The state of Korean clinic reviews

5,390 patient mentions indexed across 137 cosmetic & medical clinics (plastic surgery, dermatology and eye surgery) and 40 named surgeons, with 313 real price quotes.

Key findings: about 4.9% of indexed reviews are promotional or incentivised (including 42 whose authors disclosed a discount or payment); 482 cautionary posts sit in the open; and ₩0 has been taken from any clinic.

Sources

• 4,087 Reddit posts and comments
• 1,026 PurseForum threads
• 149 RealSelf reviews
• 128 YouTube videos (mostly clinic-run)

Pay-to-play signals

264 items flagged (4.9%), including 42 reviews disclosing a discount or payment and 86 clinic-run marketing videos.

Negative space

• 298 strongly negative posts
• 96 complication mentions
• 80 posts about needing a revision
• 8 mentions of legal action or malpractice