Surgery · Eyes

Best Epicanthoplasty in Korea: Choosing a Clinic

Best epicanthoplasty in Seoul, weighed on suitability, the release and the healing year

Gangnam, Seoul | Board-certified plastic surgeon, Dr. Jonghwan Choi
KHIDI-registered for international patients · Apgujeong Rewind

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Corner

Choosing epicanthoplasty

How do you choose a clinic for epicanthoplasty in Korea?

The short answer

Choose the clinic whose surgeon tells you plainly whether your eyes suit an inner-corner release at all, judging the fold, the distance between the eyes and the pink tissue at the inner corner, and then explains how far to release it. Ask which corner is being changed, where the scar will lie, how long the result takes to settle, who operates, and for a quote that lists the corner separately from any crease surgery.

An inner-corner release is difficult to reverse. A surgeon who is willing to say no, or to take less, protects you more than one who promises a dramatically wider eye.

Facts about Rewind on this page come from the clinic's eye corner surgery page, its price sheet and its registration details.

Epicanthoplasty is among the eye operations most often combined with double eyelid surgery in Seoul. Because many clinics offer it as a standard add-on, the questions that matter are about whether your eyes need it and how much should be released.

Dr. Jonghwan Choi examining a patient's eyes at the consultation desk
Fig. 01 — The fold and the gap between the eyes are judged in person
Result

Before & After

Inner-corner cases to look at, with each procedure named

Many inner-corner results online also include a new crease. When you compare, read the caption first. The first pair below is the corner alone; the second adds a buried double eyelid; the third adds under-eye fat repositioning as well.

Rewind patients — inner corner

Eyes before a medial epicanthoplasty with no other procedure, Rewind patient Eyes after a medial epicanthoplasty with no other procedure, Rewind patient BEFOREAFTER
case 01
Medial epicanthoplasty alone, no crease surgery
Individual results may vary.
Eyes before a medial epicanthoplasty done with non-incisional double eyelid surgery Eyes after a medial epicanthoplasty done with non-incisional double eyelid surgery BEFOREAFTER
case 02
Medial epicanthoplasty + non-incisional double eyelid, one session
Individual results may vary.
Eyes before a medial epicanthoplasty with non-incisional double eyelid surgery and under-eye fat repositioning Eyes after a medial epicanthoplasty with non-incisional double eyelid surgery and under-eye fat repositioning BEFOREAFTER
case 03
Medial epicanthoplasty + non-incisional double eyelid + under-eye fat repositioning
Individual results may vary.

All three pairs are Rewind patients, photographed by the clinic unretouched and published with written consent. Cases two and three show several procedures together. Bleeding, infection, swelling, asymmetry between the corners, a thickened or visible line and a corner released further than intended are among the possible outcomes.

Check

Before you book

Best epicanthoplasty in Seoul: five questions to settle in advance

You can raise all five by message, with front photos of your eyes, before booking travel. Written replies let you hold clinics to the same standard.

check 01
Do my eyes suit it?
Ask how your inner fold, the distance between your eyes and the pink tissue at the inner corner affect suitability. Eyes that are already close-set may not be good candidates.
check 02
Which corner, and how far
Ask whether the inner, outer or lower corner is planned, and how much release is intended. A smaller change that suits your proportions is easier to live with than one that is hard to undo.
check 03
Where the scar will lie
Ask where the line runs at the corner and how it is expected to mature, and mention any tendency to thickened scars.
check 04
Who designs and operates
Ask for the operating surgeon's name and which specialty certification that doctor holds, and whether that doctor reviews you during the healing year.
check 05
Registration and the written quote
Ask for the clinic's KHIDI number for international patients and a quote that shows the corner and any crease surgery as separate lines, with VAT.
Types

Comparing providers

Four kinds of provider offering eye corner surgery in Seoul

Corner surgery is offered in very different settings. Each can be right for someone; what changes is the first thing worth asking.

01Specialist

A plastic surgery clinic covering eyes and nose

The surgeon can judge the corner alongside the crease and the bridge of the nose. Ask whether a nose change would alter how the gap between your eyes looks, and whether the fold itself still needs releasing.

02Package

A cosmetic practice selling eye packages

Corner surgery may be bundled with a crease. Ask what the corner adds on its own, and whether it was recommended for your eyes or because it is part of the package.

