How much does lip filler cost in Korea?

Product tier does most of the work. Both tiers in the table are hyaluronic-acid fillers approved by Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety; the imported line trades on long international track records and specific gel textures, while domestic Korean HA lines are what local patients overwhelmingly choose and are priced accordingly. The gap — roughly ₩340,000–460,000 versus ₩100,000–220,000 for the same 1 cc — is the single biggest decision on your quote.

Volume is the quieter variable. A natural first lip treatment rarely needs more than one syringe, and many Korean injectors deliberately stay under a full cc on a first visit, keeping the remainder on record or planning a second pass after swelling settles. Ask how the clinic handles partial syringes: per-cc pricing with a conservative injector is a different proposition from a menu that assumes a full syringe every time.

The injector and the district close the spread. Lips are high-visibility, high-precision work, and clinics with heavy lip caseloads in districts like Gangnam or Apgujeong tend to list imported product at the upper band. A quieter neighborhood practice using domestic HA sits at the other corner of the table — same molecule class, different hands and address.

HA filler's defining feature is that it can be dissolved, and in Korea that safety valve has a published price: ₩69,000–89,000 per cc of hyaluronidase. Factor it in two ways. First, as insurance — if migration, unevenness, or simple regret follows a lip treatment done anywhere, correcting it in Seoul is an inexpensive, routine appointment rather than an ordeal. Second, as a negotiating anchor for product choice: part of what the imported tier buys is predictable gel behavior, which is precisely what makes dissolving less likely to be needed.

Travelers sometimes arrive in Korea specifically to have overseas lip filler dissolved and redone. If that is your situation, tell the clinic at booking: dissolving and refilling are usually separated by at least a couple of weeks, which determines whether one trip or two makes sense before anyone quotes you a combined plan.

Every price above is VAT-inclusive: Korea's 10% value-added tax is already built into the standard self-pay rate.

The foreign-patient VAT refund on cosmetic and aesthetic procedures (Special Tax Treatment Control Act, Articles 107-3 and 107-4) expired on 31 December 2025 and was not extended for 2026. As of 2026 there is nothing to reclaim afterward on a procedure like this — the price you see is your effective, out-of-pocket cost. Be cautious of older listings that still promise a clinic VAT refund for cosmetic treatment.