A Myeongdong skin clinic treating rough cheek skin and fine lines usually chooses between two timelines. A microdroplet hyaluronic acid injection such as Skinvive by Juvederm hydrates within days and typically lasts three to four months, so it fits a single trip. Poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA), sold as Sculptra, builds collagen slowly over a series of sessions, which suits visitors who return to Seoul more than once.
Clinics in Korea
5 aesthetic clinics in Korea
| # | Clinic | Area | Languages | Devices & products | Listed price | Google rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Summit Clinic | Gwanghwamun Station | - | PicoSure · Restylane · Ultherapy Prime · Thermage FLX | - | 5.0 (157) |
| 2 | 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) |
| 3 | Kind Global Clinic | Euljiro-ipgu Station | English · 日本語 · 中文 · Español | Thermage FLX · Rejuran Healer · PicoSure · Juvederm | ₩89,000 | 4.9 (359) |
| 4 | RE:BERRY Clinic Myeongdong | Myeongdong Station | English · 中文 · 日本語 · Español | Juvederm · Ultherapy Prime · Thermage FLX · Rejuran Healer | ₩9,900 | 4.9 (1,091) |
| 5 | Rewind Plastic Surgery | Nonhyeon-ro | English · Español | Rejuran Healer · Pico toning · Juvederm · Ultherapy Prime | ₩50,000 | 5.0 (54) |
11. Summit Clinic
★ 5.0157 Google reviewsSummit Clinic is a 3-minute walk from Gwanghwamun Station Exit 5, a skin and aesthetic clinic with a 5.0 average from 157 Google reviews. RF lifting, skin boosters and laser toning lead its menu. 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
- It is a three-minute walk from Gwanghwamun Station Exit 5 and City Hall Station Exit 4.
- The site runs in Korean, English and Chinese, with WhatsApp, LINE, WeChat and KakaoTalk contact.
Weekday evening appointments · Office workers near Gwanghwamun
- Location
- Gwanghwamun Station Exit 5, 3 min walk
22. RE:BERRY Clinic Gangnam
★ 4.91,155 Google reviewsRE:BERRY Clinic Gangnam is a skin and aesthetic clinic a 2-minute walk from Gangnam Station Exit 10, rated 4.9 from 1,155 Google reviews. Its main treatments are HIFU lifting, RF lifting and Botox. Consultations are available 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
33. Kind Global Clinic
★ 4.9359 Google reviewsKind Global Clinic sits by Euljiro-ipgu Station Exit 6, a skin and aesthetic clinic that holds a 4.9 Google rating across 359 reviews. It focuses on HIFU lifting, RF lifting and Botox. Staff consult in English, Japanese, Chinese and Spanish; listed prices start at ₩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
- The clinic is a 5-minute walk from Myeongdong Station Exit 6 on Line 4.
- A free pre-consultation runs on WhatsApp or LINE, where you send photos and receive a treatment plan.
Weekend or holiday appointments · Travelers staying in Myeongdong
- 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
44. RE:BERRY Clinic Myeongdong
★ 4.91,091 Google reviewsRE:BERRY Clinic Myeongdong runs a skin and aesthetic clinic near Myeongdong Station; its Google rating is 4.9 from 1,091 reviews. HIFU lifting, RF lifting and Botox lead its menu. Consultations are available in English, Chinese, Japanese and Spanish; its listed prices start from ₩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
- The clinic is a 2-minute walk from Myeongdong Station Exit 8, on the 2nd and 3rd floors at 58 Myeongdong 10-gil.
- In-house medical interpreters assist in English, Japanese, Spanish, Thai and both Simplified and Traditional Chinese.
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 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. Staff consult in English and Spanish; listed prices start at ₩50,000 + VAT. Menu centres on facelift, neck lift, double-chin liposuction and eyelid surgery.
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.
- The same surgeon carries each case from first consultation to final follow-up.
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)
Range across 2 listed clinics · approx. $7₩9,900 + VATCompare clinicsMasseter (Jaw) Botox 50U (Domestic)
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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
Texture, not volume: naming the goal at the consultation
Many visitors ask for something to make the skin look better, which can mean hydration or lifted cheeks. Roughness you feel with a fingertip and fine crinkles on the cheek respond to products placed very superficially, while hollows and folds need volume deeper down.
Before the consultation, look at your cheeks in daylight without makeup and note what bothers you most: dull surface, crepey lines when you smile, or a tired shape. That note lets the treating doctor choose between a skin-quality injection, a collagen stimulator or a different tool, such as a laser for pigment.
Guide
Matching the product to how often you visit Seoul
The deciding question is often how many times you can be in the chair. A plan needing three visits does little for someone who comes once every few years.
| Your travel pattern | Option that usually fits | What to plan |
|---|---|---|
| One short stay, no return planned | Microdroplet HA skin injection | Treat early in the stay so redness settles before the flight |
| Two trips a few months apart | HA injection now, review of a stimulator later | Ask whether a series could start on the second trip |
| Regular visits through the year | PLLA series across visits | Fix the spacing between sessions before the first one |
| Unsure whether you will return | The single-visit option | Avoid starting a series you may not finish |
Guide
What the VYC-12L trial asked the patients themselves
VYC-12L is the study code for the microdroplet hyaluronic acid product made by Allergan. In a randomized study reported in the Aesthetic Surgery Journal in 2023, Chiu and colleagues assigned adults with moderate to severe cheek roughness to treatment or to an untreated control group, then measured how the participants themselves rated their skin.
