Board Certification
- Korean Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon, practicing in Seoul, Gangnam.
Credentials
Full record
Board certification, society memberships, editorial roles, and faculty positions.
Faculty & Education
- MAFAC (Mendelson Advanced Facial Anatomy Course): Faculty since 2016; cadaver dissection tutor in the United States, Australia, and the Netherlands.
- Mayo Clinic, Rochester, 2023: Invited faculty; lecture “Deep Plane Facelift in Asian Patients”.
- ISAPS Educational Council: Member.
- Invited faculty at 100+ international meetings across 15+ countries.
In the operating theatre · teaching faculty
Mayo Clinic, Rochester · Invited Faculty, 2023
Lectures & Invited Faculty
A two-decade record on the world stage
91 invited lectures, panels, instructional courses, cadaver-workshop faculty appointments and live-surgery demonstrations, 2005–2025, across KSPRS, ASAPS, ASPS, ISAPS, MAFAC and partner societies worldwide.
2025
4 engagements
Deep Plane Facelift and Surgical Anatomy (Panel); Session Chair
German-Korean Aesthetic Face Meeting
Munich, Germany · February 22–23, 2025
Deep Plane Facelift and Surgical Anatomy (Panel)
Cairo FACE 2025
Cairo, Egypt · May 1–2, 2025
Asian Deep Plane Facelift (Panel); Session Chair (multiple sessions)
ISAPS Olympiad World Congress 2025
Marina Bay Sands, Singapore · June 18–21, 2025
Cadaver Workshop (33rd MAFAC, Faculty)
MAFAC in Mayo Clinic 2025 — Mendelson Deep Plane Facelift & Mayo Clinic Hands-on Surgical Skills
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA · July 7–9, 2025
2024
6 engagements
Deep Plane Facelift and Fat Graft (Panel)
MEVOS
Hangzhou, China · May 10–12, 2024
Deep Plane Facelift and Surgical Anatomy (Panel)
MAPACS ASC 2024
Bandar Utama, Malaysia · May 24–26, 2024
Deep Plane Facelift in Asian Patients
OSAPS 2024
Cebu, Philippines · July 4–6, 2024
Cadaver Workshop (31st MAFAC, Faculty)
Mendelson Deep Plane Facelift & Mayo Clinic Hands-on Surgical Skills
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA · July 29–31, 2024
Deep Plane Facelift and Surgical Anatomy
21st China Integrated TCM & Western Medicine Cosmetic Conference
Beijing, China · September 20–22, 2024
Intensive Hands-On Cadaver Workshop (32nd MAFAC, Faculty)
MAFAC Amsterdam 2024, Leiden University Medical Center
Netherlands · October 1–2, 2024
2023
8 engagements
Deep Plane Facelift and Surgical Anatomy
5th International Medicine of Anti-Aging & Aesthetic Congress
Shenzhen, China · March 2–4, 2023
Composite Facelifts Simplified — Cadaver Workshop (27th MAFAC, Faculty)
The Aesthetic Meeting 2023 (ASAPS)
Miami, FL, USA · April 20, 2023
Deep Plane Facelift in Asian Patients (Panel)
Mendelson Deep Plane Facelift & Mayo Clinic Hands-on Surgical Skills
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA · August 3–5, 2023
Cadaver Workshop (28th MAFAC, Faculty)
Mendelson Deep Plane Facelift & Mayo Clinic Hands-on Surgical Skills
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA · August 3–5, 2023
Deep Plane Facelift and Fat Graft (Panel)
MEVOS
Dalian, China · September 1–3, 2023
Deep Plane Facelift in Asian Patients (Panel)
International Meeting of Facial Rejuvenation and Periocular Surgery
Yanji, China · September 9–10, 2023
Deep Plane Facelift and Surgical Anatomy (Panel)
WYSS 2023
Wenzhou, China · November 3–5, 2023
Intensive Hands-On Cadaver Workshop (30th MAFAC, Faculty)
MAFAC Amsterdam 2023
Leiden, Netherlands · December 7, 2023
Peer-Reviewed
Professional Articles
Selected peer-reviewed publications on deep-plane and high-SMAS facelift technique.
Two paths
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