Medical Weight Loss Clinic Seoul — specialist-supervised weight loss in English.
Medically supervised weight loss at Apgujeong Hana Clinic, Apgujeong, Gangnam. Board-certified endocrinologist Dr. Shin Hyun-won — metabolic evaluation, GLP-1 medications, dietary guidance and long-term weight management in English.
Medical weight loss — why doctor-supervised programs work when diets don't.
Medical weight loss is the supervised management of excess body weight by a physician — combining metabolic evaluation, evidence-based dietary and lifestyle guidance, and medication where clinically appropriate. It is fundamentally different from commercial diet programs, gym-based programs or online weight loss plans because it begins with understanding why weight gain has occurred in the first place.
At Apgujeong Hana Clinic, our medical weight loss program is led by Dr. Shin Hyun-won — a board-certified endocrinologist with a Medical PhD from Sungkyunkwan University and over 20 years of experience in metabolic medicine. Dr. Shin's expertise in endocrinology is particularly relevant for weight management: hormonal conditions such as hypothyroidism, insulin resistance, PCOS and cortisol dysregulation are among the most common — and most frequently missed — medical drivers of weight gain. Identifying and treating these conditions is the starting point of every medical weight loss consultation at our clinic.
For expats and international patients in Seoul, medical weight management in English — without the complexity of navigating Korean-language programs — is something we uniquely provide. Every consultation, medication prescription, dietary guidance session and follow-up appointment is conducted entirely in English.
Why standard diets fail — and what medical weight loss does differently.
The vast majority of people who lose weight through diet and exercise alone regain it within 2–5 years. This is not a failure of willpower — it is a consequence of the complex hormonal, metabolic and neurological systems that regulate body weight. Medical weight loss addresses these systems directly.
What our medical weight loss program includes.
Every medical weight loss plan at Apgujeong Hana Clinic is personalised. The following treatments are available and selected based on your individual metabolic evaluation, weight loss goals, medical history and preferences.
Ozempic, Wegovy & Mounjaro — available at Apgujeong Hana Clinic.
GLP-1 receptor agonists — semaglutide and tirzepatide — represent the most significant advance in obesity medicine in a generation. They work by mimicking the hormone GLP-1, which naturally reduces appetite, slows gastric emptying and improves insulin sensitivity. The result is a significant reduction in hunger and caloric intake — producing weight loss that is not achievable through willpower or diet restriction alone.
At Apgujeong Hana Clinic, Dr. Shin Hyun-won — a former Medical Director at MSD Global Pharmaceuticals — has pharmaceutical-level expertise in GLP-1 medications. All three major GLP-1 agents are available in Korea and prescribed at our clinic following an appropriate medical evaluation.
Who benefits from medical weight loss.
Your medical weight loss consultation, step by step.
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Endocrinologist-led medical weight management at Apgujeong Hana Clinic, Gangnam. GLP-1 medications available. Metabolic evaluation. English throughout.