Fill the hip dip, smooth the curve.
Hip dips are the inward hollows below the hip bone — and unlike everywhere else on this site, the answer here is usually to add volume, not remove it. ARTNER corrects hip dips with autologous fat grafting, often alongside contouring of the flanks and outer thighs.
Here, you add rather than remove.
Hip dips are largely a matter of bone structure and how muscle and fat sit over it — so they're corrected by adding volume to the hollow, not by dissolving fat. ARTNER uses your own fat, harvested gently and grafted to smooth the curve.
Because hip dips need filling, ARTNER Injection and ART-TUNE — which reduce fat — aren't used here. Instead, fat is harvested by awake liposuction from an area you'd like slimmer (abdomen, flanks or thighs), purified, and grafted into the hip-dip hollow. Slimming the flanks and outer thighs around the dip can also soften it. Dr. Pyeon plans the hip-to-thigh line as one curve.
Before & after.
Hip Dips (Fat Grafting) at ARTNER Cheongdam, Gangnam
Three ARTNER treatments for the hips.
Hip dips are the exception on this site — they're filled, not reduced. Fat grafting is quoted at consultation as it depends on the harvest and volume needed.
| Treatment | What it does | Best for this area | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fat Grafting Autologous fat grafting | Your own fat is harvested by gentle awake liposuction from elsewhere, purified, and grafted into the hip-dip hollow to add volume and smooth the hip-to-thigh line. | You want the hip-dip hollow filled and smoothed | quoted at consult |
| ART-FAT Contouring Awake liposuction | Awake liposuction slims the flanks and outer thigh around the dip, so the hollow looks softer and less pronounced — often combined with grafting. | You want the flanks/outer thigh slimmed to soften the dip | from ₩1,190,000 |
| ARTNER Injection / ART-TUNE Reduce fat — not used here | Not used for hip dips — these reduce fat, and hip dips need volume added. See the abdomen or thigh pages if you want fat reduced elsewhere. | Not suitable for filling a hip dip | — |
All prices are guides for foreign patients, exclude VAT, and are confirmed at consultation. Treatments can be staged or combined; combined areas are discounted.
Start from your goal.
The quickest way to narrow it down for the hips.
Harvest
Fat is gently removed by awake liposuction from an area you'd like slimmer.
Purify
The harvested fat is prepared for grafting, keeping viable cells.
Graft & smooth
It's grafted into the hip-dip hollow, and the surrounding line is contoured.
Hip dips are added, not taken.
Hip dips are the inward hollows just below the hip bone, where muscle and fat sit over the pelvis. They're largely a matter of bone structure — which is why the honest fix is to add volume to the hollow, not remove fat. Removing fat here would only deepen the dip.
That's why the usual ARTNER routes are reversed for this area. Fat is harvested by awake liposuction from an area you'd like slimmer, purified, and grafted into the hip-dip hollow; slimming the flanks and outer thighs around it can further soften the dip. ARTNER Injection and ART-TUNE reduce fat, so they aren't used to fill a hip dip.
The result is half procedure, half aftercare.
A clean result on the day is only part of the outcome — how the hips settles over the following weeks decides how smooth and even it finishes. That's why ARTNER runs a 2:1 intensive aftercare system: dedicated recovery care rather than a procedure and a goodbye at the door.
Aftercare is delivered with medical devices, not just advice. ARTNER uses Accent Prime by ALMA (Israel) — a radiofrequency and ultrasound platform — to smooth the contour and support skin retraction as you heal. Dr. Pyeon is a clinical advisor to Accent Prime in Korea, so the aftercare is run by someone who helps train other clinics on the device.
Who it suits — and who we discuss further.
A good fit if you…
- Have visible inward hollows below the hip bone
- Want a smoother, curvier hip-to-thigh line
- Have some donor fat elsewhere to harvest
- Are at a stable weight and realistic about grafting
We'll talk it through if you…
- Have very little donor fat to harvest
- Have hip dips driven mainly by bone with little soft-tissue room
- Are pregnant or breastfeeding (please wait)
- Expect 100% of grafted fat to survive (some resorbs)
What recovery looks like
- Awake harvest and grafting — no general anesthesia
- Mild swelling and bruising at both donor and graft sites over 1–2 weeks
- Avoid heavy pressure on the grafted hips early on
- We plan the timing around your travel
Good to know
- A portion of grafted fat naturally resorbs; a touch-up is sometimes needed
- You need enough donor fat elsewhere to harvest
- Bone structure sets the limit of what grafting can smooth
- We review you on WhatsApp after you fly home
Recovery, day by day.
Recovery depends on the route. The non-surgical options have essentially no downtime; ART-FAT liposuction follows a predictable arc.
- ConsultationWe confirm you have enough donor fat elsewhere and set realistic expectations for how much a hip dip can be smoothed.
