Where the clinic is, the exit to use, the days and hours it opens, and how a short trip is arranged around them.
Two pieces of information determine more of an overseas trip than anything else in the planning: where the clinic is, and when it is open. Everything else — where to stay, which day to arrive, how much of the trip is actually usable — follows from them.
They are also the two most commonly assumed. A patient who has read a great deal about the surgery itself will often discover the closing time on a Saturday afternoon, standing outside a building.
This page sets out the address and the exit to use, the days and hours the clinic operates, what the closed days do to a short trip, and what to confirm before travelling to a first appointment. Choosing flight dates around a surgical date is a separate subject with its own page, as is the follow-up schedule after surgery.
Edition Plastic Surgery Clinic & Dermatology is at 6F, OPUS 407, 407 Gangnam-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul 06614, Republic of Korea — one minute on foot from Gangnam Station Exit 10. Consultation hours are Monday to Friday 10:00–19:00 and Saturday 10:00–17:00. The clinic is closed on Sundays and on Korean public holidays. Telephone +82-2-591-0100. A trip is planned around those hours rather than around the number of days it contains, because a Sunday and a public holiday are not usable days.
On this page
- The address, and how to use it
- Gangnam Station Exit 10
- The hours, and what they mean in practice
- Closed days, and why they matter more than they look
- Arriving from the airport
- Where to stay
- What to confirm before a first appointment
- Arriving on the day
- If something goes wrong on the way
- Questions patients ask
The address, and how to use it
The full address is 6F, OPUS 407, 407 Gangnam-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul 06614, Republic of Korea. The building is OPUS 407; the clinic is on the sixth floor.
Two practical notes about Korean addresses for a first-time visitor. They run from the largest unit to the smallest in Korean, which is the reverse of what most English-speaking visitors expect, so the version above has been written in the order a foreign reader will find familiar. And a driver will orient by the building name and the road name far more readily than by the postcode.
The most reliable thing to carry is the address written in Korean, saved as an image on your phone. Map applications outside Korea render Korean addresses unevenly, and a driver reading the original script needs no translation of your pronunciation. Save it before you travel rather than intending to find it later, because you will want it at the moment your connection is least dependable.
Gangnam-daero is one of the main arteries running through this part of Seoul, and the section around Gangnam Station is dense, busy and heavily signposted. Once you are at the right exit, the remaining distance is short.
Gangnam Station Exit 10
The clinic is one minute on foot from Exit 10 of Gangnam Station.
The number of the exit is worth treating as part of the address rather than as a detail. Gangnam Station is large, and its exits open onto different sides of a wide road with heavy traffic. Surfacing at the wrong one is not a matter of a few extra steps — it can mean crossing back underground and walking the length of the concourse.
The station is served by Seoul Metro Line 2, the circular line that connects much of central Seoul, and by the Shinbundang Line running south. For most visitors staying centrally, the underground is the simplest way to arrive: it is signposted in English throughout, the announcements are made in English, and it does not depend on traffic.
If you are arriving by taxi, give the building name along with the address. Traffic on Gangnam-daero can be slow at peak times, and a journey that looks short on a map is not always short in a car.
The hours, and what they mean in practice
Consultation hours are Monday to Friday 10:00–19:00, and Saturday 10:00–17:00.
Two things follow from that which are worth stating plainly.
Saturday is a short day. It closes two hours earlier than a weekday. A patient planning to arrive on a Saturday afternoon has fewer usable hours than they assume, and a Saturday appointment is worth confirming rather than estimating.
Closing time is not the same as the last appointment. A first consultation involves examination and imaging and is not a short visit. Arriving shortly before closing does not leave time for what a first appointment involves, so a first visit is arranged with the clinic rather than attempted at the end of a day.
All times are Korean time, which is well ahead of Europe and the Americas. When you telephone from abroad, the clinic's working day and yours may not overlap at all — a call placed during your afternoon may arrive in the middle of the Korean night.
Closed days, and why they matter more than they look
The clinic is closed on Sundays and on Korean public holidays.
Sundays are straightforward to plan around. Public holidays are not, for three reasons that catch out almost every first-time visitor.
First, they fall on dates that will not be in your calendar. Korean public holidays are not the ones you are used to, and several follow the lunar calendar, which means their dates in the Gregorian calendar move from year to year.
Second, several of them cluster. Korea has holiday periods of more than one consecutive day, during which much of the country closes rather than merely the clinic. A trip that lands in one of these periods loses several working days in a row.
Third, the effect compounds with the weekend. A holiday adjacent to a Sunday produces a closure of multiple days, and a trip planned as a week can lose a substantial part of its usable time to a combination nobody outside Korea would have anticipated.
The practical rule is simple: before fixing travel dates, ask the clinic which days it will be open during the period you are considering. This takes one message and removes the single most common planning error international patients make.
Arriving from the airport
Seoul is served by two airports, and most international arrivals land at Incheon, west of the city. Gimpo, closer in, handles a smaller number of international routes.
From either, the journey to Gangnam is a well-established one with several options, and the right choice depends less on speed than on what you are carrying and when you land. The rail link into the city connects to the metro network and is unaffected by traffic. Airport limousine buses run to points across the city and suit travellers with luggage who would rather not change trains. Taxis are available and are the simplest option late at night, when the rail service has finished.
