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Doctor profile · Chief director · Plastic surgery specialist

Dongil Choi

An eyelid-focused surgeon whose clinic publishes a detailed career and eyelid-surgery teaching record.

Gangnam Seoyon Plastic SurgeryProvider-published biographyReviewed 20 October 2026

At a glance

Dongil Choi is listed by Gangnam Seoyon Plastic Surgery as Chief director · Plastic surgery specialist. The published profile describes eyelid revision, Double eyelid surgery, Ptosis correction and Lower eyelid surgery.

Clinical background

Practice & approach

His biography records an MD in 2003, plastic-surgery board certification in 2008, work at BK Plastic Surgery in 2011–2013 and Regen in 2013–2015. The Korean page identifies him as Gangnam Seoyon’s director from 2015.

The Korean profile lists academic-chair responsibilities in the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons’ eyelid research group, plus university teaching affiliations. Published lecture topics include ptosis planning, eyelid retraction and lower blepharoplasty. The listings establish a documented academic interest, not independent validation of clinical outcomes.

Published qualifications

Training, career & affiliations

  • Plastic surgery board certification in 2008, clinic-reported
  • Former physician at BK Plastic Surgery and Regen Plastic Surgery
  • Adjunct affiliation with Korea University College of Medicine, clinic-reported
  • Academic chair, KSPRS eyelid-surgery research group, clinic-reported

Qualifications are attributed to the provider’s biography. Society membership, hospital training and specialist certification are different credentials and should not be treated as interchangeable.

Scope described by the provider

Clinical interests

  • Eyelid revision
  • Double eyelid surgery
  • Ptosis correction
  • Lower eyelid surgery
A biography does not establish how frequently a doctor performs your exact procedure. Confirm their current clinic affiliation, role in your operation and experience with comparable cases.

Questions to ask Dongil Choi

Which eyelid procedures do you personally perform, and how does my case fit your experience?
What alternatives and limitations should I understand before choosing surgery?
Will you conduct my consultation, operation and postoperative reviews?
What is your approach to complications and revision requests?

Explore the clinic

An eyelid-focused practice with unusually detailed published material on revision, ptosis and crease correction.

Read the Gangnam Seoyon Plastic Surgery profile ↗

Patient questions, answered

What clinical interests are documented for Dongil Choi?

The Gangnam Seoyon Plastic Surgery profile lists: Eyelid revision, Double eyelid surgery, Ptosis correction and Lower eyelid surgery. Read these alongside the individual biography and ask which proposed eyelid operation the doctor would personally perform.

What professional background does Dongil Choi’s biography list?

The provider’s biography lists Plastic surgery board certification in 2008, clinic-reported, Former physician at BK Plastic Surgery and Regen Plastic Surgery and Adjunct affiliation with Korea University College of Medicine, clinic-reported. These are attributed to the clinic biography; university training, society membership and specialist certification describe different parts of a professional background.

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Sources & editorial notes

Reviewed 20 October 2026. Clinical services and credentials are attributed to the linked provider pages. A listed source is not an independent credential or outcomes audit.

  1. Korean physician career and specialty ↗
  2. International biography and teaching record ↗