Foreigners Guide to Yaan Clinic

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What is the Yaan Clinic Foreigners Guide?

The Foreigners Guide is Yaan Clinic's practical handbook for international patients planning cosmetic skin treatment in Seoul. It covers booking, travel, your first visit, prices and payment, downtime, where to stay and how to enter Korea, in one place.

Yaan Clinic is an aesthetic clinic in Samseong-dong, Gangnam, that has focused on petit treatments, lifting and body contouring since 2011. Many of our patients fly in from abroad, so we built this guide to answer the questions they ask us most often on WhatsApp and email. Each section below links to a detailed page.

What does the guide cover?

The guide has eleven detailed pages, arranged roughly in the order you will need them: from planning and booking, to arriving in Seoul, to recovering and flying home.

Stage	Page	What you will learn
Before you travel	Entry requirements and K-ETA	K-ETA, the e-Arrival card and where to check visa rules
Before you travel	How to book a consultation from abroad	WhatsApp, KakaoTalk, email and what to send us
Before you travel	Treatment trip planner	How many days to plan in Seoul for each type of treatment
Before you travel	How to choose a safe clinic in Korea	A checklist for comparing clinics
Arriving	Getting to Yaan Clinic from the airport	Airport limousine bus, AREX and subway routes to Samseong
Arriving	Where to stay near COEX	Choosing a base in Samseong, COEX or wider Gangnam
At the clinic	Your first visit	Consultation, interpreter and Meta-Vu skin analysis
At the clinic	Language support	English and Chinese interpreters and coordinators
At the clinic	Costs, payment and tax refund	Equal pricing, the 2026 price list and the end of the VAT refund
After treatment	Downtime and flying home	Typical recovery by treatment and planning your flight
Any time	International patient FAQ	Short answers to common questions

Why do international patients choose Yaan Clinic?

International patients choose Yaan Clinic for equal pricing, interpreter support in English and Chinese, a central Gangnam location near COEX, and a strong focus on genuine products and doctor-performed treatment. These are commitments Yaan Clinic states publicly.

• Equal pricing. Yaan Clinic states that it treats international patients with the same pricing as local patients, with no hidden fees or inflated costs.
• Dedicated doctors. Treatments are performed by the clinic's own doctors, with no substitute practitioners, and the clinic carries treatment liability insurance. You can meet the team on our doctors page.
• Genuine products, correct dosage. Yaan Clinic offers authenticity checks for several brands, such as Thermage device and tip serial numbers, Rejuran product verification and miraDry certificates. Read more on genuine products and safety.
• Language support. Dedicated interpreters in English and Chinese, and multilingual coordinators from consultation to recovery.
• Convenient location. The clinic is a six-story building in Samseong-dong, within walking distance of Samseong and Bongeunsa stations, near COEX, Bongeunsa Temple and Hyundai Department Store.

Which treatments are popular with visitors to Seoul?

Visitors with limited time often choose non-invasive lifting and skin-quality treatments, because many allow a return to daily activities soon after. Popular options include Thermage FLX, Ultherapy Prime, Sofwave, skin boosters such as Rejuran, and miraDry for underarm sweating.

Some highlights from our treatment pages:

• Thermage FLX – Yaan Clinic describes it as a non-invasive treatment with no downtime, with results that can last up to a year. The clinic operates two Thermage FLX devices.
• Ultherapy Prime – ultrasound lifting, with optional sleep anesthesia or non-sleep AirNox pain care.
• Rejuran Healer – a skin booster usually given as a series of three sessions, which needs some extra planning for a short stay.
• miraDry – a one-hour treatment for underarm sweat, where most patients need one session. Yaan Clinic states it has had the highest genuine miraDry tip usage in Korea for 2022–2025.

Not sure which treatment fits your goals? Browse our cosmetic treatments overview or compare lifting options in Korean lifting treatments compared.

How should I plan my treatment trip to Seoul?

Start by contacting us with your goals and travel dates, then build your itinerary around the treatment's downtime and any follow-up sessions. Leave a buffer of a few days between treatment and your flight home where possible.

1. Check entry rules – confirm whether you need a K-ETA, a visa or an e-Arrival card using official Korean government websites.
2. Send an enquiry – message our international line on WhatsApp (+82 10 5308 0499), KakaoTalk or email with your concerns and dates.
3. Plan your days – use the trip planner to match your stay to the treatment, and remember that some treatments work best as a series.
4. Book flights and a hotel – staying near COEX or Samseong Station keeps travel to the clinic short.
5. Arrive and consult – you can come straight from the airport with luggage; just share your estimated arrival time.
6. Treat, recover, fly – follow your aftercare instructions and check flight timing with your doctor.

How much does treatment cost for foreigners?

International patients pay the same price as Korean patients at Yaan Clinic. Yaan Clinic publishes a full 2026 price list in Korean won, and your final price is confirmed at consultation.

For example, at Yaan Clinic wrinkle Botox starts at ₩100,000 (Xeomin), facial filler starts at ₩290,000 per cc, and Thermage FLX starts at ₩1,690,000 for 300 shots. The consultation fee (10,000 KRW, or 30,000 KRW including a director consultation) is waived if you go ahead with a treatment. See treatment prices for the full published list, or price guides such as Botox price in Seoul.

How do I contact Yaan Clinic as an international patient?

The fastest way is WhatsApp or a call to our international line, +82 10 5308 0499. You can also reach us by email at yaan09@naver.com or on KakaoTalk. The Korean-only line is +82 2 501 1323.

Our team replies during clinic hours (Korea Standard Time). For the address, map and opening hours, see directions or the contact page.

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About this information: Prepared from Yaan Clinic's published treatment information. Treatments at Yaan Clinic are performed by licensed physicians — meet our doctors. Last updated: October 2026. This page is general information, not a substitute for an in-person medical consultation; suitability, dosage and results are confirmed by your doctor.