The Journal Notes from the inside No. 1 · 2026
The Inside Edit
What ten years inside Gangnam's clinics has taught us.
No. 01 Choosing a clinic How to Choose a Clinic in Korea: What Reviews Can't Tell You What star ratings and reviews can't tell you — and what we come to know from the inside, before we recommend a clinic. Read the story → Latest
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02 Our service What a Medical Concierge in Korea Actually Does (and Doesn't) Where our care begins and ends — so nothing is left to assumption. Read → 
03 News Korea's VAT Refund for Cosmetic Procedures Has Ended: What Foreign Patients Should Know in 2026 What changed in 2026 — and why it matters less than you might think. Read → 
04 Dental Veneers in Korea: What "No-Prep Laminate" Won't Tell You The whitest smile isn't the prettiest — and what quietly makes one last. Read → 
05 Consumer guide Five Traps Foreign Patients Fall Into in Korea The things we see most often, and how to avoid them. Read → 
06 Cost What Does Cosmetic Treatment in Korea Cost? The Factors Behind the Number Why quotes differ, what a fair one includes, and when a low price deserves a second look. Read → 
07 Consumer guide Is Cosmetic Treatment in Korea Safe? What We'd Tell a Friend Safety in Korea is clinic-specific, not country-wide. What actually makes the difference, and the questions worth asking. Read → 
08 Planning How Many Days Should You Stay in Korea for Treatment? Same-day treatments, treatments that need settling time, and how to sequence a short trip well. Read → 
09 Guide Medical Tourism in Korea: A Considered Guide for First-Time Visitors Why Korea, how to choose a clinic, what to plan before you fly, and what a well-shaped visit looks like. Read → 
14 Consumer guide How to Read Reddit Before You Book a Korean Clinic Where the real patient reviews are, how to spot the marketing accounts, what no forum can tell you — and the verification steps that matter before you book. Read → 
15 Consumer guide How to Research a Dental Clinic in Korea The public records behind every Korean dental clinic, how to read them, and the three checks that survive when the review sites go quiet. Read → Why we do this
“We don't list every clinic. We list the ones we'd send our own family to.”— Amber & Forge
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10 Consumer guide Korea, Turkey, or Thailand? Choosing Where to Go for Aesthetic Treatment What Korea, Turkey, and Thailand are each known for — and how to match a country to your goal rather than the other way around. Read → 
11 Planning Do You Need a Visa for Cosmetic Treatment in Korea? Entry, K-ETA, and the Medical Visa Visa-free entry, K-ETA, the e-Arrival Card, and when a formal medical visa is actually needed — current as of mid-2026. Read → 
12 Treatments How Long Do Thread Lifts Last? A Plain Guide to PDO, PLLA, and PCL What a thread lift actually does, how the three main thread types differ in longevity, and what recovery really looks like. Read → 
13 Treatments Skin Boosters in Korea: Rejuran, Profhilo, and What 'Injectable Glow' Really Means What skin boosters actually are, how the main ones differ — Rejuran, the PDLLA family, Profhilo — and how many sessions it really takes. Read →