03Centre

A large centre with several surgical teams

Design and surgery may be handled by different doctors. Ask who decides how far to release, who operates, and who sees you over the months the corner settles.

04Agency

A booking arranged by an agency

An agency is not the medical provider. Ask it to name the clinic and the operating surgeon, and compare its price with the clinic's own listed price for each corner.

Dr. Jonghwan Choi in consultation at Rewind Plastic Surgery
Fig. 02 — Whether to release the corner is discussed before how much
Rewind

The same checks, applied here

How Rewind answers the epicanthoplasty checklist

Below are the clinic's published answers to the checks above, so that you can compare them with what you hear in person.

01Suitability

Clear reasons to advise against it

Rewind's page says the inner-corner release is not recommended when the eyes are already very close together or the pink tissue at the inner corner is prominent, and that a lower-corner release can worsen a "three-sided white" eye or make a sunken eye with full lower lids look puffier.

02Method

A design based on the eye's structure

For the inner corner, Dr. Choi, a board-certified plastic surgeon, checks the eye's structure and muscle, designs the release, incises the fold inward along the inner canthus and closes it inward. Lower and outer corners are fixed to fascia or periosteum through the conjunctiva.

03Price

Each corner priced on its own line

The inner corner and the outer, lower or upper corners have separate listed prices, and so do the crease operations they are often combined with.

Dr. Jonghwan Choi operating under loupe magnification at Rewind Plastic Surgery
Fig. 03 — The corner is closed inward along the incision under magnification
Apgujeong

The clinic

Where epicanthoplasty at Rewind takes place

Preparation of a draped patient in the procedure room at Rewind

Fig. 04 — Eye corner surgery takes place in the clinic's own rooms

Recovery room at Rewind Plastic Surgery, Apgujeong

Fig. 05 — Patients rest here before going home

Rewind Plastic Surgery is on the fourth and fifth floors of the Richro Building in Apgujeong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul. Consultation, surgery and the reviews for epicanthoplasty all take place there by appointment, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10:00 to 19:00 and Saturdays from 10:00 to 16:00.

Suitability judged before design
Inner fold incised and closed inward
Outer and lower corners fixed firmly
Each corner priced separately
Six months to a year to settle
Messages answered as soon as possible
Dr. Jonghwan Choi, board-certified plastic surgeon at Rewind

Board-certified plastic surgeon

Epicanthoplasty at Rewind is performed by Dr. Jonghwan Choi, board-certified plastic surgeon. KHIDI registration for international patients: M-2025-01-08-09288.

Quote

Pricing

Epicanthoplasty prices at Rewind

Each corner has its own listing, and so does each crease operation it is commonly paired with. An eye plan is the sum of the lines the examination agrees on.

Medial epicanthoplastyThe inner corner
₩1,200,000
Lateral, lower or upper canthoplastyA different corner, fixed to fascia or periosteum
₩1,200,000
Non-incisional (buried) double eyelidThe crease most often paired with it
₩1,200,000
Full-incision double eyelidWhen the lid also needs tissue removed
₩2,900,000

Prices are listed excluding VAT (10% VAT is added at payment). The written quote names each corner and crease operation in your plan and every additional line before a date is fixed.

Fit

Suitability

Who epicanthoplasty tends to suit, and when to step back

Often a good fit when

  • A wide gap between the eyes and a heavy inner fold make the eyes look short
  • You would like the eyes to look more open
  • You want to adjust the angle of the outer corner
  • Double eyelid surgery alone did not give the shape you hoped for
  • You want to lengthen the eye within its own proportions

Worth stepping back when

  • Your eyes are already close-set
  • The pink tissue at the inner corner already shows prominently
  • White shows on three sides of the iris and a lower release is proposed
  • Your eyes are sunken with full lower lids
  • You expect a nose operation to remove the fold for you
Stay

Planning the stay

Epicanthoplasty aftercare to plan around your trip

Rewind publishes one instruction and one time frame for this operation. Stitch and swelling dates are set by the surgeon, so confirm them before booking flights.

Early period
Hands off the corner
Do not touch the operated area or rub your eyes for a period after surgery, including while removing eye make-up.
First weeks
A pink line
The new line usually looks more noticeable at first. Protect it from friction and sun and keep your review appointments.
Six months
The first fair view
Rewind gives six months as the minimum time for a natural, stable result, so earlier photos show a corner still changing.
Up to a year
Final shape
Settling can take up to a year. Any talk of adjusting the corner belongs after that point.

