The original ultrasound lift: no needles, nothing to hide afterwards, and results that build over 2–3 months.
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In Seoul, Ultherapy costs a median of ₩990,000 (about $717) across 59 clinic listings this week, ranging from ₩539,000 to ₩1,650,000.
Seoul prices are event listings on Gangnam Unni's Korean app, VAT included. Many are first-visit or trial deals, clinics can show foreigners different prices, and the tourist VAT refund ended in 2025. How Korean clinic prices work →
2 of the 12 listings shown are promotions (first visit, trial price or once per person). A repeat or regular booking usually costs more. How Korean clinic prices work →
| Clinic | As listed | Seen | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 압구정튠의원 | 울쎄라리프팅 300샷 · VAT 포함 | 2026-10-12 | ₩600,000 |
| 신사옵티마의원 | 울쎄라피프라임 300샷 · VAT 포함 | 2026-10-12 | ₩690,000 |
| 닥터미성형외과의원 | 울쎄라피 프라임 300샷 (수면포함) · VAT 포함 | 2026-10-12 | ₩690,000 |
| Clinic | As listed | Seen | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 데이뷰의원-강서발산점 | (첫방문) 울쎄라 300샷_1회만 결제가능 · VAT 포함First visit onlyOnce per person | 2026-10-12 | ₩690,000 |
| 4월31일성형외과의원 | 체험가) 울쎄라 300샷 · VAT 포함Trial price | 2026-10-12 | ₩700,000 |
| 세이예스의원 | 울쎄라피프라임 300샷 · VAT 포함 | 2026-10-12 | ₩711,700 |
| 비오페이스의원 | 울쎄라 리프팅 300샷 · VAT 포함 | 2026-10-12 | ₩726,000 |
| 더타이트성형외과의원 | 수면마취 개인별 맞춤 디자인 울쎄라피프라임 300샷 · VAT 포함 | 2026-10-12 | ₩748,000 |
| 제이디의원 | 울쎄라 300샷+ 트리니티 · VAT 포함 | 2026-10-12 | ₩750,000 |
| 워나성형외과의원 | 수면 울쎄라피프라임 300샷+퍼스널리프팅프로그램+수분진정케어 · VAT 포함 | 2026-10-12 | ₩759,000 |
| 지힐링스퀘어의원 | 수면 울쎄라피프라임 300샷 · VAT 포함 | 2026-10-12 | ₩759,000 |
| 비티큐의원 | 수면 울쎄라 300샷 · VAT 포함 | 2026-10-12 | ₩759,000 |
1 session × ₩990,000, lasting about 18 months. Studies show results holding at 1 year and some at 2; the Merz-funded Pan-Asian consensus suggests a repeat every 12 months over 50 and every 24 months at 30–45.
Uses this week's Seoul median and the typical duration from studies. Other treatments use their midpoint duration and usual first course.
Redness usually fades within hours and mild swelling, if any, rarely shows; the pivotal trial reported only transient mild redness and swelling.
Skin may look a little pink and feel warm and tender. Usually nothing other people would notice.
AI-generated models, not real patients. Effects are illustrated to show typical healing; everyone heals differently. Pick a face like yours, then hover or tap the photo to zoom.
Any day of your trip, even the last. There's usually nothing to hide afterwards.
Most people can fly the same or next day. Tenderness can make eye masks and pillows uncomfortable for a few days.
One session is the whole treatment. The result appears after you're home, over 2–3 months, so there's no second visit to plan.
Seoul clinics often pair it with a skin booster like Rejuran, or with Thermage, in the same visit. Lifting usually goes first.
Ultherapy leaves no wound, and pigment problems are rare even in darker Asian skin, so any season works. Summer is the only compromise: Seoul clinics ask for no sauna for a week and no hard workouts for a day, which is harder in July heat.
Korean patients pay a median of about ₩990,000 for 300 lines, based on 59 Seoul clinic listings this week (range ₩539,000–₩1,650,000). In the US a full face and neck typically costs US$2,300–5,500, most in big cities.
Some people notice a change within weeks, but the clearer lift shows at 2–3 months and keeps building for up to 6 months as new collagen forms.
Usually none you'd need to hide. Skin may be pink for a few hours and slightly swollen for 2–3 days. Tenderness or tingling can last up to two weeks.
It's one of the more uncomfortable non-invasive treatments, especially over the jawbone. Numbing cream and painkillers help, and many Seoul clinics offer sleep sedation.
Ultherapy is the US-made original with real-time imaging and FDA clearance for lifting. Shurink Universe is a Korean HIFU device without imaging: cheaper, and typically topped up around every six months.
Ask to see the original tip packaging and the authenticity check before you start, and look for the ultrasound image on the screen during treatment. Counterfeit tips have been prosecuted in Korea.
| Ultherapy | Shurink Universe | Thermage FLX | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | Micro-focused ultrasound with imaging (US) | Korean HIFU, no imaging | Monopolar radiofrequency (US) |
| Main job | Deep lift (down to the SMAS) | Lift and contour, lower cost | Tightening and texture |
| Operator can see the layers? | Yes (DeepSEE) | No, uses landmarks | Not applicable |
| Results | Build over 2–6 months | Faster, shorter-lived | Build over 2–6 months |
| Typical top-up | About yearly | Around 6 months | About yearly |
| Seoul price this week | ₩990,000 | ₩99,000 | ₩1,980,000 |
Ultherapy focuses ultrasound energy into tiny points under the skin at three depths (1.5, 3.0 and 4.5 mm) without damaging the surface. The heat creates small coagulation points that the body treats as micro-injuries.
The healing response makes new collagen and elastin over the following 3–6 months, which is why the lift appears gradually rather than on the day.
The 4.5 mm depth reaches the SMAS, the muscle-and-fascia layer surgeons tighten in a facelift. Built-in ultrasound imaging lets the operator see the layers and avoid bone.
It's FDA-cleared for lifting the brow (2009), the neck and under the chin (2012), and for décolletage lines (2014). The lift is real but modest: good for early sagging, not a replacement for surgery.
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General information for travellers, not medical advice. A doctor should assess you before any treatment. Prices are Korean-consumer event prices collected from public listings; clinics may charge differently on the day.