Two things worth knowing rather than discovering. The distance from Incheon into central Seoul is substantial, and journey times vary considerably with traffic — allow more than the shortest figure you are quoted. And if you are arriving on a late flight, check what is still running when you land rather than assuming the rail link will be operating.
There is no need to plan a first appointment for the day you land. Fly, arrive, sleep, and attend the clinic having slept.
Where to stay
The advantage of staying near the clinic is not the first visit. It is everything after it.
Follow-up after surgery involves several appointments within a short period, and each of them is a journey. Twenty minutes across the city is a manageable trip when you are well; the same journey is a different proposition in the days after an operation, when you would rather not be on a crowded train.
Gangnam is a commercial district with accommodation across a wide range, and staying within it means each appointment is a short trip rather than an expedition. If you are staying elsewhere in Seoul, the metro connection to Gangnam Station is the thing to check when choosing — a direct line matters more than distance on a map.
What to confirm before a first appointment
A first visit is arranged in advance rather than by walking in. Five things are worth confirming when you do.
The date and time, in Korean time. Written out, including the day of the week, and checked against your arrival rather than against your intentions.
What the appointment is for. A first consultation with examination and imaging is scheduled differently from a short follow-up visit.
How long to allow. So that you do not arrange something immediately afterwards on the same afternoon.
Which days the clinic is open around your dates. The holiday question, asked early.
Language. Say which language you need, in advance, so that your visit is arranged accordingly.
What to bring to the consultation itself — photographs, records from a previous clinic, a description of what concerns you — is a subject in its own right and is covered separately.
Arriving on the day
Allow more time than the map suggests, for reasons that have nothing to do with the distance.
Gangnam Station is one of the busiest in the city. At peak hours the concourse is crowded, and finding the right exit among many takes longer than it does at a quiet station. If you have not used the station before, arriving fifteen minutes early converts a stressful arrival into an uneventful one.
Once you are at Exit 10, the walk is a minute. The clinic is on the sixth floor of OPUS 407.
If something goes wrong on the way
Telephone +82-2-591-0100 during opening hours. If you are calling from a Korean mobile number, the leading zero replaces the country code.
If you are lost, the most useful thing you can do is say where you are rather than where you are trying to get to. If your connection has failed and you cannot call, showing the Korean address to a member of station staff or to a passer-by will resolve it — which is why the image saved on your phone is worth the two minutes it takes to prepare.
If you are going to be late, say so rather than hurrying. Appointments are scheduled to allow for what they involve, and knowing you are twenty minutes away is more useful than not knowing.
Questions patients ask
Which station exit should I use?
Exit 10 at Gangnam Station. The clinic is one minute on foot from it. Treat the exit number as part of the address — the station is large and its exits open onto different sides of a wide road.
Is the clinic open on Sundays?
No. It is closed on Sundays and on Korean public holidays. Consultation hours are Monday to Friday 10:00–19:00 and Saturday 10:00–17:00.
Can I come without an appointment?
A first visit is arranged in advance. It involves examination and imaging and is scheduled accordingly, so it is not a visit to attempt at the end of a day.
How do I know whether a Korean public holiday falls during my trip?
Ask the clinic which days it will be open across the dates you are considering. Several Korean holidays follow the lunar calendar, so their dates move from year to year, and some fall in clusters.
How long does it take to get there from Incheon Airport?
It varies with the route you take and with traffic, and the distance into central Seoul is substantial. Allow more than the shortest figure you are quoted, and do not schedule an appointment for the day you land.
Should I stay in Gangnam?
It is worth considering, less for the first visit than for the follow-up appointments afterwards, when a short journey matters more than it does when you are well.
What is the telephone number from overseas?
+82-2-591-0100, during opening hours. Bear in mind the time difference — a call placed in your working day may arrive outside the clinic's.
About the medical reviewer
Dae-hee Han, MD — Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon (specialist certificate No. 2045, issued 3 March 2014; medical licence 00394, issued 26 February 2009). Master’s degree, Ajou University School of Medicine. Training at the Craniofacial Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan (2013), and the IFAAS Mini Fellowship, University of Florida, USA (2016). Three rhinoplasty papers published in SCIE-indexed international journals. More than 4,500 nose surgeries — Dr. Han’s career total from 2017 to 2025, counted from medical records. He carries out consultation, surgery and follow-up personally; fee guidance is given by the clinic’s consultation manager.
Last reviewed: 2026-08-15
Clinic information
Edition Plastic Surgery Clinic & Dermatology
6F, OPUS 407, 407 Gangnam-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul 06614, Republic of Korea
One minute on foot from Gangnam Station Exit 10
Tel +82-2-591-0100 · editionprs@gmail.com
Consultation hours: Monday to Friday 10:00–19:00 · Saturday 10:00–17:00 · closed Sundays and public holidays
Disclaimer
Individual results may vary. Bleeding, infection, swelling, asymmetry, and scarring can occur. Please decide after a full consultation with a board-certified specialist.
This page is general medical information. It is not a diagnosis, and it does not promise a particular outcome. Surgical fees are given after an in-person consultation.