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Korean Facial Treatment Price: What a Clinic Visit in Seoul Actually Costs
A Korean facial is not one price, because a peel, a booster and a resurfacing laser are three different jobs. Ours run from 77,000 KRW for an Aqua Peel, on the list of 20 August 2026.
Written and medically reviewed by Dr. Jang Dong-hoon · Founder & Medical Director
Published · Updated · 10 min read
Trying to pin down a Korean facial treatment price before you fly, and finding that every clinic's facial means something different?
Stay for the table below, because the word facial tells you almost nothing about the bill.
You will know what each option costs on our list, what changes the total, how many days of redness each one asks for, and how we decide between them.
Hello, I'm Dr. Jang Dong-hoon, Founder & Medical Director of THE Beautiful Clinic in Nonhyeon, Seoul. Every first consultation begins with a 3D skin scan, and the doctor who examines you plans and treats you, and nobody sells you a package to be done by someone you never met.
I wrote this because people compare a spa facial with a clinic laser as if they were the same purchase. The price depends on what is done to your skin, not on the name.
Two figures to anchor it: an aqua peel is 77,000 KRW and a Fraxel session is 109,000 KRW, from our price list dated 20 August 2026. The rest of the list, and what each line includes, is in the table below.
What a Korean facial at a Seoul clinic actually is
In a spa, a facial means cleansing, massage and a mask on the surface of the skin. A Korean facial at a medical clinic in Seoul is planned by a doctor after the skin has been examined, and each option works at its own depth. Most menus are built from five kinds of treatment.
- Peels. An Aqua Peel clears dead skin and blocked pores in a short session, and a Lara Peel works on dull tone over a course. The agent and strength are set against your skin type and barrier.
- LDM therapy. Six minutes of multi-frequency ultrasound from the LDM Smart device, used to calm the skin.
- Boosters with Dermashine. A multi-needle head places hydrating and active ingredients at the same depth across the dermis, where a cream cannot reach. DoubleTite adds radiofrequency for collagen.
- Injectable boosters. Rejuran works on skin that has thinned and lost resilience, and Exosome supports recovery, often after laser or microneedling.
- Resurfacing. Fraxel works on pores, texture and acne scars over a course, and asks for 3–7 days of redness and flaking.
The difference from a spa is the decision made before anything starts. The doctor checks the barrier, pores, pigment and redness, then picks one or two of these instead of a fixed package. The glow people call glass skin usually comes from that choice repeated over several weeks, which the glass skin facial myths explain in more detail.
Korean facial treatment price list at our Gangnam clinic
These are list prices in Korean won, per session or per amount as printed. How many areas or how much product your plan needs is decided once the doctor has looked at your skin.
| Treatment | What it works on | Price (KRW) |
|---|---|---|
| Aqua Peel, 1 session | Dead skin and blocked pores | 77,000 |
| Lara Peel, 5 sessions | Dull tone over a course | 300,000 |
| LDM therapy, 6 minutes | Calming ultrasound | 77,000 |
| Skin booster with Dermashine, 2cc | Hydration placed across the dermis | 99,000 |
| DoubleTite, full face | Radiofrequency plus booster | 129,000 |
| Rejuran, 1cc | Skin density and resilience | 120,000 |
| Exosome, 3cc | Recovery and barrier support | 129,000 |
| Fraxel, 1 session | Pores, texture, acne scars | 109,000 |
Prices are from the list of 20 August 2026 and exclude 10% VAT. The final figure is confirmed at consultation, after the 3D Meta-Vu scan and before anything is started.
For Rejuran on its own, with every version and how a course is spaced, see the Rejuran price guide for Korea. For the aqua peel, with what a session includes and how often to repeat it, see the aqua peel price guide.
Two lines on a quote are easy to miss. A needle tip is billed per session: 44,000 KRW with DoubleTite, and the Dermashine tip is quoted at consultation. With the wrinkle-relaxing add-on, Dermashine is 129,000 KRW and DoubleTite is 149,000 KRW for the full face.
Extraction is the outlier. It empties a pore that is already full and does nothing about the gland that filled it, which is why we price it separately at 50,000 KRW for the full face without laser.
