Korea Plastic Surgery · Seoul, Korea
Naver Place Record · Gangnam-gu and Mapo-guSeoul Plastic Surgery Clinics
Five Areas, One Search Date
The organic results Naver Place gave for five Seoul plastic surgery searches on 16 September 2026: Gangnam, Apgujeong, Cheongdam and Samseong-dong in Gangnam-gu, and Hongdae in Mapo-gu. Paid ad slots were stripped out before anything was recorded, and every position number is Naver’s own.
On September 16, 2026 we ran five Korean-language Naver Place searches for plastic surgery clinics in Seoul and recorded what each one returned once paid placements were removed. Four of the areas sit in Gangnam-gu, south of the Han River: Gangnam itself, Apgujeong, Cheongdam and Samseong-dong. The fifth, Hongdae, is in Mapo-gu, north of the river, and returned far fewer clinics. The number in front of each clinic is where Naver placed it in that area’s search. It is not a score, a ranking or a recommendation from us.
Areas on this page
- Gangnam: 11 organic listings in Sinsa-dong, Yeoksam-dong and Nonhyeon-dong, 18 ad slots removed
- Apgujeong: 11 organic listings, all in Sinsa-dong, 12 ad slots removed
- Cheongdam: 8 organic listings in Cheongdam-dong, no ads
- Samseong-dong: 8 organic listings near COEX, no ads
- Hongdae: 3 organic listings in Donggyo-dong, Mapo-gu, no ads
- How to read these lists and how to check a clinic yourself
For every clinic we copied the same things Naver displayed: position, the dong, visit and blog review counts, the specialists Naver lists, a wheelchair-access note where one was shown, and the hashtags the clinic chose for itself. If Naver showed nothing for a field, we say so or mark it with a dash rather than guess. Each area keeps the format of its original record (a list, a table or short paragraphs), and every entry links out to Google Maps and Apple Maps so you can check it independently.
No money changes hands with these clinics. None of them paid to be listed, to sit higher or to be left out, and we take no fee for patients who contact them. We do not book appointments, arrange quotes or pass on enquiries either. The details are in our Commercial Disclosure.
Gangnam: eleven clinics in Sinsa-dong, Yeoksam-dong and Nonhyeon-dong
Once eighteen paid ad slots were removed, a Naver Place search for “Gangnam plastic surgery” on September 16, 2026 left eleven organic clinic listings. Instead of one long table, this record walks through them street by street: five sit in Sinsa-dong, three in Yeoksam-dong and three in Nonhyeon-dong.
Sinsa-dong (5 clinics)
- #1 Dr. Jungliban Clinic (닥터정리반의원), Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu (wheelchair accessible). Reviews on Naver: 449 visit, 4,333 blog. Specialists listed: not listed on Naver. Tags: #Gangnam plastic surgery #Sinsa facial liposuction #Apgujeong liposuction #Apgujeong Rodeo thread lift #Double chin muscle banding. Open in Google Maps · Open in Apple Maps
- #2 Liting Plastic Surgery Clinic Seoul (리팅성형외과의원 서울), Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu. Reviews on Naver: 5,654 visit, 5,850 blog. Specialists listed: 8 board-certified plastic surgeons. Tags: #Facelift #Lifting #Forehead lift #Eye surgery for older patients #Sinsa Station plastic surgery. Open in Google Maps · Open in Apple Maps
- #4 Garnet Plastic Surgery Clinic (가넷성형외과의원), Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu (wheelchair accessible). Reviews on Naver: 548 visit, 4,543 blog. Specialists listed: 1 board-certified plastic surgeon. Tags: #Apgujeong plastic surgery #Facelift #Revision rhinoplasty #Eye surgery #Revision eye surgery. Open in Google Maps · Open in Apple Maps
- #8 Balance Lab Plastic Surgery Clinic (밸런스랩성형외과의원), Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu. Reviews on Naver: 798 visit, 3,312 blog. Specialists listed: 3 plastic surgeons, 1 internal medicine specialist. Tags: #Gangnam diet clinic #Gangnam weight-loss clinic (three further tags named prescription weight-loss drugs and are left out here). Open in Google Maps · Open in Apple Maps
