Seung Il — Seoul

Seung Il Chung is listed as a Plastic Surgery Specialist (M.D., Ph.D.) at Retmus Plastic Surgery. Within the clinic’s aesthetic program, his work includes revision facial contouring performed directly by him, with 3D-CT used to identify underlying causes from the first surgery before proceeding. For revisional nose surgery, the clinic describes an autologous tissue approach performed personally by Dr. Seung-il Chung, including design aimed at correcting the nasolabial angle while minimizing inflammation and complications. In addition to patient care, he has presented surgical research at major congresses and authored SCI/SCIE-indexed publications related to nasal reconstruction.

Education

• Not specified in the provided evidence.

Work experience

• Plastic Surgery Specialist — Retmus Plastic Surgery (listed role for Dr. Seung Il Chung, M.D., Plastic Surgery Specialist).

Clinical focus and techniques

At Retmus Plastic Surgery, the clinic positions Dr. Seungil Chung as the surgeon performing key revision and facial contouring steps, with planning and technique choices tailored to the patient’s prior results and anatomy.

• Revision facial contouring performed directly by Dr. Seungil Chung, with thorough preoperative planning using 3D-CT.
• Revisional rhinoplasty and revisional nose surgery using an autologous cartilage/autologous tissue approach, designed to improve the nasolabial angle.
• Forehead reduction surgery described by the clinic as lowering the hairline without hair transplantation.
• Zygoma reduction using a rotational technique with secure fixation using biocompatible titanium screws after osteotomy.
• Intraoral approach for zygoma reduction to reduce bleeding and swelling and avoid external scarring.
• Non-incisional and incisional double eyelid surgery options, including an incisional method with removal of excess skin, fat, and muscle and connecting/suturing eyelid skin and muscle.
• Ptosis correction surgery for moderate to severe or congenital ptosis, including cases where patients rely on forehead or eyebrow muscles to open their eyes.
• Lower blepharoplasty technique described as incision along the eyelash line (2 mm below the lash line), with fat removal/repositioning/fixation and septum reinforcement.
• Philtrum reduction & rhinoplasty as a synergy procedure (Retmus Philtrum Reduction & Rhinoplasty).
• Revisional lip lift as an anatomical redesign aiming to restore nasolabial angle and side profile while minimizing scars.
• Rotational zygomatic reduction fixation described on 3D-CT imaging, including fixation of the zygomatic body (45° region) and posterior zygomatic arch osteotomy site.

Professional societies and certifications

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Academic output

• 2016 — Presented research on a method enabling simultaneous zygoma reduction and philtrum reduction during orthognathic surgery at the 13th Japan-Korea Congress of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
• 2012 — First and corresponding author on an SCI/SCIE article in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Journal on simultaneous nasal reconstruction using the pericranium after excision of skin-invading paraffin tumors.
• 2006 — First author case report in the British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery on monostotic fibrous dysplasia of the zygomatic arch.

Courses and advanced training

• 2014 — Annual Meeting of the ASAPS: The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, presented research on correction of short and bulbous noses in Asians using septal cartilage.

Awards and recognition

• Not specified in the provided evidence.

Languages are not specified in the provided evidence. Retmus Plastic Surgery’s surgical system emphasizes structured consultation, and the clinic describes board-certified anesthesiology coverage on-site at all times, alongside a safety system that includes emergency equipment and full postoperative responsibility under a systematic follow-up program.