AUVEL Clinic Journal
Who Actually Performs the Treatment?
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, which is why the question is worth asking in advance rather than discovering the answer 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.
That is not a claim about any particular clinic. It is the reason the question is asked so often by patients travelling from abroad, who have one appointment and no way to check afterwards.
The honest position is that you cannot tell from a website which arrangement a clinic uses unless the clinic says so. So ask, and prefer the clinics that answered before you had to.
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 means what it sounds like. 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.
Two dermatologists rather than one is what makes that workable across a full day of appointments. It is a scheduling fact as much as a credential one.
- 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 passes are not fixed values printed on a device — they are 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 the practical content of one-to-one treatment, and it is difficult to reconstruct from a note.
It also determines what does not happen. The stated approach here is to treat the root problem without overtreatment or unnecessary procedures — a judgment that has to be made by the person holding the device, at the moment they are holding it.
What to ask, in any clinic
Three questions cover it, and none of them is impolite. Who will perform the treatment. Are they a board-certified dermatologist. Will it be the same person I am speaking with now.
Ask them at the consultation, before anything is scheduled. The answers take under a minute and they are the same answers a clinic should be willing to give in writing before you fly.
If you have already travelled and are sitting in the room, it is still not too late to ask. A clinic that treats the question as reasonable is telling you something useful in the way it responds.
- 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. The clinic is registered under Korea's Medical Service Act to treat foreign patients, and 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
Inside AUVEL Clinic, Gangnam
One-to-one means the doctor who examined your skin is the one in this room. 
The diagnosis and the treatment are the same appointment, with the same doctor. 
Three questions to ask before anything is scheduled. None of them is impolite.
Swipe or scroll sideways to see more. Photographed at AUVEL Clinic, 138 Dosan-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul.
Frequently asked questions
Who actually performs the treatment?
At AUVEL Clinic, a board-certified dermatologist — 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. That is why the question is worth asking in advance rather than in the room.
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, which is difficult to reconstruct from a written note.
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.
This article is general information about a dermatological procedure and is not a diagnosis, a treatment recommendation, or a promise of any particular outcome. Results, sensation and recovery differ between individuals. Please consult a board-certified dermatologist about your own skin before deciding on treatment. AUVEL CLINIC, 12F, 138 Dosan-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea.