Surgery · Eyelid Pricing

Double Eyelid Surgery Cost

What a Seoul quotation is made of, line by line

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

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Cost

Double eyelid surgery cost

How much does double eyelid surgery cost in Gangnam, Seoul?

The short answer

Rewind publishes one rate for each crease method and bills everything else as its own line, so a double eyelid quotation in Apgujeong is an addition rather than a package price. It holds the method your lid can carry (buried, partial-incision or full-incision), plus eyelid muscle correction where the examination finds the lid margin sitting low, plus any neighbouring eyelid operation carried out in the same session. The anaesthetic fee is already counted inside each listed figure, VAT is added on top, and work on a previous crease is quoted on a revision line of its own. Every published item appears in the rate list further down this page.

Rates quoted here are taken from Rewind's own fee list for eye surgery; the surgical descriptions come from the clinic's Korean pages for the buried, partial-incision and full-incision methods. Operating time, the anaesthesia used and a fixed suture-removal day are unpublished by the clinic, so nothing on this page attaches a cost to them.

Behind the question there is usually a second one: will the cheaper method do? Of the three published crease rates the buried method sits at the bottom, partial incision in the middle and full incision at the top, and the distance between the ends of that list is wide enough to change a travel budget. Whether your eyelid can use the lower figure is settled by lid thickness, the volume of fat above the eye and how much of the iris is already covered. Those are findings read at the chair, and they are what a written quotation is built on.

Rewind's medical director operating in loupes under the surgical headlight
Fig. 01 — The surgical line on a quotation covers the medical director operating himself
Cases

Before & After

Three Rewind eyelid cases, and how many items each one carried

Rewind photographs its own eyelid patients and names every operation performed in that session. On a pricing page those lists do double duty, because each named operation is a separate line on the quotation. A crease on its own, a crease with the inner corner opened, a crease with the inner corner and the under-eye area addressed: three sessions, three different arithmetic.

Rewind patients — what each session included

Before — full-incision double eyelid surgery as a single-item operation After — full-incision double eyelid surgery as a single-item operation BEFOREAFTER
one item
Full-incision double eyelid, with no second procedure in the session
Individual results may vary.
Before — non-incisional double eyelid surgery with medial epicanthoplasty After — non-incisional double eyelid surgery with medial epicanthoplasty BEFOREAFTER
two items
Non-incisional double eyelid quoted alongside medial epicanthoplasty
Individual results may vary.
Before — non-incisional double eyelid surgery with epicanthoplasty and under-eye fat repositioning After — non-incisional double eyelid surgery with epicanthoplasty and under-eye fat repositioning BEFOREAFTER
three items
Non-incisional double eyelid with epicanthoplasty and under-eye fat repositioning
Individual results may vary.

These are Rewind's own patients, photographed in the clinic to one lighting and framing standard and shown unretouched. What a case was charged is not what you will be charged, and what a case looks like is not what your eyelid will look like. Bleeding and haematoma, infection, prolonged swelling, asymmetry between the two lids, altered sensation and a visible line after an incisional method are all possible. A figure follows an examination with the doctor, never a photograph.

Items

Line items

What appears on a double eyelid quotation, and in what order

Eye surgery at Rewind is listed as individual operations, so a quotation reads as a short itemised list with the examination deciding which lines belong on it. Four kinds of line can appear, and only the first is unavoidable.

line 01
The crease method
One of three published rates. The buried method sits lowest, partial incision next, full incision highest. Each version includes the same four line designs (in-line, semi-outline, in-out-line and outline), so the design you pick does not move the figure; the method does.
line 02
Eyelid muscle correction
Where the lid margin sits low over the iris, correction is quoted as an addition to whichever crease method applies. It is never folded into the crease rate and never sold as a bundle, so a plan that includes it lands above the same plan without it.
line 03
Neighbouring eyelid work
Inner-corner surgery or under-eye surgery performed in the same session is quoted as its own operation. One theatre visit is shared; the fees behind it stay apart. The three cases above carry one, two and three lines for that reason.
line 04
Revision of an earlier crease
A crease that has loosened or healed into a shape nobody planned is quoted on a revision line. Rewind lists revision figures separately for the buried and incisional routes, and the applicable one is confirmed only after the previous surgery has been examined.

