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Find a Medical Specialist in Korea

Explore specialists selected for their focused expertise, professional qualifications, and commitment to patient-centered care.

How We Select Featured Specialists

We believe patients deserve transparent and meaningful information when choosing a medical specialist.

Featured specialists are selected based on objective criteria, including professional qualifications, focused clinical practice, experience within their specialty, commitment to patient education, and long-term continuity of care.

Our goal is not to identify the “best” physician, but to help patients find specialists whose expertise aligns with their individual healthcare needs.

Specialist Evaluation Criteria

  • Board-Certified : Recognized specialty training.
  • Focused Expertise : Dedicated clinical focus within a specific field.
  • Clinical Experience : Consistent experience treating patients within their specialty.
  • Patient Education : Commitment to informed decision-making.
  • Continuity of Care : Consultation, treatment, and follow-up.
  • Professional Standards : Ethical practice and patient-centered care.

FEATURED SPECIALISTS

The following specialists have been selected based on our published evaluation criteria.

Eyelid Surgery

Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon

Clinical Focus

Editorial Review

Dr. Ahnsungmin is a board-certified plastic surgeon whose clinical practice is devoted exclusively to eyelid surgery.

For more than 20 years, his work has focused entirely on eyelid procedures, including primary surgery, complex revision eyelid surgery, congenital ptosis correction, eyelid restoration, and functional reconstruction.

Rather than offering a broad range of cosmetic procedures, his practice is dedicated to diagnosing and treating anatomically complex eyelid conditions that often require individualized surgical planning and advanced structural analysis.

The clinic follows a one-surgeon model, meaning that the same surgeon personally performs the consultation, surgical procedure, and postoperative follow-up for every patient. This continuity allows treatment decisions to remain consistent throughout the patient’s surgical journey.

Why We Selected This Specialist

Our editorial review identified Dr. Ahnsungmin as a highly specialized eyelid surgeon based on the concentration of his clinical practice and long-term commitment to eyelid surgery.

Unlike many practices that divide their attention across multiple cosmetic procedures, his clinic is dedicated exclusively to eyelid surgery. A substantial portion of his practice involves patients with multiple previous operations, complex revision cases, congenital ptosis, tissue deficiency, scar-related complications, eyelid restoration, and functional reconstruction.

Over more than two decades, this focused practice has contributed to extensive experience managing some of the most challenging eyelid conditions encountered in plastic surgery.

The practice also operates under a true one-surgeon system, with Dr. Ahnsungmin personally responsible for consultation, surgery, and long-term postoperative care, ensuring continuity throughout every stage of treatment.

Rhinoplasty

Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon

Dr. Kim Hye Young

Clinical Focus

Editorial Review

Dr. Kim Hye Young is a board-certified plastic surgeon whose clinical practice focuses on rhinoplasty and revision rhinoplasty.

Her work includes primary and revision procedures for a range of structural and aesthetic nasal concerns, including deviated noses, short noses, dorsal humps, bulbous nasal tips, and contracted noses requiring revision.

Her clinical approach emphasizes individualized surgical planning, facial balance, nasal structure, and long-term stability rather than applying the same aesthetic standard to every patient.

Functional considerations are also an important part of the evaluation, particularly when nasal obstruction, previous surgery, or structural deformity affects both appearance and breathing.

Why We Selected This Specialist

Our editorial review identified Dr. Kim Hye Young as a rhinoplasty specialist based on the concentration of her clinical practice and experience with both primary and revision nasal surgery.

Revision rhinoplasty can require a different level of evaluation because previous surgery may alter cartilage, scar tissue, structural support, and nasal function. Cases involving contracted noses, significant deviation, or structural deformity may require particularly individualized planning.

Her focused experience across aesthetic, structural, and functional rhinoplasty provides patients with a specialist option when nasal surgery requires more than cosmetic shape modification alone.

COMPARE SPECIALTIES

Eyelid Surgery

Choosing an eyelid specialist requires more than comparing photographs. Learn how experience, anatomy, and clinical focus influence treatment decisions.

Rhinoplasty

Rhinoplasty combines aesthetics, structure, and function. Explore what to consider when choosing a rhinoplasty specialist.

Revision Plastic Surgery

Revision surgery requires careful evaluation, individualized planning, and experience with complex surgical cases. Learn why revision procedures demand a different level of expertise.

Choosing the Specialist Who Matches Your Needs

No physician is the right choice for every patient.

Different specialists develop expertise in different procedures, and selecting the right physician depends on your individual condition, treatment goals, and medical history.

Rather than searching for the “best” doctor, patients are encouraged to look for the specialist whose experience most closely matches the procedure they are considering.

Our goal is to support informed decisions through education, transparency, and professional guidance.

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