Is a Consultation With Dr. SuHyun Kim In Person or Online?

Medically reviewed by Dr. SuHyun Kim, Medical Director, Aube Clinic

If you are considering a non-surgical facial treatment in Seoul, one of the first practical questions is how the consultation works. Will you speak with the doctor before you travel? Is there an online step, or is everything done in person once you arrive? This guide explains what is documented about consultations at Aube Clinic, what a facial-assessment consultation generally involves, and, just as importantly, what you should confirm directly with the clinic before you plan a trip.

The short version: at Aube Clinic, Dr. SuHyun Kim personally performs all procedures and conducts one-on-one consultations, with one patient per time slot. Whether a remote or online pre-consultation is available in addition to an in-person assessment is not something we can state as a fixed service, so the responsible approach is to describe the general concept and encourage you to confirm the specifics.

Who conducts the consultation

At many larger practices, an initial consultation may be handled by a coordinator, a nurse, or a junior clinician, with the treating doctor stepping in later. Aube Clinic is structured differently. It is a single-physician, non-surgical aesthetic practice, and Dr. Kim is the sole performing physician. The clinic's model is built around one-on-one time: one patient per time slot, with the consultation and the procedure led by the same doctor who will treat you.

Dr. Kim is the Medical Director of Aube Clinic and an aesthetic-medicine physician focused on facial lifting and non-surgical procedures. This article refers to him by that role. You can read more about how the clinic is organized on the about page.

What a facial-assessment consultation generally involves

Regardless of the exact format, a consultation before a non-surgical facial treatment tends to cover a similar set of ground. Understanding the components helps you prepare, and it helps you tell a thorough assessment apart from a quick sales conversation.

• Understanding your goals. A good consultation starts with what you want to change and why. Realistic goal-setting is central, because non-surgical options such as thread lifting or fillers produce modest, gradual, and temporary results rather than the outcome of surgery.
• Reviewing your history. Expect questions about your medical history, medications, allergies, previous cosmetic treatments, and anything relevant to safety. Mayo Clinic describes a wrinkle consultation as looking at the skin and talking through your medical history and priorities to help match treatments to your goals.
• Assessing your face. A clinician looks at the structure and movement of your face, skin quality, and areas of laxity or volume loss. This visual and hands-on assessment guides which approaches might suit you.
• Photos and planning. Standardized photos are commonly taken to plan and to compare before and after. Any imaging or measurement used at this stage is for planning, not a diagnosis made by a machine and not a treatment in itself.
• Discussing options, risks, and aftercare. The consultation should cover suitable options, realistic risks, expected recovery, and how results are maintained over time. The FDA emphasizes informed consent and understanding risks before facial injectable procedures, and the same principle applies broadly to non-surgical treatments.

Whether these steps happen entirely in one in-person visit, or begin with an online enquiry and finish in person, can vary. That is exactly why confirming the format ahead of time is useful.

Online enquiry versus in-person assessment

There is an important distinction between making an enquiry online and having a full clinical consultation online.

Reaching out to a clinic online is standard. Aube Clinic provides an online enquiry route and a contact channel, so you can ask questions, share your goals, and begin the conversation before you travel. You can start through the contact page or the clinic's enquiry form. This kind of early contact helps you understand what is offered and plan logically.

A full clinical consultation is a different matter. A meaningful assessment for a non-surgical facial procedure generally involves examining your face in person, because skin quality, tissue laxity, facial movement, and anatomy are difficult to judge fully from photos alone. As a rule, an in-person assessment is expected before any procedure, so that the doctor who will treat you can evaluate you directly and confirm a plan.

What we cannot state as a defined service is whether a formal remote or online pre-consultation, beyond a general enquiry, is offered. We are not describing a telemedicine service, because that is not documented. If a pre-travel discussion by video or message is important to you, ask the clinic directly whether it is available, what it covers, and how it fits with the required in-person assessment.

