Is it safe to get botox in Korea as a visitor?
The injection carries the same profile here as anywhere the same molecule is used, and the variables that matter are the tier, the dose, the injector and the consultation that precedes them. What a visitor should add to the list is timing: leave room for a review before you fly, because adjustments are made two weeks after a first session.
What product tier will be used on me?
Whichever you and your director agree on. Every application here is published in a Korean tier and an imported tier, with a single wrinkle area quoted at ₩30,000 (≈ $20) and ₩150,000 (≈ $105) at the two ends of the card. Ask for the tier to be named before you consent and recorded on your file afterwards.
Can botulinum toxin be reversed if I dislike the result?
No. There is no reversal agent for this molecule, which is exactly why a first plan here is written conservatively and why we decline requests to go heavier at a first visit. The effect is temporary by nature, so an unwanted result fades; adding at a review is easy, and taking away is not possible.
What are the most common side effects?
Bruising and small raised marks at the injection points, and sometimes a headache or a tight sensation in the first days. Those are ordinary and short-lived. The ones that need a review are a heavy brow or dropped lid, visible asymmetry, an expression that reads as flat, or a changed smile after lower-face work.
Who should not have this treatment at all?
Anyone pregnant or breastfeeding, anyone with a neuromuscular condition or on medication affecting the neuromuscular junction, and anyone with active infection at the injection points. Previous reactions and recent injections of the same molecule must be disclosed, because a dose written without that history is a dose written blind.
How long does it last?
No single number belongs on a web page. Duration moves with the dose, the muscle, how hard that muscle works and your own metabolism. Your director gives you an expected range for your own plan once the examination is done, and revises it at your review with the first result visible.
Will my face look frozen?
That is a dosing outcome, not a property of the medicine. It comes from too many units across too many points, which is why a first session here is deliberately light and the map is adjusted at review. Tell your director at the consultation how much movement you want to keep; it changes the plan.
Is jaw or body treatment riskier than wrinkle treatment?
Different, and not riskier. Larger muscles take larger amounts, and the concerns shift towards how the surrounding structures compensate, which is why those plans are kept modest and staged. The
jaw page and the
body page set out how each is dosed.
What should I do if something looks wrong after my injection?
Contact the clinic the same day, before anyone else. Spreading redness with heat or fever, or any change in vision, should not wait until morning. A heavy brow or an asymmetry is not an emergency, and it still wants to be documented promptly so the next dose map can be corrected.
Can I drink alcohol or fly after an injection?
Both are questions to put to your director at the appointment, because the answer depends on the area, the amount and your own bruising history. General advice on a page cannot account for those, and the aftercare instructions you are given before leaving are written for your plan and not for an average patient.
Do I need a consultation, or can I just book the injection?
A consultation comes first. The examination is what establishes that a muscle is causing the complaint, and where it turns out to be fat, bone, laxity or a line at rest, we do not recommend an injection at all. Booking straight into a needle skips the only step that decides whether the needle is right.
Is the price different for international patients, and can I come on a Sunday?
The published figures apply regardless of nationality, with no surcharge for a visitor. The clinic opens 365 days a year, weekends and public holidays included, which makes it realistic to fit both a first session and a two-week review into a longer stay. English enquiries are answered as soon as possible.
