Questions to ask a clinic in Busan Seomyeon, or anywhere else you are considering.

This page is written to be used against us as much as anywhere else. Every question below is one we answer readily, and a clinic that finds any of them uncomfortable has told you something worth knowing.

One — who will perform the treatment?

The single most informative question, because dose, depth and placement decide the result and are chosen by whoever holds the needle. The answer should be immediate and specific. Hesitation is the informative response — see who performs your treatment. It matters most for filler in the under-eye and nose, where vascular anatomy leaves the least margin for a placement error.

Two — what is the product, and can I see it?

Product name, and the box or vial before it is opened. Genuine product carries lot numbers and a clinic using it has no reason to decline. For energy devices, ask to see the cartridge counter before and after — see counterfeit product. The same applies to laser tips and to booster vials, which carry lot numbers exactly as filler syringes do.

Three — how many units, cc or shots?

The number that makes a quote comparable. An area price without a count tells you nothing, and two clinics quoting different figures may be proposing entirely different treatments — see how to read a price list.

Four — is there separate pricing for foreign patients?

Legal in Korea and it exists, framed variously as coordination or translation. It is not hidden, it simply goes unmentioned unless asked. Ten seconds — see what foreign patients actually pay. The follow-up worth adding is whether the published list is what local patients pay, since a clinic can answer the first question honestly while operating two lists.

Five — what would you not recommend for me, and why?

The question that reveals whether an assessment happened. A clinic working from your face has an immediate answer; one working from inventory does not. It is also the question that most reliably distinguishes a genuine recommendation from a package — see what a no-upsell policy means. Where several treatments are proposed, follow it with a request to rank them, since a ranked plan can be partially declined and a bundled one usually cannot.

Six — what happens if I do nothing?

Sometimes the honest answer is that your concern will not meaningfully worsen, or that the appearance is anatomy rather than something treatable. Asking gives that answer room to be said — see what treatment cannot do.

Why nine rather than three?

Because they cover four separate things and dropping any group leaves a gap. The first two establish who and what. The next two establish cost on comparable terms. Questions five and six test whether an assessment happened rather than a sale. And the last three cover what happens after you leave, which is the part international patients most need and least often ask about. A shorter list would be easier to remember and would leave one of those four uncovered.

How do the answers combine?

Into a picture that no single answer gives. A clinic naming a premium filler but declining to state volume has answered two questions in a way that cancels out. One quoting a low figure for lifting with no shot count has done the same. What you are assessing is consistency across the nine rather than any individual reply — and inconsistency is easier to notice than a single evasive answer, which is the practical argument for asking all of them.

Seven — what should I watch for afterwards?

Specific signs, not general reassurance. After filler that means severe or increasing pain, skin blanching, a dusky patch and any vision change. Being told to call if worried is not the same thing — see what can go wrong.

Eight — how do I contact you once I have flown home?

A named channel that reaches a person, in a language you use, plus treatment notes recording product, lot, dose and area. This matters more for international patients than for anyone else, and it is the part of the service that varies most between clinics — see flying home after treatment.

Nine — is there a review, and is it included?

For injectables, a two-week appointment where asymmetry corrects in minutes and adding is straightforward. A review that costs money is a review patients skip, and skipped reviews are where correctable outcomes become permanent ones — see the two-week review. If you will have left the country by then, ask whether it can be done by photograph and on which channel, since that arrangement varies considerably between clinics and is worth establishing before rather than after.