Eyelid Surgery Guides
Straight answers to the questions patients ask before they book a flight. Written by Dr. Lee Haksoo, who has focused on eyelid surgery for 25 years.
Planning your trip
Cost, timing, and whether Korea is the right choice for you.
Eyelid Surgery Cost in Korea
What actually drives the price, what a quote normally includes, and why the cheapest quote is often the most expensive in the end.
Read the cost guideHow Long to Stay in Korea
Stitch removal sets your timeline. A realistic day by day plan and a minimum stay for each procedure.
Plan your stayBusan or Seoul?
An honest comparison, including where Seoul genuinely wins, and the question that matters more than the city you choose.
Compare the twoUnderstanding your eyes
Before you compare methods, it helps to know what you are actually correcting.
Do I Have Ptosis?
Sleepy looking eyes are often a weak lifting muscle rather than small eyes. How to tell the difference between ptosis and excess eyelid skin, and when to see a doctor sooner.
Check the signsIncisional or Non Incisional?
A side by side comparison of the two double eyelid methods, and why the right method depends on your eyelid rather than on a preference.
Compare the methodsRecovery week by week
What is normal, what is not, and when the result is really the result.
Eyelid Surgery Recovery Timeline
Day by day and week by week, with the aftercare rules that actually matter and clear signs that mean you should contact the clinic.
Read the timelineFor International Patients
How the photo consultation works, who handles English, travel from Gimhae International Airport, and what to expect on the day.
See the processLooking for a specific procedure?
Every procedure page lists surgery time, anesthesia, stitch removal, and recovery.
- Beautiful Eyes Trio, the combination of double eyelid surgery, ptosis correction, and epicanthoplasty
- Incisional double eyelid surgery and non incisional double eyelid surgery
- Incisional ptosis correction and non incisional ptosis correction
- Epicanthoplasty for the inner corner of the eye
- Upper blepharoplasty and lower blepharoplasty
- Under eye fat repositioning, performed through the conjunctiva with no external scar
- Revision eyelid surgery for results that did not turn out as planned
Results vary from person to person. All surgery carries risk. These guides are general information and not medical advice. Nothing here replaces an in person examination.