Checking whether a clinic is officially registered for regenerative procedures
The situation
Before paying for a cell-based procedure a person may want proof that the institution is allowed to perform it. In Korea this is a matter of public record: designation as an advanced regenerative medicine institution, a cell-processing facility permit, and the treatment plans the review committee has approved. The situation is verification, so the answer lists which registry to search, what a record contains, and what a record does not prove.
Common concerns: fear of unlicensed clinics · wanting proof · distrust of claims
What people weigh in this situation
Each condition is answered with facts from the entity pages; the [n] marks lead to the source.
Advanced regenerative medicine institution designation
- Definition
- A facility that collects human cells, inspects and processes them, and supplies them to institutions performing advanced regenerative medicine[3]other첨단재생의료 및 첨단바이오의약품 안전 및 지원에 관한 법률 제15조(첨단재생의료세포처리시설)CaseNote (법령 원문)
Cell-processing facility permit
- Definition
- A facility that collects human cells, inspects and processes them, and supplies them to institutions performing advanced regenerative medicine[3]other첨단재생의료 및 첨단바이오의약품 안전 및 지원에 관한 법률 제15조(첨단재생의료세포처리시설)CaseNote (법령 원문)
Approved treatment plans
- Korea: Advanced Regenerative Bio Act amendmentSVF Breast Augmentation
- Effective 2025-02-21: regenerative-medicine treatment allowed only for serious, rare or intractable diseases, at designated institutions, with review-committee approval of treatment plans[2]government첨단재생의료에 대한 환자 접근성은 향상되고, 안전관리는 강화됩니다보건복지부
Related questions
How to verify an institution
Instead of a ranking, use the public records that exist for this kind of procedure in Korea.
- Check the Ministry of Health and Welfare list of designated advanced regenerative medicine institutions for the designation number.
- Check the cell-processing facility permit register (K-ARM) when cells are isolated or processed.
- Treat case counts, success rates and "first" claims published by the institution itself as official claims until an independent record confirms them.
Providers in this domain that an independent regulator, registry or peer-reviewed venue names, listed alphabetically. Being listed is a record, not a recommendation.
- SC301의원 · Seoulnamed by an authority 3
References
- Level B · journalCell-Assisted Lipotransfer for Cosmetic Breast Augmentation: Supportive Use of Adipose-Derived Stem/Stromal Cells, Yoshimura K et al. — Aesthetic Plastic Surgery · Evidence page
- Level A · government첨단재생의료에 대한 환자 접근성은 향상되고, 안전관리는 강화됩니다 — 보건복지부 · Evidence page
- Level C · other첨단재생의료 및 첨단바이오의약품 안전 및 지원에 관한 법률 제15조(첨단재생의료세포처리시설) — CaseNote (법령 원문) · Evidence page