Reviewed by the Medical Advisory Council · Edited by the editorial team · Updated Apr 15, 2026
The clinic Woori Plastic Surgery, in Gangnam, works mostly below the neck and around the jawline: liposuction of the arms, the abdomen and under the chin, and non-surgical lifting for a lower face that has begun to slacken. Woori Plastic Surgery also reshapes the nose and treats the area under the eye.
Removes fat from a specific area rather than reducing weight overall — the arms, the abdomen and the flanks, or under the chin and along the jawline. It suits a localised deposit that stays put through dieting, which is what patients writing here describe most often, and it does not tighten skin or change bone.
Tightens skin with focused ultrasound or radiofrequency rather than surgery, over a session or a series of them, for a lower face and jawline that have begun to slacken. It does not remove skin, so it suits early looseness rather than a face that needs lifting surgery, and the effect builds over weeks and then fades.
Reshapes the nose — the height of the bridge, the definition of the tip, the width of the nostrils, or a combination. A low bridge with an undefined tip is the starting point patients writing here describe most often. The surgeon uses the patient's own cartilage, implant material, or both, and the choice differs for the bridge and the tip.
Also offered at Woori Plastic Surgery
Eye Antiaging Surgery: Treats the lower lid: 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 tired or shadowed look rather than a change in eye shape.
Compare with similar clinics
Other Gangnam clinics do liposuction and non-surgical lifting too — here's how Woori Plastic Surgery compares.
• Concern before treatment:
I normally pay a lot of attention to skin elasticity, so I get Ulthera treatments periodically (once or twice a year). Each time, I don't stick to one particular place — I just go wherever has a promotion running at the time. This time there was an event at our plastic surgery clinic, so I went there. The staff was friendly and the procedure itself went fine, but afterward it felt a bit different from the Ulthera treatments I usually get (less throbbing in the face, less swelling). I'm not sure if this is normal, or if the treatments I've been getting for the past several years were done wrong, or if this one was done wrong. Either way, if I contact the clinic they'll probably just say the procedure went fine, to wait and see, and that swelling and pain can vary case by case. Hmm. It leaves a bit of an uneasy feeling, but I have no choice but to trust them and wait it out. Going forward, I hope more low-pain procedures come out so I can get treatments while staying awake and checking what's happening, without sedation.
• Consultation experience:
This felt a bit different from the Ulthera treatments I've received over the past several years. The swelling and pain are less than before — I don't know if that's normal, or if the Ulthera treatments I got over the past several years were actually the wrong way. Since it's an expensive procedure, I can't shake the uneasy feeling. I'm worried the effect might be weaker, and I have doubts about whether they actually fired all 600 shots. But I'll trust them and wait and see.
• Treatment results:
I've had Ulthera treatments more than ten times over the years, but this time there was no swelling or pain afterward, so I'm worried about whether it was done properly.
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★ 5.0GangnamUnni · 2026-05-28
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Concern before treatment:
As a man, I felt like people around me wouldn't understand if I said I was worried about my nose, so I kept it to myself and worried alone. But when I heard this clinic had a lot of experience treating male patients, I decided to go there.
About the clinic:
The director explained what a natural line should look like based on a man's face. He said if it's too high or too sharp it ends up looking unnatural instead, so he decided on the direction while looking at the balance of my face.
About the procedure:
When there was swelling I felt a bit of discomfort, but once it settled down it turned out just the way I'd wanted. I'm satisfied that the bridge of my nose came out looking natural rather than artificial. People around me say they can't tell exactly what changed, but for some reason they also say I look different.
Overall:
It was easy to consult as a man. I was worried it might feel awkward, but it wasn't like that at all.
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★ 5.0GangnamUnni · 2026-05-28
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• Concern before treatment:
I was worried that people around me wouldn't understand a man being self-conscious about his nose, so I kept it to myself and suffered alone, until I heard that this clinic had a lot of male surgery cases and went to Woori Plastic Surgery.
• Consultation experience:
The director explained what a natural line should look like based on a man's face — saying that going too high or too sharp actually looks strange — and worked out the direction while looking at my facial proportions.
• Procedure result:
It felt a bit awkward while there was swelling, but once it settled, it became exactly the look I wanted. It's satisfying because the nose bridge came out natural, not artificial. People around me couldn't quite tell what had changed, but they said I somehow looked different.
• Additional thoughts:
Men can get consultations without feeling burdened. I was worried it might feel awkward for no reason, but there was nothing like that at all.
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★ 5.0GangnamUnni · 2026-05-26
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• Reason for choosing this:
I had almost no volume in my lips, and it was a real complex of mine that when I wore matte lipstick I looked really lacking in energy.
• About the clinic:
I heard that Dr. Hwang Seo-yeong, the director at our plastic surgery clinic, is an expert at lip molding, so I went to see her, and she recommended just the right amount, which made me feel I could trust her.
• About the procedure:
I can't say it didn't hurt at all, but it was more of a stinging/prickling sensation.
But the director's hands moved really fast, and she showed me the mirror here and there to check the shape with me, so I felt reassured.
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★ 5.0GangnamUnni · 2026-05-26
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• Concern before treatment:
My lips had so little volume that whenever I wore matte lipstick, it looked really lifeless — that was my complex.
• Consultation experience:
I heard that Director Hwang Sun-young at Woori Plastic Surgery is a lip molding expert, so I went to see her, and she recommended just the right amount, which made me trust her.
• Procedure result:
Saying it didn't hurt at all would be a lie — it was more like a stinging kind of pain? But the director's hands were really fast, and she kept checking the shape by showing me the mirror in between, which put me at ease.
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★ 5.0GangnamUnni · 2026-05-22
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• Reason for choosing this:
I wanted a nose that gave a clearer, more refined impression.
• About the clinic:
I heard about Director Jeong Ju-seong's reputation and booked at Uri Plastic Surgery.
Without excessive sales pressure, and staying true to the basics, they accurately explained only the necessary points—that for my face shape, rather than an overly high nose, it would look more beautiful to make use of the angle that slopes naturally down from the forehead—and that's how I decided to book the surgery.
• About the procedure:
The day the splint was removed, when I looked in the mirror, the tip of my nose was neatly lifted and my features had become much more three-dimensional. Now even the minor swelling has completely gone down, and just from the nose surgery, my whole face has changed into a clearer, more refined image.
• Overall impression:
Even during the follow-up checkups, Director Jeong took responsibility and looked after me until the very end, and I'm truly grateful.
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