Reviewed by the Medical Advisory Council · Edited by the editorial team · Updated Apr 15, 2026
The clinic Chai Plastic Surgery, in Gangnam, works almost entirely on the eyes, and opening the corners of the eye is the single most common thing its patients describe having done. Chai Plastic Surgery also creates and revises eyelid creases, corrects a lid that does not open fully, and treats the lower lid. Nose surgery is listed among its services, but very few of its patients come for it.
Creates or defines a crease in the upper eyelid so the eye looks larger and more open. The surgeon works either with buried sutures through small openings, which suits a thinner upper lid and heals faster, or with a full incision, which suits an upper lid carrying more skin or fat. Both are surgery; the choice is about which one the eyelid suits rather than about avoiding an operation.
Reworks a crease from an earlier operation — one that has faded, sits too high or too low, or ended up uneven between the two eyes. The surgeon works around scar tissue and whatever the previous surgery left behind, which makes it harder than a first operation, and the options narrow the more skin has already been removed.
Opens a corner of the eye to lengthen the eye opening — most often the inner corner, sometimes the outer or the lower edge — so the eye reads longer rather than only wider. The surgeon usually does it alongside crease surgery rather than on its own, because the crease and the corner together set the shape of the eye.
Tightens or shortens the muscle that lifts the upper eyelid, for an eye that does not open fully and reads sleepy or asymmetric. It is a different problem from the crease: a crease changes where the lid folds, ptosis correction changes how far the lid opens. Surgeons often address both in one operation, and a crease made on a lid that does not lift properly will not make the eye open any further.
Also offered at Chai Plastic Surgery
Eye Antiaging Surgery: Addresses the lower lid rather than the crease above it: repositioning or removing the fat that creates an under-eye bulge and the shadow beneath it, and tightening loose lower-lid skin. It answers a different complaint from crease surgery, and surgeons sometimes do the two in one operation when both apply.Rhinoplasty: Reshapes the nose — bridge height, tip definition, nostril width, or a combination — usually with the patient's own cartilage, sometimes with implant material. Chai Plastic Surgery lists it among its services, but eyelid surgery is what nearly all of its patients come for.
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Chai Plastic Surgery Patient Reviews (6)
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★ 5.0GangnamUnni · 2026-03-07
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Concern before treatment: The under-eye fat pads kept getting bigger, which bothered me.
Consultation experience: The manager was kind and thorough.
Treatment result: I tend to have a constitution where swelling goes down quickly, so the swelling was minimal.
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★ 5.0GangnamUnni · 2026-03-07
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• Reason for choosing this clinic:
The fat under my eyes has been gradually getting bigger, and it's been bothering me.
• About the clinic:
The director was very kind and attended to me carefully and thoroughly.
• About the procedure:
I'm someone whose swelling tends to go down quickly, and the swelling was minimal.
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★ 5.0GangnamUnni · 2026-04-08
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• Reason for choosing this clinic:
My hooded eyes were really bothering me and I kept going back and forth for a long time, but after two years I finally made up my mind and went in for a consultation. I paid the deposit on the spot and even set the surgery date right away (lol)
• About the clinic:
The manager in charge of me was kind, and on top of that, she had actually had the same surgery herself, so going through the counseling while she showed me her own before-and-after photos gave me a lot of peace of mind. Also, the doctor properly finished the eyes to match my eye shape and facial features, so all my friends were saying "I'm glad you got it done here," and that made me want to have it done here too (lol)
• About the procedure:
Even while working, things only looked slightly doubled, so it didn't get in the way of my everyday life. Maybe it's because I do office work, but I was able to get back to normal life right away (lol)
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★ 4.5GangnamUnni · 2026-03-18
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• Reason for choosing this clinic
After my lower eyelid incision surgery, one eye in particular started having eyelashes that would poke/stab into it, and I'd been getting by just plucking those lashes out. There didn't seem to be anywhere that specialized in surgery for entropion (inward-turning eyelid), so I'd been putting up with it, but the director's aesthetic sense seemed good, so I decided to go for it.
• About the clinic
The price was the same as quoted, there were no extra demands added on, and the person in charge handled everything in a relaxed and courteous manner.
• About the procedure
I'm truly glad I no longer have to pluck out my eyelashes anymore. It was corrected reliably.
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★ 5.0GangnamUnni · 2026-04-07
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• Concern before treatment:
After my first surgery, the line didn't come out clean, so it was stressful.
• Consultation experience:
The consultation manager didn't just explain things according to a fixed manual, but carefully and kindly addressed the specific things I was curious about, which really eased my tension. I felt deep trust seeing that she genuinely empathized with my concerns without pushing unnecessary treatments. The doctor also didn't just give a vague promise like "everything is definitely possible" — instead he presented clear guidelines considering the harmony with my facial features, which showed the pride of a true professional, and gave me confidence that I could trust him with my face.
• Procedure result:
It's been three months since I had natural adhesion eye-line correction surgery with Dr. Choi Seung-ho at Chai Plastic Surgery.
It became quite natural fairly quickly and the swelling has gone down a lot. What I notice the most is that my previous line was crooked and unnatural, but the current line feels smooth even though the swelling hasn't fully gone down yet, which makes me really happy.
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★ 5.0GangnamUnni · 2026-04-09
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• Concern before treatment:
It's been three months since I had natural adhesion + eyelid line correction surgery with Dr. Choi Seung-ho at Chai Plastic Surgery. I didn't like my double eyelid line and it was a hassle putting on double eyelid tape.
• Consultation experience:
They didn't push unnecessary procedures on me, and the staff were kind too.
• Procedure results:
No bruising at all, and by about the third month the line settled in nicely!
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Address14F, 406, Gangnam-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
