International patients

• LanguageDr. Lee Sang-joo consults in English. The front desk has a staff member with basic English. For other languages, and for detailed clinical discussion, the clinic books a professional interpreter to sit in on the consultation — say so when you message on WhatsApp.
• LocationSinchon, Seodaemun-gu — four minutes on foot from Sinchon Station (Line 2), Exit 1, in the Terraround building on Sinchon-ro. Hongdae is one stop away; Gangnam is about 40 minutes by subway.
• HoursOpen 09:00–20:00 on weekdays and 09:00–15:00 on Saturday. Closed Sunday and public holidays.
• BookingScar treatment and aesthetic procedures are by appointment. General dermatology (skin conditions, prescriptions, inflammation injections, urticaria, wound care) is walk-in only: weekdays 10:00–11:00 and 14:00–15:00, not on Saturday.
• PaymentOverseas cards are accepted. Korea's medical tax refund scheme for foreign patients has ended and no tax refund is available. Scar treatment is exempt from Korean VAT; cosmetic treatments carry 10% VAT, which is stated separately on every quote.
• RegistrationThe clinic is registered with the Ministry of Health and Welfare as a medical institution for foreign patients.

Planning a scar course from abroad

Scar programmes are staged: sessions are at least a month apart and a course may run over a year. Visitors usually have a first session during one stay and return, or continue with a physician at home under the clinic’s written plan. Anti-ageing and booster treatments, by contrast, are normally completed in one or two visits.