Dr. Dongil Choi - Plastic Surgery Specialist

Professional Background:

Years/dates of education or training:

• Doctor of Medicine (2003)

• Board-certified Plastic Surgeon (2008)

Previous positions or roles:

• Former Plastic Surgeon, BK Plastic Surgery Hospital (2011–2013)

• Former Plastic Surgeon, Regen Plastic Surgery Clinic (2013–2015)

• Visiting Professor, Gangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Division of Plastic Surgery

• Adjunct Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery at Korea University College of Medicine

• Clinical Professor of Plastic Surgery at Hallym University Medical Center

Areas of expertise mentioned:

• Eye surgery (emphasized as a "renowned expert")

• Facial aesthetics

• Facial contouring

• Anti-aging treatments

• Eyelid Revision

• Natural-looking double eyelids

• Nose reshaping

• Non-invasive options (skin lasers, fillers)

Professional Affiliations:

Professional societies or memberships:

• Full Member, Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (KSPRS)

• Full Member, Korea Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons

• Full Member, Korean Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association

• Member, International Confederation of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (IPRAS)

• Full Member, Korean Society for Surgery of the Hand

• Full Member, Korean Plastic Surgery Open Clinic Association

• Full Member, Eyelid Plastic Surgery Research (KSPRS)

• Full Member, Nose Plastic Surgery Research (KSPRS)

Leadership roles:

• Academic Chairman, Korean Association of Oculoplastic Surgeons (KAOS) (2022–Present)

• Academic Chair, Eyelid Surgery Research Society within the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (KSPRS)

• Secretary, Eyelid Plastic Surgery Research, KSPRS (2016–2018)

• Board Member, Korean Society of Minimally Invasive Plastic Surgery Research

Publications & Academic Work:

Journal articles:

• "Expression of corticotropin releasing factor, but not its binding protein, in CA1 pyramidal cells of gerbil hippocampus following transient ischemia" (Brain Res. 2001)

• "The differential expression of corticotropin releasing factor and its binding protein in the gerbil hippocampal complex following seizure" (Neurochem Int. 2003)

• "Reconstruction of Regions Below the Knee Using Island Flaps" (J Korean Soc Plast Reconstr Surg, 2008)

• "A Large Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor in the Neurofibromatosis"

Research contributions:

Active thought leader in eyelid surgery and facial aesthetics; Peer reviewer for prestigious journals.

Educational materials:

Extensive list of lectures and presentations at symposiums (e.g., Korean PRS, Aesthetic Plastic Surgery) spanning from 2016 to 2024.

Other Information:

Unique qualifications:

Adjunct Professor roles at Korea University and Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital.

Lectures & Presentations

2025

• 2025.06 – Severance PRS Conference: Common Errors in Primary Ptosis Surgery
• 2025.05 – Hansbiomed Webinar: EZ-Tcon Transconjunctival Lower Blepharoplasty
• 2025.05 – Chungnam-Sejong PRS Conference: Early Ptosis & Eyelid Retraction Correction
• 2025.04 – Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 2025: Redefining Eyelid Aesthetics

2024

• 2024.11 – Korean PRS: Asymmetric Ptosis Surgical Planning
• 2024.10 – Busan Aesthetic PRS Symposium: Tarsus-Aponeurosis-Oculi Fixation
• 2024.07 – Eyelid PRS Symposium: Complication Management in Mild/Moderate Ptosis
• 2024.07 – Soonchunhyang University Conference: Upper Eyelid Retraction Correction
• 2024.04 – Gwangju Plastic Surgery Conference: Male Ptosis with Hidden Fold
• 2024.04 – Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 2024: Upper Eyelid Volume Reduction in East Asians

2023

• 2023.11 – 6th Asian Blepharoplasty Forum: Early Revisional Surgery
• 2023.04 – Aesthetic Plastic Surgery: Importance of Medial Eyelid Skin

2022

• 2022.11 – Korean PRS: Eyelid Shaping in Korean Male Patients
• 2022.08 – Severance Live Symposium: Live Blepharoptosis Surgery with Hidden Fold
• 2022.07 – Eyelid PRS Symposium: Iatrogenic Retracted Eyelid Correction
• 2022.04 – Taiwan PRS Society: Lower Blepharoplasty
• 2022.04 – Aesthetic Plastic Surgery: Eyelid Fold Loosening

2021

• 2021.11 – 5th Asian Blepharoplasty Forum: Asymmetric Eyelid Correction Factors
• 2021.09 – Eyelid PRS Symposium: Timing of Revisional Surgery
• 2021.05 – 24th InaPRAS Annual Meeting: Secondary & Lower Blepharoplasty
• 2021.05 – Korean PRS: Blepharoptosis Surgery
• 2021.04 – Korean PRS R&R: Blepharoplasty

2020

• 2020.11 – Korean PRS: Lagophthalmos after Double Eyelid Surgery
• 2020.10 – Korean PRS: Medial Epicanthoplasty

2019

• 2019.11 – 4th Asian Blepharoplasty Forum: Creating Natural Parallel-Type Eyelids
• 2019.10 – Korean PRS: Hidden Double Fold Ptosis Correction
• 2019.04 – Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 2019: Reducing Complications in Double Eyelid Surgery

2018

• 2018.11 – Korean PRS: High Fold Correction – Skin Sparing Technique
• 2018.10 – Korean PRS: Safe Incisional Double Eyelid Surgery
• 2018.07 – Eyelid Plastic Surgery Research Symposium: Safe Incisional Ptosis Surgery
• 2018.04 – Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 2018: Senile Blepharoplasty & Subbrow Lift

2017

• 2017.11 – 3rd Asian Blepharoplasty Forum: Hidden Double Fold Ptosis Correction
• 2017.09 – Gangnam Sacred Heart Symposium: Tailored Double Eyelid Surgery
• 2017.06 – Severance Live Symposium: Natural-looking Blepharoplasty
• 2017.04 – Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 2017: Involutional Ptosis Surgery
• 2017.03 – Korean Craniofacial PRS: Senile Blepharoplasty

2016

• 2016.11 – Korean PRS 2016: Lacrimal Gland Prolapse Management
• 2016.10 – Dongguk University Hospital Symposium: Secondary Blepharoplasty
• 2016.09 – Gangdong Sacred Heart Hospital Symposium: Blepharoplasty and Ptosis Surgery
• 2016.07 – Eyelid Plastic Surgery Research Symposium: Medial Epicanthoplasty Basics
• 2016.03 – Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 2016: Incisional Eyelid Surgery

2013–2015

• 2015.04 – 7th Daegu Asian Blepharoplasty Symposium: Live Surgery – Incisional Eyelid Surgery
• 2014.06 – Gangnam Severance Forum: Medial Epicanthal Fold Reconstruction
• 2013.11 – 1st Asian Blepharoplasty Forum: Live Surgery – Incisional Eyelid Surgery