Planning a plastic surgery trip to Korea
Start with the dates of your other surgery. Send us the procedure, the clinic and the date at pre-consultation, and we write labiaplasty into the same stay as a separate day. Whatever the length of your plastic surgery trip, Korea labiaplasty is scheduled as its own day, with the spacing set in your plan. The plan also covers the consultation and the check-up before you fly.
Tell both clinics
Each surgeon needs to know about the other procedure: what it is, the date, the anesthesia, and the medication you will be given. We ask for this at pre-consultation and write it into your plan.
What to send us
To plan around your other surgery, send us the name of the procedure, the date, the clinic, the type of anesthesia and the medication you have been prescribed. Include any restrictions on position, bathing or activity.
If you have the discharge instructions from the other clinic, send those as well. If your other surgeon has cleared you to travel or to have a second procedure, include that clearance.
Order and spacing
Which procedure comes first, and how many days to leave between them, depends on the anesthesia used for each and on how you recover. This page does not give a fixed rule. Your written plan sets the order and the dates once we have the details of your other surgery.
Anesthesia
The anesthesia plan is chosen for you under the clinic's four-step protocol and confirmed at consultation. Tell us if you will have general anesthesia or sedation elsewhere during the same trip.
Recovery during the same stay
After labiaplasty you rest at the clinic and return to your accommodation, or stay overnight in a recovery suite if planned. Swelling peaks in the first days; loose clothing and gentle rinsing are part of the routine. If your other surgery requires a compression garment or a particular sleeping position, tell us, because it affects comfort after labiaplasty.
Questions to ask your other surgeon
Some answers can only come from the surgeon doing the other procedure. When can you walk, sit and travel by taxi? Which medicines will you be given, and for how long? Do you need a compression garment, a dressing or a drain? When is the follow-up visit? Does that clinic issue records in English?
No stitches to remove
The 4th-generation technique closes the incision without sutures, so there is no stitch-removal visit to fit into your schedule. A check-up at the clinic confirms when you can fly.
Planning the rest of the trip
Keep the trip simple. Leave rest days between appointments, avoid long tours and choose accommodation close to both clinics. Travel between clinics by taxi.
Plan the flight home last. It waits for the check-up, and it may also depend on advice from your other surgeon.
Flying home after two procedures
Surgery and long flights can each raise the chance of blood clots, which is why surgeons give advice on timing. The CDC notes that flying after surgery can increase the risk of blood clots. Ask each surgeon when you may fly, and fly only when both agree. Walk every hour, drink water and choose an aisle seat. Results and recovery vary from person to person.
Where the clinic is
The clinic is on the second floor of a building on Gangnam-daero, near Gangnam Station. It is in the district where many of Seoul's plastic surgery clinics are located. Evening appointments are available on weekdays.
Getting here from Incheon or Gimpo airports is straightforward by train, bus or taxi, and Gangnam Station is the nearest major station.
Cost and documents
Each clinic quotes and bills separately. You receive our written estimate in English. Payment can be made by international credit card. Payment by international bank transfer is also accepted.
A combined trip produces two sets of records, so keep each clinic's receipt and operative summary together but separate. Ask your insurer which insurance claim documents it needs for each clinic. We prepare the documents international insurers typically require: an itemized English receipt, a medical certificate, procedure codes and a completed claim form. Whether a procedure is reimbursed depends on your policy; we provide documentation, not coverage decisions.
Questions
Can I have labiaplasty on the same day as surgery at another clinic?
We schedule labiaplasty on a separate day from surgery at another clinic. Your plan sets the spacing.
Will I need to come back for stitch removal?
No. No sutures are used, so there is no stitch-removal visit.
Do I need records from my other clinic?
Yes, if you can get them. A discharge summary or an operative note helps us plan around your other surgery. Medical records and receipts are issued in English on request.
Should I travel with a companion?
A companion is welcome but not required. A companion can help with luggage and transport while you recover from two procedures.
When can I fly home?
After your check-up at the clinic, when we confirm healing. If you have surgery elsewhere, ask that surgeon too, and fly only when both agree. Timing depends on the procedures and on your recovery.