whether the sessions fit into one stay if the treatment is given in several, whether you should avoid anything beforehand, such as sun or certain medications, and when you can fly home.
Once you confirm an offer, your roadmap lets you book your flight yourself or ask Medbook to arrange it, and then do the same for the transfer from the airport. Accommodation is arranged for you for the length of your stay, and each offer shows where your treatment takes place. How long you stay depends on the treatment, and your clinic confirms the dates in its offer. Aftercare is not among the services in South Korea, so when you compare offers, look at the dates and at whether follow-up is included.
Questions
Can I combine a skin treatment with plastic surgery in South Korea?
Yes. You can choose several treatments when you describe your case, including plastic surgery or hair restoration, which South Korea also offers. Whether they can be done on the same trip is for the clinic to decide, and it confirms in its offer what it can do and when.
Can I ask about a skin condition rather than a cosmetic treatment?
Yes. Acne and acne scars, eczema, psoriasis and other skin conditions are part of this area in South Korea, and so is the removal of moles, warts and skin tags. Bring your dermatologist's letters and any test results.
Does Turkey offer the same treatments?
In this area, yes. Turkey also offers every skin and aesthetic procedure on Medbook's list. Your results show both countries, and you choose whether to ask one of them or both for offers.