Ultherapy Korea before and after results are usually judged around three months, yet one study kept checking treated skin until day 180, when most participants still reported improvement. The focused ultrasound places heat points as deep as 4.5 mm in the SMAS layer, and collagen rebuilds slowly. When a filler or collagen stimulator joins the plan, the order of the two steps also shapes the after image.
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5 clinics for Ultherapy in Seoul
| # | Clinic | Area | Languages | Devices & products | Listed price | Google rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dear Clinic | Cheongdam-dong | English · Español | Ultherapy Prime · Thermage FLX · Onda · Titanium lifting | ₩400,000 | 4.9 (354) |
| 2 | RE:BERRY Clinic Gangnam | Gangnam Station | English · 中文 · 日本語 · Español | Ultherapy Prime · Thermage FLX · Sofwave · Onda | ₩990,000 | 4.9 (1,155) |
| 3 | Kind Global Clinic | Euljiro-ipgu Station | English · 日本語 · 中文 · Español | Ultherapy Prime · Thermage FLX · Onda · Titanium lifting | ₩450,000 | 4.9 (359) |
| 4 | RE:BERRY Clinic Myeongdong | Myeongdong Station | English · 中文 · 日本語 · Español | Ultherapy Prime · Thermage FLX · Sofwave · Onda | ₩450,000 | 4.9 (1,091) |
| 5 | ENTER Plastic Surgery | Gangnam-daero | - | Ultherapy · Thermage FLX · Onda · Titanium lifting | ₩450,000 | - |
11. Dear Clinic
★ 4.9354 Google reviewsDear Clinic runs a skin and aesthetic clinic in Cheongdam-dong; its Google rating is 4.9 from 354 reviews. It offers Ultherapy alongside HIFU lifting, RF lifting and Botox. Staff consult in English and Spanish, and listed Ultherapy prices start at ₩400,000 + VAT. Open every day of the year, with English consultation and WhatsApp booking before you fly.
Scan-first Cheongdam lifting clinic, open every day
- Lifting-focused
- 3D scan first
- Warm-luxury interior
- Filler menu extends beyond the face to earlobe, shoulder line and hip dip areas.
- Its Ultherapy Prime platform shows skin layers in real time to a depth of 8 mm before energy is delivered.
Short trips needing weekend slots · Visitors comparing lifting devices
- Location
- Cheongdam-dong
- Languages
- English · Español
- Listed price
- From ₩400,000 + VAT
22. RE:BERRY Clinic Gangnam
★ 4.91,155 Google reviewsRE:BERRY Clinic Gangnam is a 2-minute walk from Gangnam Station Exit 10, a skin and aesthetic clinic with a 4.9 average from 1,155 Google reviews. Its menu covers Ultherapy as well as HIFU lifting, RF lifting and Botox. It consults in English, Chinese, Japanese and Spanish; Ultherapy is listed from ₩990,000 + VAT. Open every day, 10:00–20:00 including holidays, two minutes from Gangnam Station Exit 10.
Gangnam Station skin clinic built around five-language care
- Five-language desk
- Gallery-style interior
- Regenerative skin menu
- Board-certified dermatologists on staff
- Consultations in English, Japanese, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, and Spanish through in-house interpreters.
- Offers 90 days of multilingual messenger follow-up after visitors return home.
Evening or holiday appointments · Non-English speakers wanting own language
- Location
- Gangnam Station (Line 2) Exit 10, 2 min walk
- Languages
- English · 中文 · 日本語 · Español
- Listed price
- From ₩990,000 + VAT
33. Kind Global Clinic
★ 4.9359 Google reviewsKind Global Clinic is a skin and aesthetic clinic by Euljiro-ipgu Station Exit 6, rated 4.9 from 359 Google reviews. Ultherapy is offered here together with HIFU lifting, RF lifting and Botox. Consultations are available in English, Japanese, Chinese and Spanish, and Ultherapy is listed from ₩450,000 + VAT. It opens weekdays 10:30 to 20:30, and weekends and holidays 10:00 to 17:00.
Boutique Myeongdong clinic with co-director-led treatment
- Boutique clinic
- One private floor
- Director-performed care
- The clinic is a 5-minute walk from Myeongdong Station Exit 6 on Line 4.
- A free pre-consultation runs on WhatsApp or LINE, where you send photos and receive a treatment plan.