- Day 0 · harvest + graftAwake under local anesthesia: fat is harvested by liposuction from a donor area, purified, and grafted into the hip-dip hollow in the same visit.
- Days 1–3Mild swelling and bruising at both the donor and hip sites; avoid heavy pressure on the grafted hips.
- Weeks 1–2Back to light routine; the new curve looks fuller at first as swelling settles.
- Months 1–3A portion of grafted fat naturally resorbs; the settled result becomes clear — a touch-up is sometimes planned.
- OngoingIntegrated fat is permanent; a stable weight keeps the curve.
What your quote includes.
Every the hips quote is given in Korean Won and confirmed in writing at consultation — no surprises after you arrive. Prices exclude VAT.
Included in every quote
- Consultation and honest candidacy assessment
- The procedure or full injection course, by the director
- ARTNER's 2:1 intensive aftercare during your stay
- Remote follow-up on WhatsApp after you fly home
Optional add-ons
- A second area combined (discounted when booked together)
- Light sedation for ART-FAT, if preferred — from ₩100,000 per session
- Extended aftercare device sessions (Accent Prime)
- Documentation and invoices for your records on request
Risks, and how we lower them.
Fat grafting has its own honest caveats. A portion of grafted fat naturally resorbs in the first months, so a touch-up is sometimes planned; over- or under-correction, asymmetry, and swelling or bruising at both the donor and graft sites are possible. Bone structure sets the ceiling on how much a hip dip can be smoothed.
ARTNER lowers these risks deliberately: an internal-medicine specialist screens you first; the harvest and grafting are performed awake under local anesthesia, avoiding general anesthesia entirely; and we are honest at consultation about realistic fat survival and what your anatomy allows.
Patented, trademark protected.
ARTNER's signatures — ARTNER Injection, ART-TUNE and ART-FAT — are registered with the Korean Intellectual Property Office (특허청). The injection is a cleaner formula by design: no steroids, no hyaluronidase, no PPC. You receive the originals only at ARTNER.
Registered with the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO). Certificate numbers available on request.
Hip dips are added, not taken.
Most of this clinic is about removing fat — hip dips are the opposite. I use your own fat to fill the hollow and slim around it, and I'm honest that bone structure sets the ceiling on how much a curve can change.
- Dr. Hye-woo Pyeon — Internal Medicine Specialist, Director of ARTNER Cheongdam
- Yeungnam University College of Medicine · Sungkyunkwan University Bioengineering
- Former Internal Medicine Specialist, Gachon University Gil Medical Center
- Clinical Advisor to TuneFace, TuneBody, Accent Prime & Alvogen Korea · Qwo Cimia Key Doctor
- Member — Korean Society for the Study of Obesity & Korean Association of Internal Medicine
Traveling to Seoul, made simple.
Most ARTNER patients from overseas plan the whole trip on WhatsApp before boarding. Here's how it works.
Consult before you fly
Send photos of the hips on WhatsApp for an honest candidacy read, a recommended route and a clear KRW quote — in English, 中文 or 日本語 — before you commit to travel.
How long to stay
Fat grafting is an awake day-procedure. Plan roughly 5–7 days for early aftercare at both the donor and hip sites before you fly.
Remote follow-up
Once you're home, Dr. Pyeon's team continues reviewing your recovery on WhatsApp in your language — you're not left alone after the flight.
Records & documentation
Treatment records, invoices and any documentation you need for insurance or your home clinic are provided on request.
Good to know.
No — hip dips are hollows, so removing fat would deepen them. They're corrected by adding volume: your own fat is harvested by liposuction from elsewhere and grafted into the hollow. Slimming the flanks and outer thighs around the dip can also soften its appearance.
Because both reduce fat, and hip dips need volume added, not removed. For those areas we'd use them elsewhere — see the abdomen or thigh pages — but not to fill a hip dip.
A portion of grafted fat integrates permanently, while some naturally resorbs in the first months — so a touch-up is sometimes planned. We're honest about realistic survival at consultation.
No — the fat harvest is awake liposuction under local anesthesia, consistent with ARTNER's approach, and the grafting is done in the same visit.
Plan roughly 5–7 days so we can review early recovery at both the donor and hip sites before you fly. We schedule everything around your travel dates.
Yes — in English, Chinese (中文) and Japanese (日本語). Send standing photos of your hips (front and side) on WhatsApp for an honest read and a quote.
Explore nearby areas.
Smooth your hip line before you fly.
Send standing hip photos (front and side) on WhatsApp. Dr. Pyeon's team replies in English within 24 hours with an honest read on grafting — and a clear quote.
Individual results vary. Non-surgical injections and liposuction are medical procedures performed by a licensed physician after consultation; liposuction is surgical and carries risks, and not every treatment suits every patient. This page is educational information, not medical advice, and is provided under Korean medical advertising regulations. Prices are guides for foreign patients, exclude VAT, and are confirmed at consultation.