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Bryan
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 Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 12:43 pm Post subject: Laser Mole Removal (Cosmetic) |
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Hey
Anyone know how much it costs to get this type of thing done in Korea? (Just for small, not raised moles).
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dr. love
Joined: 09 Oct 2007
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 10:46 pm Post subject: |
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You really need to have a consultation before a price can be given. It depends on the number of moles and the size of the area that needs to be treated.
If you'd like to set up an appointment with a dermatologist send me a pm. |
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Konglishman
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Location: Nanjing
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| Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 11:09 pm Post subject: |
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| I had a mole on my cheek removed. It only cost 30 dollars. Just find a place that says pibukwa and make sure that the medical staff speak English. After all, you are talking about doing a medical procedure. |
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sojourner1
Joined: 17 Apr 2007
Location: Where meggi swim and 2 wheeled tractors go sput put chug alugg pug pug
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I heard it can be done for 5,000 won a mole. Another foreigner I knew in Changwon said his wife had it done at the laser cosmetic clinic her parents ran, but they never got around to showing me as they were always busy on Saturday and I ended up leaving. I want to get this done too.
I wonder if it might be easier to find when in Thailand? I seem to find anything easier there such as a dentist and optical shop for example. There's also more English speakers who can help give you directors or services. It's just tough to find many products and services in Korea, but a Korean can help when they have time. |
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tfunk
Joined: 12 Aug 2006
Location: Dublin, Ireland
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| Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 1:25 am Post subject: |
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| sojourner1 wrote: |
I wonder if it might be easier to find when in Thailand? |
In Thailand I just walked into Chiang Mai hospital and the dermatologist took a mole off for cheap the next day. I can't remember the price, but it was around $30. She told me that raised moles can grow back.
I'd go with a hospital, street clinics are everywhere but some of them look a bit dodgy. Some of the clinics charge a one-off price for 'powering up the laser' or something like that, so it can be cheaper to get a few done all at once. The laser is bloodless. |
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Bryan
Joined: 29 Oct 2007
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| Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 1:46 am Post subject: |
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| sojourner1 wrote: |
I wonder if it might be easier to find when in Thailand? |
In Thailand I just walked into Chiang Mai hospital and the dermatologist took a mole off for cheap the next day. I can't remember the price, but it was around $30. She told me that raised moles can grow back.
I'd go with a hospital, street clinics are everywhere but some of them look a bit dodgy. Some of the clinics charge a one-off price for 'powering up the laser' or something like that, so it can be cheaper to get a few done all at once. The laser is bloodless. |
What do you mean by Chiang Mai hospital? I'm looking on my city map and see Chiang Mai Ram 1 hospital and Central Chiang Mai hospital (there are also many others without the words Chiang Mai in them). What area of town was it?
I'll probably just do that in Chiang Mai then. |
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tfunk
Joined: 12 Aug 2006
Location: Dublin, Ireland
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| Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 2:27 am Post subject: |
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| Bryan wrote: |
| tfunk wrote: |
| sojourner1 wrote: |
I wonder if it might be easier to find when in Thailand? |
In Thailand I just walked into Chiang Mai hospital and the dermatologist took a mole off for cheap the next day. I can't remember the price, but it was around $30. She told me that raised moles can grow back.
I'd go with a hospital, street clinics are everywhere but some of them look a bit dodgy. Some of the clinics charge a one-off price for 'powering up the laser' or something like that, so it can be cheaper to get a few done all at once. The laser is bloodless. |
What do you mean by Chiang Mai hospital? I'm looking on my city map and see Chiang Mai Ram 1 hospital and Central Chiang Mai hospital (there are also many others without the words Chiang Mai in them). What area of town was it?
I'll probably just do that in Chiang Mai then. |
Sorry, I don't remember. If you look some maps of Chiang Mai there is an area highlighted in the shape of a square for the central area of Chiang Mai. If you turn the map so that the river is parallel to the bottom face of this square, then the hospital I went to was near the upper face of the square, nearer the right hand side than the left or middle. So, I think it was Chiang Mai Ram 1 but I'm not 100% sure.
My advice; check out their websites, pay a short visit while in Chiang Mai. If the hospital is set up to take care of foreign patients then you should be okay.
The laser removal stings ever so slightly and I had to apply ointment, wear a small bandage for a few days. I had one on my eye removed and I am very squeamish. No problems for me.
I recommend seeing a dermatologist beforehand, although I imagine all of the practitioners should have knowledge in the field, a dermotologist will advise you on whether it should be removed or not (I never enquired about this, but I thought a mole was an indicator of skin cancer...if you remove the mole are you removing a possible indicator of skin cancer?).
The hospital I went to had dentists, haemotolists, the whole shebang. |
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Konglishman
Joined: 14 Sep 2007
Location: Nanjing
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| Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 8:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Usually, the mole partially grows back, but is just not very obvious compared to previously. So, you still get a warning about skin cancer if the mole changes in color, etc. |
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Sody
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madowlspeaks
Joined: 07 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 2:04 am Post subject: Re: Laser Mole Removal (Cosmetic) |
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| Bryan wrote: |
Hey
Anyone know how much it costs to get this type of thing done in Korea? (Just for small, not raised moles).
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Teng Teng Skin Clinic http://www.tengteng.com/english/d_ipl.html |
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LadyOne
Joined: 12 Sep 2011
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| Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2011 2:33 am Post subject: |
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| A friend of mine got their removed for $20 each in Daejeon. (Or 20000 Won) Pretty good deal. we also had to get scar cream which was $18. |
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Mr. Peabody
Joined: 24 Sep 2010
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weso1
Joined: 26 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2011 3:02 am Post subject: |
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I went to Wooskin. He took a raised mole off my leg for $30. Flat moles are cheaper he said, $15 - $25.
But delicate places like your face or the male "gochu" are more, like $50 or $75.
But he said he would discount if you pay up front for several. |
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chrisinkorea2011
Joined: 16 Jan 2011
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I had quite a few on my face when i first got here and i wanted them taken off quickly. The clinic i had it done in was nice and thrifty about fulfilling my request. I think my appointment was within two days of consultation. These are the small moles in the skin that are brown/blackish dots. i had 20 removed for about 110,000 won. The more you have done the more of a discount they give. the only thing you also need is cream to help protect from the sun and healing, and these little skin colored patches that cover the removal site.
the worst part was smelling your flesh burn when they do it. lol but it only hurts for like a minute or two |
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northway
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| Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2011 7:50 pm Post subject: |
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| One of my coworkers had one removed and it was under 50,000. |
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