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Facial Contouring (V-Line / Jaw Surgery) in Seoul

Bone-reshaping surgery that narrows and refines the jaw, chin and cheekbones for a slimmer, more defined facial outline.

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About facial contouring (v-line / jaw surgery) in Seoul

Facial contouring reshapes the facial bones — the jaw angle, chin and cheekbones — to create a slimmer, softer 'V-line' outline. It is a signature procedure in South Korea, encompassing jaw-angle reduction, chin surgery (genioplasty) and cheekbone (zygoma) reduction, often combined for a balanced result.

These are major operations on the facial skeleton with significant risk, including nerve injury affecting sensation or movement, and a substantial recovery with prolonged swelling. They demand a highly experienced craniofacial or maxillofacial surgeon and an accredited hospital — the stakes are far higher than for soft-tissue cosmetic work.

Clinics in Seoul

32 tracked providers offering facial contouring (v-line / jaw surgery).

ID Hospital

ID Hospital

Seoul

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ID Hospital is one of South Korea's largest plastic surgery hospitals, located in the Gangnam area of Seoul and known internationally for facial bone contouring, two-jaw orthognathic surgery and rhinoplasty. It operates a multilingual international patient department serving more than a dozen language groups.

  • Ministry of Health and Welfare certification
  • KHIDI recognition (facial bone contouring)
Banobagi Plastic & Aesthetic Clinic

Banobagi Plastic & Aesthetic Clinic

Seoul

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Banobagi is a large plastic and aesthetic clinic on Nonhyeon-ro in Gangnam, Seoul, reported to have roughly 30 plastic surgeons on staff. It runs a dedicated rhinoplasty unit and offers free interpreter services for international patients.

JW Plastic Surgery Center

JW Plastic Surgery Center

Seoul

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JW Plastic Surgery is a Gangnam cosmetic surgery clinic with more than two decades of operation, notable for rhinoplasty and revision rhinoplasty. Its lead surgeon Dr. Man Koon Suh is an internationally recognized rhinoplasty specialist and former president of the Korean Academic Association of Rhinoplasty Surgeons.

JK Plastic Surgery Center

JK Plastic Surgery Center

Seoul

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JK Plastic Surgery is a hospital-level cosmetic clinic in the Sinsa area of Gangnam, Seoul, reported to have treated patients from over 110 countries and to have been the first Korean plastic surgery hospital to pass KAHF accreditation for facilities serving foreign patients. It offers a full range of facial contouring, eye, nose, breast and body procedures.

  • KAHF accreditation (hospitals serving foreign patients)
  • Ministry of Health and Welfare international patient permit
VG Plastic Surgery

VG Plastic Surgery

Seoul

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VG Plastic Surgery is a sought-after Gangnam clinic specializing in eye surgery, rhinoplasty and facial contouring, reporting patients from dozens of countries and multilingual coordination. It states it performs over 1,000 rhinoplasty procedures annually and uses tools such as 3D-CT scanning.

  • KOIHA accreditation
  • Seoul Mayor Healthcare Provider Certificate

from $7,000–$9,000

Wonjin Plastic Surgery (Wonjin Beauty Medical Group)

Wonjin Plastic Surgery (Wonjin Beauty Medical Group)

Seoul

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Wonjin is a well-known Gangnam plastic surgery and beauty medical group operating since around 1999, with a multi-department staff spanning plastic surgery, dermatology and anesthesiology. It is widely recognized for facial contouring, eyelid surgery and body contouring.

GNG Hospital

GNG Hospital

Seoul

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GNG Hospital is a hospital-level plastic surgery and ENT facility in the Samseong-dong area of Gangnam, Seoul. It is particularly recognized for complex and revision rhinoplasty and facial contouring, and holds Ministry of Health and Welfare approval as a hospital-level institution.

  • Ministry of Health and Welfare approval (hospital-level institution)
DA Plastic Surgery

DA Plastic Surgery

Seoul

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DA Plastic Surgery is a Gangnam clinic on Teheran-ro, Seoul, offering a broad range of cosmetic procedures including rhinoplasty, facial contouring, and breast and body surgery. It markets all-inclusive packages for international patients.

Dream Medical Group (Dream Plastic Surgery)

Seoul

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Dream Medical Group is an Apgujeong/Gangnam plastic surgery group founded in 1999 by Dr. Park Yang-Soo and built around surgeons trained at Seoul National University. It has grown into a multi-surgeon practice that added dermatology and aesthetic dentistry, and is known for eyelid surgery, fat grafting and body contouring.

SAERO Plastic Surgery

SAERO Plastic Surgery

Seoul

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SAERO Plastic Surgery is a single-surgeon clinic in Seoul's Gangnam district where Dr. Park Young Kyu performs all procedures, treating roughly 700 international patients a year. It focuses on natural-looking results across rhinoplasty, eyelid surgery, facial contouring and body work.

from $1,081–$1,802

THE Plastic Surgery

THE Plastic Surgery

Seoul

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THE Plastic Surgery is a Gangnam (Nonhyeon-ro) clinic operating since 2002 with dedicated centers covering eyes, nose, facial contouring, breasts, anti-aging and body contouring. It markets to international patients with multilingual staff.

