One of the most candid channels on SMILE, LASEK and ICL, placed where patients abroad search before surgery.
Gangnam eye clinic · a vision-correction surgeon hosts
- subscribers
- 100K+
- Korean videos
- 100+
- vision correction
- SMILE · ICL
Today
- An English website exists, but no Japanese or Chinese version
- No hreflang, so Google can’t connect the language versions
- YouTube is Korean only; foreign inquiries run through KakaoTalk
With Iota
- English, Chinese and Japanese procedure pages with hreflang and schema
- Visible for ‘SMILE Pro Seoul’ and ‘韩国全飞秒’ searches and in AI answers
- Pre-surgery inquiries by WhatsApp, WeChat and LINE
The first three videos we’d localize
내가 SMILE 안 하는 이유
KO011M+ viewsWhy a vision-correction surgeon wouldn’t choose SMILE
A doctor’s candid view is the format patients abroad trust most.
라식 vs 라섹 부작용
KO02500K+ viewsLASIK vs. LASEK side effects, compared
It answers the question patients abroad ask most before surgery.
ICL 총정리
KO03500K+ viewsEverything about ICL lens implants
A signature procedure that brings high-myopia patients to Korea, with especially strong demand from Chinese speakers.
View counts are shown as ranges from public data. Video topics are summarized.
How the first video changes per market
EN · Thumbnail · Shorts cover
Why I don’t get SMILE
ENWhy I don’t get SMILE
EN- Localized title
- SMILE Pro in Seoul: why an eye surgeon might say no
- Search keywords
- SMILE Pro SeoulLASIK Korea costICL Korea
- Platforms
- YouTube · Google
- Inquiry route
ZH · Thumbnail · Shorts cover
眼科医生为什么不做全飞秒？
ZH眼科医生为什么不做全飞秒？
ZH- Localized title
- 韩国全飞秒｜眼科医生为什么自己不做？
- Search keywords
- 韩国全飞秒首尔 ICL韩国近视手术
- Platforms
- 小红书 · 抖音
- Inquiry route
JA · Thumbnail · Shorts cover
眼科医がスマイルをしない理由
JA眼科医がスマイルをしない理由
JA- Localized title
- 韓国でスマイルレーシック｜眼科医が自分では受けない理由
- Search keywords
- スマイルレーシック 韓国ICL 韓国レーシック 韓国 費用
- Platforms
- YouTube · Instagram
- Inquiry route
- LINE
Website · procedure page
SMILE Pro in Seoul
- Procedure & recovery
- Meet the doctor
- Price guide
- How to book from abroad
- Aftercare
Clinic website for foreign patients
hreflang="zh"/zh/smile-proMedicalClinicPhysicianFAQPageThe plan
- 1
Multilingual website production
Tidy the existing English site and add Chinese and Japanese versions, with hreflang, localized URLs and MedicalClinic, Physician and FAQ schema.
- 2
SEO & discoverability
Optimize procedure pages for pre-surgery searches like ‘SMILE Pro Seoul’ and ‘韩国全飞秒’, and structure FAQs so AI search can cite them.
- 3
Video localization
Localize the top videos as English long-form and Chinese RedNote and Douyin Shorts, with new thumbnails per language.
- 4
Blog & content localization
Turn explainers like ‘LASIK vs. LASEK’ into comparison articles in each language.
- 5
Conversion & reporting
Track WhatsApp, WeChat and LINE inquiries and consultations per procedure page.
How we’d measure it
- Foreign inquiries per procedure page
- Visits from Google and AI search
- Cost per foreign inquiry
Monthly report
SampleForeign inquiries by language
- EN
- ZH
- JA
What would this look like for your clinic?
Send us your channel link and we’ll reply with a proposal for your clinic and a free localized sample of one video.