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No worry of scarring
Facial golden ratio design

Golden Diamant
subnasal philtrum reduction

Operating time
1–2 hours
Anaesthesia
Sedation / local anaesthesia
Suture removal
4–5 days
Clinic visits
4–5 visits after surgery

From consultation to surgery, the director
performs it personally.
Golden Diamant private surgery clinic

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    One director,
    responsible for every case

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    From design to surgery,
    by the director himself

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    Individually tailored
    custom design

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    A private
    single-patient recovery room

PRS KOREA

Who performs it matters more
than where you have it done

Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, PRS KOREA

Twenty years of continuously published papers on perioral surgery
The perioral surgery know-how of Director Song Sang-hoon of Golden Diamant

  • A board-certified plastic surgeon with over 20 years in perioral surgery
  • Published a Belotero lip treatment guidebook for practitioners
  • Botulinum presentation at the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons; filler instructor for practitioners
  • Juvéderm and Allergan Botox training instructor
View of the presentation hall at the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
Formal portrait of Director Song Sang-hoon of Golden Diamant

Confidence in your mouth shape, found again!

The custom ‘Golden Diamant subnasal philtrum reduction’
designed precisely for you

WHY?
Why Golden Diamant subnasal philtrum reduction?

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    Unlike ordinary philtrum reductions,
    it is carried out with a minimal incision at
    the central area beneath the nose (where the philtrum begins),
    so that scarring is minimised and philtrum reduction
    of up to 5–12 mm is possible —
    Golden Diamant's own philtrum surgery method

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    A board-certified plastic surgeon
    who has performed perioral surgery
    specially for over 20 years

    With Dr. Song Sang-hoon's surgical know-how,
    the surgical method is varied to suit each mouth shape,
    for an individually tailored design that minimises scarring

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    One-to-one tailored consultation
    for fundamental improvement that considers
    the structural balance of the face
    and for natural, harmonious proportions

Creating a balanced face
with the ideal philtrum ratio!

The ideal philtrum length is when the philtrum and the chin are in a 1:2 ratio;
the balance of the face is then most natural and the features
are shown to best effect.

Taking the ideal philtrum length as its standard, Golden Diamant Plastic Surgery
reduces a long philtrum that makes you look older, after a custom design
matched to your facial proportions, bringing a stable
result. Above all it is important to pursue beauty that achieves
balance across the whole face rather than philtrum reduction for its own sake,
and the key point is a custom design that brings out
your own natural individuality.

Close-up diagram of the mouth with the philtrum length and the chin length divided by dotted lines and marked in a 1 to 2 ratio

The ideal philtrum ratio, 1:2

The technical skill of Dr. Song Sang-hoon, who has studied only the perioral area

More than seven different
As a philtrum reduction method
Custom design planning

From the many years of experience of Dr. Song Sang-hoon of Golden Diamant Plastic Surgery, we hold
more than seven philtrum reduction methods. A custom design suited to your own face shape
therefore raises your satisfaction with the surgery.

With a custom design according to each person's condition, procedures such as a subnasal incision, a lateral lip lift
and a combined incision are carried out.

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    Diagram marking above the upper lip the area of a wave-shaped incision beneath the nose
    Golden Diamant philtrum reductionSubnasal incision
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    Diagram marking the augmentation incision line along the upper lip line with a dotted line
    Lip-line philtrum reductionUpper lip augmentation
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    Diagram marking the subnasal incision and the area of lateral upper lip elevation together
    Hybrid philtrum reductionSubnasal incision + lateral lip lift
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    Diagram marking four layers of suture lines overlaid as dotted lines at the centre of the philtrum
    Tetra scarless philtrum reductionFour-layer suturing

Subnasal philtrum reduction

A gull-wing excision at the top of the upper lip
for a long philtrum and thin lips at once!

Unlike ordinary philtrum reduction surgery, subnasal philtrum reduction
incises the central area beneath the nose and then raises the centre of the lip
to reduce the philtrum, achieving the greatest effect from the smallest
incision. Philtrum reduction of up to 5–12 mm is possible.

Because it is surgery carried out with incision and suturing in a small area,
the operator's skill and know-how matter greatly,
and it is a philtrum reduction that those sensitive about scarring
can also undergo without great concern.

It is recommended for those whose outer upper lip is not greatly rolled in and whose
lips are not too thin.
Because the columella comes down during surgery, it is
suitable for those whose columella is retracted.

Diagram marking the central subnasal incision line and, with an arrow, the direction in which the centre of the lip is raised

* After a custom incision at the central area beneath the nose,
the centre of the lip is raised to reduce the philtrum.

Front view of the mouth one month after subnasal philtrum reduction

Golden Diamant subnasal philtrum reduction · one month after surgery
* Results and recovery times may differ from person to person.

*Side effects such as bleeding / swelling / scarring may occur
*However, whether side effects occur may differ from person to person, and recovery times may vary.

Golden Diamant stays with you through recovery

Golden Diamant continues to monitor your recovery even after surgery or a procedure is finished.

Where the medical team judges that scar care is needed because of an incision or tissue harvesting, a scar care programme using Fraxel laser and scar-reducing medication is provided up to three times at no additional cost, according to the state of recovery.

If a scar remains after basic care or further treatment is needed, the medical team checks the condition in person and advises on the care required from among more than six lasers, more than four medications and stem cell treatment.

We do not stop at the surgery or procedure; we check the course of recovery carefully and continue the care that is needed.

Scar care equipment including a Fraxel laser, and vials of the medications used
  1. 01An aftercare kit tailored to each operation is provided
  2. 02Scar-prevention medication and scar treatment gel are prescribed
  3. 03Where the medical team judges it necessary, a scar care programme such as Fraxel laser is run up to three times from the second week after surgery
  4. 04Where further treatment is needed, a scar treatment programme is run

*Side effects such as bleeding / swelling / scarring may occur
*However, whether side effects occur may differ from person to person, and recovery times may vary.

Contact us

Surgery, medical skin care and spa in one place.
Every patient is seen personally by our director, a board-certified plastic surgeon with over 20 years' experience.

Reservations and phone consultation

+82 2.6480.7800
Hours
MON·TUE·THU
10:00 ~ 19:00
WED·SUN
CLOSED
FRI
10:00 ~ 21:00
SAT
10:00 ~ 16:00

Closed on public holidays.

Address
3F, Building A, Cheongdam Square, 420 Dosan-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
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Transit
Near Hakdong Intersection / Apgujeong Rodeo Station (Suin-Bundang Line) Exit 4
Near Gangnam-gu Office Station (Line 7) Exit 4
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Map to Golden Diamant Plastic Surgery — 3F, Building A, Cheongdam Square, east of Dosan-daero and Hakdong Intersection. To the north, Apgujeong Rodeo Station (Suin-Bundang Line) Exit 4; to the south on Yeongdong-daero, Gangnam-gu Office Station (Line 7 and Suin-Bundang Line) Exit 4. Nearby are Hotel Riviera Anobli, Mercedes-Benz, The Cheongdam and Yeongdong High School.