  • ISAPS membership
  • Medical Tourism Association membership
View Plastic Surgery

View Plastic Surgery

Seoul

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View Plastic Surgery is a Seoul clinic founded around 2005 offering breast surgery, facial bone contouring, bimaxillary (jaw) surgery, and eye and nose surgery. It serves international patients through aggregator listings.

BBAE Plastic Surgery Clinic

BBAE Plastic Surgery Clinic

Seoul

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BBAE is a Gangnam plastic surgery clinic specializing in body contouring, including liposuction, re-liposuction and fat transfer, alongside facelift and gynecomastia procedures. It is approved by the Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare and treats international patients.

  • Ministry of Health and Welfare approval
RNWOOD Plastic Surgery

RNWOOD Plastic Surgery

Seoul

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RNWOOD is a Gangnam-gu plastic surgery clinic noted for advanced facial rejuvenation, including deep plane facelift and neck lift procedures, led by surgeon Dr. Minhee Ryu. It carries strong verified review scores on aggregator platforms.

from $12,000–$32,000

Cinderella Plastic Surgery Clinic

Cinderella Plastic Surgery Clinic

Seoul

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Cinderella is a cosmetic clinic near Gangnam Station (Seocho-gu, Seoul) offering facial contouring, eyelid surgery and other aesthetic procedures.

Grand Plastic Surgery

Grand Plastic Surgery

Seoul

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Grand Plastic Surgery is one of Korea's largest cosmetic surgery facilities, occupying a 21-storey building in the Sinsa-dong area of Gangnam-gu, Seoul. It operates multiple specialized centers and reports a team of roughly 20 plastic and cosmetic surgeons, dermatologists and anesthesiologists. It uses 3D-CT planning and offers septal cartilage grafting for rhinoplasty.

TL Plastic Surgery

Seoul

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TL Plastic Surgery is a Seoul clinic housed in a modern six-storey facility, founded by Yonsei Medical University alumni. It runs an exclusive facial contouring center offering square jaw reduction, zygoma reduction and chin osteotomy, alongside eye and nose surgery. Procedures are led by board-certified plastic surgeons.

from $2,530–$4,550

Teuim Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Seoul

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Teuim Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, located in Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, specializes in eyelid, nose and facial fat grafting and anti-aging procedures. It is known for its patented 'Magic Epicanthoplasty' (Kwon's method) for minimal-scar inner corner correction. The clinic also performs closed and functional rhinoplasty.

Hyundai Aesthetics Plastic Surgery

Hyundai Aesthetics Plastic Surgery

Seoul

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Hyundai Aesthetics Plastic Surgery is located in the Sooil Building, Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul. It is organized into specialist departments for eye, nose, lip, facial contouring, anti-aging, body-breast and dermatology, each led by its own surgeon. The clinic operates a safe-operation system with an anesthesiologist and serves international patients.

Girin Plastic Surgery

Girin Plastic Surgery

Seoul

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Girin Plastic Surgery and Dermatology is a Gangnam (Seocho-gu) clinic specializing in facial bone contouring, including cheekbone sculpting, V-line jaw and chin reshaping. It promotes a one-piece bone-cutting technique for V-line surgery that avoids screw fixation, and plans surgery with 3D-CT scanning. The clinic is open on Sundays.

Opera Plastic Surgery

Opera Plastic Surgery

Seoul

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Opera Plastic Surgery was established in 2006 on Gangnam-daero in Seocho-gu, Seoul, and is licensed by Korea's Ministry of Health and Welfare. It specializes in facial bone contouring, rhinoplasty, breast surgery and body contouring, with an on-site anesthesiologist and 24-hour post-operative care. The clinic supports international patients.

  • MOHW licensed clinic
Braun Plastic Surgery

Braun Plastic Surgery

Seoul

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Braun Plastic Surgery occupies floors 6-12 of the Braun Building on Gangnam-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul, offering rhinoplasty, facial contouring and eyelid surgery. Dr. Tae-Gyu Kim is noted for a self-developed patented facial contouring technique and published papers on the subject. The clinic provides multilingual support for international patients.

Wannabe Plastic Surgery

Wannabe Plastic Surgery

Seoul

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Wannabe Plastic Surgery in Seoul is organized into six departments: eye, nose, facial contouring, anti-aging, breast and body. It uses 3D-CT and Vectra X3 imaging for diagnosis and planning. Procedures are performed by three board-certified directors trained at Seoul National University and Samsung Medical Center.

VIP International Plastic Surgery Center

VIP International Plastic Surgery Center

Seoul

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VIP International Plastic Surgery Center has operated in Gangnam, Seoul since 2001 under founder and medical director Dr. Myung Ju Lee. It specializes in deep plane facelift, rib cartilage rhinoplasty, facial contouring (genioplasty, cheekbone and jaw reduction), body contouring and breast surgery. The clinic provides multilingual coordinators.

