Pricesand Payment Options
How Much for YOUR Medical Treatment?
The costs of surgery, treatments, other services and medical materials at Dr Kim's clinic are always quoted in US dollars.
Payments are always made in Korean Won cash.
Prices are quoted in US dollars for international standardization. But payment in the equivalent amount of Korean Won can be obtained using any major, international currency.
Patients from a country which does not use US dollars can use your own currency (such as Euro, AU$, CA$, NZ$) and convert it directly to Korean Won in Seoul, NEVER using US dollars.
Patients can take any currency to the Korea Exchange Bank (KEB) below the clinic to get the Korean Won they need for the doctor.
The amount of Won needed will vary slightly from day to day depending on the currency exchange rate.
The bank will accept your currency. If you are not American, there is no need for American money to be involved.
Total cost varies according to:
- type of medical materials and devices used (HGH, MegaDerm, HA, MegaFill, inflatable penile prosthesis, maleable prosthesis);
- the amount (volume) of material that is used;
- number of procedures performed (such as hysterectomy and phalloplasty); and
- whether patient or surgeon has chosen general anesthesia (when it is optional).
Price quotes are fixed-price, flat-fee packages that include everything medically relevant, such as:
- physician's surgical fee or technical fee +
- medical materials cost +
- nursing and aftercare costs.
Package prices do NOT include any OPTIONS you may choose, all of which are listed below. The costs of options are added to the total.
Pre-operative testing for SURGERY is not included in any prices quoted. The tests cost US$200. Results take at least 24 hours to be received back from the lab. Standard testing includes:
- Blood analyses showing negative for all common infectious diseases such as HIV, HBV, HC
- Urine analyses
- PT (Prothrombine time)
- PTT (Partial Thromboplastine Time)
- EKG or ECG and possibly a
- Chest X-ray
Size enhancement materials cost several times more than the surgical or technical fee of Dr Kim. The cost of size enlargement materials varies. The doctor's fee is fixed and unrelated to how much material you buy.
Dr Kim works with patients to create a customized solution that fits the available budget and comes closest to achieving the persons goals.
You can do that in advance from afar. Some patients prefer to do it face-to-face with Dr Kim in Seoul.
For many procedures and treatments, an evaluation in advance of arrival in Seoul is not needed. But sometimes it is advisable.
For a free long-distance evaluation, Dr Kim needs your basic medical history, photos showing the part of your anatomy under discussion, and digital copies (scans) of medical reports, medical imaging, and psychiatric evaluations (if relevant).
Tell us the procedure(s) you want, type of filler or scaffold you want (if relevant), and the amount of material. The surgeon will then be able to advise whether your plan is suitable and how much it will cost.
Some men want to make their penis much bigger than they can afford.
Some men can afford to make their penis as big as they want but it cannot be achieved in a single trip to Seoul.
Generally speaking about Western men, the maximum amount of MegaFill they can safely accommodate in their penis during one visit to South Korea is 70 ml. Some men can get up to 91 ml. That is an extreme possibility, not a recommendation. Maximum possible CuteGel Ultra injections usually cannot not exceed 60-70 ml.
Price List
These package prices are flat fees that include surgeon's fee & a specified amount of enhancement material (if relevant) and all post-op care.
South Koreans are the world's #1 user of credit cards. But ALL quoted prices are for cash payments ONLY.
Add 50% tax to all prices for payment by credit card.