- #10 DM Plastic Surgery Clinic (디엠성형외과의원), Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu. Reviews on Naver: 646 visit, 4,537 blog. Specialists listed: 2 board-certified plastic surgeons. Tags: #Apgujeong plastic surgery #Sinsa plastic surgery #Facelift #Eye surgery #Rhinoplasty. Open in Google Maps · Open in Apple Maps
Yeoksam-dong (3 clinics)
- #3 Gangnam Azure Clinic (강남아쥬르의원), Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu. Reviews on Naver: 1,407 visit, 700 blog. Specialists listed: not listed on Naver. Tags: #Thread lift #Facial liposuction #Abdominal liposuction #Breast fat grafting #Breast augmentation. Open in Google Maps · Open in Apple Maps
- #5 Uri Plastic Surgery Clinic (우리성형외과의원), Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu. Reviews on Naver: 614 visit, 3,950 blog. Specialists listed: 9 board-certified plastic surgeons. Tags: #Gangnam plastic surgery #Breast surgery #Liposuction #Facelift #Rhinoplasty. Open in Google Maps · Open in Apple Maps
- #7 New Hair Plastic Surgery Clinic (뉴헤어모발성형외과의원), Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu. Reviews on Naver: 3,935 visit, 1,904 blog. Specialists listed: 1 plastic surgeon, 1 family medicine specialist. Tags: #Female hair loss clinic #Hair loss testing #Hair loss clinic #Hair transplant clinic #Hair loss treatment. Open in Google Maps · Open in Apple Maps
Nonhyeon-dong (3 clinics)
- #6 Wooa Plastic Surgery Clinic (우아성형외과의원), Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu. Reviews on Naver: 1,943 visit, 1,492 blog. Specialists listed: 6 board-certified plastic surgeons. Tags: #Plastic surgery #Dermatology #Sinnonhyeon dermatology #Sinnonhyeon plastic surgery #Breast implant (brand name omitted). Open in Google Maps · Open in Apple Maps
- #9 Very Good Plastic Surgery Clinic (베리굿성형외과의원), Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu. Reviews on Naver: 677 visit, 984 blog. Specialists listed: 4 plastic surgeons, 2 anesthesiology & pain medicine specialists. Tags: #Facelift #Revision rhinoplasty #Facial contouring #Plastic surgery #Gangnam Station plastic surgery. Open in Google Maps · Open in Apple Maps
- #11 Pleasure Plastic Surgery Clinic (플레저성형외과의원), Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu. Reviews on Naver: 600 visit, 2,082 blog. Specialists listed: 7 board-certified plastic surgeons. Tags: #Fat grafting #Under-eye fat repositioning #Implant-free rhinoplasty #Gangnam plastic surgery #Sinnonhyeon Station plastic surgery. Open in Google Maps · Open in Apple Maps
Eighteen ad slots taken out, two clinics kept
These sixteen clinics appeared only as paid ads and are not in the record: Apgujeong Topline Clinic, Momo Plastic Surgery, Oin Plastic Surgery, Ribon Plastic Surgery, TJ Plastic Surgery, DA Plastic Surgery, Starline Plastic Surgery, Epil Plastic Surgery, Rico Plastic Surgery, And Plastic Surgery, Mowon Plastic Surgery, Oliting Plastic Surgery Gangnam, Chai Plastic Surgery, Iho Plastic Surgery, Synergy Plastic Surgery, Weverse Plastic Surgery. Uri Plastic Surgery Clinic and New Hair Plastic Surgery Clinic also bought ad slots in the same search, which brings the total removed to eighteen. We dropped those two ad slots but left both clinics at the organic positions they reached on their own.
How this Gangnam record was built
The query was “강남 성형외과” on Naver Place. Anyone can run it again at m.map.naver.com, but expect a different result, for the reasons set out under How to read these lists.
Apgujeong: eleven listings, all in Sinsa-dong
“Apgujeong” works more like a neighbourhood label than an address in this search. All eleven organic clinics Naver Place returned on September 16, 2026 give Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu as their location, which is why this record overlaps so much with our Gangnam search: both draw on the Sinsa-dong corridor rather than two separate clinic pools. Dr. Jungliban Clinic, Liting, Garnet, Balance Lab and DM Plastic Surgery appear in both. Pop, Almond, The Line, Me Plus, Lauren Clinic and Lollipop are what the Apgujeong query adds, so reading the two side by side shows exactly where they diverge.
