Beauty Tourism Made Easy In Korea

For a lot of first-timers in the cosmetic and plastic surgery procedures, it can be daunting to choose which part of the face and body to alter or improve. What makes it even harder is for when these first-timers come to a country like Korea where English is still that not widely spoken. So, for those coming to the land of plastic surgery, one government center comes to the rescue when it comes to helping those in the medical travel industry.

The Korea Medical Information Center (KMIC) provides foreign patients with comprehensive and trustworthy support such as interpretation, legal aid, etc. The center has staff who are well-versed in English, Japanese, Chinese, Russian, and Arabic. The KMIC staff deliver professional medical and legal information.

Here are the center’s MAIN SERVICES:

□ Consultation on immigration and visa issuance - Providing information on health institutions and medical services - Supporting reservations for medical services - Guidance on cosmetic surgery VAT refund - Providing medical translation support - Providing tourism information (places to stay, eat, visit, etc.)

□ Finding the appropriate solutions for complaints and malpractice - Dealing with the patients' complaints - Coordinating between patients and medical providers or agencies - Filing medical malpractice suits for the patients - Offering legal information related to arbitration and mediation

 □ Proving an avenue and consultation on illegal broker reports - Providing information about illegal broker and related issues - Providing information and rewards on the reporting of illegal brokers - Reporting illegal brokers thru the KMIC counter.

The KMIC center is operated by the Korea Health Industry Development Institute with the support of the Ministry of Health and Welfare of Korea.

KMIC Contact Information –

Address: 2F, Shinil Building, Toegye-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea

Tel : 1577-7129, From Abroad +82-1577-7129

Web : www.visitmedicalkorea.com

E-mail : callmcc@khidi.or.kr

Business Hours : Mon to Fri 9:00~18:00

Save Money When You Get Your Cosmetic Procedure in Korea

Did you know that you can get some of your money back when you get your cosmetic surgery in

Korea? If you’re one of those thousands of medical beauty tourists in Korea who has a cosmetic procedure done here, you can get your treatment or surgery’s VAT cost refunded back to you. How do you get this refund?

Here are the 4 easy steps.
1. Have your beauty treatment/procedure done at a medical facility that is registered for VAT refunds

(The Korea Medical Information Center KMIC can help you with this by providing an easy database of allocated tax refundable organizations/facilities to search on its website – www.visitmedicalkorea.com)

2. Visit your beauty treatment facility or clinic and have your procedure/treatment. The surgery or treatments should cost over 30,000 won.

3. Pay for your procedure/treatment and get a tax refund statement.

4. Visit any tax refund centers all over Seoul, especially in high traffic tourist areas like Myeongdong, Namdaemun, Apgujeong and at international airports. KMIC can help you with this too with their own VAT refund counter in the Myeongdong office.

Other patients who can get this VAT refund for their cosmetic procedures are non-residents in Korea and those foreigners staying in Korea who is scheduled to depart within 3 months. The advantage for this Vat Refund system is that foreign patients are assured that they are using a legitimate facility or clinic and there is transparency of the cost of their treatment and care. So, why wait? Get your cosmetic procedure/surgery in Korea now.

KMIC Contact Information –

Address: 2F, Shinil Building, Toegye-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea

Tel : 1577-7129, From Abroad +82-1577-7129

Web : www.visitmedicalkorea.com

E-mail : callmcc@khidi.or.kr

Business Hours : Mon to Fri 9:00~18:00