At an aesthetic clinic in Seoul, botulinum toxin (Botox) is the treatment most easily fitted into a short visit, because injecting takes minutes and visible recovery is usually limited to small bumps or a bruise. A typical appointment lasts under an hour, often with ice or numbing cream. Flying home the same or next day is usually allowed, but the effect builds over several days and settles at around two weeks, so booking early in the trip leaves time for a check. Clinics price toxin per unit or per area, before VAT. This page compares clinics and their listed prices.
Clinics in Korea
10 aesthetic clinics in Korea
If you are comparing Aesthetic clinics in Korea, these 10 clinics are on this page: Summit Clinic, RE:BERRY Clinic Gangnam, Kind Global Clinic, Barog Clinic Seomyeon Station Branch, Dear Clinic, Springday Clinic Sinchon, Pixelab Beauty Clinic, ENTER Plastic Surgery, Rewind Plastic Surgery and Cellon Dermatology Clinic (Cheongdam). Listed Aesthetic clinics prices at these clinics start from ₩9,900 before VAT.
11. Summit Clinic
★ 5.0157 Google reviewsSkin and aesthetic clinic near Korea, with Aesthetic clinics and RF lifting on its menu
Summit Clinic is a skin and aesthetic clinic in Korea. Aesthetic clinics is one of its main treatments, alongside RF lifting, skin boosters and laser toning.
- Aesthetic clinics
- RF lifting
- Skin boosters
- People looking at non-surgical lifting
- Hydration and skin-quality boosters
- Location
- Korea
22. RE:BERRY Clinic Gangnam
★ 4.91,156 Google reviewsGangnam Station skin clinic built around five-language care
- Five-language desk
- Gallery-style interior
- Regenerative skin menu
RE:BERRY Clinic Gangnam, a skin and aesthetic clinic near Gangnam Station, lists Aesthetic clinics among its main treatments; HIFU lifting, RF lifting and Botox are also on its menu. Two basement floors of KI Tower with a gallery-style entrance, private treatment suites, a VIP lounge, K-beauty zone.
- Board-certified dermatologists on staff
- Consultations in English, Japanese, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, and Spanish through in-house interpreters.
- Open every day, 10:00–20:00 including holidays, two minutes from Gangnam Station Exit 10.
- Menu features stem-cell, exosome, PRP and Rejuran-based skin programs alongside device lifting.
- 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. Kind Global Clinic
★ 4.9359 Google reviewsEuljiro-ipgu Station skin and aesthetic clinic listing Aesthetic clinics and HIFU lifting
At Kind Global Clinic near Euljiro-ipgu Station, Aesthetic clinics sits with HIFU lifting, RF lifting and Botox among the treatments it focuses on.
- Aesthetic clinics
- HIFU lifting
- RF lifting
- People looking at non-surgical lifting
- Wrinkle or jawline toxin
- 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 ₩79,000 + VAT
44. Barog Clinic Seomyeon Station Branch
★ 5.093 Google reviewsSeomyeon filler and lifting clinic with open-vial transparency
- Filler-focused
- Transparent pricing
- Welcoming 2F lounge
Barog Clinic Seomyeon Station Branch is a skin and aesthetic clinic near Seomyeon Station. Aesthetic clinics is one of its main treatments, alongside HIFU lifting, Botox and fillers. A short walk from Seomyeon Station.
- 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.
- Body filler goes beyond the face, covering ears, hands, collarbones, shoulders and hip contouring.
- Visitors wanting product transparency
- Face and body filler seekers
- Location
- Seomyeon Station
- Languages
- English · 日本語 · 中文 · ไทย
- Listed price
- From ₩10,000 + VAT
55. Dear Clinic
★ 4.9354 Google reviewsScan-first Cheongdam lifting clinic, open every day
- Lifting-focused
- 3D scan first
- Warm-luxury interior
At Dear Clinic in Cheongdam-dong, Aesthetic clinics sits with HIFU lifting, RF lifting and Botox among the treatments it focuses on. Spread over the 5th and 7th floors, with a stone-counter lobby, bouclé lounge seating, glass-walled consultation rooms.