1. Dr. Jungliban Clinic (닥터정리반의원)
Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, marked wheelchair accessible. 449 visit reviews and 4,333 blog reviews. Naver lists no specialists for it. The clinic tags itself #Gangnam plastic surgery #Sinsa facial liposuction #Apgujeong liposuction #Apgujeong Rodeo thread lift #Gangnam double chin muscle banding. Open in Google Maps / Open in Apple Maps
2. Liting Plastic Surgery Seoul (리팅성형외과의원 서울)
Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu. 5,654 visit reviews and 5,850 blog reviews. Naver lists 8 plastic surgeons. The clinic tags itself #facelift #lifting #forehead lift #eye surgery for older patients #Sinsa Station plastic surgery. Open in Google Maps / Open in Apple Maps
3. Garnet Plastic Surgery (가넷성형외과의원)
Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, marked wheelchair accessible. 548 visit reviews and 4,543 blog reviews. Naver lists 1 plastic surgeon. The clinic tags itself #Apgujeong plastic surgery #facelift #revision rhinoplasty #eye surgery #revision eye surgery. Open in Google Maps / Open in Apple Maps
4. Balance Lab Plastic Surgery (밸런스랩성형외과의원)
Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu. 798 visit reviews and 3,312 blog reviews. Naver lists 3 plastic surgeons, 1 internal medicine specialist. Its own tags centre on prescription weight-loss medication at a Gangnam and Sinsa Station weight-loss clinic, with internal medicine also listed; we have left out the drug brand names the tags use. Open in Google Maps / Open in Apple Maps
5. DM Plastic Surgery (디엠성형외과의원)
Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu. 646 visit reviews and 4,537 blog reviews. Naver lists 2 plastic surgeons. The clinic tags itself #Apgujeong plastic surgery #Sinsa plastic surgery #facelift #eye surgery #rhinoplasty. Open in Google Maps / Open in Apple Maps
6. Pop Plastic Surgery (팝성형외과의원)
Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu. 1,062 visit reviews and 479 blog reviews. Naver lists 15 plastic surgeons, 1 family medicine specialist. The clinic tags itself #eye surgery #rhinoplasty #lifting #revision eye surgery #Apgujeong plastic surgery. Open in Google Maps / Open in Apple Maps
7. Almond Plastic Surgery Apgujeong (아몬드성형외과의원 압구정점)
Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu. 1,057 visit reviews and 805 blog reviews. Naver lists 5 plastic surgeons. The clinic tags itself #double eyelid surgery #Apgujeong Station plastic surgery #under-eye fat repositioning #eye surgery for older patients #canthoplasty. Open in Google Maps / Open in Apple Maps
8. The Line Plastic Surgery (더라인성형외과의원)
Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu. 585 visit reviews and 877 blog reviews. Naver lists 1 plastic surgeon, 1 general surgeon. The clinic tags itself #liposuction #fat grafting #facelift #abdominoplasty #stem cell. Open in Google Maps / Open in Apple Maps
9. Me Plus Plastic Surgery (미플러스성형외과의원)
Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu. 263 visit reviews and 2,104 blog reviews. Naver lists 1 plastic surgeon. The clinic tags itself #revision rhinoplasty #rhinoplasty #upturned nose correction #bulbous nose & nasal tip surgery (men) #alar reduction (women). Open in Google Maps / Open in Apple Maps
10. Lauren Clinic (로렌의원)
Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu. 2,361 visit reviews and 1,128 blog reviews. Naver lists no specialists for it. The clinic tags itself #non-surgical mouth corner lift #facial paralysis, plus two brand-name treatments and a TV programme mention that we have not reproduced. Open in Google Maps / Open in Apple Maps
11. Lollipop Plastic Surgery (롤리팝성형외과의원)
Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, marked wheelchair accessible. 341 visit reviews and 132 blog reviews. Naver lists 4 plastic surgeons. The clinic tags itself #Sinsa Station plastic surgery #Sinsa Station lip filler #fat-dissolving injection #Sinsa Station dermatology #contour injection. Open in Google Maps / Open in Apple Maps
Ad slots we removed
Ten clinics appeared only as paid placements and were left out: 시너지성형외과의원, 아이호성형외과의원, 모원성형외과의원, 이담외과의원, 심포니성형외과의원, 케이아트성형외과의원, 윙크성형외과의원, 클린유의원, 유니크성형외과의원, 닥터로미성형외과의원. Pop Plastic Surgery and Lauren Clinic also bought ads in the same search, which brings the total removed to twelve ad slots. Their ad slots went, but their organic positions, earned separately, stayed.