What changes your Korean facial treatment price
Shot counts, tip type and the number of areas vary from person to person. Four things move the total more than anything else.
- How much product. Rejuran is priced per cc: 120,000 KRW for 1cc and 240,000 KRW for 2cc. Juvelook is 240,000 KRW for 2cc and 480,000 KRW for 4cc.
- The tip. Add 44,000 KRW per session with DoubleTite; the Dermashine tip and the cryo soothing add-on are quoted at consultation.
- One session or a course. Lara Peel is 77,000 KRW once, 195,000 KRW for three and 300,000 KRW for five. Skin regeneration work is judged over a course, not over one morning.
- Whether lifting joins the plan. Shurink Universe starts at 55,000 KRW for 100 shots, and Ultherapy or Thermage sits in a different price bracket again.
If you can only come once, say so when you message. You will get a straight answer on whether a single visit is worth it for your skin, or whether a peel plus a booster gives you more for the same money.
When your dates are set, tick DoubleTite in the booking selector and send your photo on WhatsApp. First visit to a Seoul clinic? Read what patients ask before they come, or browse the whole skin booster category.
How the treatment is chosen before the price is quoted
Two people asking for the same facial rarely need the same treatment. The consultation can start with 3D Meta-Vu imaging, which photographs the face in 3D and separates it into eleven layers, from pigment and pores to sebum, redness and predicted wrinkle lines.
After that the decision is about depth. A peel works on the stratum corneum, Dermashine places its dose across the dermis, and Fraxel puts microscopic laser columns into the epidermis and upper dermis. The deeper the work goes, the more days of redness you trade for it.
What a session is like, and how long you stay red
- Analysis. We look at barrier condition, pores, pigment and redness, and ask how much downtime your week can absorb.
- Choice of agent or depth. AHA, BHA and combination peels behave differently on oily, dry and sensitised skin, so the strength is set against your skin rather than a menu.
- Treatment. A peel is a short appointment. Dermashine delivers the same dose at the same depth across the area with a multi-needle head. Rejuran is injected under topical anaesthetic.
- Afterwards. Makeup and daylight are fine again on the same day for most of this list. Fraxel is the exception.
| Treatment | Downtime |
|---|---|
| Aqua Peel and Lara Peel | None to light flaking |
| Dermashine and DoubleTite | Redness the same day |
| Exosome | None to same-day redness |
| Rejuran | Small bumps for 1–2 days |
| Fraxel | 3–7 days of redness and flaking |
Spacing matters as much as the single session. Peels work as maintenance every two to four weeks, Rejuran is built as a course of three to four sessions two to four weeks apart, and Fraxel is cumulative over a course rather than a one-visit fix.
Medium-brown skin and dark spots: why the order matters
Many of our Indonesian readers have medium-brown skin, and the first thing they ask is whether a facial in Korea will leave dark spots once they are home in Jakarta. The risk is real, and it can be explained. When skin is inflamed or injured, pigment cells can overreact and leave a darker patch called post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation.
A 2010 review in the Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology describes it as more frequent and more severe in Fitzpatrick types IV to VI, and lists peels and lasers among the triggers when they irritate the skin. So the thing to control is irritation: the agent and strength of the peel, the type of laser, and the gap between sessions.
- Calm skin first. A light peel can open the plan when the skin is not inflamed; on irritated skin it waits.
- Pigment work with less heat. PicoWay breaks pigment mechanically rather than thermally, so the surrounding tissue takes less of the load. Our pico toning price guide has the per-session figure.
- Not three treatments in one visit. Two treatments share a visit when they work at different depths; where they overlap, they are spaced.
- Fraxel on a longer trip. Its 3–7 days of redness and flaking sit better at the start of a longer stay than inside a five-day leave.
Say you are 31, from Jakarta, with oily medium-brown skin, brown marks from old breakouts on both cheeks, and five days in Seoul. Marks like those are often post-inflammatory pigment rather than depressed scars, so we would not open with strong heat. We would settle any active acne, choose a low-irritation pigment approach, and leave resurfacing for a later, longer visit.
Back home, tropical sun and sweat are the main test, so daily broad-spectrum sunscreen matters more than any product bought in Seoul. If you have ever kept a dark mark for months after acne, a laser or a peel, put that in your first message, along with any retinoid or isotretinoin you use.