- An EVE Muse 3D skin scan is taken and read before any treatment is recommended.
- Seven lifting platforms in-house, including Ultherapy Prime, Thermage FLX, Density, XERF, Onda and Shurink Universe.
- Filler menu extends beyond the face to earlobe, shoulder line and hip dip areas.
- Visitors comparing lifting devices
- Short trips needing weekend slots
- Location
- Cheongdam-dong
- Languages
- English · Español
- Listed price
- From ₩30,000 + VAT
66. Springday Clinic Sinchon
★ 5.048 Google reviewsUnhurried, physician-led skin care in Sinchon
A two-floor clinic on the 7th and 9th floors of Elite Building, with check-in at the 7F reception and an underground link from Sinchon Station.
- Location
- Sinchon-ro
- Listed price
- From ₩33,000 + VAT
77. Pixelab Beauty Clinic
★ 5.0550 Google reviewsDoctor-led lifting, contouring and scar care in Gangnam
A welcoming clinic near Gangnam Station with a patient lounge and on-site interpreters for English, Japanese and Chinese.
- Location
- Seocho-daero
- Listed price
- From ₩45,000 + VAT
88. ENTER Plastic Surgery
Gangnam skin and lifting clinic with a facelift surgeon
Two floors (9F–10F) on Gangnam-daero, with hyperbaric oxygen, LED and IV drip recovery care in the same building.
- Location
- Gangnam-daero
- Listed price
- From ₩70,000 + VAT
99. Rewind Plastic Surgery
★ 5.054 Google reviewsApgujeong lifting surgery clinic with a skin-care side
Two appointment-only floors above Nonhyeon-ro, laid out for calm and privacy, with a waiting lounge, consultation rooms and private rest rooms.
- Location
- Nonhyeon-ro
- Languages
- English · Español
- Listed price
- From ₩50,000 + VAT
1010. Cellon Dermatology Clinic (Cheongdam)
Stem cell and regenerative aesthetics clinic in Cheongdam
A 3rd-floor Cheongdam clinic with private treatment spaces, dedicated care rooms and valet parking.
- Location
- Cheongdam Station or Apgujeong Rodeo Station, about 5 minutes by taxi
- Languages
- English · 中文 · 日本語
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 clinicsBotox Forehead / crow's feet / glabella — Korean
Price at 1 listed clinic · approx. $33₩45,000 + VATCompare clinicsIs it for you?
Who Aesthetic clinics in Korea suits, and who should wait
Toxin suits travelers who want softer expression lines on the forehead, frown area or around the eyes, a slimmer jaw where the chewing muscle is enlarged, or, with the intradermal method, less oil and finer-looking pores. It is easiest to fit into trips of four nights or more, with the check visit planned in.
It does not lift sagging skin, fill hollows or remove pigment, and it will not replace a lifting device, filler or laser where those are the real need. Anyone flying out within hours of the appointment, or unable to return for review, should weigh that before booking.
Usually a good fit
- Dynamic lines on the forehead or between brows
- Crow's feet that deepen when smiling
- Square jaw from a strong chewing muscle
- Oily skin and visible pores on the cheeks
May be better to wait
- Pregnancy, breastfeeding or trying to conceive
- Neuromuscular conditions such as myasthenia gravis
- Active infection or rash on the area
- Loose skin or deep folds needing lifting or surgery
How it works
How a Aesthetic clinics session runs
Botulinum toxin type A blocks the release of acetylcholine at nerve endings, so the injected muscle relaxes for a period of months while the nerve gradually recovers. For lines and jaw contouring it is placed into the muscle. The dose is counted in units, and the number of units per area, together with how the product is diluted, sets both the effect and the price on a Seoul skin clinic menu. Menus turned up by searches such as korean aesthetic clinic seoul, korea aesthetic clinic seoul, korea skin clinic seoul or even seoul clinic seoul aesthetic usually list toxin in exactly these units.