Injection Treatments
Penis Enlargement using MegaFill Injections
- 7 ml: US$1400
(for tiny penis, few $ or minor size increase) - 14 ml: US$2300
(for tiny penis, few $ or minor size increase) - 21 ml: US$3200
(1 injection session, 3-day stay in Seoul) - 28 ml: US$4100
(1 injection session, 3-day stay in Seoul) - 35 ml: US$5000
(1 injection session, 3-day stay in Seoul) - 42 ml: US$5900
(2 injection sessions in 1 trip to Seoul, 10-day stay) - 49 ml: US$6800
(2 injection sessions in 1 trip to Seoul, 10-day stay)
[more volume, lower cost than PLGA scaffold] - 56 ml: US$7700
(2 injection sessions in 1 trip to Seoul, 10-day stay)
[circumcision might be advisable] - 63 ml: US$8600
(2 injection sessions in 1 trip to Seoul, 10-day stay)
[circumcision might be advisable] - 70 ml: US$9500
(2 injection sessions in 1 trip to Seoul, 10-day stay)
[circumcision might be advisable] - 77 ml: US$10400
(2 injection sessions in 1 trip to Seoul, 10-day stay)
[circumcision might be advisable] - 84 ml: US$11300
(2 injection sessions in 1 trip to Seoul, 10-day stay)
[circumcision might be advisable] - or more
Penis Enlargement using “Cutegel ULTRA” Hyaluronic Acid (HA) Injections
- 20 ml US$2500
- 25 ml: US$3000
- 30 ml: US$3500
- 35 ml: US$4000
- 40 ml: US$4500
- 45 ml: US$5000
- 50 ml: US$5500
- 55 ml: US$6000
- 60 ml: US$6500
- 65 ml: US$7000
- 70 ml: US$7500
- 75 ml: US$8000
- 80 ml: US$8500
- 85 ml: US$9000
Premature Ejaculation Correction
- Correction of premature ejaculation using glans enhancement by injection of specialized HA filler (not Cutegel ULTRA): US$2400
Open Surgery
Penis Enlargement
- Girth Enhancement using MegaDerm Allograft (injections recommended instead):
- Single sheet (40 x 70 x 4 mm): US$4300
- Double sheet (40 x 70 x 4 mm): US$6000
- Single sheet 20% extra thick (40 x 70 x 5 mm): US$4750
- Double sheet 20% extra thick (40 x 70 x 5 mm): US$6600
- Glans Enhancement using:
- MegaDerm allograft sheet: US$2400 (no longer recommended)
- 3 ml of HA: US$1500
- 6 ml of HA: US$2500
- ONLY Penis Lengthening by Z-plasty at penile-pubic junction: US$1800
(discouraged! — girth enhancement recommended instead — or ask about HGH Therapy if you are 35 or younger) - Penile Lengthening done together with other procedure: US$1200
(also discouraged! — ask about HGH Therapy instead if you are 35 or younger) - Free Fat Transfer (FFT) Size Enlargement: US$1800
(free additional FFT touch up within six months using remaining pre-harvested & cryopreserved fat) - Pre-pubic Liposuction & FFT Penile Enlargement: US$2400
(same free touch up service) - Abdominal-Genital Surgical Re-engineering to Maximize Penis Length & Size (Buried Penis Correction): US$6000 and up
(comprehensive solution for very suitable for very overweight men) - Liposuction costs:
- up to 1000 ml under local anesthesia — US$2400
- up to 1000 ml under epidural anesthesia — US$3000
- up to 1000 ml under general anesthesia — US$3600 and
- over 1000 ml, add US$1000
- takes about one hour
- maximum of 3-5 liters of fat can be removed by liposuction during one surgical session
- more than 5 liters cannot be removed because of increased risk of fat embolism
- main goal of liposuction is body contouring — not weight loss
- Circumcision: US$600
Erectile Dysfunction Treatment by Surgical Implantation of Inflatable Penile Prosthesis (IPP)
- Inflatable Penile Prosthesis Implantation Surgery using Coloplast device: US$15000
- “Real Penile Lengthening” (1 to 1.5 inches) with simultaneous implantation of Coloplast IPP: US$20000
- Malleable Penile Prosthesis Implantation Surgery: US$8000
Female Surgery: Vaginal Rejuvenation
- hymenoplasty (hymenorrhaphy): US$2000 (US$5000 in USA)
- perineoplasty (perineorrhaphy): US$2000
- minora labiaplasty: US$2400 (up to US$6000 in USA)
- majora labiaplasty (reduction): US$3500
- clitoral hood reduction (hoodectomy): US$1000
- posterior vaginoplasty: US$2400
- anteroposterior vaginoplasty: US$5500 (compared to US$8500 in USA)
- labia filling: US$1500
- functional and aesthetic pelvic reconstruction (cost varies); and
- revision and improvement of unsatisfactory women's surgery by other physicians (cost varies).
Options (not needed) are:
- type of anesthesia;
- in-patient or out-patient (out-patient is the default)
- type of room (if in-patient is chosen).
F2M Top Surgery
- “Extended Keyhole” Mastectomy (small to medium-size breasts): US$3600 (send photos to check suitability)
- Skin Excision Mastectomy (medium to large-size breasts): US$4200
- Skin Excision Mastectomy & Relocation of Nipple & Areola (very large breasts): US$6000
Note
Dr Kim reserves the right to require general anesthesia be used when his medical opinion is that it would be in the best interests of the patient.
