How do I check that a clinic in Korea is properly registered?
Start with what the clinic itself publishes: the registered institution name, the representative doctor, the business registration number and, for international patients, the foreign patient care registration number. All four should be findable without asking anyone. Dear Clinic prints the last three in the legal line at the foot of every page on this site.
What is Dear Clinic's foreign patient care registration number?
M-2024-01-08-8131. It records that the clinic is registered in Korea to treat patients coming from abroad. It is an administrative entry, not a judgement about results, and it does not replace the in-person consultation where suitability and risk are actually discussed with you.
What is the clinic's business registration number and who is responsible for it?
The business registration number is 296-06-02300 and the representative is Dr. Jemin Kim, who is the Medical Director and founder. Having one named doctor carrying institutional responsibility is part of what makes an institution checkable at all, and the name is published here instead of being held back.
Are the doctors' qualifications stated accurately on the site?
Five doctors work here and all five are named with their medical schools. Two of them are board-certified in Family Medicine and are described in exactly those words. The other three are licensed physicians practising aesthetic medicine, and no specialty is claimed for them that they do not hold.
Can I ask to see the product packaging before it is injected?
Yes, and it is a reasonable request to make. Ask for the box or vial for an injectable, or the maker and model for an energy device. Manufacturer-issued clinic plaques are also held on site and can be looked at while you are waiting.
Does registration mean my results are protected in some way?
No. Registration concerns the institution and not the outcome, and no clinic can promise how your own skin will respond. What it does support is continuity of records, consent and follow-up for someone who will be in another country next week, which is a genuine practical difference.
Where can I see the prices before I commit to anything?
On the published price list, in full, before any appointment. Three examples with their units: ₩400,000 (≈ $285) for a 100-shot block of micro-focused ultrasound, ₩300,000 (≈ $215) for 2cc of a polynucleotide booster, and ₩200,000 (≈ $145) for one dual laser toning session with skincare.
Do international patients pay a different rate here?
No. One published card applies to Korean and international patients alike, with no visitor rate, no weekend loading and no holiday loading. Settlement is in Korean won, and the approximate dollar figure shown beside a rate on this site moves with the exchange rate and exists to make the card readable from abroad.
Who actually performs the treatment once I have agreed to it?
The director who examined you and read your EVE Muse capture. Treatment here is director-performed, so there is no handover between the person who advised you and the person operating the device. Ask the same question wherever you are being seen, because the answer shapes everything downstream.
What if the treatment I want is not suitable for me?
Then we decline it and set out what would suit instead, priced from the same published card. That conversation happens before payment and before anything is done. You are free to take the written plan away, think about it, and come back another day or not at all.
What are the clinic's actual address and opening hours?
The fifth and seventh floors of the Namhangang Building, 85-3 Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul. The clinic is open 365 days a year: weekdays 10:00 to 19:00, weekends and public holidays 10:00 to 16:00, with no lunchtime closure. The address and hours are repeated in the footer of every page here.
Who do I contact if something goes wrong after I fly home?
The clinic, directly and immediately, through the consultation channel you used to book. Describe what you are seeing and when it started. You will be told whether it is expected for the route you had, what to do about it, and the point at which you should be seen by a doctor where you live.
