Cheongdam Cell Clinic: a Gangnam stem-cell clinic built on same-day treatment

Cheongdam Cell Clinic (청담셀의원) sits on the 15th floor of SB Tower, 318 Dosan-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul — a district dense with Korea's specialist aesthetic clinics and medical institutes. The clinic positions itself specifically around autologous bone-marrow-derived stem cell treatment, distinguishing it from a general plastic surgery practice.

The clinic's representative director is Dr. Jo Chan Ho (조찬호), who holds an MD, MSc and PhD from Hanyang University, currently serves as an attending professor at Hanyang University School of Medicine, and sits as a director of the Korean Association of Stem Cell Therapy. A second physician, Dr. Park Young Seok, focuses on the clinic's pain-treatment programme.

The clinic states it has now been operating for ten years. Its own 2026 press releases mark the anniversary alongside the launch of a seasonal 'Summer Cell' programme and a senior-health campaign, indicating ongoing academic and public outreach activity beyond routine treatment delivery.

The core of the clinic's approach is stem cells extracted from the patient's own bone marrow. The clinic states explicitly that there is no cell-culture step before use — highly concentrated cells are isolated and used immediately after collection, so the entire process from bone-marrow harvest to reinjection is completed within a single half-day visit.

Its menu is split into four goal-based programmes: 淸(Rejuvenation)CELL for whole-body renewal, 性(Sex)CELL for sexual function, 美(Beauty)CELL for skin and hair, and 活(Vitality)CELL for pain and musculoskeletal issues. This differs from many stem-cell clinics that market a single catch-all course.

The clinic operates Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 18:00 and Saturday from 09:00 to 15:00, with Sundays and public holidays available by appointment only. Patients can reach the clinic by phone at +82 2 514 2225 or by email at cheongdamcell@gmail.com to ask questions and arrange bookings.

The clinic does not publish programme prices on its public website; interested patients must request a written quote directly. It also states a standard caution that side effects such as swelling, bleeding or infection may occur after a procedure, so patients should discuss their individual risk with the physician before deciding to travel for treatment.

For Thai patients considering travel to Cheongdam Cell Clinic, its central Gangnam location keeps it close to popular hotels and shopping areas, and the clinic communicates in English by email. Even so, programme details, recovery time and cost should always be confirmed directly with the clinic before finalising travel plans, since information can change over time.

This series draws only on Cheongdam Cell Clinic's official website (cheongdamcell.com) and does not cite success-rate figures, patient counts or testimonials that the clinic has not itself published. Later articles in the series look more closely at the medical team, the science behind bone-marrow stem cells, and the details of each programme.