Board-certified dermatologist markKAHF mark (Korea Accreditation Program for Hospitals Serving Foreign Patients)Led by a board-certified dermatologist
Personal diagnosis · Accountable care
Ministry of Health and Welfare
KAHF-accredited hospital

DM DERMATOLOGY

Patient Rights

Patients’ rights

A. Right to receive medical care

Patients have the right to receive appropriate health and medical services to protect and improve their health. They shall not be discriminated against or have their rights concerning health infringed on the grounds of sex, age, disability, religion, belief, social status, economic circumstances, or the like. Medical personnel shall not refuse to provide medical care without a justifiable reason.

B. Right to know and right to self-determination

Patients may receive a sufficient explanation from their doctors, nurses, and other staff about their medical condition, treatment methods, whether they are subjects of medical research, whether organ transplantation is involved, expected outcomes including side effects, and the cost of care, and may ask detailed questions about these. Patients have the right to decide whether to consent to them.

C. Right to protection of confidentiality

Patients’ physical and health-related secrets and the secrets of their private life concerning their medical care shall not be infringed. Medical personnel and medical institutions shall not disclose or publish these secrets except with the patient’s consent or in cases set by law, such as criminal investigations.

D. Right to apply for consultation and mediation

Patients may express complaints and inconveniences within the hospital. If a dispute related to medical services arises, they may apply for consultation and mediation to the Korea Consumer Agency, the Korea Medical Dispute Mediation and Arbitration Agency, or other bodies.

E. Right to protection of physical safety

Patients have the right to have their physical safety protected from all kinds of hazards within the hospital.

Patients’ duties

A. Duty to trust and respect medical personnel

Patients shall inform medical personnel accurately of their health-related information, and shall trust and respect the treatment plans of medical personnel.

B. Duty not to receive medical care by fraudulent means

Patients shall disclose their identity before receiving medical care, and shall not receive medical care by false or fraudulent means, such as receiving care under another person’s name.

C. Duty to observe the hospital’s public order and internal rules

Patients have the duty to observe public order and the hospital’s internal rules to protect the rights and interests of other patients and staff.

CONSULTATION

Consultation comes first

Before any treatment is chosen, a board-certified dermatologist checks your skin in person.

DM Dermatology, 4F, 579-1 Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul

From Apgujeong Station (Line 3) Exit 5, walk straight for 50 m. 4th floor of the A Twosome Place building

Weekdays
am 10:00 - pm 07:00
Saturday
am 10:00 - pm 04:30
Lunch break
pm 01:00 - pm 02:00
Sun & holidays
By appointment only
  • Subway

    3Apgujeong StationExit 5

    Walk straight for 50 m · 2 min on foot · 4th floor of the A Twosome Place building

  • Bus

    Apgujeong Station Exit 4 · Exit 32310523429

    Blue bus147 · 148 · 240 · 463 · 343Green bus4211

    Kwanglim Church · Hyundai High School2310323104

    Blue bus143 · 240 · 345 · 472Green bus3011 · 4312 · 4318

  • By car

    Search in your navigation app158 Apgujeong-ro, Gangnam-gu디엠피부과의원

    Use the building’s underground parking · Parking available in the building

WeChat consultation

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WeChat ID : dmderma

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