Founded in 1998, over the years YK has transformed into a specialized cosmetic surgery center complete with ONE-STOP services for all guests.

Executive Hospital Director
Yong Kyu KimM.D. / PhD


Executive Hospital Director of Apgujeong YK Plastic Surgery Yonsei University Master’s Degree/ PhD.

Inje University Paik Hospital, Professor & Chair, Plastic Surgery
Inje University Paik Hospital, Adjunct/Associate Professor, Plastic Surgery
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Clinical Consultant Professor
Korean Skull Base Society, Board member.
The Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Member & Reviewer
Active Member of KSAPS, The Korean Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Uijeongbu District Court, Goyang Branch Office, Physical Examiner of Plastic surgery (2005~2010)
Active Member of ASAPS, The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Active Member of ISAPS (International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons)
University of Ghent, Plastic Surgery (Belgium), Research Study
-Professor Hamdi (Breast Augmentation and Breast Reduction)
-Professor Blondeel (Breast Reconstruction)
MACS Lift Center Research Study, Dr. Patrick Tonnard (Facial Lift)
St. Andrew Center for Plastic Surgery (U.K) Research study
Active Member of Smile For Children
Book: Eye Plastic Surgery – Various Study Cases Often Clinically Encountered and Their Surgical Approaches (Median Books Publication), 2008
Book: Face Lift – Various Surgical Method & Clinical Application (Elsevier Korea, LTD), 2009

Regular member of The Korean Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons / Regular member of the Korean Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery / Regular member of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) / Regular member of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS) / Chief of Inje University Seoul Paik Hospital, Department of Plastic Surgery / Regular member of Korean Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association / Life member of Korean Skull Base Society / Regular member of The Korean Society for Microsurgery / Regular member of the Korean Society for Surgery of the Hand / Advisory committee member of Seoul National University, Bundang Hospital, Department of Plastic Surgery / Member of Smile for Children



[International Meeting Activities]
Participation in International Meeting as Faculty
1. ISAPS Tokyo 2013, Faculty : Strategy of Facial Rejuvenation for East Asian
2. ISAPS meeting 2014, Brazil, Faculty : Moderator, Periorbital area I.
3. ISAPS Japan 2016, Faculty : Classification of Nasal Contracture – Morphology
and Histology / Intraoral Malaplaty with Endoscopic Forehead Lift and Midface Lift

Malarplasty and cheek Drooping
Instruction course lecture on the 50th anniversary symposium of the Korean Society for Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons. 2016
- Topic: Malarplasty and Cheek Drooping

Intreoralmalarplasty with subperiosteal endoscopic forehead and midface lifting
Classification of Nasal Contracture : Morphology and Histology
Invitational lecture at the 59thISAPSJapan.2016
- Topic: Intreoralmalarplasty with subperiosteal endoscopic forehead and midface lifting
- Topic: Classification of Nasal Contracture : Morphology and Histology

ISAPS Symposium in korea
Neurophysiology of non - incision ptosis correction & Refinement of medial epicanthoplasty
ISAPS Symposium in Korea – Presentation on Neurophysiology of non - incision ptosis correction & Refinement of medial epicanthoplasty. 2016
Facial Contouring Surgery Using 3D Simulation and 3D Printing Technology
Invitational lecture & presentation for the Korean Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. 2016
Facial Contouring Surgery Using 3D Simulation and 3D Printing Technology

Aesthethic Meeting at the palais de congress de Montreal, Quebec, Canada


Intreoralmalarplasty with subperiosteal endoscopic forehead and midface lifting


Thieme ‘Seminars in Plastic Surgery’ . 2015
Subclinical Ptosis Correction: incision, partial Incision, and Nonincision: The Formation of the Double Fold

Aesthetic Meeting, San Francisco 2014
Intraoral Malarplasty with Setback and Lifting for Preventing Cheek Drooping

ISAPS congress 2014 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
dual plane intraoal Fat Graft for Midface Rejuvenation: Muscle Unit Graft

Aesthetic Meeting, San Francisco .2014
Periorbital Bony Change with Aging in Saggital CT Analysis: Caucasion vs East Asian

Periorbital Bony Change with Aging in Saggital CT Analysis: Caucasion vs East Asian.2013

ISAPS [Lower Blelpharoplasty] Presentation. Oct., 2009


European Society of Aesthetics & Plastic Surgery [New Surgical Indication of Orbital Fracture] Presentation. May, 2009.


