Myeongdong skin clinic for international patients

Yes. Abijou Medical Clinic Myeongdong sees patients on Sunday from 09:30 to 18:00, and Saturday runs the same hours. Both days run straight through with no lunch break. The Gangnam and Hongdae branches are closed on Sunday, so this is the Abijou branch to book if the weekend is your only window. The only days this branch closes are public holidays.

There is no lunch break here. Weekdays run 09:30–20:30 with nothing closed in between, and Saturday and Sunday run 09:30–18:00 the same way. The Gangnam and Hongdae branches take a 14:00–15:00 lunch break on weekdays; this branch does not, which is the practical difference if you are trying to use a midday hour.

Yes — both days are normal working days at this branch, 09:30 to 18:00. The one thing to check is whether your dates fall on a Korean public holiday, which is the only closure. Availability for specific times is shown live on the official reservation center.

Yes. Abijou Medical Clinic Myeongdong is a registered foreign patient institution under Korea's Act on Support for Overseas Expansion of Healthcare System and Attraction of Foreign Patients, and the registration is currently active. The designated target countries recorded on the registration are the United States, Japan and China. Registration is a filing with the Ministry of Health and Welfare, and only registered institutions may lawfully attract foreign patients in Korea.

Look the clinic up in the Ministry of Health and Welfare's Medical Korea registry at medicalkorea.or.kr. The registered representative for this branch is Cheol-su Yoon. The registry record shows the current registration status and the designated target countries, the United States among them. You do not have to take our word for it — the registry is the primary source.

Euljiro 1-ga Station on Subway Line 2, Exit 6, is the closest: about 220 m, roughly a 3–4 minute walk. Myeongdong Station Exit 5 on Line 4 also works, though we do not publish a walking time for that route.

Come out of Exit 6 and look across from Lotte Department Store: Apple Myeongdong is the landmark, and the ibis Ambassador Seoul Myeongdong building stands next to it. The address is 78 Namdaemun-ro, Jung-gu — the TIMEWALK Building — and the clinic is on B1. Take the mall elevator down.

That is the usual pattern here. The clinic sits on B1 of a hotel building on the main Myeongdong shopping route, about 3–4 minutes from Euljiro 1-ga Station Exit 6 and directly opposite Lotte Department Store. Because there is no lunch break and weekdays run to 20:30, there is no dead hour in the middle of the day to plan around.

Yes — the underground car park of the ibis Ambassador Seoul Myeongdong building. Park there and take the mall elevator down to B1.

Opening hours, mostly. Myeongdong sees patients on Sunday 09:30–18:00 and runs weekdays to 20:30 with no lunch break, while Gangnam and Hongdae close on Sunday and on public holidays and take a 14:00–15:00 lunch break on weekdays. The treatment menus are close to identical, with the exception of InMode Body and Core Sculpt, which can only be booked at Myeongdong.

English, Japanese and Chinese support is available at the branch alongside Korean, and the branch's English booking flow is live on the official reservation center. What we will not promise in advance is which of the 13 doctors you will see on a given day.

Which doctor is assigned to a given treatment on a given day isn't published, but HIRA's registry confirms 13 doctors — 3 board-certified specialists and 10 general physicians — practice at the Myeongdong branch, the largest medical team of the three Abijou branches with their own site, not a nurse-only team.

For toxin you pick the preparation rather than being handed an unnamed one — domestic, premium domestic, German-made and US-made products are listed separately with separate prices, so what you are paying for is named before you agree to it. The devices listed on this page are only those that appear on this branch's treatment menu in the official reservation center, so the list can be checked against a source we do not control.

Eleven: Ultherapy PRIME, Shurink Universe and Liftera on focused ultrasound; Thermage, Oligio, InMode, Tune Face, V-RO 2 Advance and XERF on radiofrequency; ONDA on microwave; and Soprano Titanium. Each has its own price page on this branch's menu in the official reservation center, which is how you can confirm a device is here rather than at another branch.