How this Apgujeong record was built
The search behind this record was “압구정 성형외과” on Naver Place, which you can repeat at m.map.naver.com. The list you get will not match ours exactly.
Cheongdam: eight listings and not one ad
Cheongdam returned no paid ad placements at all. That makes this September 16, 2026 search a cleaner read than the heavily advertised Gangnam and Apgujeong results, where a large share of the visible listings were ads we had to remove. What you see below is the whole organic list: eight clinics, all in Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, with review totals running from 1,163 visit and 4,122 blog reviews for Cheongdam Byeol Clinic down to 64 visit reviews for Le Rose Clinic and 8 blog reviews for VC Plastic Surgery. Nana Plastic Surgery carries the longest staff line Naver shows here.
The columns repeat Naver’s display: position, visit reviews, blog reviews, listed specialists, location (with a wheelchair note where shown) and the clinic’s own tags. A dash means Naver showed nothing.
| # | Clinic | Visit reviews | Blog reviews | Specialists (as Naver lists) | Location | What the clinic promotes | Maps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nana Plastic Surgery (나나성형외과의원) | 949 | 2,681 | 20 plastic surgeons, 3 family medicine specialists, +5 others | Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu (wheelchair accessible) | #eye & nose surgery #breast surgery #facial contouring #facial liposuction #under-eye fat repositioning | Open in Google Maps Open in Apple Maps |
| 2 | The First Clinic (첫번째의원) | 214 | 171 | 2 plastic surgeons | Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu | #under-eye fat repositioning #stem cell #facelift #lower blepharoplasty #ultrasound and radiofrequency skin tightening | Open in Google Maps Open in Apple Maps |
| 3 | Cheongdam Byeol Clinic (청담별의원) | 1,163 | 4,122 | – | Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu (wheelchair accessible) | #facial filler-material removal #non-incisional rhinoplasty #non-incisional eye surgery #calf nerve block #facial lifting | Open in Google Maps Open in Apple Maps |
| 4 | ES Cheongdam Plastic Surgery (이에스청담 성형외과의원) | 298 | 782 | 2 plastic surgeons | Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu | #Cheongdam plastic surgery #Cheongdam dermatology #eye-focused plastic surgery #Apgujeong plastic surgery #Gangnam plastic surgery | Open in Google Maps Open in Apple Maps |
| 5 | SNU Plastic Surgery (스누성형외과의원) | 565 | 627 | 1 plastic surgeon | Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu | #Cheongdam plastic surgery #eye surgery #revision surgery #scar revision #Gangnam plastic surgery | Open in Google Maps Open in Apple Maps |
| 6 | VC Plastic Surgery (브이씨성형외과의원) | 69 | 8 | 1 plastic surgeon | Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu (wheelchair accessible) | #under-eye fat repositioning #double chin contouring #Cheongdam dermatology #Cheongdam lifting #stem cell | Open in Google Maps Open in Apple Maps |
| 7 | Le Rose Clinic (르로제의원) | 64 | 1,495 | – | Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu | #liposuction #fat grafting #stem cell #abdominal liposuction #arm liposuction | Open in Google Maps Open in Apple Maps |
| 8 | Cheongdam OK Plastic Surgery (청담오케이성형외과의원) | 181 | 579 | 2 plastic surgeons, 2 general surgeons | Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu | #Cheongdam plastic surgery #Gangnam breast surgery #Gangnam liposuction #Apgujeong hair transplant #Gangnam arm lift | Open in Google Maps Open in Apple Maps |
How this Cheongdam record was built
The query was “청담 성형외과”, and you can repeat it at m.map.naver.com. Samseong-dong, below, is the nearest comparable cluster if you want a second ad-free read.
Samseong-dong: a quieter corner near COEX
Samseong-dong sits east of the main Gangnam Station strip, near COEX and Seolleung, and its search on September 16, 2026 came back smaller and entirely ad-free. Eight organic clinics, compared with the heavier Gangnam and Apgujeong results. Cheongdam is the other quiet cluster in the same district.
Because the tags split fairly cleanly, we have grouped the eight by what they promote instead of printing one list. Naver’s position number stays in the first column, so the original order can be rebuilt at a glance. Everything else (reviews, specialists, location, tags) is copied from Naver, and a dash marks a field Naver left empty.