Weekend or holiday appointments · Travelers staying in Myeongdong
- Location
- Euljiro-ipgu Station (Line 2) Exit 6 / Myeongdong Station (Line 4) Exit 8
- Languages
- English · 日本語 · 中文 · Español
- Listed price
- From ₩450,000 + VAT
44. RE:BERRY Clinic Myeongdong
★ 4.91,091 Google reviewsRE:BERRY Clinic Myeongdong sits near Myeongdong Station, a skin and aesthetic clinic that holds a 4.9 Google rating across 1,091 reviews. It offers Ultherapy alongside HIFU lifting, RF lifting and Botox. Staff consult in English, Chinese, Japanese and Spanish; its listed Ultherapy price starts from ₩450,000 + VAT. It welcomes patients every day, 10:30 to 20:00 on weekdays and 10:30 to 19:00 on weekends.
Myeongdong flagship for lifting, glass skin and stem cell
- Flagship space
- Open every day
- Six languages
- The clinic is a 2-minute walk from Myeongdong Station Exit 8, on the 2nd and 3rd floors at 58 Myeongdong 10-gil.
- In-house medical interpreters assist in English, Japanese, Spanish, Thai and both Simplified and Traditional Chinese.
Sunday appointments · Glass skin booster programs
- Location
- Myeongdong Station (Line 4) / Euljiro-ipgu Station (Line 2)
- Languages
- English · 中文 · 日本語 · Español
- Listed price
- From ₩450,000 + VAT
55. ENTER Plastic Surgery
ENTER Plastic Surgery runs a plastic surgery clinic in Gangnam-daero. Its menu covers Ultherapy as well as thread lifts, plastic surgery and facelift surgery. Listed Ultherapy prices start at ₩450,000 + VAT. On-site hyperbaric oxygen, LED and IV drip care are available during recovery visits.
Gangnam skin and lifting clinic with a facelift surgeon
- Skin plus surgery
- English & Japanese staff
- Station-front
- Board-certified plastic surgeons on staff
- One minute from Nonhyeon Station Exit 4 on the Sinbundang Line, on Gangnam-daero.
- English- and Japanese-speaking staff, with WhatsApp booking before you travel.
Japanese-speaking visitors · Botox with a surgical option nearby
- Location
- Gangnam-daero
- Listed price
- From ₩450,000 + VAT
Prices
Ultherapy cost in Seoul
Prices below come from the listed clinics' own price lists, before VAT. 10% VAT is added at payment.
Ultherapy · 100 shots
Range across 3 listed clinics · approx. $291–$327₩400,000–₩450,000 + VATCompare clinicsUltherapy · 200 shots
Price at 1 listed clinic · approx. $655₩900,000 + VATCompare clinicsUltherapy · 300 shots
Range across 3 listed clinics · approx. $720–$982₩990,000–₩1,350,000 + VATCompare clinicsUltherapy · 400 shots
Price at 1 listed clinic · approx. $960₩1,320,000 + VATCompare clinicsUltherapy · 500 shots
Price at 1 listed clinic · approx. $1,200₩1,650,000 + VATCompare clinicsUltherapy · 600 shots
Range across 3 listed clinics · approx. $1,440–$1,964₩1,980,000–₩2,700,000 + VATCompare clinicsGuide
Lift first or injectable first: why the order shows later
A 2024 pilot by Doyle and colleagues in the Aesthetic Surgery Journal randomized 12 healthy women aged 35 to 65 into two sequences on the lower face and under the chin. One group had microfocused ultrasound with visualization first and hyperdilute calcium hydroxylapatite six weeks later; the other had the injectable first and the ultrasound second.
At the 120-day follow-up, the ultrasound-first group scored higher on both investigator and self-rated global improvement and on a scale of how old patients felt they looked, while satisfaction with the jawline was similar in both groups. In Doyle's tissue samples, elastin coverage rose by 143% in relative terms with ultrasound first, against 63% in the reverse order. With 12 women, the finding is a pointer, not a rule.
An after photo following two treatments therefore records a sequence, not one device.
| Plan | First step | What the later photo reflects | Point to raise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ultrasound alone | Heat points at set depths | The lift on its own | Which depths were used on each zone |
| Ultrasound, then a diluted collagen stimulator weeks later | Ultrasound | Two treatments in the order the 2024 pilot favored | Whether the second step needs a return visit |
| Collagen stimulator first, ultrasound later | Injectable | Two treatments in the reverse order | Why this order suits your skin |
| Both on the same day | Either, within one visit | A schedule the 2024 pilot did not test | How the doctor sets the order within the day |
Guide
Body skin above the elbow: change outside the face
Rokhsar and colleagues reported a pilot in Dermatologic Surgery in 2015 in which both arms were treated just above the elbow using transducers set to different focal depths. Photographs were taken before treatment and again at 90 and 180 days.
Arm skin is thin and folds as the elbow bends, so arm photos depend heavily on position. No serious or treatment-related adverse events were recorded in that study.