Two of those lines have pages of their own. Muscle correction is set out under ptosis correction, and inner-corner surgery under epicanthoplasty. Where the examination finds descended skin sitting on the eye instead of a missing fold, the quotation changes shape altogether and moves to upper blepharoplasty.

Quote

From examination to figure

How a double eyelid quotation is assembled at Rewind

Six things happen between sitting down and leaving with a written plan. Only the first three change the size of the figure; the last three decide how legible it is.

01Reading

The lid is read before any number exists

Lid thickness, the volume of fat above the eye, how much of the iris shows when the eyes are open and whether the brow does the lifting are checked by hand. A buried crease bought for a thick, fatty lid is the classic expensive mistake, because the second operation costs more than choosing correctly the first time.

02Method

The crease method sets the band the quotation sits in

The buried version ties the fold at seven micro-anchor points with double fixation and opens nothing. Partial incision opens about five to seven millimetres so surplus fat and muscle tissue can leave the lid first. Full incision opens the designed line along its length, removes tissue and closes in layers. Each step up the list buys more work inside the lid, and the published rates follow that order.

03Add-on

The muscle question is priced on its own line

An eye that opens narrowly, or a forehead called on every time the eye opens, points at the eye-opening muscle instead of the fold. Published work on Asian upper lids argues that mild, unrecognised ptosis has to be addressed during cosmetic lid surgery if the result is to hold, and Rewind carries that correction as an addition to the crease.

04Session

Items done together are still counted separately

Inner-corner and under-eye operations are commonly planned in the same sitting as the crease. Sharing one visit to theatre does not merge their fees; the quotation names each operation and prices it, so you can see what the session would cost with the optional line removed.

05History

A previous eyelid operation changes the arithmetic

A loosened buried crease is frequently converted to an incisional or partial-incision plan, while a previous incisional line is a heavier problem and carries a heavier figure. A revision number can only be confirmed once the examination has established what was done the first time, so these quotations are given in person.

06On paper

What you leave the consultation holding

The plan lists each operation with its own rate, states that the anaesthetic fee is inside those rates and shows VAT as a separate addition. Nothing on it is left as an estimate to be settled later, and if a proposed line has no examination finding behind it, it does not go on the list.

Dr. Jonghwan Choi going through a written surgical plan with a patient at the consultation desk
Fig. 02 — The itemised plan is explained by the surgeon who will perform it
Rewind

Why itemised

Why eyelid surgery here is quoted item by item

A single headline figure for double eyelid surgery hides the two decisions that actually move it: which method the lid needs, and whether the opening muscle has to be corrected as well. Splitting the quotation exposes both, and it lets a patient decline an optional line without renegotiating the whole plan.

01Separation

Nothing is bundled into a crease price by default

Muscle correction, inner-corner surgery and under-eye surgery each carry their own published rate. A plan grows only where the examination produced a reason, and the reason is stated next to the line it justifies.

02Authorship

The surgeon who set the plan is the surgeon who operates

Rewind runs as a single-surgeon practice, so the examination that produced your figure and the hands that perform the operation belong to the same person. There is no second operator the case can be handed to once the plan is signed.

03Afterwards

The months after the operation belong to the same plan

An eyelid keeps moving while swelling settles and the fold matures, so suture care and follow-up visits are arranged with the operating surgeon at the time the plan is written. International patients are looked after in their own language from the first message, at an institution registered with KHIDI for foreign patients.

Private consultation room at Rewind Plastic Surgery, Apgujeong
Fig. 03 — Where the plan and its figures are set out, one room per consultation
Included

What the fee covers

What a double eyelid rate pays for on the day of surgery

Operating room at Rewind Plastic Surgery, Apgujeong

Fig. 04 — The clinic's own operating room, Richro Building

Draped preparation of a patient in the procedure room at Rewind

Fig. 05 — Preparation, before the first suture

Rewind occupies the fourth and fifth floors of the Richro Building in Apgujeong, and the operating room is the clinic's own. Because one surgeon carries every case, the fee on your quotation is not split between a consulting doctor and an operating doctor: it buys the same person at both ends of the process. The items below are what a listed crease rate already contains, and the two that it does not.

