A Gangnam clinic in Seoul offering adult stem cell therapy by infusion, led by a named doctor and published in eight languages.
Lydian Clinic is a private clinic at 836 Nonhyeon-ro in Sinsa-dong, in the Gangnam district of Seoul. Its site is built for international patients and is published in English, Japanese, traditional and simplified Chinese, Russian, Indonesian, Thai and Vietnamese.
The clinic's stem cell page says it uses adult stem cells, and states that these are the only type authorised for therapeutic use in Korea. It names bone marrow, adipose tissue, umbilical cord blood and peripheral blood as sources. Treatment is described as given mainly by intravenous infusion, with sessions lasting one to two hours, little downtime, a return to light activity within a day or two, and effects appearing over several weeks.
Two claims on the site should be read with care. It describes Dr Abraham An as one of the top 100 stem cell therapy experts in the world, and describes the clinic as Korea's and Asia's sole registered and authorised stem cell therapy clinic. Neither claim is attributed to a named ranking body or regulator on the pages read, and neither could be verified; they are the clinic's own marketing statements.
The purposes listed range from anti-ageing, skin rejuvenation, hair loss and immune support to what the site calls disease prevention, naming Parkinson's disease and cardiovascular conditions. Prevention claims of that kind are not supported by established evidence, and anyone considering treatment on that basis should take independent medical advice. No prices are published on the page read.
The site lists the following; the last two are framed by the clinic as prevention rather than treatment, and that framing is not supported by established evidence.
The site says it uses adult stem cells drawn from bone marrow, adipose tissue, umbilical cord blood and peripheral blood, and states that adult cells are the only type authorised for therapeutic use in Korea.
One doctor is named on the stem cell page.
The clinic is at 836 Nonhyeon-ro in Sinsa-dong, Gangnam, an area of Seoul dense with private clinics. The site gives an e-mail address and a messaging number rather than a landline on the page read, and describes treatment sessions of one to two hours. It does not publish photographs of a laboratory, name the laboratory that prepares the cells, or cite a registration or licence number for the authorisation it claims.
No prices are published on the stem cell page. The site asks prospective patients to make contact for details.
Profile compiled from information published on the clinic's own website and from the StemCell Registry directory record. Details may change; confirm directly with the clinic before making decisions.