Which one suits you, and who should ask first
The cheapest line on the list is not always the one that answers your complaint. Match the treatment to what your skin is short of.
- Dull, congested skin with blocked pores: start with a peel at 77,000 KRW and keep it as maintenance.
- Skin that has thinned and lost resilience: Rejuran at 120,000 KRW per cc, and read our full Rejuran price breakdown before you decide on cc.
- Dehydrated skin that looks tight by evening: a skin booster with Dermashine at 99,000 KRW for 2cc, or the wider skin booster price list.
- Enlarged pores and acne scarring: Fraxel at 109,000 KRW, with Intracel added at 199,000 KRW when the scars are depressed.
- Redness that is vascular rather than pigmented: Vbeam Perfecta at 179,000 KRW per session, which leaves redness for a few hours.
Tell us your medical history in consultation. Recent fillers, isotretinoin and any medication that affects healing change the plan, and so does your Fitzpatrick type. Mention it when you message and we will plan around it. Avoid sun exposure and retinoids for a few days before laser work.
The short version
- A Korean facial at a Seoul clinic is a doctor-planned treatment: a peel, LDM ultrasound, a Dermashine booster, an injectable booster or Fraxel, chosen after the skin is examined.
- At THE Beautiful Clinic, an aqua peel is 77,000 KRW, a Dermashine skin booster 2cc is 99,000 KRW and Fraxel is 109,000 KRW, per the price list of 20 August 2026.
- Rejuran is 120,000 KRW for 1cc; DoubleTite full face is 129,000 KRW; a needle tip adds 44,000 KRW with DoubleTite, and the Dermashine tip is quoted at consultation.
- Peels and boosters are same-day presentable; Rejuran leaves small bumps for 1–2 days and Fraxel leaves 3–7 days of redness and flaking.
- The consultation can include 3D Meta-Vu imaging, which separates the face into eleven layers before any device is chosen.
Questions patients ask
What is a Korean facial?
At a Seoul clinic, a Korean facial is a skin treatment planned by a doctor after examining your skin, where a spa facial works only on the surface. It can be a peel, LDM ultrasound, a booster placed with Dermashine, an injectable booster such as Rejuran or Exosome, or resurfacing with Fraxel. At our clinic the list starts at 77,000 KRW for an Aqua Peel.
What is the typical Korean facial treatment price in Seoul?
At our Gangnam clinic, an aqua peel is 77,000 KRW, a 2cc skin booster with Dermashine is 99,000 KRW and Fraxel is 109,000 KRW, from the price list dated 20 August 2026. The final figure is confirmed at consultation.
Does a medical facial in Korea hurt, and how much downtime is there?
A peel feels like mild tingling and leaves nothing to light flaking. Rejuran is a moderate sensation under topical anaesthetic with small bumps for one to two days, and Fraxel is moderate to strong with three to seven days of redness and flaking.
Is a Korean facial suitable for medium-brown skin?
Yes, with the order and strength set for it. Medium-brown skin darkens more easily after irritation, so we calm the skin first, choose pigment work with less heat, and avoid stacking several treatments in one visit.
How many sessions do I need?
Peels work as maintenance every two to four weeks. Rejuran is designed as three to four sessions spaced two to four weeks apart and typically holds for three to six months after a full course, and Fraxel builds over a course.
Can I combine two treatments in one visit?
Often, yes. Fraxel with Intracel is listed at 199,000 KRW, and Rejuran can be delivered with Dermashine, with the tip quoted at consultation and no device fee. We decide in consultation whether your barrier can take both on the same day.
How do I book from abroad?
Message a photo and your travel dates on WhatsApp. The clinic answers in English or Bahasa Indonesia within 24 business hours, and boosters or lasers can often be done straight after the consultation.
Results and recovery vary between individuals, and every treatment can have side effects. Prices are from the clinic's price list and are confirmed at consultation. This article is general information, not a diagnosis.
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About the author
Dr. Jang Dong-hoon
Founder & Medical Director
Founder and medical director of THE Beautiful Clinic in Nonhyeon, Gangnam. He sees every patient's skin analysis before a plan is drawn, and reviews every article on this blog against what the clinic actually does.
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