Surgery · Pricing

Sub-brow Lift Cost

One list line, and everything that sits inside it

Apgujeong, Seoul | Board-certified plastic surgeon, Dr. Jonghwan Choi
Anaesthetic fee included · VAT added · KHIDI-registered for international patients

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Price

Cost, in short

How much does a sub-brow lift cost in Seoul, Korea?

The figure, and what it buys

Rewind prices the sub-brow lift as one line on its surgical list, and that single line is where every quote for this operation begins. It pays for the operation as the clinic describes it: a fine incision just under the eyebrow, removal of the stretched band of skin behind it, fixation of the remaining skin to the periosteum over the bone, and a careful closure. The anaesthetic fee sits inside the list price, and VAT is added to it. The exact figure appears in the pricing section below and follows the clinic's current list.

Figures here are Rewind's published surgical list prices, displayed live so that a change to the list reaches this page. Anaesthesia type and operating time are not published for this procedure, so neither is used to explain what you pay.

Is sub-brow excision cheaper than an upper blepharoplasty? On Rewind's list it is: the sub-brow line sits below the upper-eyelid line. The difference tracks the work. Upper-lid surgery opens the crease and takes out skin, fat and slack muscle before the septum is secured, while the sub-brow operation removes skin from beneath the brow, anchors it and leaves the crease alone. The examination usually settles which of the two a particular lid can use, and that decision comes before the price comparison.

For a patient flying to Seoul, the list price is only one part of the budget. The other part is time: the days the surgeon wants you close enough to come back for a review. Both are set out below, in the order a quote is actually built.

Dr. Jonghwan Choi discussing a surgical plan with a patient at Rewind Plastic Surgery
Fig. 01 — The quote is written after the lid has been examined
Result

Before & After

Two sub-brow lift cases, read against the lines on the price list

Rewind has published two sub-brow cases. The first was a sub-brow lift and nothing else, which is exactly what the single list price describes. The second shared its session with lower-eyelid surgery, an operation with a separate line and a separate price. Seen together, the captions show how a quote grows once a second area joins the plan.

Rewind patients — brow and upper lid, captioned as operated

Before a sub-brow lift carried out as the only procedure, front view of brows and eyes After a sub-brow lift carried out as the only procedure, front view of brows and eyes BEFOREAFTER
case 01
Sub-brow lift as the only operation: one line on the price list
Individual results may vary.
Before a sub-brow lift combined with lower-eyelid surgery in one session, front view After a sub-brow lift combined with lower-eyelid surgery in one session, front view BEFOREAFTER
case 02
Sub-brow lift plus lower-eyelid surgery in one session: two lines on the price list
Individual results may vary.

Both cases are Rewind patients, photographed at the clinic, unretouched, and published with their written consent. Eye make-up differs between the two visits in case 02. Individual results may vary, and paying for the operation buys the surgery; no specific outcome is sold with it. Bleeding, infection, swelling, uneven brows, altered feeling near the brow and a line that widens or stays visible are recognised risks.

Inside

What the price covers

Four things built into the sub-brow lift list price

A surgical list price is easier to compare once you know what it contains. For this operation Rewind's list gives four things inside the figure, and leaves VAT outside it.

item 01
Design at the lid
The drooping lid is checked and the excision drawn against it before surgery. How wide the skin strip can be is decided here, and that width is part of the operation you are quoted for.
item 02
Excision beneath the brow
A fine incision just under the eyebrow and removal of the loose skin band behind it. Your existing double-eyelid crease is left as it is, so there is no crease work hidden in the figure.
item 03
Fixation and closure
The remaining skin is fixed to the firm periosteum, drawn upward and sutured with care. The fixation is what holds the correction, and it is inside the single line.
item 04
The anaesthetic fee
Rewind's surgical list states that anaesthetic fees are included in each operation's price. The anaesthesia type itself is agreed with the surgeon, since the clinic does not publish it for this procedure.
Quote

How a quote is built

How a sub-brow lift quote is put together at Rewind

A quote for this operation is assembled in a fixed order. Most of the difference between one patient's figure and another's comes from step three, when other areas join the plan.

01Examine

The source of the heaviness is identified before any sub-brow lift price is given

Loose skin under the brow, a brow that has itself come down and a lid that lifts weakly each lead to a different operation with a different price. The surgeon separates them first, because quoting the wrong operation helps nobody.

