2.01 Million Foreign Patients for Medical Tourism — Over Half for Dermatology (KBS News)

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This KBS News [Issue] report (Apr 24, 2026) covers the 2.01 million foreign patients who visited Korea for medical tourism in 2025 — the first time the annual figure passed 2 million since statistics began in 2009. Dermatology accounted for about 1.31 million visits, or 62.9% of the total, followed by plastic surgery; by nationality, Chinese and Japanese patients made up 60.6%, followed by Taiwan and the US. MediQueen connects international patients with Korean medical institutions on the strength of this demand.