Tags that lean to breast and body work
| Naver # | Clinic | Visit / blog reviews | Specialists | Location | Clinic tags | Apple | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JW Jungwon Plastic Surgery (JW정원성형외과의원) | 165 / 791 | 5 plastic surgeons | Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu | #Innofit #revision breast surgery #lower blepharoplasty #Innolive #diced rib cartilage | Open in Google Maps | Open in Apple Maps |
| 2 | SC301 Clinic (SC301의원) | 601 / 1,064 | 2 general surgeons | Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu | #stem cell breast surgery #breast fat grafting #Gangnam breast surgery #breast surgery | Open in Google Maps | Open in Apple Maps |
| 3 | BST Plastic Surgery (비에스티성형외과의원) | 102 / 6,979 | 1 plastic surgeon | Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu | #abdominoplasty #buttock lift #arm lift #thigh lift #stem cell breast surgery | Open in Google Maps | Open in Apple Maps |
| 5 | Line Master Clinic (라인마스터의원) | 390 / 2,878 | – | Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu | #liposuction #Seolleung liposuction #thigh liposuction #arm liposuction #abdominal liposuction | Open in Google Maps | Open in Apple Maps |
Tags that lean to face, eyes and nose, plus general listings
| Naver # | Clinic | Visit / blog reviews | Specialists | Location | Clinic tags | Apple | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2060 O Skin Plastic Surgery (2060오스킨성형외과의원) | 127 / 523 | 1 plastic surgeon | Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu (wheelchair accessible) | #under-eye fat repositioning #lower blepharoplasty #lifting #anti-wrinkle injections #raised mole removal | Open in Google Maps | Open in Apple Maps |
| 6 | Cohen Clinic (코헨의원) | 11 / 63 | – | Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu | #endonasal rhinoplasty #eye surgery #non-surgical aesthetics #revision rhinoplasty #nose surgery | Open in Google Maps | Open in Apple Maps |
| 7 | Cheongmi Clinic (청미의원) | 143 / 864 | – | Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu | #Cheongmi #Cheongdam aesthetic care #Seolleung Station dermatology #Seolleung Station plastic surgery #cheekbone reduction | Open in Google Maps | Open in Apple Maps |
| 8 | Sera Plastic Surgery (세라성형외과의원) | 32 / 8 | 1 plastic surgeon | Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu | #Samseong-dong plastic surgery #Samseong-dong dermatology #Gangnam dermatology #Gangnam plastic surgery | Open in Google Maps | Open in Apple Maps |
How this Samseong-dong record was built
Two notes specific to this list. The specialist column is Naver’s listing; where it shows general surgeons, as at SC301 Clinic, we record that rather than merge it. And “Stem cell breast surgery”, used by two clinics here, is the clinics’ own label; ask what the procedure actually involves.
Source: a Naver Place search for “삼성동 성형외과” on the date above. Re-run it at m.map.naver.com if you like, though an identical result is unlikely.
Hongdae: three clinics in Donggyo-dong, Mapo-gu
Hongdae sits in Mapo-gu, well outside the Gangnam belt, and the difference shows. On September 16, 2026 a Naver Place search returned only three non-ad plastic surgery clinics here, against eleven each in Gangnam and Apgujeong. That is what Naver actually showed. We have not padded it with neighbouring areas or ad placements to make it look fuller, and one further clinic listed under dermatology was left out because this record covers plastic surgery only.
Donggyo-dong, clinic by clinic
Position 1 went to a clinic Naver listed under dermatology, which falls outside this record, so the list starts at 2. Dream Face Clinic (드림페이스의원) came up at position 2. It is in Donggyo-dong, Mapo-gu and marked wheelchair accessible, with 727 visit reviews and 470 blog reviews. Naver lists no specialists for it. Its tags centre on the eyes: #double eyelid reversal #double eyelid lowering #revision double eyelid #under-eye fat repositioning #eye surgery. Open in Google Maps or Open in Apple Maps.
Bomnun Piuda Clinic (봄눈피우다의원), position 3, is also in Donggyo-dong, Mapo-gu. It shows 436 visit and 262 blog reviews, no listed specialists, and a broader spread of tags: #mouth corner filler #lifting #eye surgery #lip surgery #dermatology. Open in Google Maps or Open in Apple Maps.
Allure Plastic Surgery (얼루어성형외과의원), position 4, in Donggyo-dong, Mapo-gu, is the only one of the three for which Naver lists a specialist (1 plastic surgeon). It has 212 visit and 90 blog reviews, and tags itself #plastic surgery #hyperbaric oxygen therapy #Density lifting #skin booster & weight loss #Sinchon dermatology filler. Open in Google Maps or Open in Apple Maps.