02Base

The sub-brow lift line becomes the base of the quote

If the skin band beneath the brow is the problem and your crease is to stay as it is, the single list price for the sub-brow lift forms the base. VAT is added to it at the end.

03Add

Any second operation is named and priced on its own line

Case 02 above shows the pattern: lower-eyelid surgery joined the session and brought its own line. Each added operation is quoted by name before you agree to it.

04Confirm

Review visits are set against the clinic's open days

The last part of the plan is the calendar. Rewind opens Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, so follow-up dates are fixed at the consultation and your flights can be booked around them.

Dr. Jonghwan Choi preparing a patient in the procedure room at Rewind Plastic Surgery
Fig. 02 — The operation the list price pays for, carried out by the surgeon who quoted it
Rewind

Why it is priced this way

Why Rewind prices the sub-brow lift as its own operation

The clinic could have folded this operation into a general eyelid package. It lists it separately, beside upper-lid surgery and the forehead lift, and there are practical reasons for that.

01Scope

A narrower operation carries a narrower price

The sub-brow lift works on one band of skin and one fixation point. It leaves the crease, the lash line and the fat inside the lid untouched, so it is listed with the scope it actually has and priced to match.

02Choice

Separate lines keep the decision with you and the surgeon

With three operations for a heavy upper lid on the same list, the price of each one is visible before the examination. The choice between them can then rest on anatomy and on whether you want your crease kept, with cost as a known quantity.

03Value

Durability is part of what the price is set against

Rewind records that the correction usually holds for five years or more, depending on tissue elasticity and on the extent of the operation. Ageing carries on after surgery, and the figure describes how long this correction tends to keep pace with it.

Reception desk at Rewind Plastic Surgery, Apgujeong
Fig. 03 — Where the written quote is handed over
Theatre

Where the fee goes

Where a sub-brow lift is operated in Apgujeong, and who carries it out

Operating theatre at Rewind Plastic Surgery, Apgujeong

Fig. 04 — The theatre on the surgical floor

Private recovery room with a bed at Rewind Plastic Surgery

Fig. 05 — A private room for resting after the operation

Rewind occupies the fourth and fifth floors of the Richro Building in Apgujeong, Gangnam, Seoul. The fee pays for one surgeon's work from start to finish: Dr. Jonghwan Choi examines the lid, designs the excision, operates and sees you at every review. Consultations run by appointment on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday until 19:00 and on Saturday until 16:00; the clinic is closed on Thursday and Sunday.

Price basis: one list line for the operation
Anaesthetic fee: included in the list price
VAT: added to the list price
Added operations: quoted line by line
Existing crease: not operated, not charged
Surgeon: Dr. Jonghwan Choi throughout
Dr. Jonghwan Choi, board-certified plastic surgeon

Board-certified plastic surgeon

Dr. Choi holds Korean specialist certification in plastic surgery and quotes the brow operations he performs himself. Rewind is registered with KHIDI to treat patients from abroad, registration M-2025-01-08-09288.

Cost

Price list

Sub-brow lift price in Seoul, with the lines that most often sit beside it

The first line is the operation this page is about. The others are the operations it is most often weighed against or combined with, shown so that a comparison or an added line holds no surprises.

Sub-brow liftSkin removed beneath the brow and fixed to periosteum; the crease stays as it is
₩2,900,000
Upper blepharoplastyIncision in the crease; skin, fat and slack muscle removed and the septum secured
₩3,900,000
Lower blepharoplastyThe operation that joined the session in case 02, priced on its own line
₩3,900,000
Endoscopic forehead lift with Endotine fixationConsidered when the brow itself has descended with the forehead
₩4,500,000

These are Rewind's list prices for surgery with the anaesthetic fee already inside each figure; VAT is charged on top. A plan that combines operations is quoted as the sum of its named lines, and anything added on the day of consultation is written into the quote before you agree to it.

