How can I check that a skin clinic in Korea is officially registered to treat foreign patients?

What registration means

Korea’s Act on Support for Overseas Expansion of Medical System and Attraction of Foreign Patients requires a medical institution to register before it attracts foreign patients. Registration has requirements, and one of them is medical liability insurance. A registered clinic has a registration number and an expiry date for its registration.

How to check a clinic

The simplest check is to ask the clinic for its registration number and the issuing authority, and to look for the number on its website. A registered clinic can tell you both. REPIC Clinic Gangnam’s registration number, M-2025-01-08-8612, is shown in the footer of our website, and the details are: issued by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, valid from 2025-03-18 to 2028-03-17.

Registration is one sign of a clinic that is prepared for international patients. It is also worth checking who performs the treatment, whether prices are published, how you can pay and how you can ask questions after you go home.

At REPIC Clinic Gangnam

Consultations and treatments are carried out by the doctors themselves. Prices are posted on our website in English, exclude 10% VAT and are the same for Korean and international patients. English, Chinese and Japanese interpreters are on site, and your skin analysis report and treatment record can be issued in a foreign language.

Visiting REPIC Clinic Gangnam

The clinic is at 318 Gangnam-daero, Gangnam-gu (B1 & 2F), about a 7-minute walk from Gangnam Station Exit 4, and is open every day except the day of Seollal and the day of Chuseok. You can book in real time online or by WhatsApp, LINE, KakaoTalk, WeChat, email or phone, and pay by overseas credit card, Alipay or WeChat Pay.

How to book

1. Ask the clinic for its foreign-patient registration number and issuing authority.
2. Check that the registration is within its valid dates.
3. Ask who performs the treatment and how prices are shown.
4. For REPIC Clinic Gangnam, book online or by messenger once you are ready.

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Frequently asked questions

Is REPIC Clinic Gangnam registered to treat foreign patients?

Yes. Registration No. M-2025-01-08-8612, issued by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, valid 2025-03-18 to 2028-03-17.

Which law covers registration?

The Act on Support for Overseas Expansion of Medical System and Attraction of Foreign Patients.

Does registration require insurance?

Yes. Medical liability insurance is one of the registration requirements.

Where can I see the registration number?

In the footer of our website, or ask the front desk.

Who performs treatments at REPIC Clinic Gangnam?

The doctors carry out consultations and treatments themselves.

When does the registration expire?

The current registration is valid until 2028-03-17.

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