Pore botox in Korea places diluted botulinum toxin into the upper skin so oil glands slow down, and in one Seoul study pore counts had already started falling one week after a single session. How well it works depends mostly on whether your face has a long history of shine. Menus may offer the toxin alone, mixed with a thin filler, or after superficial ultrasound, and each format carries different trade-offs.
Clinics in Korea
5 clinics for Botox in Korea
| # | Clinic | Area | Languages | Listed price | Google rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kind Global Clinic | Euljiro-ipgu Station | English · 日本語 · 中文 · Español | ₩429,000 | 4.9 (359) |
| 2 | Barog Clinic Seomyeon Station Branch | Seomyeon Station | English · 日本語 · 中文 · ไทย | ₩10,000 | 5.0 (93) |
| 3 | RE:BERRY Clinic Gangnam | Gangnam Station | English · 中文 · 日本語 · Español | ₩9,900 | 4.9 (1,155) |
| 4 | Dear Clinic | Cheongdam-dong | English · Español | ₩30,000 | 4.9 (354) |
| 5 | Rewind Plastic Surgery | Nonhyeon-ro | English · Español | ₩50,000 | 5.0 (54) |
11. Kind Global Clinic
★ 4.9359 Google reviewsKind Global Clinic is by Euljiro-ipgu Station Exit 6, a skin and aesthetic clinic with a 4.9 average from 359 Google reviews. It offers Botox alongside HIFU lifting, RF lifting and fillers. Consultations are available in English, Japanese, Chinese and Spanish; its listed Botox price starts from ₩429,000 + VAT. Its Botox menu spans wrinkle, jawline, calf, trapezius, skin and hyperhidrosis indications with Korean-made and imported toxin options.
Boutique Myeongdong clinic with co-director-led treatment
- Boutique clinic
- One private floor
- Director-performed care
- Every procedure is performed personally by one of the clinic's co-directors, with no handoff.
- A free pre-consultation runs on WhatsApp or LINE, where you send photos and receive a treatment plan.
Planning treatment before flying in · Weekend or holiday appointments
- Location
- Euljiro-ipgu Station (Line 2) Exit 6 / Myeongdong Station (Line 4) Exit 8
- Languages
- English · 日本語 · 中文 · Español
- Listed price
- From ₩429,000 + VAT
22. Barog Clinic Seomyeon Station Branch
★ 5.093 Google reviewsBarog Clinic Seomyeon Station Branch is a skin and aesthetic clinic near Seomyeon Station, rated 5.0 from 93 Google reviews. Its menu covers Botox as well as HIFU lifting, fillers and skin boosters. Staff consult in English, Japanese, Chinese and Thai; listed Botox prices start at ₩10,000 + VAT. Posted price boards apply equally to visitors and locals, with consultations in English, Chinese and Japanese.
Seomyeon filler and lifting clinic with open-vial transparency
- Filler-focused
- Transparent pricing
- Welcoming 2F lounge
- Every filler vial is unsealed at the chair in front of you, with lot numbers you can check.
- Importer authenticity certificates for all brands used hang on the clinic wall to photograph.
Lifting plans in Busan · Visitors wanting product transparency
- Location
- Seomyeon Station
- Languages
- English · 日本語 · 中文 · ไทย
- Listed price
- From ₩10,000 + VAT
33. RE:BERRY Clinic Gangnam
★ 4.91,155 Google reviewsRE:BERRY Clinic Gangnam sits a 2-minute walk from Gangnam Station Exit 10, a skin and aesthetic clinic that holds a 4.9 Google rating across 1,155 reviews. Botox is offered here together with HIFU lifting, RF lifting and fillers. It consults in English, Chinese, Japanese and Spanish, and its listed Botox price starts from ₩9,900 + VAT. Its Botox price list covers wrinkle areas and skin Botox.
Gangnam Station skin clinic built around five-language care
- Five-language desk
- Gallery-style interior
- Regenerative skin menu
- Board-certified dermatologists on staff
- Its Botox menu covers frown lines, forehead, crow's feet, masseter, trapezius, calf, neck bands, lip flip, gummy smile and excessive sweating.
- Consultations in English, Japanese, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, and Spanish through in-house interpreters.
Non-English speakers wanting own language · Evening or holiday appointments
- Location
- Gangnam Station (Line 2) Exit 10, 2 min walk
- Languages
- English · 中文 · 日本語 · Español
- Listed price
- From ₩9,900 + VAT
44. Dear Clinic
★ 4.9354 Google reviewsDear Clinic runs a skin and aesthetic clinic in Cheongdam-dong; its Google rating is 4.9 from 354 reviews. It offers Botox alongside HIFU lifting, RF lifting and fillers. Staff consult in English and Spanish, and its listed Botox price starts from ₩30,000 + VAT. Its Botox price list covers wrinkle areas and the jaw (masseter).