Fit

Worth the price for whom

When the sub-brow lift price buys the right operation, and when it does not

The single line is likely to cover your plan when

  • Loose skin under the brow is what hangs over the outer part of the lid
  • You want your existing double-eyelid crease left exactly where it is
  • Lines at the outer corner of the eye come from that same slack skin
  • The drooping lid pushes the lashes down toward the eye
  • No other area of the face is being planned for the same session

A different or larger quote is likely when

  • The brow and forehead have descended together, pointing to a forehead lift
  • The lid opens weakly because the lifting muscle underperforms, a separate listing
  • You want a crease created or changed, which the sub-brow route does not do
  • Bulging under the eyes is being corrected at the same time
  • Bleeding problems, slow healing, pregnancy or infection near the brow delay surgery

Age alone does not change the quote. Rewind states that this operation is not reserved for middle-aged patients and is offered whenever the condition of the lid calls for it.

After

The cost of recovery time

The recovery days to budget around a sub-brow lift

The operation has one price. The time around it has none on the list, and for a visitor it is often the larger decision. These are the periods Rewind's instructions set for this surgery.

One to two weeks
Bruising and swelling
Rewind's post-operative sheet for brow lifting says bruising and swelling usually ease within one to two weeks. Visible marks during that window are the main reason to keep work and social plans light.
Review day
Stitches and a check
No suture-removal day is published for this operation. The surgeon sets it with you, and your return flight should come after it.
About one month
No strong pulling
For roughly a month the operated area is not pulled strongly. Alcohol, smoking and saunas are set aside for a period, which matters if the trip was also meant as a holiday.
While it heals
Sun protection
Sunscreen is part of the aftercare to help prevent scarring and pigment settling in the healing line. It costs little and belongs in the travel bag.

Severe pain after the operation is a reason to contact the clinic straight away. Asymmetry between the brows, altered feeling near the incision, infection and a scar that thickens are possible after any sub-brow lift, and any further step would be discussed with the surgeon at review before anything is planned.

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

Sub-brow lift cost: questions asked before booking

How much does a sub-brow lift cost in Seoul?
Rewind lists the sub-brow lift at ₩2,900,000, with the anaesthetic fee included and VAT added on top. That single line covers the design, the incision under the brow, the skin removal, the fixation to periosteum and the closure. Other operations planned for the same session are quoted on their own lines.
Is sub-brow excision cheaper than an upper blepharoplasty?
On Rewind's list it is: the sub-brow lift is listed at ₩2,900,000 and upper blepharoplasty at ₩3,900,000. The two operations do different work, though, and the surgeon decides at the examination which one your lid needs before the difference in price becomes relevant.
Does the price include the anaesthetic?
Yes. Rewind's surgical list states that anaesthetic fees are included in each operation's price. The type of anaesthesia for this procedure is not published, so it is agreed with the surgeon at your consultation and does not change the list figure.
What would make my quote higher than the list price?
Mainly a second operation in the same session. In case 02 on this page, lower-eyelid surgery joined the sub-brow lift and was priced on its own line. VAT is also added to every list price, and each addition is named in writing before you agree.
Can I add under-eye surgery to the same trip?
Yes, and case 02 on this page is an example: lower-eyelid surgery shared the session and was priced on its own line, listed at ₩3,900,000. Whether combining suits you depends on how much swelling you can carry at once, which is judged at the examination.
How many days in Seoul should I budget around the operation?
Rewind's aftercare for brow lifting puts bruising and swelling at one to two weeks, and no suture-removal day is published. The surgeon fixes your review visits at the consultation on days the clinic is open, so plan the stay around those dates.
Does a lower price mean a smaller result?
The price reflects the scope of the operation. A sub-brow lift removes skin beneath the brow and leaves the crease, the fat inside the lid and the lifting muscle alone. If your heaviness comes from those structures, the cheaper line is simply the wrong operation for you.
Will the price change if I also want my brows lifted higher?
A sub-brow lift works on skin beneath the brow and does not set brow height. If the brow and forehead have descended together, the surgeon may recommend an Endotine forehead lift, listed at ₩4,500,000, either on its own or in place of the sub-brow lift.
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Scientific evidence

Published research on sub-brow excision, upper-lid outcomes and surgery abroad

Three papers sit behind this page: an early series on excision below the brow in Asian upper eyelids, a systematic review of how upper-eyelid surgery outcomes are measured, and a review of the evidence on travelling abroad for treatment. None of them sets Rewind's prices or predicts an individual result.