Trinity Breast Surgery

Trinity Breast Surgery in Busan, Korea

Medically reviewed by Dr. Kim Ki-tae, MD — Board-Certified Specialist in Plastic Surgery, Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons; Director and founder, TAE Plastic Surgery Clinic TAE Plastic Surgery Clinic, Haeundae-gu, Busan

Trinity Breast Surgery in Busan is TAE Plastic Surgery Clinic's name for a customized breast surgery approach in which implant augmentation is planned together with additional techniques rather than performed on its own. It is aimed at patients who want a more defined breast line, or whose simulation with implants alone comes out unsatisfactory. The distinguishing idea is direction and distribution of volume, not the amount of it.

What Is Trinity Breast Surgery?

Trinity Breast Surgery is a customized breast surgery approach designed for patients who want a more defined breast line or whose simulation results with implants alone are considered unsatisfactory.

• Rather than simply inserting implants, the clinic considers the direction and distribution needed to achieve ideal breast volume.

• Pre-operative Body Balance Design is used to plan a breast line that complements the overall body profile.

• Implant selection is individualized to body type and breast characteristics, drawn from a stocked range.

• Additional components — fat transplantation, contouring, scar treatment, post-operative capsule management — are incorporated where appropriate, not by default.

• The clinic presents it as more than simple implant insertion, and that framing is the reason it is listed as a separate service.

The clinic's stated approach is to assess skin condition and the underlying tissue structure together, because the two determine what any single treatment can realistically achieve. Here that principle becomes the service's whole premise — the reason a second technique gets added is that the assessment showed one would not be enough.

Who Performs Trinity Breast Surgery at TAE Plastic Surgery Clinic

**Dr. Kim Ki-tae
**Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon

Trinity Breast Surgery is performed by Dr. Kim Ki-tae, the clinic's founder and sole doctor and the listed performing doctor for the parent Breast Plastic Surgery specialty.

His documented core specializations line up unusually well with this particular service, because it is the one that crosses categories. Breast surgery, fat grafting, liposuction and body contouring, and laser and energy-based aesthetic treatments are all on that list, and a Trinity plan can involve all four.

Dr. Kim Ki-tae holds the Board-Certified Specialist designation in Plastic Surgery issued by the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons. He graduated from Inje University College of Medicine and trained as a Clinical Fellow in the Department of Plastic Surgery at Pusan National University from March 2003 to February 2004. He founded TAE Plastic Surgery Clinic in 2005 and has practised there ever since.

He chairs the Academic Committee of the Laser Plastic Surgery Research Group at the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, sits on that society's Academic Committee, serves on the Legislation Committee of the Korean Association of Plastic Surgeons, and is General Affairs Director of the Busan Medical Association. He is a full member of the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, an international member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, and a full member of the International Confederation for Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery.

TAE Plastic Surgery Clinic is a single-doctor clinic, so the surgeon who assesses you is the surgeon who treats you. That matters more for a multi-component plan than for a single operation, because there is no point at which the plan is handed to someone else to execute. His full profile sits on the doctor page, and Trinity is one of five entries in Breast Plastic Surgery.

Trinity Breast Surgery Options and Types Available

Trinity is a base operation plus a selection. The base is implant augmentation. The selection is what the clinic adds to it.

Component	What the clinic describes	Added when
Customized implant	Implants selected by body type and desired breast shape, from options including Mentor Smooth, Mentor Extra / Mentor Memory Gel Extra, and Motiva Ergonomics	Always — this is the base of the procedure
Stem Cell (SVF) Transplantation	Fat containing stem cell components transplanted alongside implants; fat-derived stem cells are extracted from areas such as the abdomen and thighs, used to help create natural shape and soft texture and to improve volume in areas such as the cleavage	Additional volume or contour refinement is wanted
Elsa Ultrasonic Liposuction	Customized probes for different body areas melt and remove fat through ultrasonic energy, helping create smoother body lines	Excess fat around areas such as accessory breasts or upper arms affects the overall contour
Tae's Signature Scar Improvement Program	Uses DDR, ProFractional, Ruby Laser, Enderm and TAE-SFCT technologies to improve scars and support skin regeneration	Scar improvement is part of the plan
Capscare	Focuses on capsulitis management after breast surgery, to support smooth tissue healing around implants and maintain a soft, natural feel	Post-operative implant-capsule management is indicated

The clinic also lists L'SSA for accessory breast and fat removal among the components that may be incorporated.

This is where Trinity's boundary with its siblings sits. If a straightforward implant plan produces the simulation you want, the operation is Breast Augmentation and there is no reason to add components to it. If your concern is that the breast has dropped, the answer is Breast Lift / Sagging Breast Correction, which runs its own volume-based framework. Trinity is for the case where implants alone are assessed as insufficient for the line you are after — and the clinic states that as the entry criterion rather than as an upsell.

