Surgery · Eye Rejuvenation

Best Upper Blepharoplasty in Korea: Choosing a Clinic

Best upper blepharoplasty in Seoul, weighed on the diagnosis, the tissue removed and the scar line

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

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Choosing upper eyelid surgery

How do you choose a clinic for upper blepharoplasty in Korea?

The short answer

Choose the clinic whose surgeon first works out why your upper lid looks heavy: stretched lid skin, a brow that has come down, or a muscle that lifts the lid weakly. Each has a different operation. Then ask which tissues will be removed, where the scar will lie, when the stitches come out, and for a written quote that lists any added correction separately.

Removing too much upper-lid skin is much harder to put right than removing too little. A surgeon who explains how the amount is judged on your lid gives you more to compare than a set of dramatic photos.

Facts about Rewind on this page come from the clinic's upper-lid surgery page, its post-operative instructions, its price sheet and its registration details.

Upper blepharoplasty is usually asked about in the forties and later, when the lid has started to cover its own crease and the eyes look tired by evening. Many Gangnam clinics list it next to double eyelid surgery, which can blur two different requests. Comparing clinics starts with whether each one separates them.

Consultation with Dr. Jonghwan Choi at Rewind Plastic Surgery
Fig. 01 — Lid skin, brow position and lid opening are checked at the same visit
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Before you book

Best upper blepharoplasty in Seoul: five questions to ask first

Each point can be raised by message, with photos, before you book flights. Keep the written replies so that you can compare clinics on identical terms.

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Skin, brow or lift?
Ask the surgeon which cause is present in your eyes. Descended skin, a low brow and a weak lifting muscle can all make the lid heavy, and only the first is treated by upper blepharoplasty alone.
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Which tissues come out
Ask whether the plan removes skin only, or also fat and slack muscle, and whether anything is fixed before closing. The answer tells you how far the operation goes beyond a skin trim.
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Where the scar will lie
Ask whether the incision follows your fold line or sits under the brow, and what that means for your existing crease. Both routes exist and each leaves its scar in a different place.
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Who designs and operates
Ask for the operating surgeon by name and which specialty certification that doctor holds. The person who marks the skin to remove should be the person who removes it.
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Registration and the written quote
Ask for the clinic's KHIDI number for international patients and a quote showing the operation, any lid-opening correction as its own line, and how VAT is treated.
Types

Comparing providers

Four kinds of provider offering upper eyelid surgery in Seoul

The operation is offered in very different settings. Any of them may suit a particular patient; the useful thing is knowing what to ask in each.

01Specialist

A plastic surgery clinic treating lids and brows

The same surgeon can offer upper-lid, sub-brow and forehead operations. Ask how that surgeon decides between them for your face, and what one operation would leave untreated.

02Crease

A cosmetic practice centred on double eyelids

Crease surgery and upper blepharoplasty answer different problems. Ask whether you are being offered a new fold or the removal of tissue that has dropped, and why that suits a lid of your age.

03Centre

A large centre with several surgical teams

The consultation and the operation may involve different doctors. Ask who marks the skin, who operates, and who removes the stitches and sees you at review.

04Agency

A booking arranged by an agency

An agency does not perform surgery. Ask it to name the clinic and the operating surgeon, and check its price against the clinic's own listed price for the upper lid.

Dr. Jonghwan Choi in consultation at Rewind Plastic Surgery
Fig. 02 — Which route fits is explained before any date is offered
Rewind

The same checks, applied here

How Rewind answers the upper eyelid checklist

These are the clinic's published answers to the checks above, set out so that you can hold them against what you hear at consultation.

01Surgeon

Dr. Jonghwan Choi marks and operates

Dr. Choi, a board-certified plastic surgeon, reads the creases of the drooping lid, designs the line on them, performs the operation and sees you at review.

02Method

Skin, fat and slack muscle, then the septum fixed

Rewind's page sets out three steps: design on the lid's creases, incision along the fold line to remove stretched skin and fat, then removal of slack muscle and firm fixation of the septum before suturing.

03Alternatives

Neighbouring operations priced beside it

The sub-brow lift and crease surgery have their own listed prices, shown below, and a weak-lift correction is quoted as a separate line, so you can see the cost of each route.

Dr. Jonghwan Choi operating under loupe magnification at Rewind Plastic Surgery
Fig. 03 — Upper-lid tissue is removed under magnification
Apgujeong

The clinic

Where upper eyelid surgery at Rewind takes place

Preparation of a draped patient in the procedure room at Rewind

Fig. 04 — Eyelid operations are carried out in the clinic's own rooms

Private treatment room at Rewind Plastic Surgery, Apgujeong

Fig. 05 — Stitch removal and review visits take place on the same floors

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

Cause of the heavy lid assessed first
Line designed on the lid's own creases
Skin, fat and slack muscle addressed
Septum fixed before suturing
Stitches out at about five to seven days
Messages answered as soon as possible
Dr. Jonghwan Choi, board-certified plastic surgeon at Rewind

Board-certified plastic surgeon

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

Quote

Pricing

Upper blepharoplasty prices at Rewind

The upper lid has one listed price. The other operations often discussed for a heavy eye are listed beside it, so that a quote for a different route can be checked against the same sheet.

