Seungsoo Kim, Plastic surgeon in Seoul

Specialisation: Plastic surgeon
10 years of experience
Workplace: Republic of Korea, Seoul, AVA Plastic Surgery
- At the clinic, Dr. Seungsoo Kim performs a single-surgeon facelift workflow: the same surgeon handles the case from the first incision to the final suture, with no overlap between patients.
- He tailors facelift planning to cheekbone shape and SMAS thickness, choosing between Deep Plane and Dual-Plane approaches.
- He performs revision facelift cases from other clinics and also treats complex eyelid revisions, including revision eyelid surgery (with typical suture removal after 5 days in the example protocol).
- His published output includes 6 internationally indexed journal publications (including Archives of Craniofacial Surgery papers).
At the clinic, Seungsoo Kim is a board-certified plastic surgeon who runs a single-surgeon model for facelifts—consultation, design, surgery, and follow-up handled by him personally. His facelift planning is tailored to cheekbone shape and SMAS thickness, with technique selection between Deep Plane and Dual-Plane. He also manages revision cases, including revision facelift and revision eyelid surgery, and has 6 internationally indexed publications.

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Qualifications

With a single-surgeon model that keeps one patient’s operation from starting until the previous case is fully finished, Seungsoo Kim’s facelift pathway is built around continuity and careful execution. At the clinic, he focuses on facial rejuvenation—especially full-face lifting and technique-based facelifts—alongside eyelid surgery and revision work. Patients are assessed with attention to cheekbone shape and SMAS thickness to guide whether a Deep Plane or Dual-Plane strategy is most appropriate. For international patients planning a trip, the clinic also publishes procedure-by-procedure guidance that places Deep-Plane facelift recovery in the 11–14 day stay window in Seoul.

Education

Board certification and licensing are documented for practice in Korea: Medical License #103360 and Specialist Certificate #2344.

Work experience

Since 2016 (10+ years of practice), Dr. Seungsoo Kim performs operations at the clinic as the operating surgeon.

Clinical focus and techniques

His practice combines surgical facial rejuvenation with non-surgical aesthetic treatments, with technique choices guided by facial anatomy and recovery priorities.

Deep Plane facelift and Dual-Plane lifting—selected based on SMAS thickness and cheekbone shape.
Revision facelift—performed for cases that previously had surgery elsewhere.
Full Face Lift and mini facelift options for different degrees of laxity.
Facial nerve preservation is part of his stated surgical approach during dissection.
Incisional double eyelid surgery, Natural Adhesion double eyelid, and ptosis-related eyelid refinement within eyelid surgery planning.
Canthoplasty, including 4-direction canthoplasty and revision eyelid surgery when needed.
Botulinum toxin (Botox), hyaluronic acid fillers, and radiofrequency (RF) lifting for non-surgical facial rejuvenation.

Professional societies and certifications

Korean Medical License #103360.
Specialist #2344.
Board-certified plastic surgeon (Korea).

Academic output

His work includes 6 internationally indexed journal publications, including papers in Archives of Craniofacial Surgery.

Courses and advanced training

He contributes to the clinic’s surgeon-led educational content through detailed procedure and recovery guides published in the clinic’s journal.

Awards and recognition

Award for Outstanding Paper at the Korean Burn Society Academic Conference (2017).

For international patients, the clinic provides direct communication channels including WhatsApp (wa.me/821037053423). The clinic’s published recovery timelines are designed to help you align Seoul staging with suture removal and follow-up checkpoints. Consultations are structured around surgical planning and recovery logistics, so your trip schedule matches the procedure selected.