Body Balance Design appears in more than one breast service and does different work in each. In Breast Reduction it picks an incision route; here it plans the breast line and implant against the whole body profile.

Who Is a Good Candidate for Trinity Breast Surgery?

Trinity may suit you if

• You want more defined breast volume and a refined breast line.

• Your desired shape cannot be achieved satisfactorily with implants alone.

• You want breast augmentation customized to your body type and characteristics.

• You need additional volume correction, fat removal, scar improvement or implant-related management as part of your plan.

The operation may need to be postponed if

• An active infection is present.

• Uncontrolled medical conditions raise the surgical or anaesthesia risk.

• Your medical circumstances make elective surgery unsuitable.

• You are currently pregnant, or breastfeeding.

• Expectations about implant-based enlargement are unrealistic, or the possibility of future monitoring and further surgery is not accepted.

The surgeon makes the final decision after an individual assessment. For independent background on implant-based augmentation, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons maintains a public patient page (ASPS).

What to Expect: Procedure, Recovery, and Results Timeline

Planning starts with an individualized analysis of body type and of what the patient actually wants, and the implant and surgical approach are selected out of that. Pre-operative Body Balance Design is then used to plan a natural breast line against the overall body profile. Simulation is part of this stage, which is also where a plan can be identified as one that implants alone will not deliver.

Preparation runs on the clinic's standard surgical protocol: blood-thinning medication and supplements stopped one to two weeks ahead under medical guidance, no smoking or alcohol over that period, fasting before anaesthesia, and routine pre-operative blood tests. Disclose previous surgeries, medications, allergies and pregnancy status at consultation.

The operation itself has six steps. Body type, breast characteristics and desired volume are assessed. Body Balance Design and simulation are carried out pre-operatively. An implant is selected for the individual body and the desired shape. Augmentation is performed with that implant. Where appropriate, additional procedures — stem-cell-containing fat transplantation, accessory-breast or fat removal, or scar treatment — are incorporated. Personalized post-operative care and follow-up then begin.

Operating time depends on the implant technique and on whether fat transplantation, liposuction or scar treatment is included. General anaesthesia may be used where the operation is more extensive; otherwise local anaesthesia with sedation is typical. The choice is settled at consultation.

Stage	What to expect
First few days	Pain, pressure, tightness, swelling and bruising are at their most noticeable
First week to ten days	Most patients return to light daily activity as swelling and bruising settle
Two to three weeks	Swelling largely resolves and the change becomes apparent
Two to four weeks	Exercise, lifting, alcohol, smoking and pressure on the breasts all remain restricted
Around three months	The fully settled result is typically seen, and the clinic describes it as long-lasting to permanent

Exact timing and duration vary by individual skin, tissue and healing characteristics. Where fat transplantation is part of the plan, some of the transferred fat may be resorbed, and that is a documented risk rather than an unusual event.

Post-operative care is itself one of the named components. The clinic describes personalized 1:1 care: aftercare by a dedicated VIP manager, collagen and elastin regeneration management for the chest area, and prevention and management of side effects such as capsular contracture.

If you are travelling from the United States, allow enough time in Korea for early recovery and post-operative assessment before you fly. Plan roughly one to two weeks as a working figure, and confirm the surgery duration, recommended stay and follow-up schedule with the clinic — all three shift with the components in your plan.

The clinic has not published a price or a price range for this procedure, so none is stated here, and cost is confirmed at consultation.

Combining Trinity Breast Surgery with Other Treatments

Trinity is a combination by design, and the components come from services the clinic also offers separately.

• Fat Grafting & Anti-Aging — the separate fat-based service related to Trinity's stem-cell fat transplantation.

• ELSA Ultrasound Fat Reduction — the ultrasonic fat-reduction technology named within the Trinity approach.

• Scar Treatment — shares the DDR, ProFractional, Ruby Laser and TAE-SFCT technologies used in Tae's Signature Scar Improvement Program.

• Revision Breast Surgery — corrects a previous augmentation, using the same Motiva and Mentor implant range.

Safety, Precision, and Clinic Standards

The clinic has operated at the same address in Haeundae, Busan since 2005. TAE Plastic Surgery Clinic is a Registered Medical Institution for Attracting Foreign Patients, certified by the Ministry of Health and Welfare under the Medical Overseas Expansion and Foreign Patients Attraction Act. TAE Plastic Surgery Clinic publishes neither case volumes nor complication rates for this procedure, and this page claims neither.

The clinic reports approximately 240 surgical procedures and approximately 3,600 non-surgical treatments a year; these are clinic-wide totals across everything it offers, not figures for this procedure.

What the clinic states it does to reduce risk here is procedural. It describes pre-operative body balance design and precise analysis of body type and needs. It describes customized implant selection. It describes state-of-the-art diagnostic and surgical equipment. It describes personalized post-operative management, including measures intended to prevent capsular contracture.