Guide
Three raters looking at the same pairs
Three groups scored the change in that elbow study. In the Rokhsar pilot, physician ratings showed 94% improved at both 90 and 180 days, self-ratings showed 83% at 90 days and 81% at 180 days, and masked observers comparing photographs without knowing their order saw improvement in 56% at 90 days.
The gap between those figures is the lesson. People who know which image is the after tend to see more change than a reviewer who does not, so a clinic's own rating of its pairs is only one view.
Guide
Planning a day-180 photo once you are home
A six-month check shows how the change holds. The later photos will be taken at home, so repeat the setup exactly.
- Take the first photo on treatment morning, before any numbing cream
- Use the same window or lamp, the same distance and the camera at eye level
- Pull hair back, relax the jaw and keep the head level
- Repeat at 90 and 180 days, and write down any other treatment done in between
Guide
Early changes that are not the result
In the first days swelling can make the face look fuller and the jaw may feel tender. Redness usually settles within hours; small bruises, tingling or numb patches can last days to a few weeks. None of this is the lift, so photos from that window mislead.
Heavy, very loose skin tends to show little change in any photo, because focused ultrasound tightens gradually rather than removing skin. Pregnancy, open wounds or active skin problems on the area, and implants in the treated zone are reasons to wait or choose another route. Results vary from person to person.
Evidence
Research behind this page
- Microfocused Ultrasound With Visualization (MFU-V) and Hyperdilute Calcium Hydroxylapatite (CaHA-CMC) of the Lower Face and Submentum to Treat Skin Laxity: A Pilot Study Demonstrating Superiority of MFU-V First Followed by Hyperdilute CaHA-CMCAesthetic Surgery Journal · 2024 · doi:10.1093/asj/sjae226
In 12 women, giving microfocused ultrasound six weeks before hyperdilute calcium hydroxylapatite led to greater aesthetic improvement and a larger relative rise in elastin at day 120 than the reverse order.
- Safety and Efficacy of Microfocused Ultrasound in Tightening of Lax Elbow SkinDermatologic Surgery · 2015 · doi:10.1097/dss.0000000000000390
A pilot treating lax skin above both elbows found improvement on physician, subject and masked photo ratings at 90 and 180 days, with no serious or treatment-related adverse events.
FAQ
Questions about Ultherapy in Seoul
Which clinics offer Ultherapy in Seoul?
Clinics offering Ultherapy in Seoul include Dear Clinic (Cheongdam-dong), RE:BERRY Clinic Gangnam (Gangnam Station), Kind Global Clinic (Euljiro-ipgu Station), RE:BERRY Clinic Myeongdong (Myeongdong Station) and ENTER Plastic Surgery (Gangnam-daero). Each lists Ultherapy on its own menu; message the clinic directly to confirm the doctor, product and current price.
Can I judge my own result clearly at the six-week mark?
Six weeks is usually too early for a firm verdict, because collagen keeps rebuilding for months after one session. Most studies read the main change at around 90 days, and some keep checking at 180 days. A photo at six weeks can still help as a midpoint, as long as the light and angle match your baseline. Treat it as a progress note rather than the final answer.
If I add a collagen stimulator, how long should I wait after the ultrasound?
In the 2024 pilot by Doyle and colleagues, the injectable followed the ultrasound by six weeks, and that order did better than the reverse. That gap fits two separate trips more easily than one long stay. Your doctor may choose another interval based on your skin and the product used. Ask for the plan in writing so a later clinic can see what was done and when.
Do arms show change the same way a jawline does?
Not quite, because arm skin is thinner, moves with the elbow and is photographed less consistently than the face. The 2015 elbow pilot by Rokhsar and colleagues still recorded improvement on several scales at 90 and 180 days. Expect a modest tightening rather than a reshaped arm. Holding the arm straight at the same height in each photo matters more here than for the face.
Why might a clinic rate my photos as more improved than I do?
Anyone who knows which photo is the later one tends to read more change into it. In the elbow study, physicians rated far more participants as improved than masked observers did when shown the same photographs. Your own view sits somewhere between. Asking a friend to pick the newer image without telling them is an easy way to check what a stranger would see.
Should I avoid other treatments between my comparison photos?
If you want a clean read of the lift, yes, it helps to avoid fillers, threads or other tightening devices on the same area until your last photo. Any of them can change the contour and blur what the ultrasound did. Skin care and sunscreen are fine. If you do add something, note the date and product so the photo series still makes sense later.
Does the tightening keep improving after three months?
Change often continues to settle after three months, though the pace slows and every face behaves differently. In the 2015 Rokhsar pilot, self-rated improvement was 83% at 90 days and 81% at 180 days, which suggests the result largely held over that period. Gradual aging continues in the background. A six-month photo gives a clearer idea of when a repeat session might make sense.