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Skin & Esthetic2026.09.07

Booking a Korean esthetic — 7 numbers to know before you lie down

Esthetic is the one category on millio that asks about your health before you pay, quotes a price range more often than a fixed number, and almost always takes a deposit. Seven facts pulled straight from the live menus.

Booking a Korean esthetic — 7 numbers to know before you lie down

Of millio's eight categories, esthetic behaves the most differently at booking — and it isn't cosmetic. It's the only one with a health note, the one most likely to show a range instead of a price, and the one where a deposit is close to universal.

Every number below comes from the live menus of esthetics listed on millio, checked in September 2026 — the same figures you'd see on the booking page.

  1. 01The only category with a health note — and it's optionalEsthetic is the sole category, of eight on millio, where booking includes a line asking anything the place should know — a recent procedure, sensitive skin, a pregnancy, an allergy. It's capped at 500 characters, needs its own tick separate from the booking agreement because it can touch health information, and only the shop and millio's staff read it. Leave it blank and nothing else about the booking changes.
  2. 02Close to 4 in 10 prices are ranges, not fixed numbers22 of 55 esthetic services listed on millio price as a range rather than one figure — against 2.5% for hair and 0% for nail. The area treated and your skin's condition move the final number, so what you see while browsing is a starting point; the shop confirms the exact price before the treatment begins.
  3. 03Sessions cluster at 60 and 90 minutes39 of 55 listed services (71%) run 60 or 90 minutes. The shortest is a 30-minute scalp session; the longest single visit runs 120. A 90-minute booking is a real half-afternoon, not a stop between two other things.
  4. 04A deposit is the rule — only 5 services skip it50 of 55 esthetic services take an online deposit, split roughly between ₩30,000 and ₩50,000 depending on the shop. The five that take none are all scalp-therapy lines. Expect to pay a deposit online and settle the rest at the counter.
  5. 05One visit runs ₩44,000 to ₩470,000 — bigger numbers are packagesEvery service billed as a single session on millio falls inside that band. The six- and seven-figure prices you might spot on an esthetic's menu — ₩600,000, ₩1.68 million, up to ₩5 million — aren't one appointment; they're bundles of 4 to 40 sessions, priced for someone who'll be back for months.
  6. 06A 10-session package runs about 20% cheaper per visit — which won't help a one-week tripComparing four different treatments' single-session and 10-session prices on the same menus, the per-visit cost drops close to 20% every time — a standard bulk rate, not a special deal on any one service. It's real money if you live in Seoul; it isn't reachable on a trip too short for ten visits, so budget on the single-session number instead.
  7. 07The bracket tag, not the treatment name, says what you're bookingEsthetic menus favor invented names — a device brand, a coined phrase — that mean nothing on their own. What actually tells you what's covered is the tag in front of it: [스킨케어] (Skin Care), [바디케어] (Body Care), [특허테라피] (Patented Therapy), [웨딩케어] (Wedding Care). Read the tag before the name.

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