On the implants, the clinic's published statement is that Trinity uses premium implant options including Mentor and Motiva products, that Mentor Memory Gel Extra has inner and outer shells approved by the U.S. FDA, and that the listed implant products are globally recognized for functionality and safety. That is the clinic's description of the products and their regulatory status, reported here as such.

The risks need reading one at a time, because a multi-component operation carries the risks of each component. Pain, swelling, bruising and bleeding can occur. Infection is possible. Scarring occurs. Breast or nipple sensation can change. Breast asymmetry can occur. Implant displacement is possible. Implant rupture or leakage is possible. Rippling can occur. Breast shape can change over time. Capsular contracture is a recognized implant complication. Additional surgery may sometimes be required. Where fat transplantation is performed, fat resorption, contour irregularities, infection and fat necrosis are additional risks. Rare but serious implant-associated complications can occur.

Individual risk depends on the implant, the surgical technique, your anatomy, your medical history and your healing, and should be discussed with the surgeon. Anyone considering implants should also read the US Food and Drug Administration's independent public information on breast implants (FDA). Those two bodies are independent of this clinic and do not endorse it.

The clinic states the limits directly: no surgical procedure can promise a specific breast size, shape, degree of symmetry, scar appearance, sensation, or a permanent absence of complications.

The Bottom Line

• Trinity Breast Surgery is implant augmentation planned with additional techniques, for cases where implants alone are assessed as insufficient for the desired breast line.

• Pre-operative Body Balance Design plans the breast line against the whole body profile, and simulation is part of that stage.

• The named add-on components are stem cell (SVF) transplantation, Elsa Ultrasonic Liposuction, Tae's Signature Scar Improvement Program, and Capscare.

• Implant options the clinic lists include Mentor Smooth, Mentor Extra / Mentor Memory Gel Extra and Motiva Ergonomics.

• A visible change usually appears within two to three weeks; the fully settled result is typically seen at around three months.

• A multi-component operation carries every component's risks, including fat resorption and necrosis where fat transfer is used.

FAQ

Who is Trinity Breast Surgery for?

Patients seeking breast enlargement who want a more defined breast line, or whose desired shape cannot be achieved satisfactorily with implants alone, may be considered. The clinic assesses body type, individual characteristics and desired volume to select an implant and an overall approach. Final suitability is decided by the surgeon.

How is it different from standard breast augmentation?

The clinic presents Trinity as more than simple implant insertion. It considers the direction and volume needed to reach the desired breast line, and uses pre-operative Body Balance Design to customize implant selection. Fat transplantation or contouring may be incorporated when appropriate, which a straightforward augmentation would not include.

What can be added to the operation?

The clinic lists Stem Cell (SVF) Transplantation, L'SSA for accessory breast and fat removal, Scar Treatment, and Capscare. Elsa Ultrasonic Liposuction may also be used to remove excess fat around areas such as accessory breasts or upper arms. What is added depends on your individual needs, not on a fixed package.

What implants are used?

The clinic lists Mentor Smooth, Mentor Extra / Mentor Memory Gel Extra, and Motiva Ergonomics among its options, and selects between them by body type and desired shape. It describes Mentor Memory Gel Extra as having inner and outer shells approved by the U.S. FDA. That statement concerns the product, not your individual outcome.

What extra risks come with the fat transplantation part?

Fat transplantation adds fat resorption, fat necrosis, infection and contour irregularities to the risk list for the operation. Those are on top of the implant-related risks, not instead of them. Whether fat transfer is included is a decision made at planning, and the trade-off should be discussed then.

What will the clinic not promise?

A specific breast size, shape, degree of symmetry, scar appearance, sensation, or a permanent absence of complications. Implant-related complications such as capsular contracture, displacement, rupture, or a need for future revision can still occur. Results depend on individual anatomy, implant selection, surgical technique and healing.

Book a Consultation at TAE Plastic Surgery Clinic

Trinity Breast Surgery in Busan is performed at TAE Plastic Surgery Clinic, and the consultation is where the base implant plan and any added components are decided together. English-speaking assistance is available for both online and in-person consultations, and consultations are arranged through the clinic's contact page. A first remote review can be done from photographs and your treatment history, with the plan then confirmed in person. TAE Plastic Surgery Clinic is at 4th Floor, Gunam Building, 27 Gunam-ro, Haeundae-gu, Busan, South Korea, and opens Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 18:00 and Saturday from 09:00 to 13:00, closed Sundays and public holidays.

Disclaimer

This page is for general informational purposes and does not constitute individualized medical advice. Candidacy, technique, anaesthesia and outcome can only be determined in an in-person consultation with a qualified doctor. Individual results vary.

References

• American Society of Plastic Surgeons — Breast Augmentation

• US Food and Drug Administration — Breast Implants