Scan-first Cheongdam lifting clinic, open every day
- Lifting-focused
- 3D scan first
- Warm-luxury interior
- Its Botox menu lists Korean-made and imported toxin options, covering expression lines as well as trapezius and calf muscles.
- Open every day of the year, with English consultation and WhatsApp booking before you fly.
Short trips needing weekend slots · Filler beyond lips and chin
- Location
- Cheongdam-dong
- Languages
- English · Español
- Listed price
- From ₩30,000 + VAT
55. Rewind Plastic Surgery
★ 5.054 Google reviewsRewind Plastic Surgery is a plastic surgery clinic in Nonhyeon-ro, rated 5.0 from 54 Google reviews. Its menu covers Botox as well as plastic surgery, HIFU lifting and RF lifting. Staff consult in English and Spanish; Botox is listed from ₩50,000 + VAT. Its Botox price list covers wrinkle areas and skin Botox.
Apgujeong lifting surgery clinic with a skin-care side
- Surgical lifting
- Same surgeon throughout
- Calm, private floors
- Board-certified plastic surgeons on staff
- The clinic offers Botox for forehead, frown and eye-area lines as well as the trapezius and calves, with dose set per person.
- Botox, Ultherapy Prime, Thermage FLX, Rejuran and Juvelook are offered, planned separately from surgery.
Combining Botox with lifting consult · Jawline and neck concerns
- Location
- Nonhyeon-ro
- Languages
- English · Español
- Listed price
- From ₩50,000 + VAT
Prices
Botox cost in Korea
Prices below come from the listed clinics' own price lists, before VAT. 10% VAT is added at payment.
Botox · 50 units
Range across 2 listed clinics · approx. $21–$109₩29,000–₩150,000 + VATCompare clinicsBotox · 100 units
Price at 1 listed clinic · approx. $57₩79,000 + VATCompare clinicsWrinkle Botox 1 Area (Domestic)
Price at 1 listed clinic · approx. $7₩9,900 + VATCompare clinicsBotox
Price at 1 listed clinic · approx. $7–$73From ₩10,000–₩100,000 + VATCompare clinicsWrinkle Botox (1 area: forehead / glabella / crow's feet / mouth corners / chin dimpling / bunny lines) — Korean
Price at 1 listed clinic · approx. $22₩30,000 + VATCompare clinicsWrinkle Botox 1 Area (Nabota)
Price at 1 listed clinic · approx. $28₩39,000 + VATCompare clinicsSquare Jaw Botox — Korean
Price at 1 listed clinic · approx. $29₩40,000 + VATCompare clinicsWrinkle botulinum toxin (per area)
Price at 1 listed clinic · approx. $36₩50,000 + VATCompare clinicsGuide
Start with your oil history, not the size of the pore
A pore can look wide because sebum stretches the opening, a hair shaft shows, or the skin has lost some elasticity. Shallow toxin acts on the first cause by quieting the gland, so a pore widened by oil tends to respond, while one framed by slack skin changes less.
A quick self-test helps before a consultation. If your forehead and nose turn glossy by midday and makeup slides off in summer, you fit the profile that research links with a toxin response. If your skin has always felt normal or dry and pores only became noticeable with age, say so, because the plan may change.
Guide
What one combined session showed from week 1 to week 24
In a 2023 retrospective study in Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, Park and colleagues reviewed 20 Asian patients given one session of superficial micro-focused ultrasound with visualization, then intradermal incobotulinumtoxinA. A three-dimensional scanner counted pores at weeks 1, 4, 12 and 24.
Pore count and density were already lower at the first week. Park and colleagues reported that every patient was rated much improved or better on the physician scale at that point, and 95% gave themselves the same rating. All side effects were temporary. With no control group and only 20 people, the study shows what followed the pairing, not that the ultrasound step adds a proven benefit.
Guide
Why a filler mix can leave small lumps
Vachiramon and colleagues published a randomized, single-blinded split-face trial in Toxins in 2025. Thirty-two Asian adults received onabotulinumtoxinA on one cheek and the same toxin plus intradermal hyaluronic acid filler on the other, followed to 24 weeks.
Both cheeks improved in pore volume and roughness. The more practical findings concern who responded and what followed. People with a history of facial oiliness tended to do well with toxin alone, while those without that history tended to respond to the filler-combined side. Redness, bruising and swelling were more frequent on the combined side, and 18 of the 32 participants felt a palpable lump there, which in most cases faded within a few months.
