12 questions to ask at a liposuction consultation —
and how ARTNER Cheongdam, Gangnam answers them.
A good liposuction consultation answers twelve questions without being asked: who operates, what anaesthesia, how much will be removed, what happens if it is uneven, and what the price includes. ARTNER Cheongdam, Gangnam publishes its answers below so you can compare them with any clinic in Korea or abroad — and so you walk into our consultation knowing exactly what to check.
Patients fly to Korea for liposuction with a folder of before-and-after photos and no questions. The photos tell you little; the questions tell you almost everything. ARTNER Cheongdam would rather you asked them of us first.
You have a consultation booked and do not want to be talked over.
- You are comparing two or three clinics in Seoul.
- You want to know what a safe answer sounds like.
- You have been quoted without an examination.
- You are not sure who will actually hold the cannula.
- You want the cost question answered before you fly.
Print the list. Ask every clinic the same twelve. Compare the answers.
Questions 1–4: who, where and how in Cheongdam
| Question | ARTNER Cheongdam's answer |
|---|---|
| 1. Who will perform my surgery — the doctor I am meeting? | Yes. Dr. Hye-woo Pyeon consults, operates and follows up. No delegation to another doctor or technician. |
| 2. What is your specialty and how does it apply? | Internal medicine. The director screens, anaesthetises, operates and manages recovery as one physician; metabolic and medication risks are assessed by the operator. |
| 3. What anaesthesia do you use and who monitors me? | Tumescent local with optional IV sedation; no general anaesthesia. Monitoring by the director and nursing staff throughout. |
| 4. Which technique and why for my area? | ART-FAT with VASER for fibrous areas (back, flanks, male chest) and where skin needs contraction; standard for soft areas. Explained per area at consultation. |
Anaesthesia choices in depth: liposuction anaesthesia safety in Korea.
Questions 5–8: volume, skin, limits and revision
| Question | ARTNER Cheongdam's answer |
|---|---|
| 5. How much will you remove and what is your per-session limit? | What the contour needs, within about 3–4 litres of aspirate per awake session. Larger plans are staged. Price does not change with volume. |
| 6. Will my skin retract? How do you know? | Pinch-and-release test at consultation, graded with you watching. Reduced recoil adds VASER or ART-TUNE; significant laxity means a lift elsewhere, not liposuction here. |
| 7. What will you not do, and why? | Operate above about BMI 30–32, on visceral fat, on breastfeeding mothers, on uncontrolled medical conditions, or on skin that needs a lift. The reason is given in writing. |
| 8. What happens if the result is uneven? | Judged at six months. Swelling-related irregularity resolves; true over- or under-resection is revised — VASER, fat grafting or both — and discussed openly. |
What is normal and what is not after surgery: uneven results and revision.
Questions 9–12: cost, aftercare, follow-up and proof
| Question | ARTNER Cheongdam's answer |
|---|---|
| 9. What exactly does the price include, and is it the same for foreigners? | Consultation, screening tests, surgery, compression garment, 2:1 aftercare and WhatsApp follow-up. Per area, VAT excluded, identical KRW price for Korean and international patients. |
| 10. What aftercare is included and what is extra? | In-person checks while you are in Seoul and remote photo reviews at 2, 6 and 12 weeks are included. The 6-week RF/lymphatic program is a separate option. |
| 11. How do I reach you after I fly home? | The same WhatsApp line, answered in English within 24 hours, with the director reviewing photos. Not a call centre. |
| 12. Can I see your licence and real results? | Medical licence and clinic registration shown on request; before-and-after cases are our own patients with written consent, shown in consultation. |
How to check a clinic yourself: how to verify a Korean clinic before you book.
Answers that should worry you
A quote without an examination. "Unlimited" volume without a stated ceiling. General anaesthesia in an outpatient room for large volumes. A consultant who is not the surgeon. Reluctance to discuss revision policy. A price for foreigners that differs from the Korean price list. Before-and-after photos with no consent or provenance. None of these are proof of a bad clinic on their own; together they are a pattern ARTNER Cheongdam sees in the revision patients who arrive from elsewhere.
How the ARTNER Cheongdam consultation runs
Forty-five to sixty minutes with the director. InBody body-composition scan; medical history and medication review; blood panel and ECG if you are proceeding; standing examination with photos; pinch tests for fat thickness and skin recoil; marking of proposed areas on your body so you see the plan; then a written protocol and KRW quote, per area, with what is included listed. English throughout, with Chinese and Japanese support. The first consultation is free and nothing is booked in the room unless you choose to.
