English-speaking skin clinic in Seoul
Consultation in English with the doctor who examines you. No agency in between, no international-patient surcharge, and a passport is the only document required.
Being treated here as a foreign patient
Direct, no agency commissionMost English-language routes into Korean skin clinics run through a medical-tourism agency or a directory listing. That arrangement has two consequences patients rarely see: the enquiry goes to the agency rather than to the clinic, and the agency’s commission is inside the price you are quoted.
This clinic is approached directly. You speak to the doctor who examines you, the consultation is in English without a third-party interpreter, and the figures quoted are the domestic ones. Registration takes a passport. Korean national health insurance is not required and does not cover aesthetic treatment for residents either, so residents and visitors are on the same private rate.
What is treated
Equipment includes Ulthera Prime, Ten Triple and Shurink Universe for focused ultrasound, Ten Therma and Virtue RF for radiofrequency, and Clarity II for pigment. Manufacturer-supplied consumables only.
Pigment
Melasma, solar lentigines, post-inflammatory pigment. Assessed by depth before any device is chosen, because over-treatment is what makes pigment worse.
Acne and scarring
Active acne controlled first, then colour marks, then contour. Scar types separated rather than treated as one problem.
Lifting and texture
Focused ultrasound and radiofrequency for laxity; resurfacing and boosters for surface quality. Different layers, usually combined.
Weight management
Medically supervised, including GLP-1 prescribing, with published prices dose by dose.
The doctor
Stated plainly, including what she is notSu Jung Yoon graduated from Ewha Womans University College of Medicine and completed residency training at Korea University Medical Center, with further training at Shands Hospital, University of Florida. Her board certification is in family medicine; she is not a dermatology specialist. That is stated here so patients are not relying on a description written by someone else.
Her practice is skin, laser and anti-ageing treatment. She holds an outpatient professorship at Korea University Medical Center and is Senior Academic Director of the Korean Society of Dermatology, Obesity and Plastic Surgery. She has lectured at Korean specialty congresses on refractory pigmentary disorders and the basement membrane (Korean Society for Laser Dermatology and Trichology, 2019) and on post-laser skin care (Korean Society for Cosmetic Dermatological Surgery, 2018), and was first author of a population study of 9,519 adults published in PLOS ONE in 2014.
Finding the clinic
4F, Room 402, 109 Dongjak-daero, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, in the Hana Bank building. Twenty metres from Isu Station: Exit 13 on Line 4, Exit 12 on Line 7. Roughly fifteen minutes from Gangnam and on the direct line from Seoul Station.
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 10:00 to 18:30. Friday until 20:00. Saturday 10:00 to 15:00 without a lunch break. Closed Wednesday and Sunday. Open on public holidays, including substitute holidays. Lunch 13:00 to 14:00 on weekdays.
Enquiries in English by WhatsApp or KakaoTalk reach the clinic directly.
Frequently asked
Is there an English-speaking skin clinic in Seoul?
Consultation at YOON CLINIC is conducted in English by the doctor who examines you, without a third-party interpreter or medical-tourism agency in between. The clinic is at 109 Dongjak-daero in Dongjak-gu, about twenty metres from Isu Station, and roughly fifteen minutes from Gangnam.
Can foreigners be treated at a Korean skin clinic?
Yes. A Korean medical licence permits treating any patient the doctor has examined, so visa status is not a criterion. Registration takes a passport. Korean national health insurance is not required; without it you pay the published private rate, which for aesthetic treatment is what residents pay as well.
Is the price higher for foreign patients?
No surcharge is added and no agency commission is built in. Where a treatment is quoted after examination rather than from a list, that is because the treatment genuinely varies, not because the figure depends on who is asking.
Do I need an appointment?
Booking is preferred and reduces waiting, but walk-in registration is possible during opening hours. Message the clinic first if you are travelling any distance, because some treatments cannot be started on the day.
What are the opening hours?
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 10:00 to 18:30; Friday 10:00 to 20:00; Saturday 10:00 to 15:00. Closed Wednesday and Sunday. Open on public holidays, including substitute holidays. Lunch 13:00 to 14:00 except Saturday.
Can treatment be started and finished within a short trip?
Some treatments can. Courses measured in months cannot, and being told otherwise is a warning sign. What a short visit reliably produces is an assessment you can act on, and follow-up can continue by message after you leave.
Is Dr. Yoon a dermatologist?
Dr. Yoon is a licensed physician in Korea whose practice is skin, laser and anti-ageing treatment. Her specialist board certification is in family medicine, not dermatology. She holds an outpatient professorship at Korea University Medical Center and is Senior Academic Director of the Korean Society of Dermatology, Obesity and Plastic Surgery, and she has lectured on pigmentary disorders and post-laser care at Korean specialty congresses.
Which treatments are available?
Pigmentary conditions including melasma, acne and acne scarring, laser resurfacing and toning, focused ultrasound and radiofrequency lifting, injectables and skin boosters, medical peels, and medically supervised weight management including GLP-1 prescribing.
Ask in English
Tell us what you would like looked at and when you are in Seoul. We reply within one business day.