Guide
Three menu formats and their trade-offs
A starting point for the consultation, based on the two studies and general practice.
| Format | Main target | After-effects to expect | May suit | Question to ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toxin alone in the dermis | Oil output and sebum-stretched openings | Pinprick marks, small bumps for hours, occasional bruise | Long-standing oily skin | How diluted is the toxin and how many points are placed? |
| Toxin mixed with thin filler | Oil plus surface texture | More redness and swelling, possible lumps for weeks to months | Pores without a strong oil history | Which filler is used and how is a lump handled? |
| Superficial ultrasound, then toxin | Oil plus skin firmness at shallow depth | Warmth and tenderness, brief redness | Pores with some loss of elasticity | Which depth cartridge is used, and is the toxin placed the same day? |
Guide
Dilution, depth and spacing to raise at consultation
Pore injections use toxin diluted well beyond a wrinkle dose, placed just under the surface as a grid of tiny blebs across the nose, inner cheeks and forehead. Placed too deep, it can weaken nearby expression muscles and flatten a smile for a few weeks. Ask which product is drawn up, how far it is diluted, and whether the area around the mouth is avoided.
Shallow toxin for pores is outside the approved indications in many countries, so a careful clinic explains the plan and its uncertainty in writing. Midday photos show the oil pattern better than photos taken just after washing.
- Bring a midday photo taken in daylight
- Mention retinoids, recent peels or laser sessions
- Keep a note of product, dilution and points for the next visit
Evidence
Research behind this page
- Combined Treatment with Micro-Focused Ultrasound with Visualization and Intradermal Incobotulinumtoxin-A for Enlarged Facial Pores: A Retrospective Study in AsiansClinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology · 2023 · doi:10.2147/ccid.s402001
In 20 Asian patients scanned to week 24, pore count fell from the first week after one combined session, with only temporary side effects.
- A Study of Combined Onabotulinumtoxin A and Hyaluronic Acid Filler for the Treatment of Enlarged Facial PoresToxins · 2025 · doi:10.3390/toxins17010038
Oily-skin histories predicted response to toxin alone, while 18 of 32 felt a lump on the filler-combined cheek that mostly resolved within months.
FAQ
Questions about Botox in Korea
Which clinics offer Botox in Korea?
Clinics offering Botox in Korea include Kind Global Clinic (Euljiro-ipgu Station), Barog Clinic Seomyeon Station Branch (Seomyeon Station), RE:BERRY Clinic Gangnam (Gangnam Station), Dear Clinic (Cheongdam-dong) and Rewind Plastic Surgery (Nonhyeon-ro). Each lists Botox on its own menu; message the clinic directly to confirm the doctor, product and current price.
Will pore toxin help if my skin is dry but my pores still look large?
It may help less, because shallow toxin mainly works by turning down oil output. In the 2025 split-face trial by Vachiramon and colleagues, people without a history of facial oiliness tended to respond more to the side that also received filler. Dry skin with visible pores often reflects lost elasticity, which other treatments target, so describe your skin history honestly.
How far ahead of an event should pore injections be booked?
Booking about two weeks ahead is a sensible margin for most people. Pinprick marks and blebs usually settle within hours, but a bruise can take several days to fade, and the drop in shine builds over the first week or two. If a filler is mixed in, allow more time, since swelling and small lumps were more common with that format.
Is a small bump after a filler-mixed pore session a reason to worry?
A soft bump that does not hurt is a known effect and often fades on its own over weeks to a few months. In the 2025 Toxins trial, 18 of 32 participants felt a palpable lump on the filler-combined cheek, and most resolved within a few months. A bump that turns red, warm or painful, or changes skin color, is different: contact the clinic promptly so it can be checked.
Can pore injections be repeated on the next trip without a break?
Repeats are usually spaced by several months rather than weeks. The effect on oil fades gradually as the glands recover, and the studies on this page followed results for about 24 weeks after one session. Very frequent dosing may raise the chance of resistance over time, so keep a record of product, dilution and treated zones for the next doctor.
Does pore toxin change how foundation sits on the skin?
Many people notice makeup stays in place longer once shine drops, though results vary from person to person. Less surface oil means foundation is less likely to break up across the nose by afternoon. Skip makeup on the treated zones for the rest of the day so the tiny entry points can close, then return to your usual products the next morning.
When is it sensible to skip pore injections for now?
Postpone if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, have an infection or open irritation on the face, or live with a nerve and muscle condition. Recent peels, lasers or strong retinoid use may call for a short pause first. Anyone whose work depends on a fully unchanged expression should discuss the small risk of a weaker smile before injections near the mouth.