The intradermal method spreads very small droplets just under the skin surface rather than into muscle. Rose and Goldberg reported in Dermatologic Surgery in 2013 on intradermal toxin for oily skin, and a 2024 systematic review and meta-analysis by Rahman and colleagues in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open pooled ten studies with 153 participants, finding improvements in sebum, pore size, redness and fine wrinkles.
On safety, Zhang and colleagues pooled adverse reactions after facial toxin treatment in a 2025 meta-analysis in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. Their work is a reminder to ask which brand is used, how many units go into each area, and what happens if one side needs adjusting.
Intake and photos
The clinic records medicines, past toxin dates and travel dates, then takes photos at rest and while frowning or smiling. Allow about 15 to 20 minutes.
Written plan
The doctor marks the points, states the brand and units per area, and explains when results show. Ask for the plan on paper before you agree.
Comfort
Ice or numbing cream is applied for a few minutes; cream for intradermal work may need 20 to 30 minutes to take effect.
Injection
Injecting takes around 5 to 15 minutes depending on the areas. Small bumps fade within an hour, and pressure is applied to any bleeding point.
Aftercare and check date
Written aftercare is given, and a review around two weeks later is booked in person or by photo if you will already be home.
Aesthetic clinics compared with other options
| Toxin into muscle | Intradermal toxin | Hyaluronic acid skin booster | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Product type | Botulinum toxin type A | Diluted botulinum toxin type A | Non-crosslinked or lightly crosslinked hyaluronic acid |
| Depth | Muscle | Upper dermis | Dermis |
| Main effect | Softer expression lines, slimmer jaw | Less oil, finer-looking pores | Hydration and smoother texture |
| Sensation | Brief pinches | Many small pricks | Many small pricks |
| Visible recovery | Minimal, occasional bruise | Small bumps for hours | Bumps for a day or two |
At a glance
Aesthetic clinics facts
| Product | Botulinum toxin type A; imported and Korean-made brands are both used |
|---|---|
| Dose unit | Units per area |
| Numbing | Ice or topical cream, optional for most areas |
| Injecting time | About 5 to 15 minutes |
| Whole visit | Usually 45 to 90 minutes including consultation |
| Downtime | Small bumps for under an hour; bruising possible |
| Onset | Two to four days; settles at around two weeks |
| Usual duration | About three to four months for lines; jaw effects often last longer |
| Earliest flight home | Same or next day in most cases |
Recovery
What the days after look like
Stay upright for a few hours, avoid rubbing or massaging the area, and skip saunas, hot baths and hard exercise.
Any bumps are gone; a small bruise may show. The first change in movement often starts toward day three.
The effect keeps building. Normal sightseeing and flights are fine; use sunscreen as usual.
The result has settled. This is when asymmetry is judged and a small top-up may be considered.
Movement gradually returns, and a repeat session can be planned for a future trip.
Safety
Aesthetic clinics risks and limits
- Redness, small bumps and bruising at injection points are common and short-lived.
- Headache or a heavy feeling in the forehead can occur in the first days.
- Uneven brows, a drooping eyelid or a changed smile are uncommon and usually fade as the toxin wears off.
- Allergic reactions are rare; tell the clinic about any past reaction to toxin.
- Toxin does not lift loose skin or restore lost volume, so expectations need to match the area.
Evidence
Research behind this page
- Meta-Analysis of Adverse Reactions of Botulinum Toxin A in Facial Rejuvenation TreatmentAesthetic Plastic Surgery · 2025 · Zhang W, Wen Y, Zhong Y, Chen Q · doi:10.1007/s00266-024-04539-4
A meta-analysis pooling adverse reactions reported after botulinum toxin A for facial rejuvenation.
- Intradermal Botulinum Toxin A on Skin Quality and Facial Rejuvenation: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysisPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open · 2024 · Rahman E, Rao P, Philipp-Dormston W, et al. · doi:10.1097/gox.0000000000006084
Ten studies with 153 participants showed improvements in sebum, pore size, erythema, wrinkles and texture after intradermal toxin.