John Borthwick Wound Management Society Hawaii [Clinical Application of Gene Manipulation Skin] Presentation. Feb., 2009.


Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons [Gore-tex Investing Method] Presentation. Nov., 2008

Japan-Korea Congress of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery [4-Flap Inverted Nipple Correction] Presentation on Surgical Method. Feb., 2008

International Oncoplastic Breast Surgery Symposium. 2008

Training on reconstructive surgery / microsurgery at Gent University in Belgium. 2007

Refresher Course on Breast Surgery on May 25th, 2006 at Pein Museum, Istanbul



[Other Activities]

International Biographical Centre : IBC 'Top 100 health Professionals' 2014 Arena of Aesthetic facial bone Surgery


[List of Thesis]
Leech Therapy in Digital Replantation of Children, 1999.


Median and Paramedian Craniofacial Cleft, 2000.

Double Eyelid Operation with Three Tiny Incisions, 2000.


Congenital Constriction Band Syndrome of Hand : The Correction Under The Microscope, 2005.
Correction of the Nasal Profile in Mild Hump by Tip Plasty and Resection of Depressor Septi Nasal Muscle, 2005.

Correction of Sunken Upper eyelids Using Autologus Microfat Graft, 2006.

Treatment of Aplasia Cutis Congenita Using Allogenic Dermal Graft and Cultured Epithelial Autografts(Holoderm)- A Case Report, 2006.

Gluteal Perforator Flaps for Coverage of Sacral Pressure Sores, 2007.

Immediate Breast Reconstruction Using Bilateral Free TRAM Flap after Removal of Paraffinoma, 2007.

Facial Scar Treatment Using 585nm Pulsed Dye Laser, 2007.

Clinical analysis of Dog bite injuries, 2008.

New 4-flap method for severe inverted nipple, 2008

Clinical analysis of Pediatric Blow out Fracture, 2008.
Various Use of Perforator Pedicled Flap: First Choice instead of Free Flap and Pedicled Flap, 2008.

Correlation between changes of medial rectus muscle section and enophthalmos in patients with medial blow out fracture, 2009.

Scar revision using Gore-tex thread, 2009.

MACS Lift on Asian: Consideration on Third Purse String Suture and Malar Region, 2009.


1 case of nevus lipomatosus cutaneus superficialis occurred on the back, 2009.

Dynamic Rhinoplasty, 2009.
Tip Plasty through resection of Depressor Septi Nasi Muscle: Dynamic Rhinoplasty, 2009.

PAL(Pressure Assisted Liposuction), UAL(Ultrasound Assisted Liposuction) and Grandular Excision via Periareolar Approach.
Multimodality on Gynecomastia : PAL(Pressure Assisted Liposuction), UAL(Ultrasound Assisted Liposuction) and Grandular Excision via Periareolar Approach, 2009.

Evaluation of Subciliary Incision Used in Blowout Fracture Treatment: Pretarsal Flattening after Lower Eyelid Surgery. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2010.

Natural Curved Mandibular Angle: Mandible Angle Resection by Burring Hole Connecting Osteotomy, 2010.

Usefulness of using Tissue Expander in Pediatric Patient, 2010.

Breast Augmentation via Periareolar Approach without Postoperative Massage. 2011

Human giant congenital melanocytic nevus exhibits potential proteomic alterations leading to melanotumorigenesis, 2012.

Proteomic characteristics of the giant congenital melanocytic nevi. 2012

Facial Contouring Surgery with Custom Silicone Implants Based on a 3D Prototype Model and CT-Scan: A Preliminary Study, 2015.

Milestones of Asian Rhinoplasty, 2015.

Rhinoplasty with Cartilage and Alloplastic Materials, Nasal SMAS Management in Asian Rhinoplasty, Contracture Classification, and Secondary Rhinoplasty with Contracture, 2015.

The Evolution of Looks and Expectations of Asian Eyelid and Eye Appearance, 2015.

Subclinical Ptosis Correction: Incision, Partial Incision, and Nonincision: The Formation of the Double Fold, 2015.

Volume Augmentation in the Lower Eyelid and Cheek Areas, 2015.