“About 5 kg Slimmer for My Height”: Reading Miicha's Body Analysis in Seoul, and What a Clinic Can Realistically Change

“The analysis says I should lose five kilos. Can you do that?” I hear some version of this every week, usually from someone holding a printout and looking slightly defeated. I'm Dr. Hyunji Kim, director of Delphic Clinic in Sinnonhyeon, Gangnam. I trained at Korea University Medical Center, and I consult and treat international patients myself. Miicha's reel doesn't name a specific product, so this page isn't about one treatment. It's about her starting point, a body analysis and a 5 kg target, and how I explain what a clinic can and can't do with that number.

Medically reviewed · Dr. Hyunji Kim · October 8, 2026

What “5 kg for my height” actually measures

A body-composition analysis splits your weight into parts: fat mass, muscle mass and water. The “ideal” figure it prints is calculated from height, so two people of the same height get the same target even if one carries more muscle. That is why I never read the kilogram line first.

What I look at is where the difference sits. Five kilos of fat spread evenly over the whole body is a lifestyle and nutrition question. A smaller amount gathered on the belly, flanks or upper arms is a shape question — and shape is where a clinic can actually help.

Why clinic body treatments target shape, not the scale

This is the most honest sentence I can offer anyone with a weight target: the treatments on our body menu are designed for local fat and contour, not for bringing the number on the scale down by several kilos. Many patients see clothes fit differently around a treated area while their weight barely moves.

Miicha's caption mentions an injection but doesn't say which one, and I won't guess. What I can do is show how I'd weigh the options for her kind of goal. I've also written about what fat-dissolving injections tend to look like week by week, because the timeline is where most expectations go wrong.

Three options I weigh when someone brings a body analysis

1. 1

   A localized fat-dissolving injection

   A mix of medications injected into the fat layer of one chosen area. The session takes about 10 minutes and most people go straight back to their day. It suits a small, defined pocket rather than general weight.

2. 2

   ONDA body

   A microwave device that heats the deeper fat layer while the surface stays cool. I consider it when an area is both full and slightly loose, because it also works on firmness.

3. 3

   Body InMode

   A radiofrequency device for body areas, 20–30 minutes. I ask patients to skip alcohol and smoking for a week afterwards, so it needs a little more planning around a trip.

The questions I ask before suggesting anything

• Which area bothers you in photos — and is it the same area the analysis flagged?
• Has your weight been stable for the last few months, or is it still changing?
• Are you also changing how you eat and move? A treatment works on top of that, not instead of it.
• How long are you in Korea? That decides whether a single session or a short series makes sense.

If the honest answer is that general weight loss comes first, I'll say so and suggest coming back when the number has settled. Treating an area that is still shrinking makes it hard to judge what the treatment did. My first-timer notes on Korean fat-dissolving injections go through the same questions in more detail.

Example prices for a body-contour plan

We publish our menu and charge Korean and international patients the same. Because the caption doesn't say what Miicha had, these are example menu prices for the options above, not her bill:

Area count drives the total more than anything else, which is why I map the areas before quoting. There's an area-by-area fat-dissolving price map on the blog if you want to estimate before you come.

Realistic expectations, in plain numbers

• Measure the area, not only your weight: a tape measure and the same photo angle tell us more than the scale.
• Give it weeks, not days. Early swelling can make an area look fuller before it looks slimmer.
• Repeat the body analysis after a few weeks if you like — but expect fat mass to move more than total weight.
• Stable habits keep a contour change; a treatment can't hold it on its own.

Planning a body consultation in Seoul

1. 1

   Before you come

   Message us on WhatsApp with the area that bothers you and, if you have one, your body-analysis printout. I'll tell you whether a clinic treatment fits your goal at all.

2. 2

   On the day

   A free 1:1 consultation with me; English and Chinese interpreters are on site. Treatment can be the same day if we agree it makes sense.

3. 3

   Finding us

   We're a short walk from Exit 3 of Sinnonhyeon Station in Gangnam.

4. 4

   Afterwards

   Keep the same photo angle and measuring routine. Message us if anything feels unusual, including after you've flown home.