Why you should confirm the format before you travel

For international patients, especially those traveling from the US, the consultation format has real consequences for planning. If you assume you can finalize everything online and then discover an in-person assessment is required first, your trip timeline changes. Confirming the format early lets you build your itinerary around when the assessment and any procedure will actually happen.

The CDC's guidance for people who travel abroad for medical care encourages planning ahead and understanding how care will be delivered, including consultations and follow-up. A short message before booking flights can save you from surprises. Sensible questions to ask include:

• Is the initial consultation conducted in person, online, or a combination of both?
• Will Dr. Kim personally conduct my consultation, and will the same doctor perform the procedure?
• Can I discuss my goals or share photos online before I travel, and what can that step decide versus what must wait for the in-person assessment?
• How much time should I allow between the in-person assessment and any procedure?
• What information should I bring or send in advance?

Because details like scheduling, timing, and the exact consultation workflow are best confirmed directly, treat the clinic's own answers as the authoritative source rather than any general article.

Setting realistic expectations

A consultation is also where expectations are set. Non-surgical treatments offered at practices like Aube Clinic, including thread lifting and device-based lifting, are not equivalent to a surgical facelift. Results are typically modest, develop gradually, and are temporary, and no honest consultation can guarantee a specific outcome. A thorough, unhurried discussion, which the one-on-one model is designed to support, gives you the space to weigh options and decide whether to proceed. If a proposed plan sounds too good to be true, that is a signal to ask more questions.

Frequently Asked Questions

Will Dr. SuHyun Kim personally do my consultation?

Yes. At Aube Clinic, Dr. Kim is the sole performing physician and conducts one-on-one consultations, with one patient per time slot. The doctor who consults with you is the doctor who performs the procedure. This is part of how the single-physician practice is structured.

Is the consultation in person or online?

Dr. Kim's one-on-one consultations are documented, and an in-person assessment is generally expected before any procedure. Whether a separate online pre-consultation is offered in addition to a general online enquiry is not something we can confirm as a set service. Ask the clinic directly to confirm the exact format.

Can I contact the clinic before I travel?

Yes. You can begin with an online enquiry through the clinic's contact page or enquiry form to share your goals and ask questions. This early contact helps you plan, but it is not a substitute for the in-person assessment that generally precedes a procedure.

Does Aube Clinic offer telemedicine?

This article does not claim a telemedicine service, because that is not documented. If a video or remote pre-consultation matters to you, ask the clinic whether it is available and what it covers. Do not assume a remote clinical consultation replaces an in-person assessment.

What should I prepare for a consultation?

It helps to note your goals, your medical history, medications, allergies, and any previous cosmetic treatments. Bringing or sending recent photos can support the discussion. Come ready to ask about realistic results, risks, recovery, and how results are maintained.

Why does an in-person assessment matter so much?

Skin quality, tissue laxity, facial movement, and anatomy are difficult to judge fully from photos alone. An in-person assessment lets the treating doctor evaluate you directly and confirm a safe, individualized plan. That is why it generally comes before any procedure.

The Bottom Line

• At Aube Clinic, Dr. SuHyun Kim, the Medical Director, personally performs all procedures and conducts one-on-one consultations, one patient per time slot.
• An online enquiry to ask questions and share goals is available, but a full clinical assessment generally happens in person before any procedure.
• Whether a separate remote or online pre-consultation is offered is not documented; this article does not describe a telemedicine service.
• Confirm the exact consultation format, timing, and workflow directly with the clinic before booking travel, especially if you are coming from the US.
• Set realistic expectations: non-surgical treatments are not a facelift, results are modest and temporary, and no outcome can be guaranteed.

This article is for general education about non-surgical aesthetic medicine and does not provide medical advice. Individual results and recovery vary, and the information here is not a self-diagnosis tool. Always confirm consultation details and treatment plans directly with a qualified clinician who can evaluate you in person.