Verifying License for Plastic Surgeons in Korea?

[Totoro00]

Hello! I came across this post from beautyhacker: https://beautyhacker.com/topic/1012...y-the-korean-association-of-plastic-surgeons/

Does anyone know if the PRS Korea group is the actual certifying board or if it's just an association with membership for surgeons?

And if anyone has any insight into how to actually check for licensure for plastic surgeons in Korea, that would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

 

[miiigooksaram]

This is a good website. http://www.prskorea.co.kr/

 

[Totoro00]

This is a good website. http://www.prskorea.co.kr/

Hi! That's the website I used that beautyhacker lists. Do you know if prskorea is the certifying board for plastic surgeons or if it's just an association that holds seminars?

 

[miiigooksaram]

If you look on the website there an option to search to see if the surgeon is board-certified. You can also try this website: https://www.plasticsurgery.or.kr/eng/search/index.php

I don't know if it helps, but I live in Korea and this is the website me and all my Korean friends use. Has never failed me. The website also shows you how to recognize board-certified surgeons and hospitals/clinics. It's a very good resource.

 

[Totoro00]

If you look on the website there an option to search to see if the surgeon is board-certified. You can also try this website: https://www.plasticsurgery.or.kr/eng/search/index.php

I don't know if it helps, but I live in Korea and this is the website me and all my Korean friends use. Has never failed me. The website also shows you how to recognize board-certified surgeons and hospitals/clinics. It's a very good resource.

Great, thank you!! So it is the verifying board. I was talking with a clinic rep and found that their head surgeon came up as “certification suspended” no other details and when I asked the clinic rep they said that it doesn’t meant anything because prskorea is just a membership

 

[miiigooksaram]

Great, thank you!! So it is the verifying board. I was talking with a clinic rep and found that their head surgeon came up as “certification suspended” no other details and when I asked the clinic rep they said that it doesn’t meant anything because prskorea is just a membership

You're welcome! It's a huge red flag that they explained it away without any further details. You have to be VERY careful in Korea because there are a lot of surgeons out there performing procedures when they aren't board certified. Clinic reps will say ANYTHING to make money for their clinic, even if it is a lie.