Visiting a Dermatology Clinic in Korea as a Tourist — What to Know First

In Korea, medical skin treatments such as lasers and injections are done only at licensed dermatology clinics by doctors, while esthetic salons offer non-medical care like facials and aqua peels. Many visitors combine both, but it pays to know the difference and to choose a clinic carefully.

	Dermatology clinic	Esthetic salon
Who	Licensed doctors	Licensed aestheticians
Examples	Laser, injections, prescription care	Facials, aqua peel, head spa
Downtime	Can need recovery time	Usually none

Before you book a clinic

• Check the clinic is properly registered to treat international patients and has staff who speak your language.
• Ask for a written quote that lists the procedure, total price and aftercare.
• Plan around your flight — some treatments need a few days before sun exposure or flying.
• Be wary of street touts or unusually cheap "package" offers.
• Korea's official medical tourism information service can help answer questions in several languages.

What we arrange

Kcation doesn't book medical procedures. We arrange non-medical beauty experiences such as gel nails, aqua peel facials at licensed esthetic salons and head spas — see our couples beauty day.