Healing Paper, which operates the medical beauty platform "Gangnam Unni," said on the 27th that the cumulative number of foreigners who completed consultation requests and reservations with Korean dermatology and plastic surgery clinics through the K-medical beauty platform for foreign patients "Unni" surpassed 700,000 as of March.
The Unni app began Japanese service in 2019 and now supports six languages, including English, Thai and Chinese, offering a cosmetic medical reservation function for foreigners. The platform helps overseas users easily search for and book Korean medical institutions.
The increase in foreign reservations on the Unni app is in step with the growth of the K-medical beauty market. According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the number of foreign patients who visited Korea in 2025 exceeded 2 million, the largest on record. Of these, about 62.9%, or 1.31 million, visited dermatology clinics, and the share of the medical beauty field, including plastic surgery, accounted for more than 74% of the total.
By country, growth among Japanese users stood out. Over the past year, about 200,000 Japanese users newly proceeded with consultations and reservations, taking the highest share overall. After the expansion of English service, users in the English-speaking world, including the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, also increased rapidly, with the number of reservations rising 3.2 times over the past year.
Thai users increased by about 20 times, and users in Taiwan, where services were significantly expanded in 2025, increased by about 25 times, showing steep growth.
Healing Paper's revenue also increased. In 2025, Healing Paper's revenue was 97.9 billion won, up 45% from the previous year. In particular, revenue at the Japan subsidiary nearly doubled from 7.6 billion won to 13.7 billion won.
Hong Seung-il, CEO of Healing Paper, said, "Korea has risen to become a hub for medical tourism in Asia, attracting 2 million foreign patients annually," and added, "Gangnam Unni will further strengthen the attraction of foreign patients based on its IT technology and platform competitiveness."