About Dr. Young Jin Lee
Dr. Young Jin Lee is the Director and Chief Surgeon at ELITE Plastic Surgery and a Professor in the Department of Plastic Surgery at Hanyang University Medical Center. He combines a senior academic role with leadership of a focused private aesthetic clinic.
Clinical Focus
His expertise covers facelift, breast surgery, rhinoplasty and advanced lifting techniques, with face contouring as a central area of his practice.
Experience
Dr. Lee has over 18 years of surgical experience as a board-certified plastic surgeon. After his medical degree at Hanyang University Medical School, he completed internship and residency training at Hanyang University Medical Center, where he later became a professor in the plastic surgery department.
Patient Trust
The Hanyang University Medical Center professorship is the central trust anchor for Dr. Lee's practice. International patients arriving at ELITE Plastic Surgery are choosing a surgeon whose academic and clinical roles are tightly linked to a major Korean medical school.
Certifications, licenses & patents
- Board certificationBoard-Certified Plastic Surgeon
Procedures performed
Specialties
Education & training
- DegreeHanyang University Medical School
- TrainingHanyang University Medical Center
Professional memberships
- MembershipKorean Society of Plastic Surgeons (KSPRS)
- MembershipInternational Society of Plastic Surgeons
- MembershipKorean Society of Maxillofacial Plastic Surgery
- MembershipKorean Society for Hand Surgery
Membership reflects participation in a professional body — not an endorsement of this doctor by that organization.
Awards & recognition
Industry, media and event recognitions — shown for completeness. They are not certifications of clinical quality.
- Award15,000+ procedures completed
What happens after you send a request
- You send a request through the form — this does not commit you to treatment.
- An XCuro coordinator contacts you to understand what you are looking for.
- You share the relevant medical details and photos for the clinic to review.
- The clinic's medical team assesses suitability and prepares a proposal.
- If you decide to go ahead, you plan the appointment and travel together.
Whether a procedure is suitable for you — and the technique, risks and likely results — can only be confirmed by an individual medical assessment.
Surgeon's portfolio
Real before & after results. Individual results vary.
About the clinic
South Korean plastic surgery clinic near Incheon serving international patients with facial and body aesthetic procedures.
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Research & evidence
12 peer-reviewed sourcesPeer-reviewed studies relevant to the procedures Young Jin Lee performs. Compiled from systematic reviews, meta-analyses and clinical research indexed on PubMed.
- The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) Gluteal Fat Grafting Safety Recommendations
- Practice Advisory on Gluteal Fat Grafting
- Standard of care for lipedema in the United States
- Improvement in Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL) Safety With the Current Recommendations from ASERF
- A Head-to-Head Meta-Analysis of 35,052 Smooth vs Textured Implants in Breast Reconstruction and Augmentation.
Compiled from peer-reviewed medical literature indexed on PubMed. This overview is for general education and is not medical advice.