Samseong-dong Plastic Surgery Clinics on Naver Place: September 2026 Record

A quieter corner east of Gangnam Station

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.

We have no financial relationship with any of these eight clinics: no listing fee, no payment for position and no commission on patients. We also do not arrange consultations or bookings. See our Commercial Disclosure for the full statement.

Tags that lean to breast and body work

Tags that lean to face, eyes and nose, plus general listings

Before trusting a tag or a review count

1. Naver set the order using its own mix of review volume, activity, relevance and unpublished factors. Position 1 is not a better clinic than position 8.
2. Review counts measure volume. Visit and blog reviews track different things, and blog reviews may be sponsored.
3. The specialist column is Naver’s listing; where it shows general surgeons, as at SC301 Clinic, we record that rather than merge it.
4. Tags describe what a clinic promotes, not what it has been independently shown to do well. “Stem cell breast surgery”, used by two clinics here, is the clinics’ own label; ask what the procedure actually involves.
5. Results, staff and promotions change; this is the picture on one date.

We keep records rather than rankings, and none of these entries is a referral. See our Editorial Policy and Korean Review & Local Information Methodology for the approach.

Where the list came from

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 because Naver’s ordering shifts and paid placements get mixed in. Naver Place is a commercial directory, not a registry, and carries no licensing signal.

Licensing and board certification

Two official lookups settle the questions a directory cannot. The government’s registered institution list shows in English which clinics have registered to attract foreign patients. Korean law requires that registration only of clinics that recruit patients from abroad, directly or through agencies, and it requires at least 100 million won of malpractice cover; a clinic absent from the list is not acting unlawfully when it sees a foreign patient who booked independently. The Korean Association of Plastic Surgeons’ English specialist search covers its board-certified members; membership is voluntary, so a surgeon who does not appear is not necessarily uncertified. It is worth checking since any licensed Korean physician may legally perform cosmetic procedures without it. We have not matched the specialist figures above against the national register, so treat them as unverified.

The complete procedure, including KAHF accreditation, the legally binding posted price list and the limits of what can be checked, is in How to Verify a Korean Plastic Surgery Clinic Yourself. For the wider picture on pricing and travel, read Plastic Surgery in Korea: Why Patients Travel There.

For readers researching plastic surgery in Korea: general information, not medical advice and not a recommendation. Not every Samseong-dong clinic is shown and prices are not tracked here. Confirm doctors, current prices, inclusions and interpretation with the clinic itself. The record reflects Naver Place on 16 September 2026 only. See our Medical Disclaimer and Price Research Methodology.