- Safety and Efficacy of Intradermal Injection of Botulinum Toxin for the Treatment of Oily SkinDermatologic Surgery · 2013 · Rose A, Goldberg D · doi:10.1111/dsu.12097
An early clinical study of intradermal botulinum toxin injection for reducing oily skin.
FAQ
Questions about aesthetic clinics in Korea
Which clinics offer Aesthetic clinics in Korea?
Clinics offering Aesthetic clinics in Korea include Summit Clinic (Korea), RE:BERRY Clinic Gangnam (Gangnam Station), Kind Global Clinic (Euljiro-ipgu Station), Barog Clinic Seomyeon Station Branch (Seomyeon Station) and Dear Clinic (Cheongdam-dong). Each lists Aesthetic clinics on its own menu; message the clinic directly to confirm the doctor, product and current price.
On which day of a Seoul trip should toxin be booked?
Book toxin in the first day or two after arrival, once jet lag has eased. The effect builds over several days and settles around two weeks, so an early slot leaves time to see it start before you leave. On stays of two weeks or longer, the review can happen in person. On shorter trips, plan a photo review from home with the clinic.
Can toxin be done during a one-night stopover in Seoul?
It is possible, since injecting takes minutes and visible recovery is usually small. The trade-off is that no one can check the result in person, and a first-time dose is harder to adjust from abroad. Stopovers suit people who already know their usual brand and units. First-timers do better with a longer stay that allows a consultation without pressure. Confirm airport transfer times before booking.
Is a long-haul flight on the evening after injections a problem?
For most people a flight later the same day is acceptable after toxin. The common advice is to stay upright for a few hours and avoid rubbing the area, both easy on a plane. Skip alcohol on board and avoid pressing a neck pillow against injected jaw muscles. Mention your flight time to the doctor so aftercare can be adjusted.
What if one brow looks higher than the other after I am home?
Wait until about two weeks after treatment, because the effect is still settling before then. Then send the clinic photos at rest and while raising the brows, taken in even light. Small differences can often be corrected with a few extra units at a later visit or by a local doctor who has the record. Keep the brand and units written down.
Can I visit a sauna or public bathhouse after treatment?
Leave saunas, hot baths and bathhouses until the day after injections. Heat and heavy sweating increase blood flow, which may add to bruising and swelling in the first hours. The same applies to hot yoga and intense workouts. From the following day, normal bathing and sightseeing are generally fine unless the clinic gives different instructions. Light walking is not a concern.
What can Seoul aesthetic clinic reviews tell a traveler?
Online ratings can show how clear booking and communication were, but they cannot confirm the product, dose or who injected. For a visitor, more useful checks are whether the clinic writes the brand and units on the plan, offers a review route after you leave, and answers questions in a language you read well. Compare those points on each clinic card.
Does intradermal toxin for oily skin suit a humid summer trip?
It can, since the treatment targets oil and pore appearance and needs little recovery. Effects on sebum build over days, so it is unlikely to change how skin feels during a short stay itself. Rahman and colleagues pooled ten studies in a 2024 meta-analysis that reported less sebum and smaller-looking pores. Results vary from person to person. Keep using a light moisturizer.
What paperwork should a korean skin clinic in Seoul give me for my home doctor?
Ask for the toxin brand, the units injected in each area, the date, and the written aftercare in English. An itemized receipt showing the VAT line belongs with it, because listed prices are before VAT and 10% is added at payment. A home doctor planning your next session needs these details to keep doses consistent and avoid stacking treatments too close together.
How can I confirm the toxin used is a genuine product?
Ask to see the sealed vial or box before it is opened and note the brand and batch number. Imported and Korean-made toxins are both widely used, and either is acceptable when the label matches what was quoted. A clinic that is open about the product will show it without hesitation. Take a photo for your records. Record the units used as well.
Should toxin and other treatments be combined during the same Seoul trip?
Toxin can often be combined with gentle lasers or skin boosters, but the order matters. Many doctors prefer energy devices first and toxin afterward, or on a different day, so heat and pressure do not affect fresh injection points. On a short trip, ask the clinic to write the sequence and dates on one plan, so each step has its own recovery window before the flight.