Ju-Chan Kim

Introducing Dr. Ju-Chan Kim

Introducing Dr. Ju-Chan Kim, a board-certified plastic surgeon whose training was completed at Dong-A University Hospital, one of Busan's principal teaching hospitals, where he undertook his residency in plastic surgery. He holds board certification as a plastic surgery specialist under Korea's medical specialty system — a credential that requires years of supervised hospital training and successful completion of the national specialty examination. Beyond his formal qualifications, he has remained engaged with the academic side of his field as a full member of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, the Korean Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, the Korean Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Association, and the Korean Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons in Private Practice. He has also contributed research to domestic and international academic journals, reflecting a continued interest in the evidence underlying the procedures he performs.

His clinical work centers on eye plastic surgery, encompassing the full range of eyelid procedures — upper and lower blepharoplasty, medial and lateral canthoplasty, transconjunctival lower blepharoplasty, and subbrow and suprabrow lift surgery. This surgical focus extends naturally into the upper face through forehead lift and brow lift procedures, reflecting an understanding that the eyelids, brow, and forehead behave as one aesthetic unit and are best assessed together rather than in isolation. Alongside surgery, he performs a considered range of non-surgical treatments including dermal fillers, botulinum toxin, skin boosters, and thread lifting, as well as V-RO Lifting, a non-surgical facial lifting treatment delivered with the New Doublo 2.0 platform. Before establishing his current practice, he served as director at Zenith Plastic Surgery Clinic, Haneul Plastic Surgery Clinic, and The Goun Plastic Surgery Clinic, accumulating the case volume that a focused eyelid practice demands.

He currently serves as medical director of IBON Plastic Surgery, located at 6F, 29, Gaya-daero 784beon-gil, Busanjin-gu, Busan 47285, South Korea. The clinic operates under a single-director structure, meaning that he personally conducts every consultation and performs every procedure himself. For patients, this arrangement removes a common source of anxiety in cosmetic surgery: there is no possibility that an unfamiliar physician will step in on the day of the operation, and no gap between the person who assesses your face and sets your expectations and the person who carries out the work.

Patients can expect a consultation built around candour rather than persuasion. His approach begins with a careful reading of individual anatomy — brow position, skin quality, muscle function, and fat distribution — followed by a frank discussion of what a given procedure can realistically achieve and what it cannot. Where a less invasive option would serve the patient equally well, that is what he recommends; where no treatment is the appropriate answer, he says so. Only authentic, properly sourced products are used, in clinically appropriate quantities. Follow-up care is treated as an integral part of the treatment rather than a formality, with attentive monitoring through the healing period and a surgical responsibility guarantee that extends his accountability well beyond the day of surgery.

Profile of Dr. Ju-Chan Kim

Position

• Medical Director

Clinical Specialties

Eye plastic surgery, forehead lift, dermal fillers, botulinum toxin treatments, thread lifting, skin boosters, and V-RO Lifting.

Education and Training

• Completed training in Plastic Surgery at Dong-A University Hospital

License and Qualifications

• Board-certified plastic surgeon

Professional Experience

• Former Director at Zenith Plastic Surgery Clinic
• Former Director at Haneul Plastic Surgery Clinic
• Former Director at The Goun Plastic Surgery Clinic

Society Memberships

• Member of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
• Member of the Korean Association for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
• Member of the Korean Cleft and Craniofacial Association
• Member of the Korean Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Clinics

Academic Activity

• Published multiple papers in domestic and international academic journals.