I will be going to pretty body clinic in Nov for Lipo. I cancelled my Lipo with Girin due to their bad customer services.
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Pretty body clinic reply messages and enquiries promptly. Even at 9pm- 10pm they will still reply.
Their price is also reasonable. They dun charge foreigner price and no VAT for foreigners so we do not have to get tax refund at the airport, which is so troublesome.
Their price is also reasonable. They dun charge foreigner price and no VAT for foreigners so we do not have to get tax refund at the airport, which is so troublesome.
Hi Enivre! I have to disagree, they do charge an extra 10% if you dont pay in cash because they know you can get a VAT refund. They've given me a quote with a +10% because I could not travel with cash and would pay with a credit card. They are quite expensive in relation to other hospitals (which may or may not be justified by their English service and in-house anesthesia specialist but...)
Ya, that could be because their credit machine will auto add a 10% VAT?
Anyways, foreigners able to get the 10% VAT right?
At least they offer no VAT for cash payment right? Unlike the other clinics, which will charge no matter payment in cash or not.
However, I am paying in cash for my convenience as I do not have to get tax refund at the airport.
Which are the other clinics which that they are cheaper than PBC?
I asked a few clinics like MC360, Girin, ATOP and DA. All of them are way too expensive than PBC.
For abdomen Lipo only, they are charging 7mil to 10mil KRW.
I think all of the hospitals I checked had this habit of charging you even more if you paid in CC.
They know foreigners can claim a VAT exemption (= refund) at the airport when showing your CC + the credit card receipt. That VAT refund/VAT rate is 10%. So they increase the price (+10%) since "the state refunds 10% and hence gives you an additional spending/purchase power of 10%". They "exceptionnally offer" (such generosity, wow) to waive the 10% extra fee if you pay in cash because they know you cannot claim a VAT refund, so you cannot spend more/your budget is lower. I hate that. In the end they make extra profit at the state and your expense. Sorry if the salt in my message is too much, but I completely disapprove of this commercial trend.
=> foreigners are able to claim a VAT refund at the airport, yes (but this should not mean hospitals can abuse this imho)
=> I am not sure you can just "offer VAT" as a hospital, since you still have to declare and pay VAT when you do your business taxes? So I presume there is still VAT on your bill when you settle it in cash, the exception is they do not add an EXTRA 10% on top of it. So yes, you do not have an extra 10% to pay if you do everything with banknotes and coins.
=> cheaper that Pretty body are Evita, 365reset, Dr Creamy, Honette, and probably more but I dont know them
I am trying to get full body lipo, and, let's say, 365reset sent me a quote at less than 8.5mil (excl. calves, ankles, and face, as I'm not interested in have them lipoed, and excl. compression stuff and medication)
They know foreigners can claim a VAT exemption (= refund) at the airport when showing your CC + the credit card receipt. That VAT refund/VAT rate is 10%. So they increase the price (+10%) since "the state refunds 10% and hence gives you an additional spending/purchase power of 10%". They "exceptionnally offer" (such generosity, wow) to waive the 10% extra fee if you pay in cash because they know you cannot claim a VAT refund, so you cannot spend more/your budget is lower. I hate that. In the end they make extra profit at the state and your expense. Sorry if the salt in my message is too much, but I completely disapprove of this commercial trend.
=> foreigners are able to claim a VAT refund at the airport, yes (but this should not mean hospitals can abuse this imho)
=> I am not sure you can just "offer VAT" as a hospital, since you still have to declare and pay VAT when you do your business taxes? So I presume there is still VAT on your bill when you settle it in cash, the exception is they do not add an EXTRA 10% on top of it. So yes, you do not have an extra 10% to pay if you do everything with banknotes and coins.
=> cheaper that Pretty body are Evita, 365reset, Dr Creamy, Honette, and probably more but I dont know them
I am trying to get full body lipo, and, let's say, 365reset sent me a quote at less than 8.5mil (excl. calves, ankles, and face, as I'm not interested in have them lipoed, and excl. compression stuff and medication)
Wherever I chose to go, I'm planning on taking notes and pictures and posting the whole thing here to help people (I wont post photos though, I will wait for people to DM me as I dont want to share too much and expose my body online too easily DD)... I hope there wont be any mistake or botchery done on my current potato body, soon to be sexy body (hopefully) !!
DD)... I hope there wont be any mistake or botchery done on my current potato body, soon to be sexy body (hopefully) !!
Do they have in-house anesthesiologist?I think all of the hospitals I checked had this habit of charging you even more if you paid in CC.
They know foreigners can claim a VAT exemption (= refund) at the airport when showing your CC + the credit card receipt. That VAT refund/VAT rate is 10%. So they increase the price (+10%) since "the state refunds 10% and hence gives you an additional spending/purchase power of 10%". They "exceptionnally offer" (such generosity, wow) to waive the 10% extra fee if you pay in cash because they know you cannot claim a VAT refund, so you cannot spend more/your budget is lower. I hate that. In the end they make extra profit at the state and your expense. Sorry if the salt in my message is too much, but I completely disapprove of this commercial trend.
=> foreigners are able to claim a VAT refund at the airport, yes (but this should not mean hospitals can abuse this imho)
=> I am not sure you can just "offer VAT" as a hospital, since you still have to declare and pay VAT when you do your business taxes? So I presume there is still VAT on your bill when you settle it in cash, the exception is they do not add an EXTRA 10% on top of it. So yes, you do not have an extra 10% to pay if you do everything with banknotes and coins.
=> cheaper that Pretty body are Evita, 365reset, Dr Creamy, Honette, and probably more but I dont know them
I am trying to get full body lipo, and, let's say, 365reset sent me a quote at less than 8.5mil (excl. calves, ankles, and face, as I'm not interested in have them lipoed, and excl. compression stuff and medication)
Sometimes too cheap I would be worried.
They have one, or so I'm told, I would have to check with their name and meet the person. Do you have info ? You seem to know them well. Have you researched other places?
I agree too cheap is not good, but expensive does not mean quality either. I could buy the same industrial pastry at Walmart or at a fancy restaurant, the restaurant will charge much more just because people are willing to spend more. I will never go to a hospital that is overpriced (to my standards of course, I know people here are willing to spend 25K+ dollars !! I respect their judgement, but I dont recommend doing it)
I agree too cheap is not good, but expensive does not mean quality either. I could buy the same industrial pastry at Walmart or at a fancy restaurant, the restaurant will charge much more just because people are willing to spend more. I will never go to a hospital that is overpriced (to my standards of course, I know people here are willing to spend 25K+ dollars !! I respect their judgement, but I dont recommend doing it)
Nope, I am doing double-chin and Abdomen only. Ya their full body is around that price.
Could you give me some more detail about what's included in "full body lipo" please?
So Im getting my cheeks, arms, armpit, abdomen including the sides, inner and outer thigh , back and front of knees and Im doing calf reduction aswell, which may be either full lipo or half lipo and muscle resection. They said the full body is 15krw and the calf reduction is 6krw but because of my bmi ,height and pictures, they said that the price can be cut down 20 to 14krw.
Will all of these be done in 1 surgery? Some online consults are telling me that full body in 1 day is impossible...