NAMU Plastic Surgery

NAMU Plastic Surgery

Seoul

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NAMU Plastic Surgery is located on Gangnam-daero in Seocho-gu, Seoul, near Gangnam Station. It offers facial surgery, breast surgery, body contouring, eyelid and nose surgery, with an emphasis on natural, non-excessive results. The facility has an in-house anesthesiologist and a dedicated patient-safety monitoring system.

The Regen Plastic Surgery

The Regen Plastic Surgery

Seoul

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The Regen Plastic Surgery is a 15-floor clinic in Gangnam, Seoul, whose head doctors are Seoul National University graduates and former professors. It covers two-jaw surgery, V-line and zygoma reduction, forehead reshaping, rhinoplasty, eyelid surgery, breast and body contouring, and stem-cell fat grafting.

Lydian Plastic Surgery

Lydian Plastic Surgery

Seoul

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Lydian Plastic Surgery is a clinic on Nonhyeon-ro in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, best known for liposuction and body sculpting, including 5D body contouring and revision liposuction. It is led by Dr. Kyung Chun An, a body-contouring specialist with over 25 years of experience and a reported 20,000+ operations.

Seoul Cheil Plastic Surgery

Seoul Cheil Plastic Surgery

Seoul

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Seoul Cheil Plastic Surgery is located beside Apgujeong Station in Gangnam, Seoul, specializing in facial bone contouring, jaw and chin surgery, and protruding-mouth (ASO/anterior segmental osteotomy) surgery. It is led by Dr. Han Sang-Baek, a Seoul National University graduate and board-certified plastic surgeon with over 25 years of experience.

AB Plastic Surgery

AB Plastic Surgery

Seoul

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AB Plastic Surgery is a Gangnam (Seocho-gu) clinic specializing in rhinoplasty, double eyelid surgery, facial contouring, V-line jaw surgery and anti-aging treatments. It reports employing 28 surgeons and holds Korean accreditation as a medical institution for international patients (KAHF), and was named an Excellent Medical Tourism Institution for 2025.

  • Accredited medical institution for international patients (KAHF)
HERSHE Plastic Surgery Korea

HERSHE Plastic Surgery Korea

Seoul

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A long-established Gangnam (Cheongdam) aesthetic-surgery clinic operating for over 30 years, focused on anti-aging facial surgery and minimally invasive techniques. It is staffed by long-tenured senior surgeons and serves a multinational patient base.

  • ASPS member
  • Seoul Mayor healthcare-provider certificate

from $3,580–$8,591

Returning Plastic Surgery

Returning Plastic Surgery

Seoul

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A surgeon-led Seoul clinic emphasizing endoscopic, minimal-scar techniques, with its lead doctor noted for a top score on the Korean plastic-surgery board exam. It offers 3D imaging, English interpreters, and airport transfers for international patients.

from $5,207

URBAN Plastic Surgery

URBAN Plastic Surgery

Seoul

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A newer Gangnam clinic with three surgeons treating roughly 8,000 patients annually, including many from the USA and Canada, focused on facial surgery, breast augmentation, and body contouring. English-speaking staff and airport transfers are offered.

Facial Contouring (V-Line / Jaw Surgery) prices in Seoul

ProviderPublished price (USD)Source
SAERO Plastic Surgery$1,081–$1,802Reported
TL Plastic Surgery$2,530–$4,550Reported
HERSHE Plastic Surgery Korea$3,580–$8,591Provider-stated
Returning Plastic Surgery$5,207Reported
VG Plastic Surgery$7,000–$9,000Reported
RNWOOD Plastic Surgery$12,000–$32,000Reported

Facial Contouring (V-Line / Jaw Surgery) in Seoul: frequently asked questions

Where can I get facial contouring (v-line / jaw surgery) in Seoul?

We track 32 providers offering facial contouring (v-line / jaw surgery) in Seoul: ID Hospital, Banobagi Plastic & Aesthetic Clinic, JW Plastic Surgery Center, JK Plastic Surgery Center, VG Plastic Surgery.

How much does V-line jaw surgery cost?

Across 8 published quotes we track, facial contouring (v-line / jaw surgery) in South Korea runs $50–$32,000, with a typical range of $3,688–$4,879 — roughly 79% below an indicative US private price of about $20,000. Always confirm what a quote includes — the headline figure rarely covers everything.

How risky is V-line surgery?

Facial Contouring (V-Line / Jaw Surgery) carries the same core medical risks wherever it's performed — the variable that matters most is the provider, not the country. Confirm the clinic is a KHIDI-registered international healthcare provider and that the operating surgeon is a board-certified specialist (e.g. KSPRS for plastic surgery). Insist on a written guarantee that the named surgeon operates. Verify the surgeon on the national medical register, confirm accreditation in the issuer's public registry (we link it on every clinic profile), and get the complication and revision policy in writing. We flag what each clinic does and doesn't disclose.