How this Hongdae record was built
With so few entries, it is tempting to treat the order as a verdict. It is not, and the cautions under How to read these lists apply here as much as anywhere. Dream Face Clinic leads on both review counts here, which says more about visibility than about outcomes.
Why Hongdae shows so few clinics
Plastic surgery in Seoul is concentrated south of the river to a degree that surprises many visitors. A 2020 count reported by the Korean medical newspaper Docdocdoc (청년의사) put 400 of Seoul’s 530 plastic surgery clinics in Gangnam-gu, roughly three in every four. Mapo-gu, where Hongdae sits, is known for something else entirely: the streets around Hongik University are associated with street art, indie music and clubs, and a three-clinic search result fits an area that has never been a surgery district.
The deep clusters are across the river. Our Gangnam record found eleven organic clinics spread over Sinsa-dong, Yeoksam-dong and Nonhyeon-dong, and every one of the eleven results in the Apgujeong record carried a Sinsa-dong address. If you want to sit through several consultations in one day, those streets make it practical in a way Hongdae does not.
If clinic choice matters more to you than staying north of the river, the Gangnam-gu lists above are substantially deeper. All five records were built the same way, from the same Naver Place source on the same date, so the counts can be read side by side.
Getting to Hongdae, and from Hongdae to Gangnam
Hongik University Station, called Donggyo station until it was renamed after the university, is served by three lines: Seoul Subway Line 2, the Airport Railroad (AREX) and the Gyeongui-Jungang Line. That makes Hongdae one of the easier parts of Seoul to reach from the airport. AREX all-stop trains run from Incheon International Airport to Hongik University Station with no change, and route planners put the ride at roughly an hour; the same line also calls at Gimpo International Airport. For consultations in Gangnam, a single Line 2 train links Hongik University Station with Gangnam Station, with journey estimates of about 40 minutes.
Recovering in Hongdae: practical points
Hongdae is lively to stay in and noisy after dark, so if you plan to rest here after a procedure, ask for a room facing away from the main streets and check the walk to the nearest station exit. Before booking nights, ask the clinic in writing how many follow-up visits it expects and on which days, because stitch removal, dressings and check-ups decide how long you need to stay close by. If the clinic is in Gangnam but you prefer Hongdae accommodation, each check-up becomes a cross-city trip of about 40 minutes in each direction.
Two helplines are worth saving before you arrive. The Korea Tourism Organization’s 1330 Travel Helpline answers 24 hours a day in Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese, Russian, Vietnamese, Thai and Malay/Indonesian, and can connect callers to emergency services (119) or immigration (1345); from a foreign phone, dial +82-2-1330. The government’s Medical Korea call line, +82-2-1577-7129, answers from 9 am to 6 pm Korean time every day and can help with information on medical institutions and with complaints. Its walk-in information centre is on basement level 2 of the Airport Railroad station at Seoul Station, on the same AREX line as Hongik University Station.
We searched “홍대 성형외과” on Naver Place; you can repeat it at m.map.naver.com.
How to read these lists
- Order: Naver sorts by its own algorithm, mixing review volume, activity, relevance and factors it does not publish, so the clinic at #1 is not “better” than the one at #11.
- Reviews: visit reviews and blog reviews measure different things, blog reviews can include sponsored posts, and a large count signals visibility rather than a verified outcome.
- Specialists: the specialist column is what Naver lists, including doctors from other fields such as family medicine, internal medicine, general surgery or anesthesiology, which we record as shown instead of folding into one number. We have not matched these figures against the national register.
- Tags: the clinic’s own marketing, translated, not an independent finding. Where tags named prescription drugs, brand-name treatments or a TV programme, we left those out and say so at the entry.
- Dates: all of this is a dated snapshot of 16 September 2026, and Naver results, staff and promotions move.
Anyone can re-run these searches at m.map.naver.com using the Korean query given in each section, but expect a different result: the ordering shifts all the time and paid placements are mixed in, which we remove. Where a clinic bought an ad and also ranked organically, we dropped the ad slot and left the clinic at the organic position it reached on its own. Naver Place is a commercial directory, not a registry, and tells you nothing about licensing.
We do not rank clinics or publish “best clinic” lists, and a spot here is neither a referral nor something a clinic paid for. The reasoning behind this format is set out in our Editorial Policy and Research Methodology.