General Anesthesia: US$2000 (rarely included in price quote, often optional)
FtM Bottom Surgery
- FtM Phalloplasty: Conjoined Bilateral Pedicled Groin Flap - All Stages: US$30000
- Stage One: US$12000 (phalloplasty using bi-lateral groin flap, 20 ml testicular implants)
- Stage Two: US$10000 (vaginectomy, urethroplasty and glans reconstruction)
- Stage Three: US$8000 (malleable penile prosthesis implantation [German brand Genesis] — see below for inflatable implant price)
- Trans-vaginal Hysterectomy & simultaneous removal of fallopian tubes and ovaries (TVH & BSO): US$3600
- Hours of surgery: 2~3
- Nights in hospital: 1~2
- Minimum Advisable Period of Post-op Care in Seoul: 1 week
- Recommended Period of Post-op Care in Seoul: 2 weeks
- Laparoscopic TVH & BSO: ask, pricefluctuates
- Metoidioplasty with vaginectomy, clitoral release, clitoral lengthening, urethroplasty, and scrotoplasty (including 15~ 20 ml testicular prostheses): US$12000
- Metoidioplasty with TVH & BSO, vaginectomy, clitoral release, clitoral lengthening, urethroplasty, and scrotoplasty (including 15~ 20 ml testicular prostheses): US$15600
- Hours of surgery: 5.5 ~ 8
- Nights in hospital: 3 ~5
- Minimum Advisable Period of Post-op Care in Seoul: 3 weeks
- Recommended Period of Post-op Care in Seoul: 4 weeks
- Only FtM Scrotoplasty under local anesthesia, including testicular implants (20 ml silicone cohesive gel implants from Silimed) US$5000
- Only FtM Inflatable penile prosthesis implantation surgery: US$15000 (implant included)
- Only FtM malleable penile prosthesis implantation: US$8000 (implant included)
- FtM Penis Urethroplasty Upgrade: US$9200
Note
Dr Kim reserves the right to require general anesthesia be used when his medical opinion is that it would be in the best interests of the patient.
General Anesthesia: US$2000
MtF Bottom Surgery
- Recto-Sigmoid Colon Vaginoplasty, Clitoroplasty, Labiaplasty, etc (complete solution): US$10000 for doctor's surgical fee (no previous bottom surgery)
- National Medical Center fees: less than US$16000 (approximate cost for two weeks stay, depends on strength of patient, speed of recovery, nights in hospital)
- 14-20 days in hospital
- hospital charges payable by credit card with NO surcharge (paid directly to hospital, no markup by surgeon)
- surgeon's fee payable in cash only
- 6-8 hours of surgery
- 4 weeks recovery in Seoul
- Vaginoplasty by Penile Inversion Technique: US$12000
- performed at the clinic
- performed using an epidural
- general anesthesia costs additional US$2000 (not included in package price)
- approximately 4-7 nights stay in clinic
- urinary catheter implanted for 14 days
- orchieotomy is included in this surgical package. (Orchieotomy done separately costs US$1500.)
Options
- Face-to-face consultation with Dr Kim: US$200 (credited towards treatment if person becomes patient)
- One night stay in National Medical Center [NMC] (rarely needed): US$400/night for private room, US$200/night for bed in 6-person ward
- Intravenous, spinal epidural or general anesthesia: US$575
- additional costs for HIV+ patient getting a small procedure (injections only): US$500
- additional costs for HIV+ patient getting any small open surgery: US$1000
PAYMENT Notes
Prices quoted here are for cash only.
Credit cards incur a 50% government tax for private clinic medical transactions. If you want these prices, if you want to minimize your taxes — do NOT use a credit card or debit card to pay.
In Seoul, you can withdraw only limited amounts of cash daily using debit cards — usually only US$800. That will NOT be sufficient to get treatment. unless you come 5-6 days early and withdraw money every day. Bring sufficient cash.
An alternative to carrying cash is to bring traveler checks and exchange those at Korea Exchange Bank (KEB Hana Bank), a specialized foreign exchange bank a few floors below the clinic in the same building.
KEB requires universally accepted money instruments.
After your consultation and examination with Dr Kim, there will be a short break time before treatment. During that time, a patient can convert traveler checks or foreign currency at KEB, then bring the Korean Won upstairs to pay for the medical treatment.
In very rare cases, we can accept all or partial payment by wire transfer in advance and the patient can still enjoy the cash prices. If you want to pay by wire transfer, ask us about it.
Blood tests and other pre-operative tests from abroad are legally unacceptable in Korea. Testing in your country before travel can assure you in advance you will not need any special care or a special facility at NMC but all tests will need to be done in Seoul.
Evaluations & Price Quotations from Dr Kim
All comments and recommendations by Dr Kim are based on the photos, medical history, medical imaging, medical reports and other information patients provide.
Cost, comments, suggestions and recommendations are tentative, conditional, and totally dependent on the accuracy, completeness and comprehensiveness of the information a patient shares long distance in advance.
Long-distance evaluations by email are free. The doctor does not do evaluations or consultations by Skype or Zoom or other types of online communications.
Everything must be confirmed by Dr Kim after he has thoroughly examined you in his Seoul office and had the face-to-face consultation and discussion with you.
All published prices are for cash payments only.