The price report: why the same treatment name costs ₩30,000 in one place and ₩300,000 in another

Cosmetic treatment prices are not in Korean public data. The non-covered fee disclosure scheme applies to hospital-grade institutions and does not list cosmetic procedures. So most "average price by treatment" figures circulating online are either unsourced or scraped from advertising.

This report does one thing. It does not tell you the price; it tells you what makes prices diverge. The ranges on the cards below are market ranges we research ourselves, not any institution's fees. No per-clinic price appears anywhere in this serial — there is no public source to base one on, and comparing institutions on price runs into Korea's medical advertising rules.

Five things that move the price

1. Which product

Very differently priced products are used under the same treatment name. Multiple toxins and fillers are licensed in Korea, and the cost difference passes straight through to you. A quote without a product name is not comparable to anything.

2. How much of it

Units for toxin, cc for filler, shots for lifting. A price missing that number is closer to bait than to a rate. With the number present, two quotes can be compared with one division.

3. Who performs it

Prices often differ by who treats you. That is not a problem in itself, but you should know what a cheaper quote is trading away. Ask at the consultation whether the person treating you is board-certified in the relevant field; an institution's specialist head-count is visible in public records.

4. Is it a package

"Three sessions" and "discount for additional areas" make the per-session price look lower. The catch is that whether you need three sessions is not part of that arithmetic. The number of sessions you need depends on the treatment and on you — read the "sessions" figure on the cards before judging a package.

5. Is it a first-visit price

A first-visit rate only means something alongside the rate from the second visit on. That matters most for treatments whose effect is short enough to need repeating.

Market ranges by treatment

These update to the latest figures at the moment you read them; each card carries its own as-of date.

The five lines a quote needs

• Product name, including manufacturer
• Quantity — units / cc / shots
• Who performs it, and their qualification
• What the total includes and excludes (anaesthesia, sedation, aftercare, follow-up visits)
• How to reach them if something goes wrong, and whether that costs extra

Two quotes carrying these five lines can be compared. Two that do not, cannot — there is no way to know whether the cheaper-looking one is actually cheaper.

Reading the figures in your own currency

Won amounts alone mean little if you are coming from abroad. Each procedure page converts them into a currency matched to your display language, and the currency converter handles exact figures. Treat converted values as indicative — the rate at payment time and your card issuer's fees will move them.