Five searches, one date, no rankings
- Positions come from Naver’s ranking, not from any judgment of quality on our part.
- Paid placements were found and removed before publishing; the Cheongdam, Samseong-dong and Hongdae searches showed none.
- High review counts mean visibility; sponsored blog posts can inflate them.
- Specialist numbers are as Naver lists them and are unverified against the register.
No rankings, no “best” lists, no referrals and no payments from clinics. To check registration, certification and licensing yourself, use How to Verify a Korean Plastic Surgery Clinic Yourself.
Checking a clinic yourself
The checks that prove something are official and mostly free. The government’s registered institution list shows, in English, which clinics are registered to attract foreign patients. Under Article 6 of the Act on Support for Overseas Expansion of Medical System and Attraction of Foreign Patients, a clinic must register before it recruits foreign patients itself or through agencies, and registration requires malpractice cover of at least 100 million won for a clinic. A clinic missing from the list may still lawfully treat a foreign patient who comes in on their own; what it may not do is recruit them. The Korean Association of Plastic Surgeons’ English specialist search lists member surgeons, all board-certified in plastic surgery, though membership is voluntary and a missing name is not proof either way. Checking it matters because any licensed Korean physician may legally perform cosmetic procedures without plastic surgery board certification.
One caveat on the specialist figures in all five lists: they reproduce Naver’s listing and have not been matched against the national register by us. Look up the surgeon who would actually operate on you, because a clinic listing tells you nothing about the individual doctor. Our step-by-step guide, How to Verify a Korean Plastic Surgery Clinic Yourself, adds the licensed-institution lookup, KAHF accreditation, the clinic’s legally binding posted price list, and the things about Korean clinics that genuinely cannot be checked.
Seoul clinic lists: common questions
Why were there no ads to remove in Cheongdam, Samseong-dong and Hongdae?
On the date we checked, Naver simply served none for those queries. Where ads do appear, as in the Gangnam and Apgujeong searches, we separate them from organic results; how we do that is in our Research Methodology.
Does a long staff line or a high review count make a clinic the pick?
No. Position reflects Naver’s own ranking of reviews, activity, relevance and unpublished factors; review totals show visibility rather than verified outcomes; tags are marketing. Specialists in other fields (family medicine, general surgery and “+5 others” at Nana Plastic Surgery in Cheongdam) are recorded as shown. None of this is a recommendation, as our Editorial Policy sets out.
Will I get the same clinics if I search today?
Probably not. Each area’s Korean query is given in its section and can be repeated at m.map.naver.com, but Naver’s ordering moves constantly and can mix in paid placements. Naver Place is a commercial directory rather than a registry, so it says nothing about licensing either way.
Is Hongdae a good area to look for plastic surgery in Seoul?
That depends on what you need from it. Naver Place showed three plastic surgery clinics here on 16 September 2026, so there is little to compare locally. Hongdae’s advantage is transport rather than choice: a direct airport train and a one-train Line 2 ride to Gangnam, where most of Seoul’s clinics are.
Can I get from Incheon Airport to Hongdae without changing trains?
Yes. The AREX all-stop service calls at Hongik University Station, and route planners estimate about an hour for the trip. AREX express trains run nonstop to Seoul Station and do not stop at Hongik University, so take the all-stop train.
Does this record include every clinic in Hongdae?
No. It reflects one Naver Place search on 16 September 2026, with ads excluded and a dermatology listing left out. Clinics Naver did not show that day, or that have opened since, are not here.
How do I check whether one of these clinics is registered for foreign patients?
Search the clinic’s Korean name in the Medical Korea registered institution list, then check the operating surgeon separately, because a clinic listing tells you nothing about the individual doctor. How to Verify a Korean Plastic Surgery Clinic Yourself walks through each step.
For background on why international patients travel to Korea for surgery, read our overview of plastic surgery in Korea; for a coastal alternative, start with our Busan overview and district lists.
Written for readers researching plastic surgery in Seoul; general information only, not medical advice and not a clinic recommendation. These records do not cover every clinic in Gangnam, Apgujeong, Cheongdam, Samseong-dong or Hongdae and do not track prices, which change too quickly to keep accurate; they cannot replace a consultation. Before booking, confirm with the clinic which doctors are on staff, the current price and what it includes, and whether interpretation is available. The listings show Naver Place as it stood on 16 September 2026, and clinics open, close and change staff or hours without notice. See our Medical Disclaimer and Price Research Methodology.