Seoul: Medical tourism

Frame Seoul as a place to research cross-border care, without ranking providers or making medical claims. Build a checklist for diagnosis review, a written treatment and aftercare plan, full costs, expected stay and interpreter support. Direct travellers to independently verify the facility and clinician through current Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare or KHIDI sources, and verify any accreditation with its issuer rather than accepting a clinic or facilitator's badge. Include secure transfer of scans and records, mobility-friendly lodging close to the facility, a companion plan, medication/import rules, insurance exclusions and airline clearance. Stress that unexpected complications can extend the trip: obtain 24-hour clinical contacts, local emergency instructions and a documented handover to the traveller's home clinician.