Comfort
Lowering the pain
AirNox and topical cream are both on hand. Which one is used depends on the treatment and on your skin that day.
WHY SYMPHONY
A skincare clinic in Korea, chosen for how the plan is made
Clinic pages in Gangnam list the same device names, and the list is easy to copy. What a list cannot tell you is who reads your skin, who holds the handpiece on the day, and who answers you three weeks later when you are home again. This page is about that part.
WHY SEOUL
What the trip is actually for
Very few people fly to Seoul for one machine. They come because a plan that would otherwise be spread across months of separate appointments can be built around the days they are already here — and because the follow-up does not have to stop at the airport.
That only holds if two things are arranged in advance. The plan has to exist before the flight is booked, so the days here are spent on treatment rather than on deciding. And someone has to stay responsible for it once you have landed back home.
Both are matters of structure rather than equipment. What follows is how Symphony is set up — and, where it can be, what you are able to check for yourself before you commit to anything.
BEFORE YOU BOOK
Four things worth checking — at any clinic, including this one
Is the clinic registered to treat international patients?In Korea, only institutions registered with the Ministry of Health and Welfare may treat foreign patients. Symphony is registered, and the register is public — so this is something you can confirm yourself rather than take on trust.
Who will actually perform the treatment?At Symphony the consultation, the written plan and the treatment belong to the same physician. Nothing is handed on once the plan has been agreed.
Who follows your recovery after you fly home?The same chat thread you booked through — nothing new to install, nobody new to find. On the day, a written recovery guide in your language. Day 1, 3 and 7, a check-in: you send a photograph, and it is either confirmed as tracking as expected or passed to the physician, whose reply comes back to you. Day 30, guidance on when maintenance would be due, and on what can be done where you live rather than waiting for a next visit. This is recovery guidance, not remote treatment — if something worries you, please also see a doctor where you are.
Is the plan in writing before you travel?Which layers, which devices, in which order, how many sessions, the downtime each day carries and the total — set out in writing at the video consultation, before you commit to dates or fares.
THE CLINIC
Sinsa, Gangnam — second floor
HOW WE PLAN
Sagging starts in a layer, not on the surface
Before any device is switched on, we read which layer has given way. Muscle, SMAS, deep dermis, mid dermis and the surface each fail differently, and each needs a different tool. That reading — not the device list — is what decides your result.
- Muscle layerEMFACEStimulates the facial muscle itself. No needle, no anesthesia, 20 minutes.
- SMAS · deepUltherapy PrimeFocused ultrasound at the layer surgeons lift. For structural descent.
- Full-thickness dermisThermage FLXRadiofrequency across the dermis. For laxity and skin texture.
- Mid dermisSofwaveUltrasound held at 1.5 mm. Lighter, with same-day return.
- Epidermal deliveryMIRAJETNeedle-free jet delivery of actives into the skin.
- Dermal regenerationRejuran · Juvelook · ExosomeInjected boosters chosen by what the skin is short of.
※ The combination and the order are decided at consultation. There is no fixed menu — two people with the same concern rarely receive the same plan.
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE
The same doctor plans it, performs it, and answers after you fly home
In many clinics the consultation is done by a manager and the treatment by an aesthetician. That split is invisible on a website and obvious in the result. At Symphony the three stages belong to one physician.
01
Before you fly
Your plan is drawn up on a video call — which layers, which devices, in which order, and what it costs.
Physician
02
At the clinic
The doctor who planned it performs it. Nothing is handed over after the consultation.
Physician
03
After you fly home
Recovery is followed on the same WhatsApp thread. Your photos reach the doctor, and the reply comes back from the doctor.
Physician + interpreter
Devices can be bought. This structure has to be staffed.
What makes it Symphony
What Symphony keeps for you
Not a list of machines — the things this clinic actually does while one person is being treated.
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Space
A private room, one person at a time
Appointments are spaced so the treatment room is yours from beginning to end.
Aftercare
Skincare matched to the day
After the treatment, the care steps are set against how your skin actually responded.
Doctor
The same doctor, start to finish
The doctor who consulted with you writes the plan and performs the treatment.
Record
Measurements kept on file
What the skin analyser measures is kept, so the next session starts from the last one.