Anaesthetic fee counted inside every listed rate
VAT added on top of the listed rate
Crease designed to the individual eye and height
All four line designs available at no separate charge
Muscle correction quoted as an extra line when indicated
Operating room on the clinic's own floors
Operated by Dr. Jonghwan Choi, start to finish
Revision figures confirmed after examination
Dr. Jonghwan Choi, board-certified plastic surgeon at Rewind

Board-certified plastic surgeon

Korean board certification in plastic surgery, with membership of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons and the Korean Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. Patients travelling from abroad are treated under KHIDI registration M-2025-01-08-09288.

Rates

Published rates

Rewind's listed rates for each double eyelid item in Seoul

These are the clinic's standard published figures. Read them as components: your own quotation is the crease method the examination selected, plus any additional line it justified. The lowest figure on this list is no bargain and the highest no premium: they describe different amounts of work inside the lid.

Non-incisional (buried) double eyelidNo opening; seven micro-anchor points with double fixation
₩1,200,000
Partial-incision double eyelidAbout 5–7 mm opened; surplus fat and muscle tissue removed
₩1,800,000
Full-incision double eyelidDesigned line opened along its length; layered closure
₩2,900,000
Eyelid muscle correction, added to any methodQuoted when the examination finds the lid margin sitting low
₩1,200,000
Revision by the buried routeWhere a previous crease can be rebuilt without opening the lid
₩1,200,000
Revision by the incisional routeWhere a previous incisional line has to be reopened and reset
₩4,900,000

Every figure above is a standard listed rate with VAT still to be added, and the anaesthetic fee for that operation is already counted inside it. Revision figures stand until the earlier surgery has been examined, since what can be rebuilt depends entirely on what was done before. Where a plan needs several lines, the total is written out in full at the consultation, before any date is taken.

Fit

Which figure applies

When the lower double eyelid rate applies, and when no rate is offered

Findings that keep a quotation at the buried rate

  • An eye that reads sleepy or tired after a full night's sleep because the lid sits heavily on it
  • Lid skin entering the field of vision when you look straight ahead
  • Less than about 80% of the iris visible with the eyes open
  • Brows and forehead recruited every time the eyes open
  • Lid skin of moderate thickness, without a large volume of fat sitting above the eye
  • No previous eyelid surgery to unpick before a new fold can be built

Situations where the answer is a higher line, a delay or a refusal

  • Thick lid skin or substantial fat above the eye, which moves the plan onto an incisional rate whatever the budget allows
  • A buried crease from an earlier operation that has come undone, where the practical answer is a partial-incision or incisional revision
  • A crease height copied from a photograph that the lid's thickness and fat volume cannot carry; this is declined at consultation, because an over-corrected fold is what produces a thick, sausage-like lid
  • Skin that scars thickly, where the early months after an incisional line are raised and visible and the decision deserves more time
  • Any condition or medication affecting bleeding or healing; the lid bruises readily and holds swelling
  • Pregnancy, breastfeeding, or inflammation or infection around the eye at the time of the consultation
  • Habitual eye-rubbing or constant contact lens wear, both of which work against the cheapest method on the list
After

The cost in days

What double eyelid surgery costs in time once the fee is paid

Two of Rewind's post-operative sheets apply to the crease operations, one for the buried method and one for the incisional versions, and where they disagree the stricter line is the one to follow. Between them they describe the part of the price nobody invoices: the days before the eye looks like an eye you would photograph.

The first two days
Swelling and bruising, amount varying widely
The clinic records swelling and bruising through roughly the first 48 hours after a buried crease, with the amount differing between individuals. Ice packs and sleeping with the head raised shorten it. The lid itself is left alone: no pressing, no rubbing.
The first week
Heat and friction are off the schedule
Saunas, steam rooms and sweat-raising exercise wait about a week. After an incisional crease the restricted list also covers alcohol, smoking, contact lenses and eye-squeezing exercise for a period. A fold that changes shape early is a reason to come in, not to wait.
After suture removal
Washing first, eye makeup later
Face washing resumes the day after the sutures come out, and eye makeup a further one to two weeks after that. Following an incisional method the clinic gives one to two weeks for swelling and bruising to settle. The day of suture removal itself is not published as a fixed figure; it is set at your follow-up.
Around two months
The line loses its redness
For an incisional crease Rewind records the redness of the line as recovering to a degree by roughly two months, at which point light makeup covers it. Sunscreen in the meantime keeps a healing line from darkening.

