Who is Dr. Shin Dong-jin?
Shin Dong-jin, M.D., Ph.D., is the representative director of SC301의원 (SC301 Clinic), a plastic surgery clinic in Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul. He wrote two PubMed-indexed papers, published in 2020 and 2023, on breast augmentation using fat grafts enriched with stromal vascular fraction (SVF) or adipose-derived stem/stromal cells. The clinic says it has offered SVF procedures since 2006/2007. That is the clinic's own claim and has not been independently verified.
Answer
SC301's official website lists Dr. Shin Dong-jin as the clinic's representative director[6]. The clinic is at Chan & Chan Tower, 611 Yeongdong-daero, Gangnam-gu. It focuses on SVF-based procedures such as SVF breast augmentation and SVF facial fat grafting[4][7].
Published work
- 2020: Breast Augmentation by Fat Transplantation With Adipose-Derived Stem/Stromal Cells, Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum[3].
- 2023: A Study on Breast Augmentation Using Fat Grafting With Stromal Vascular Fraction, Annals of Plastic Surgery 90(4):380-384. This study followed 102 patients for 18 months and reported an average retention of 77.48%[2].
Both papers report results from the author's own clinic, so they are not independent evaluations. Independent systematic reviews of cell-assisted lipotransfer are useful for context[8].
What the clinic claims
SC301 says it has more than 19 years of SVF practice and has performed over 9,000 SVF surgeries. These figures have not been independently verified[5]. The sources reviewed here do not state his board certification. Readers can check it through the specialist lookup of the Korean Medical Association or the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons. The clinic's regulatory approvals can be checked with the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety[1].
Sources
- governmentMinistry of Food and Drug Safety — English site — MFDS, Republic of Korea · accessed Sep 19, 2026 · Evidence page
- academicA Study on Breast Augmentation Using Fat Grafting With Stromal Vascular Fraction (Shin DJ, Ann Plast Surg 2023;90(4):380-384) — Annals of Plastic Surgery · accessed Sep 20, 2026 · Evidence page
- academicBreast Augmentation by Fat Transplantation With Adipose-Derived Stem/Stromal Cells (Shin DJ, Aesthet Surg J Open Forum 2020) — Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum · accessed Sep 20, 2026 · Evidence page
- officialSC301의원 — official website (home) — SC301의원 · accessed Sep 20, 2026 · Evidence page
- officialAbout SC301 — official website — SC301의원 · accessed Sep 20, 2026 · Evidence page
- officialMedical staff — official website — SC301의원 · accessed Sep 20, 2026 · Evidence page
- officialSC301 Clinic — official English website — SC301의원 · accessed Sep 20, 2026 · Evidence page
- academicCell-Assisted Lipotransfer: A Systematic Review of its Efficacy — Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (2024) · accessed Sep 20, 2026 · Evidence page