Risks to discuss include bleeding, infection, swelling, asymmetry between the corners, a line that thickens or stays visible and a corner released further than intended. Results vary by individual.

Doctor

Professional

Corner surgery is about knowing when to stop. At Rewind the surgeon who decides how far to release is the one holding the instrument.

Dr. Jonghwan Choi, board-certified plastic surgeonRewind,
Journal of Craniofacial Surgery article co-authored by Dr. Jonghwan Choi
Fig. 06 — Craniofacial papers by the surgeon are open to check

Rewind's Doctor

Dr. Jonghwan Choi Medical Director

Open the corner only as far
as the face can carry.

Board-certified plastic surgeon and medical director, author of ten peer-reviewed papers in craniofacial surgery and medical science journals.

Board-certified plastic surgeon (Plastic Surgery)
10 peer-reviewed publications
Medical Director, Rewind Plastic Surgery
Korean Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons
Former chief director, Apgujeong Y&T Plastic Surgery
Korean Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
J Craniofac Surg · JKMS · Arch Craniofac Surg
Korean Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association
Ask

Questions

Choosing an epicanthoplasty surgeon: common questions

Are there eyes that should not have epicanthoplasty?
Yes. Rewind's page advises against the inner-corner release when the eyes are already very close together or the pink tissue at the inner corner is prominent. A lower-corner release can make a sunken eye with full lower lids look puffier.
Can a lower-corner release make white show around the iris?
It can. If white already shows on three sides of the iris, Rewind's page notes that a lower-corner release may make that more pronounced, so it is discussed carefully at the examination.
If I have nose surgery, do I still need an inner-corner release?
Possibly. A higher bridge can make the eyes look closer together, but the inner fold itself remains. Rewind's page treats the two as separate questions.
How long until I see the final result?
Rewind gives at least six months and up to a year for a natural, stable result. The corner keeps changing during that time, so judge it after the six-month point.
How long should I stay in Seoul?
Rewind does not publish a fixed stitch day for this operation, so agree the review dates with the surgeon before booking. Plan to avoid touching or rubbing the corner after you fly home.
Is epicanthoplasty usually done with double eyelid surgery?
Often, but not always. One of the cases on this page had the inner corner alone. At Rewind the corner and the crease are priced as separate lines, so you can see what each adds.
Can a release that went too far be undone?
Reversing an inner-corner release is difficult. That is why the amount is measured and agreed before surgery, and why a cautious design is the safer choice for most eyes.
Can I send photos before booking?
Yes. Send front photos of your eyes open, looking straight ahead, through the form below or WhatsApp, and Rewind replies as soon as possible. Any view given from photos is provisional until the in-person examination.
Voices

Google Reviews

What our patients say.

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YunHee Hong2 weeks ago
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There are just way too many cosmetic clinics in Korea and I'm so happy I found Rewind Clinic in Gangnam. Dr. Choi was so kind and patient while explaining the different face-lifting options, from threads to mini-lifts to deep-plane lifts…

J. S.5 months ago
★★★★★

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Kristie Chu5 months ago
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Booking

Reservation

REWIND,booking

Send front photos of your eyes open, and any earlier eye surgery dates, and we reply as soon as possible.

Visit

REWIND,visit

For international patients — interpreter-assisted, from your first message to your follow-up.

Location
Apgujeong, Gangnam
4F & 5F, Richro Building,
812 Nonhyeon-ro,
Gangnam-gu, Seoul
Hours
Mon·Tue·Wed·Fri 10:00–19:00
Sat 10:00–16:00
Closed Sundays & Thursdays
Lunch 12:00–13:00
Consultation
In your language
WhatsApp · Instagram
Interpreter-assisted
consultations available
Registration
KHIDI Registered
Registered institution for
international patients
Reg. M-2025-01-08-09288

Scientific evidence

Research behind the epicanthoplasty clinic checklist

The first three papers describe inner-corner techniques aimed at reducing visible or thickened scars; the fourth reports lateral canthoplasty to lengthen the outer corner; the fifth discusses complications seen after cosmetic surgery abroad, the reason follow-up arrangements matter. Their patients were not Rewind patients, and their findings describe groups rather than any one person.