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Korean medicine in Seoul: a separate licence, and a separate kind of clinic
Korean law licenses doctors of Korean medicine separately, with their own clinic category, examination and advertising committee. What the sign tells you, and what it…
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Deposits, changes and confirmations: booking a Seoul clinic from abroad
What a deposit is for, which terms to settle before paying, what a confirmation should contain, and where cross-border booking usually goes wrong.
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What “English-speaking staff” means at a Seoul clinic
How language support is actually organised — who interprets, which documents come in which language, and what to settle at the booking stage.
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Aftercare after a treatment in Seoul, and what to arrange before you fly
Why aftercare instructions differ by procedure and clinic, which parts of a trip collide with them, and how to keep the instructions usable once you…
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Makeup lessons in Seoul: what you are actually booking
Application, one-to-one lesson, or group class are three different purchases. What each involves, whose products get used, and what to settle before you book.
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What Korea’s regulator actually approved these devices for
Ultherapy is approved for the eyebrow, jawline and décolleté. ONDA’s Korean approval is for pain relief. What the MFDS records say, and how to use…
Meet the KKUMI Team
We’re a Seoul-based team writing about beauty in Korea — clinics, salons, spas, and everything in between. We’re not doctors; we just do the homework: researching services, checking prices in Seoul, and sharing what we’d tell a friend planning a beauty trip here.
WRITTEN AND CHECKED IN SEOUL
Clinics, salons, and spas — in one guide
WHAT WE COVER
Prices researched in Seoul, not guessed from abroad
HOW WE WORK
We note where English is spoken, place by place
WHAT WE CHECK
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