Benefit
A Symphony benefit for returning patients
40% off when you return for a laser treatment. Which treatments this covers, and the list price it is calculated from, are explained at consultation.
BEFORE & AFTER
Records from our own treatment rooms
※ Published with the consent of each individual. The same treatment does not produce the same result for everyone — effects and recovery vary by individual, and no outcome is guaranteed.
Lower face and jawline · before → 1 month
Before
AfterMIRAJET + Re2O Before → 2 Weeks After Treatment
Acne scars · MIRAJET + Juvelook Volume · before → 1 month
Jawline, front view · before → 1 month
Acne scarring · before → 3 sessions
Nose and cheek · MIRAJET + Juvelook · before → 2 weeks
YOUR TRIP
From the first message to the month after you leave
This is not a package. It is the order in which the decisions get made.
Before you book flights
You send one clear photograph of the area you are concerned about and the dates you could be in Seoul. A video consultation follows, with an interpreter, and you receive a written plan and an estimate.
The day you arrive
In person we check what a screen cannot read — the depth of pigment, pore and texture detail, redness and vascular condition, measured thickness and elasticity — and the plan is adjusted before anything begins.
Your days here
Sessions are ordered by the downtime each one carries, so the heavier day is not the day before your flight home.
Day 1 · 3 · 7 after treatment
A check-in on the same chat thread. You send a photograph; recovery is either confirmed as tracking as expected, or it goes to the physician.
Day 30
Guidance on when maintenance would be due, and on what can be done where you live as against on a next visit.
※ Video consultation at this stage covers consultation, guidance and planning only. It is not a remote medical examination, and no medication is arranged remotely. Everything is confirmed in person at the clinic.
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE
What we look at before anything is switched on
FAQ
Asked before the first visit
Will everything be in my language?
Yes. The video call runs with an interpreter, the written plan comes in the same language, and messages before and after your visit are answered in it. The clinic works in English, Japanese, Traditional and Simplified Chinese, Russian and Korean.
Who performs the treatment — a doctor, or an aesthetician?
The physician who consulted with you writes the plan and performs the treatment. That structure is what the rest of this page describes; it is also the part that is hardest to see from a website, which is why we put it first.
Can everything be decided on a video call?
No, and we would rather say so first. A screen reads the degree of sagging and the contour line, where volume has been lost, deeper set-in wrinkles, and how a plan would fit your dates. It cannot read the depth of pigment, pore and texture detail, redness and vascular condition, or measured thickness and elasticity. Those are checked in person on the day, and the plan is adjusted then.
How many days do I need in Seoul?
It depends on which layers are being treated and on how much downtime each step carries. One worked four-day example is set out on the video consultation page — it is an illustration built from device downtimes, not a fixed programme, and your own order is decided by the physician.
Will I still be presentable for the rest of the trip?
That is the question the order of sessions is built around: the heavier day is placed away from your flight, and lighter steps are used close to it. Recovery still varies from person to person, which is why the order is fixed after the in-person check rather than before it.
What happens after I fly home?
A written recovery guide in your language on the day, check-ins on day 1, 3 and 7, and guidance at day 30. If something looks off, your photograph and message go to the physician and the reply comes back from the physician. This is recovery guidance, not remote medical treatment — if you develop symptoms that concern you, please also seek care where you are.
How do I know the clinic may legally treat foreign patients?
Korea keeps a public register of medical institutions permitted to treat international patients. Symphony is on it. You can look up any clinic there, which is rather the point of a register.
What will it cost?
You receive a written estimate at the video consultation, before you commit to travel. Patients returning for a laser treatment are offered 40% off; which treatments that covers, and the list price it is calculated from, are explained at consultation.
When are you open?
10:00–19:00 on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, and 10:00–17:00 on Saturday. Closed on Thursdays, Sundays and Korean public holidays — including the days around Lunar New Year and Chuseok, which are worth checking before you book a flight.
REGISTERED FOR INTERNATIONAL PATIENTS
Symphony is registered with Korea's Ministry of Health and Welfare as a medical institution permitted to treat international patients. Only registered institutions may do so, and registration can be checked independently — it is not a claim you have to take our word for.
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