Upper blepharoplastySkin, fat and slack muscle, through the fold line
₩3,900,000
Sub-brow liftSkin removed just under the brow instead
₩2,900,000
Ptosis correction, addedWhen the lifting muscle is found to be weak
₩1,200,000
Lower blepharoplastyThe lower lid, sometimes planned at the same visit
₩3,900,000

Prices are listed excluding VAT (10% VAT is added at payment). The written quote names the operation chosen at examination, any added correction and every further line before a date is fixed.

Fit

Suitability

Who upper blepharoplasty tends to suit, and when to pause

Often a good fit when

  • The drooping lid gets in the way of your view
  • Skin around the eye has sagged noticeably
  • The space between lashes and brow looks long and empty
  • The overhanging lid pushes your lashes against the eye
  • Lid skin folds onto itself and becomes sore

Worth pausing when

  • Your lid has kept its elasticity and you mainly want a crease
  • The brow itself has dropped onto the lid
  • The eye opens weakly because of the lifting muscle
  • Your eyes are already dry or easily irritated
  • Your trip leaves no time for stitch removal at about a week
Stay

Planning the stay

Upper eyelid aftercare to plan around your trip

Rewind's instructions for incisional upper-lid surgery give the outline below. The exact stitch-removal date is set by the surgeon after the operation.

Five to seven days
Stitch removal
Stitches usually come out at about five to seven days. Until then keep the area clean, and avoid rubbing your eyes or straining them.
One to two weeks
Bruising and swelling
Bruising and swelling usually settle within one to two weeks, varying from person to person.
About a month
No strong pulling
Avoid anything that pulls hard on the operated area for about a month. Alcohol, smoking and saunas are also avoided for a period.
Afterwards
Sun protection
Use sunscreen to protect the healing line from pigmentation. Because the incision sits in the fold line, it tends to become less visible as the crease settles.

Risks to discuss include bleeding, infection, swelling, a difference between the two lids, altered sensation, dryness while the lid heals and a visible scar. Results vary by individual, and Rewind's page describes the effect as usually lasting more than five years depending on tissue elasticity and the extent of surgery.

Doctor

Professional

An upper-lid operation depends on how much is taken, and that is judged on the lid in front of the surgeon. At Rewind that is the surgeon you meet first.

Dr. Jonghwan Choi, board-certified plastic surgeonRewind,
Peer-reviewed paper by Dr. Jonghwan Choi in the Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
Fig. 06 — The surgeon's eyelid research is publicly listed

Rewind's Doctor

Dr. Jonghwan Choi Medical Director

Take what has fallen,
and leave the eye its own shape.

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
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Questions

Choosing an upper blepharoplasty surgeon: common questions

How do I know whether I need upper blepharoplasty or a brow operation?
The surgeon compares the distance from lashes to brow, the brow's own position and how far the lid opens. If the brow has dropped onto the lid, a sub-brow or forehead operation may be discussed first; if the lid skin itself has stretched, upper blepharoplasty is the usual answer.
Does upper blepharoplasty remove only skin?
At Rewind it goes further. Through an incision along the fold line, stretched skin and fat are removed, slack muscle is taken out as well, and the septum is fixed firmly before suturing.
Will the scar be visible?
The incision is placed in the line of the fold, so it tends to be hidden as the crease settles. It is still a surgical scar, and sunscreen is part of the aftercare while it heals; how fast it fades differs between people.
How long should I stay in Seoul?
Plan to stay until the stitches are removed, usually at about five to seven days. Bruising and swelling usually settle within one to two weeks, so allow for that if you have events soon after returning home.
What if my eye also opens weakly?
That points to the lifting muscle, a separate finding from descended skin. Rewind lists ptosis correction as an addition with its own price, so it appears as a separate line in the quote and is explained before you agree to it.
How long does the result last?
Rewind's page says the effect usually lasts more than five years, depending on your tissue elasticity and how much was done. The face keeps ageing afterwards, so the figure describes how long the correction typically holds.
Is upper blepharoplasty the same as double eyelid surgery?
No. Double eyelid surgery creates or redesigns a crease, usually on a lid that has not dropped. Upper blepharoplasty removes tissue that has descended and uses the existing fold as its route. Rewind lists them separately.
Can I send photos of my eyes before booking?
Yes. Send photos with your eyes open and closed, looking straight ahead, through the form below or WhatsApp, and Rewind replies as soon as possible. Any view from photos is provisional until the in-person examination.
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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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I found Rewind clinic through a Korean chat forum and many local clients highly recommended it. The clinic is brand new, featuring large, clean rooms and many private waiting areas so it doesn't give off that "factory" clinic vibe. All the…

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Really nice environment. Doctor is easy to communicate and understands my visions. Waited two weeks to make a review and I confirm the results exceeded my expectations and I am super happy with it. Can't wait to come back!! :))

Kristie Chu5 months ago
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Booking

Reservation

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

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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
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Interpreter-assisted
consultations available
Registration
KHIDI Registered
Registered institution for
international patients
Reg. M-2025-01-08-09288

Scientific evidence

Research behind the upper eyelid clinic checklist

The first paper looks at surgical outcomes, satisfaction and complications after blepharoplasty; the second sets out the complications of upper and lower eyelid surgery; the third reports the infrabrow route in Asian women, the alternative to an incision in the fold; the fourth describes complications seen after cosmetic surgery abroad, which is why follow-up matters when you travel. Their patients were not Rewind patients, and their findings describe groups rather than any one person.