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Rotator Cuff & Shoulder Arthroscopy in Gangnam

4 clinics in Gangnam, Seoul offering Rotator Cuff & Shoulder Arthroscopy. Indicative price 5,000,000 - 11,000,000 KRW, minimum stay 10-14 days.

Orthopedics & Spine clinic in Gangnam
Rotator Cuff & Shoulder Arthroscopy in Gangnam. Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair reattaches torn tendon to bone with suture anchors through several small portals, and it is one of the highest-volume shoulder operations in Korean orthopedic centers.

Gangnam Station is the main transport hub of southern Seoul and the address most international patients recognise. Clinics here range from single-surgeon cosmetic practices to large specialist hospitals, and the area is well served by hotels at every price level.

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About this procedure

The operation is short but the rehabilitation is long. A sling is worn for four to six weeks, passive motion starts early, and active strengthening does not begin until around three months. Full return to overhead sport is at six to nine months.

Full Rotator Cuff & Shoulder Arthroscopy guide: cost, recovery and stay

Further reading

Recovery Time and When You Can Fly

The length of your trip is set by the mandatory follow-up interval, not by how quickly you feel well, and flying too early raises the risk of swelling, bleeding and thrombosis.

Medical Costs and Payment in Korea

Foreign patients without Korean national health insurance pay the full private rate, which is still typically 30 to 70 percent below US pricing for the same procedure, and card payment is accepted almost everywhere.

Source: Korea Health Industry Development Institute, medical Korea for international patients https://www.medicalkorea.or.kr/en/main.do