No to both. All payments are made at the clinic during your visit, and payment cannot be made through the website at all. Holding a booking costs you nothing up front, and there is no cancellation charge to recover because nothing was taken.

You can see them first. Per-treatment prices for the Myeongdong branch are published on the official reservation center — pricing is not held back until a consultation. These are non-covered services and VAT is not included, and promotional prices change, so check again close to your visit date.

The price you are quoted is the published official price list, quoted as it stands. There is no separate foreign-patient rate. The final payment can differ from the listed figure only because of a special offer or promotional period in effect at the time of your visit, which applies to everyone booking in that period.

The specific payment methods accepted (card networks, cash, installment options) are not published here. What is confirmed: all payment is made in person at the clinic, there is no deposit, and nothing is charged online in advance.

Walk-ins are accepted, but you may have to wait. Sunday and weekday evenings are the slots that fill first at this branch, so picking a time on the official reservation center or messaging the KakaoTalk channel first will usually save you the queue.

Downtime differs by treatment, and the interval to leave before flying is a clinical judgement rather than a fixed rule. Bring your departure date to the consultation — the plan is set after your skin is examined, and a near-term flight changes what is sensible to do.

Tell us your dates at the consultation and the plan is built around them rather than around a standard course. Medical facial programs are also used to get skin into condition before and after a procedure, which is often what fits a short trip.

Eight categories and 61 items: 11 laser lifting treatments, 10 botox and facial contouring items, 9 skin boosters, 7 body contouring treatments, 7 medical facials, 6 filler and facial volume items, 5 anti-aging treatments and 5 pigmentation, acne and pore treatments, plus a freely combined Custom Packages option. The full list with prices is on the official reservation center.

Yes. This site is the Myeongdong branch's own page; abijouonline.com is the Abijou Medical Clinic official site and reservation center. Abijou opened in Gangnam in 2006 and the Myeongdong branch followed in March 2007; the network now runs 17 branches across Korea. Booking, the full price list and the terms of service all live on the official site.

4.9 out of 5 from 6,193 Google reviews, checked on 11 September 2026 — the largest review count of the three Abijou branches with their own site. The rating is Google's, not ours; the link in the reviews section opens the Google Maps listing so you can read the reviews yourself.

Abijou's general aftercare guide (Gangnam center page) is the source: general guidance, not a prescription, so your doctor's written instructions come first. For Botox it mentions redness, swelling or bruising that usually settles in 1 to 2 weeks, and avoiding alcohol, smoking, saunas, massages and strenuous exercise for 7 days. For filler it mentions no washing or makeup for 2 to 3 hours and no pressure or massage on the area for 2 to 3 weeks, but do not assume that fits every filler: Sculptra and other stimulators need separate massage instructions. Ask this branch which applies to your product.

Abijou's general aftercare guide says to contact the clinic after Botox for severe redness, itching or hives; after filler for worsening pain, skin colour change, persistent heat, blisters or itching; after a pigment laser for persistent heat, itching or hives. This is general guidance, not an assessment of you. Use the phone or messenger options on this page; no reply time is promised and messaging is not an emergency line. Separately, vision changes, skin turning white or unusually severe pain after filler (Sculptra US label), or swallowing or breathing difficulty after botulinum toxin (BOTOX Cosmetic US label), need urgent care: call 119 in Korea (National Fire Agency).

This is general guidance from Abijou's aftercare guide, not a prescription, so your doctor's instructions come first. After a pore laser, skip washing and makeup that day and start gently the next day; leave scabs and flaking alone, keep the skin moisturised and use sunscreen outdoors. Avoid saunas, swimming, alcohol and strenuous exercise for a week. After a pigment laser, you can wash from the next day, but avoid scrubs, peels and retinol or whitening products on the treatment day; for 3 to 7 days avoid alcohol, smoking, saunas and strenuous exercise. Confirm the details with this branch.