Overseas visitors are flocking to Seoul’s skin clinics, fuelling record revenues and reshaping the country’s medical tourism landscape
According to the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI), 705,044 foreign nationals received dermatology treatments in 2024, a 117-fold surge compared with 2009 when just over 6,000 patients sought such care.
Dermatology now accounts for 56.6 per cent of all foreign medical visits, a sharp rise from 9.3 per cent 15 years ago.
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