What to expect on your first visit: first visit to ARTNER Cheongdam.
Questions to ask yourself
Do I want to weigh less or look different? Have I been at this weight for at least three months? Can I take five to seven days in Seoul and avoid heavy lifting for a week after? Do I understand that final results take three to six months and that swelling comes first? If the clinic said no to one area, would I accept it? Honest answers to these make the consultation in Gangnam shorter and the result better.
The shape-versus-weight question in full: liposuction vs weight loss.
Bring these to Cheongdam
A list of medications and supplements with doses. Dates of any previous surgery on the area and, if possible, the operative note. Photos of yourself from six to twelve months ago if your weight has changed. Your flight dates. And the twelve questions above — asked of us, and of anyone else you are considering.
In short — Twelve questions — who operates, specialty, anaesthesia, technique, volume limit, skin assessment, what the clinic refuses, revision policy, price inclusions, aftercare, remote follow-up and proof of licence — tell you more than any photo gallery. ARTNER Cheongdam, Gangnam publishes its answers so you can compare, and runs a free 45–60 minute consultation with InBody, examination and a written KRW quote.
Treated at ARTNER Cheongdam, Gangnam — Consultations at ARTNER Cheongdam, Gangnam are free, in English, with the operating director, and end with a written plan and per-area KRW quote — ART-FAT awake liposuction from ₩1,190,000 per area, identical for Korean and international patients. ARTNER Cheongdam is an internal-medicine-led body contouring clinic in Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, at 2F–3F, 38 Apgujeong-ro 80-gil — a flat five-minute walk from Apgujeong Rodeo Station Exit 4 and 60–90 minutes from Incheon Airport. Consultations for international patients are held in English, with Chinese and Japanese support, and the KRW price list in Gangnam is identical for Korean and foreign patients. Explore about ARTNER Cheongdam, Gangnam, directions and booking in Cheongdam, the Cheongdam price list or all ARTNER Cheongdam guides.
The internal-medicine specialist who makes this call in Cheongdam.
The best patients interrogate me. They ask who operates, what my ceiling is, what I refuse. Those are the questions I would ask, and a clinic that resents them is telling you something.
- Dr. Hye-woo Pyeon — Internal Medicine Specialist, Director of ARTNER Cheongdam, Gangnam
- Yeungnam University College of Medicine · Sungkyunkwan University Bioengineering
- Former Internal Medicine Specialist, Gachon University Gil Medical Center
- Member, Korean Society for the Study of Obesity & Korean Association of Internal Medicine
- Developer of the ARTNER signature protocols — ARTNER Injection · ART-FAT · ART-TUNE · ART-CELL
Consultation questions answered by ARTNER Cheongdam, Gangnam.
Dr. Hye-woo Pyeon, the internal-medicine director, consults, operates and follows up personally. Surgery is not delegated.
Tumescent local anaesthesia with optional IV sedation. No general anaesthesia. The director and nursing staff monitor throughout.
Yes. The KRW price list in Cheongdam is identical for Korean and international patients — per area, VAT excluded, with inclusions listed in writing.
Consultation, screening tests, surgery, compression garment, 2:1 aftercare and WhatsApp photo follow-up. The 6-week RF/lymphatic program is a separate option.
Results are judged at six months; swelling irregularities resolve, and true over- or under-resection is revised with VASER, fat grafting or both — discussed openly.
A provisional quote from photos, height and weight on WhatsApp within 24 hours. The final quote follows in-person examination in Cheongdam and is given in writing before any payment.
Forty-five to sixty minutes with the director, including InBody, examination, pinch tests, marking and a written plan. The first consultation is free.
Quotes without examination, "unlimited" volume, general anaesthesia for large volumes outside a hospital, a consultant who is not the surgeon, vague revision policy and a different price for foreigners.
Ask us the twelve
before you ask anyone else.
Message ARTNER Cheongdam, Gangnam on WhatsApp with your questions, photos and dates. An English reply within 24 hours answers each one and sets a free consultation time in Cheongdam.
This guide is general medical information and does not replace an individual consultation. Individual results vary, and whether a treatment is appropriate is decided by an internal-medicine specialist after examination. Prices are in KRW, exclude VAT and follow the published price list. ARTNER Cheongdam · 2F–3F, 38 Apgujeong-ro 80-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul · 5 min from Apgujeong Rodeo Station Exit 4 · Contact & directions · All Cheongdam guides