Facial Palsy Treatment Korea With Family: Barrrjung Seoul

When accompanying family to Barrrjung Korean Medicine Hospital, the companion can help with booking through the live chat, organizing medical records and medication from home, and noting the doctor's explanations. The hospital has a 65-bed ward, a superior single room is ₩150,000 per day and a companion meal is ₩5,500 (no tax or validity period shown); rules for staying overnight with the patient are not stated, so confirm first.

When a Family Member's Mouth Suddenly Droops, the Companion Worries Even More

When a parent or relative cannot close an eye or one corner of the mouth droops, the caregiver is often more anxious than the patient. If you are considering flying to a Korean medicine hospital in Korea, the companion can do a lot in advance.

This article uses the public information of Barrrjung Korean Medicine Hospital (바를정한방병원) to outline the companion's tasks and preparation. Whether it is a stroke or facial nerve palsy must be judged by a doctor; if symptoms appear suddenly, please see a doctor nearby first to confirm.

What Can the Companion Help With?

• Contact through the live chat: booking and consultation can be done in your language through this website's live chat, so you do not need to contact the hospital in Korean.
• Organize records from home: medical records, MRI or CT images and a medication list.
• Note the doctor's explanations: onset date, treatment plan and precautions after returning home.
• Confirm admission and companion meals.

At the first visit the hospital takes a history and performs pulse diagnosis, palpation, imaging and ultrasound. A companion who adds changes in symptoms the patient did not mention is very helpful.

What Are the Listed Prices for Admission and Companion Meals?

The hospital has a 65-bed ward, and patients from out of town may consider staying for concentrated treatment during a short trip. The listed prices are:

• Superior single room: ₩150,000 per day.
• Companion meal: ₩5,500 each.

The list does not show tax (VAT) or a validity period.

Please note: whether a family member can stay overnight and how it is arranged in the room is not stated in the hospital's information, and we cannot answer on the hospital's behalf. Ask when you book, rather than booking your trip first and finding out it is not allowed.

What Should the Companion Prepare Before Departure?

• The patient's medical records: bring MRI or CT images on disc or as files.
• Medication being taken: especially blood thinners and steroids.
• Onset date and how symptoms have changed: write it on one sheet beforehand.
• Overnight arrangements for the companion: not stated in the hospital's information; confirm first.

The patient's medication is especially important: the hospital asks that you tell them about any medication being taken, especially blood thinners and steroids.

Write down the onset date clearly too. The hospital explains that treatment in the early stage greatly affects the outcome and recommends seeing a doctor as early as possible; the speed and degree of recovery vary by person, and the hospital gives no guarantee.

Opening Hours: Weekends Are Available

Weekdays 09:00–20:00 (lunch break 13:00–14:00); Saturday, Sunday and public holidays 09:00–15:00 (no lunch break). For family members who must take leave to accompany the patient, you can leave on Friday evening or Saturday and have the first visit over the weekend.

The address is 1485 Nambusunhwan-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, Samnam Building floors 1, 7, 8 and 9; the nearest station is Sinnaebang Station (Line 2).

A Quick Look at the Treatment Methods

The hospital's treatments are Jeongan acupuncture (about 150–200 needles, about 1 hour), pharmacopuncture, thread therapy, tailor-made herbal medicine and neuro-electric manual therapy, combined by the doctor according to your condition. Pain or swelling may appear after Jeongan acupuncture, and details are explained before treatment.

The representative director, Jeong In-ho (정인호), is president of the Korean Society of Facial Medicine and president of the Bell's Palsy Research Society; the medical team is 7 doctors who confirm the cause through joint Korean and Western medicine consultation.

The number of sessions and intervals are decided by the doctor, and before you return home the doctor checks your recovery and explains the precautions and direction of follow-up care.

Common Questions from International Visitors

Q: Can the companion go into the consulting room?
A: The hospital's information does not say; please ask when you book.

Q: Do I need to be admitted?
A: Whether it is needed is the doctor's judgment after examination; admission is only one option when your stay is limited.

Book Barrrjung Korean Medicine Hospital Through K-Clinic

For a family member's treatment, it goes smoothest when the companion makes the contact. Through K-Clinic, you get a free consultation in your language. Tell us the patient's onset date and length of stay, and we will check with the hospital:

• Available appointment times (including weekends)
• The possibility of admission, and the arrangements for a companion staying overnight and for meals
• The documents you need to prepare

Use the "Request booking" button or the live chat. Once the booking is made, we will send you your appointment time and the address.

The actual treatment and number of sessions depend on the examination results.

Clinics in this article

Barrrjung Korean Medicine HospitalSeoul・Korean medicine・Facial nerves
Sindaebang Station (Line 2)