In that trial, one month after treatment the FACE-Q satisfaction-with-skin score rose by an average of 32.0 points in the treated group against 1.4 in the controls, and Chiu and colleagues still counted 83.1% of treated participants as improved at month six. Common reactions such as redness, swelling and small bumps mostly cleared within three days. Only cheeks were studied.
Guide
The slower option and the uneven evidence behind it
PLLA works differently: tiny particles prompt the skin to lay down its own collagen, so change appears over weeks and months. A 2024 systematic review in Polymers by Signori and colleagues pooled 11 randomized trials of PLLA for facial aging or facial fat loss; in four, effects such as thicker dermis were still present at 25 months or later.
The same review is candid about its limits: five of the eleven trials carried a high risk of bias, and the authors rated the overall evidence low in quality. Reported side effects were mild to moderate, mainly bruising, tenderness, swelling and nodules. For a visitor, PLLA is a slow option that needs several visits and a doctor who explains nodules honestly.
Guide
Keeping a series together across separate visits
A collagen series can be split across trips, provided each session is recorded so the next one can follow it. Gaps that drift because a flight moved, or a second visit with a doctor who has no notes, can leave results uneven.
Ask for the product, amount per area, injection depth and date to be written down at each session, and keep dated photos in the same light. Pregnancy, breastfeeding, an active infection on the cheeks or a tendency to raised scars usually means postponing or choosing another approach.
- Book the first session early in the stay
- Agree the interval to the next session in writing
- Keep photos from the same angle before each visit
Evidence
Research behind this page
- Efficacy and Safety of Poly-l-Lactic Acid in Facial Aesthetics: A Systematic ReviewPolymers · 2024 · doi:10.3390/polym16182564
Eleven randomized trials of PLLA for facial aging or lipoatrophy suggested lasting gains and mild to moderate side effects, but five carried a high risk of bias and overall evidence was rated low quality.
- Improved Patient Satisfaction With Skin After Treatment of Cheek Skin Roughness and Fine Lines With VYC-12L: Participant-Reported Outcomes From a Prospective, Randomized StudyAesthetic Surgery Journal · 2023 · doi:10.1093/asj/sjad111
In a randomized study of cheek skin roughness, participants treated with VYC-12L reported much higher satisfaction with their skin than untreated controls, with mostly short-lived injection reactions.
FAQ
Questions about aesthetic clinics in Korea
Which clinics offer Aesthetic clinics in Korea?
Clinics offering Aesthetic clinics in Korea include Summit Clinic (Gwanghwamun Station), RE:BERRY Clinic Gangnam (Gangnam Station), Kind Global Clinic (Euljiro-ipgu 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.
Can a skin clinic in Myeongdong treat rough cheek skin in one visit?
Yes, a microdroplet hyaluronic acid injection is usually a single session and fits a short stay. The product is placed very superficially across the cheeks, and hydration tends to show within days as swelling settles. Small bumps and redness are common for about three days, so treatment early in the trip is wiser than on the last afternoon. Results vary from person to person and usually fade over several months.
How long do the effects of a microdroplet HA injection last?
Typically around three to four months, after which the body gradually breaks the hyaluronic acid down. In the 2023 VYC-12L study by Chiu and colleagues in the Aesthetic Surgery Journal, most treated participants were still rated improved at six months, but individual results differ with skin type, age and sun exposure. Ask the clinic what interval it suggests for a repeat session.
Why does PLLA take weeks to show a change?
Because PLLA does not fill the skin directly; it prompts your body to produce new collagen around the particles. Early fullness after a session is mostly water and fades within days, then a gradual change follows over the next weeks. That is why the product is usually given as a series, and why results are judged at home over months rather than before the flight.
Is a skin clinic seoul myeongdong visit enough to start a PLLA series?
It can be, provided the next sessions are realistic for your travel plans. Starting a series and then missing follow-up sessions often leaves a weaker or uneven result. Ask how many sessions the doctor expects for your goal, how far apart they should be, and whether a clinic at home could continue with the same product. If a return trip is uncertain, a single-session option is usually the safer choice.
What are the lumps people mention after collagen stimulators?
They are nodules, small firm spots under the skin, and the 2024 review by Signori and colleagues listed them among the main side effects of PLLA with bruising and swelling. Many settle, but some need treatment, and unlike hyaluronic acid they cannot be dissolved with an enzyme. Dilution, injection depth and massage advice all matter, so ask how the doctor reduces and manages them.
Can I go shopping straight after a skin-quality injection?
Usually yes, since you can walk out right after the session. Skip makeup on the injection points for the rest of the day, hold off on new creams or peels from the cosmetics shops for a couple of days, and shade your face in strong sun. If marked swelling, increasing pain or color changes appear, contact the clinic promptly rather than waiting.