History

HISTORY

2007
  • On April 29, 2007, 20 aesthetic medicine doctors founded the Yeongnam Aesthetic Plastic Forum (YAF) at the KBS Clinic in Busan, and Kyoung-Jin Kang, Jong-Ki Lee were elected as the first co-representatives.
2008
  • Kyoung-Jin Kang (June 2008 - May 2009) was elected as the second representative.
  • On March 15, 2008, the Seoul Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Forum (SAF) was established, including the Jeolla area, Gangwon-do, Gangwon-do, Seoul.
  • On May 25, 2008, Yeongnam and Seoul were merged and renamed the Korea Cosmetic Surgery Forum.
2009
  • On April 21, 2009, the Korea Aesthetic Plastic Forum was re-established as a corporation, and Kyoung-Jin Kang was elected as the first chairman as the founder.
  • On June 24, 2009, the Honam Cosmetic Surgery Forum was established in South Jeolla Province.
  • Jun-tae Ahn was elected as the 3rd president (June to December 2009).
2010
  • Mi-ae Park was elected as the 4th president (January to December 2010).
2011
  • Youngshin Cho was elected as the 5th president (January - 12, 2011).
  • The name of the society was changed to the Korean Society of Aesthetic Plastic Medicine (November 2011).
2012
  • Kyoung-Jin Kang was elected as the 6th president (January 2012).
2013
  • Member Jeong-ho Seo was elected as the 7th president (Jan. 2013).
2014
  • Seonghyeong Lee was elected as the 8th president (2014.1).
2015
  • Member Jeong-hyeon Yoon was elected as the 9th president (Jan. 2015).
2016
  • Woong-Chul Choi was elected as the 10th president (Jan. 2016).
2017
  • The first issue of the Journal of Cosmetic Medicine was published.
2018
  • Member Jeong-ho Seo was elected as the 11th president (Jan. 2018), and Vice-President Ji-Yoon Choi and Vice-President Ju-Wan Park were elected as next presidents.
2019
  • The name of this society was changed to the Korean Society of Korean Cosmetic Surgery & medicine (June 2019).
2020
  • Jeong-ho Seo was elected as the 12th president (January 2020), and Vice-President Choi Ji-yoon, Vice-President Park Joo-wan, and Ho-sun Jang were elected as the next president.
2021
  • Kyoung-Jin Kang was elected as the first corporate chairman (2021.1).
  • Jeong-ho Seo was elected as the 13th chairman (2021.1).
  • Ho-Sun Chang was elected as the 13th president (January 1, 2021), and Vice Chairman Ji-Yoon Choi, Vice Chairman Juwan Park, and Vice Chairman Yi-Beom Shin were elected as the next presidents.