Will the doctor perform my treatment, or will someone else do it?
At AUVEL Clinic every treatment is performed one-to-one directly by a board-certified dermatologist: the same doctor who diagnosed you, in the same appointment. Practice varies between clinics, so it's better to ask in advance than to find out once you're in the room.
- Who performs treatment
- A board-certified dermatologist, one-to-one
- Doctors
- Dr. Ko Young-wook and Dr. Song Chang-hwa
- Diagnosis and treatment
- The same doctor, in the same appointment
- Aftercare guidance
- From the doctor who treated you
- Follow-up
- Continued skin checks and consultations
- Weekday hours
- 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Why the question exists
In aesthetic medicine there is a gap between who plans a treatment and who carries it out, and the size of that gap varies from clinic to clinic. Some patients meet a doctor for a few minutes, then meet a different person entirely when the device is switched on.
I'm not describing any particular clinic. But it explains why patients traveling from abroad ask this so often. They have one appointment and no easy way to check afterwards.
In practice, you cannot tell from a website which arrangement a clinic uses unless the clinic says so. So ask. Clinics that answer it up front have saved you the trouble.
How it is arranged here
AUVEL Clinic states it plainly: every treatment is performed one-to-one directly by a board-certified dermatologist. Both doctors, Dr. Ko Young-wook (Medical Director) and Dr. Song Chang-hwa (Director), completed their dermatology residency at Hanyang University Hospital.
One-to-one is meant literally. The doctor who examined your skin is the doctor in the room while the device is running, and the treatment is not handed over once the plan is written.
Having two dermatologists is what makes that workable across a full day of appointments.
- The doctor who diagnoses is the doctor who treats
- No handover between the plan and the procedure
- Two board-certified dermatologists on staff
Where it changes the outcome
The settings are the reason this matters. Energy, depth and the number of passes aren't fixed values printed on a device. They're chosen for the skin in front of you and adjusted while the treatment is running.
Someone who examined your skin ten minutes earlier is making those adjustments with a diagnosis in mind. That continuity is what one-to-one treatment means in practice, and a written note can't fully carry it over.
It also affects what doesn't get done. The stated approach here is to treat the root problem without overtreatment or unnecessary procedures. The person holding the device has to make that call while holding it.
What to ask, in any clinic
Three questions cover it, and none of them is impolite: who will perform the treatment, whether they are a board-certified dermatologist, and whether it will be the person you're speaking with now.
Ask them at the consultation, before anything is scheduled. They take under a minute to answer, and a clinic should be willing to put the same answers in writing before you fly.
Even if you're already sitting in the room, you can still ask. How the clinic responds tells you something.
- Who will perform the treatment?
- Are they a board-certified dermatologist?
- Will it be the same doctor I am speaking with now?
Where to ask
AUVEL Clinic is on the 12th floor at 138 Dosan-daero in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, one minute from Sinsa Station Exit 1. International credit cards are accepted.
English questions are handled over WhatsApp before and after a visit, and the stated approach includes continued attention with regular skin checks and consultations after treatment.
- Address: 12F, 138 Dosan-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul (1 minute from Sinsa Station Exit 1)
- Hours: Weekdays 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM · Saturday 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Lunch 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
- English questions and booking: WhatsApp +82 10-5924-4401 · Clinic line +82 2-548-5007
Frequently asked questions
Who actually performs the treatment?
At AUVEL Clinic, a board-certified dermatologist. It's the same doctor who diagnosed you, one-to-one, in the same appointment.
Will the doctor be in the room the whole time?
Yes. The stated arrangement is that treatment is performed directly by the dermatologist rather than planned by one person and carried out by another.
Is this different at other Korean clinics?
Practice varies between clinics, and it is not something a website reveals unless the clinic states it. So it's worth asking before you arrive.
Why does it matter who holds the device?
Energy, depth and passes are chosen for your skin and adjusted while the treatment runs. Those adjustments are made with the diagnosis in mind, and a written note can't fully carry that over.
How many doctors are there?
Two board-certified dermatologists: Dr. Ko Young-wook, Medical Director, and Dr. Song Chang-hwa, Director. Both completed their dermatology residency at Hanyang University Hospital.
Who gives me the aftercare instructions?
The doctor who treated you, at the clinic before you leave. The stated approach also includes continued skin checks and consultations after treatment.