Eyelid surgery carries risks worth naming before money changes hands: bleeding and haematoma, infection, prolonged swelling, asymmetry between the two lids, a fold that heals higher, lower or thicker than planned, a buried crease loosening after a knock or a hard rub, altered sensation, and a visible line after an incisional method. Any of those can turn into a second operation with a revision figure attached. Tell the surgeon about every previous eye operation and every medication you take before a date is agreed. Rewind publishes no fixed number of days for visitors to stay; budget around the one-to-two-week window for swelling and confirm the schedule at your consultation.

Doctor

Professional

At Rewind, one board-certified plastic surgeon carries every case — from the first consultation to the final follow-up. Because a face is a story, and a story deserves a single author.

Dr. Jonghwan Choi, board-certified plastic surgeonRewind,
Dr. Jonghwan Choi presenting at an academic session
Fig. 06 — Academic presentation, thread-lifting session

Rewind's Doctor

Dr. Jonghwan Choi Medical Director

One surgeon, from the first
consultation to the last follow-up.

A board-certified plastic surgeon devoted to anti-aging lifting — with the precision and restraint built through years of craniofacial practice.

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

Double eyelid pricing — the questions asked before booking

How much does double eyelid surgery cost in Gangnam, Seoul?
Rewind publishes a separate rate for each crease method, so your figure is the method the examination selected plus any additional operation it justified. The anaesthetic fee sits inside each listed rate and VAT is added on top. Every published item for this operation is listed in the rate section above.
Is the incisional method more expensive than the non-incisional one?
Yes. Among the three published crease rates the buried method is lowest, partial incision sits between, and full incision is highest, because each step opens the lid further and removes more tissue. Lid thickness and the fat above the eye decide which of them your eyelid can use.
Can I be given a figure before the examination?
The rate list above is public, so the components are knowable in advance. The total is not, because the method band and the question of muscle correction both come out of an examination of the lid. Patients abroad are given the item list first and the total after the consultation.
Does the listed rate include the anaesthetic fee, and is VAT extra?
The anaesthetic fee is already counted inside each published figure for eye surgery here. VAT is charged in addition to the listed rate. Those two points apply to every line on an eyelid quotation, including revision lines.
What is charged when inner-corner or under-eye surgery happens in the same session?
Each named operation is quoted separately. Sharing one visit to theatre does not merge the fees, so a session combining a crease with medial epicanthoplasty carries two lines, and adding under-eye fat repositioning makes three. The plan shows what the session costs with an optional line removed.
What does it cost to correct a crease that has come undone?
Revision is quoted on its own line, with separate published figures for the buried and incisional routes. A loosened buried crease is frequently converted to a partial-incision or incisional plan. The applicable figure is confirmed once the surgeon has examined what was done the first time.
Are follow-up visits and suture removal billed on top of the operation?
Rewind publishes no separate aftercare tariff; what it publishes is a rate per operation with the anaesthetic fee inside it. Suture care and follow-up visits are scheduled with the operating surgeon and written into the plan at consultation, so ask for them to be confirmed there.
How many days should someone travelling for this budget for?
The clinic publishes no fixed length of stay. Its own records give roughly 48 hours of swelling and bruising after a buried crease and one to two weeks after an incisional one, with eye makeup waiting one to two weeks past suture removal. Build the trip around that window and confirm dates at consultation.
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Scientific evidence

Published work behind the eyelid methods on this rate list

None of these papers concerns fees. They are listed because each one describes a method that appears as a line on the rate list above: the small-incision and short-incision crease techniques, the muscle correction that so often has to be added in Asian upper lids, the complications that turn a first operation into a revision, and the inner-corner surgery commonly quoted alongside a crease. They report other surgeons' series, not Rewind's, and they predict nothing about an individual eyelid.