I’m often asked to recommend various doctors, businesses and motels here in Daegu.   Instead of repeating each time, I have pooled together my most frequently asked recommendations in this blog.   Most of my recommendations are located in Suseong-gu or downtown Daegu.

With all these places, I would really appreciate if you could tell them that I referred you (except the motel).  Just tell them that Amanda 아만다 recommended you. I’m not doing it for discounts or whatnot, just want to show them that the expat community has a lot of power in our word-of-mouth.

MOTEL
Shangola Motel (can’t remember the name but it’s something like that)  
Appointment:  One bed, 2 people = 40,000
English: None.
Location:  Between Jungagno and Banwoldang Station, behind Outback Steakhouse. 
Info:  Not your normal love motel.  Actually a nice, clean motel with excellent linens, queen-sized beds, plasma TVs, computer in the room with internet access, and Asian showers (but super nice, even a rainfall showerhead!) 
Map: 대구시 중구 전동 64

GYNECOLOGY/WOMEN’S HEALTH/OBSTETRICS

Hyosung Women’s Hospital 
Tel:  (053) 766-7073   
Appointment:  Appointments are suggested (if you need English assistance).
English: Ms. Ku, the international coordinator is fluent.  
Most of the doctors are average—>fluent. 
Location:  Tell taxi driver “Hyo-sung Byeong-Won.” 
 Suseong-gu Community Health center Bus #:  Rapid Line 2, 414, 704, Gachang 1. 
 Jungdong Junction Bus #: Belt Line 3-1, 349, 414-1
Map and more information:   check out my blog entry HERE

FACIAL & SKINCARE
V Spa Skincare
Tel:  (053) 741-2023    
Mobile:  (010) 3822-7351   
Appointment:  Appointments are mandatory.
English:  None to very little spoken.  Process is pretty simple though.  
Location:  Tell taxi driver “Manchon E-Mart.”  Walk one block south and turn right.  When you see an office building on your left (across from church) head towards back of the building and take the elevator to the 3rd floor.  Go down the hallway to V Spa Skincare and ring the doorbell. 
MetroPalace Bus #:  420, 420-1, 937
Map:   대구시 수성구 만촌1동 1341  

DERMATOLOGY
Well Dermatology (웰피부과)
Tel: (053) 746-8275
Website:  http://www.skinwell.kr/
Appointment:  No appointment necessary.
English: One female doctor who speaks near fluent English.
Location: Daegu Bank Station, exit #2.  In the first building to your left, go up to the 4th floor.   Daegu Bank Station Bus #:  309, 403, 420, 420-1, 425, 509, 609, 840, 939, 99(곙산), 99-1(곙산), 99-2(곙산)
Map:  데구시 수성구 수성동1가 45-2 영관빌딩 4층 

LASER HAIR REMOVAL/DERMATOLOGY
Joseph Skin
Map, Contact and Info:  Read my full-length blog post HERE

   

ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON
Suseong United Orthopedic Clinic  (수성연합정형외과의원)
Tel: (053) 762-6464
Website:  http://soosungos.com/
Appointment:  No appointment necessary.  Last appointment at 5:30pm.  
English: One male doctor who speaks near fluent English.
Location: Suseong Market Junction.  Subway to Daegu Bank Station and then 15 minute walk.        Tell taxi driver: (수성시장네거리 “Suseong She-jang Nay-guh-ree”)
     Suseong Market Junction Bus #: Belt Line 2, 323, 402, 403, 427, 509, Gachang 1
Map: 대구시 수성구 수성동2가

HAIR SALON
Hair by 김샘
Appointment:  No appointment necessary.
English:  Stylist speaks no English. Assistant speaks beginner English. 
Location:  Daegu Bank Station exit #2.  From the exit, continue to walk straight. Take your first left at the Paris Baguette. Continue down this road for about 5 minutes. When you reach a place called “Littlz Academy” (or something like that), take a right. Continue down that street for about a minute. it will be on your left-hand side, red-and-white facade.
    Daegu Bank Station Bus #: 309, 403, 420, 420-1, 425, 509, 609, 840, 939, 99(곙산), 99-1(곙산), 99-2(곙산)
Info: Be sure to bring a picture of whatever you want.  It has always seemed to work well.  Cut/low-lights cost me 70k. Magic Straight costs 80,000+.  Hair cut is 11,000.  
Map:   대구시 수성구 수성동1가 109-1  

CHIROPRACTOR
M Hand
Tel:  (053) 425-7695 
Website: http://mhand.ivyro.net/php/smenu01_03.php   
Appointment:  Appointments are mandatory.
English:  None spoken. You should have a Korean make the appointment for you and describe your pain/problem. The only words he knows are “get up” and “ouch.” 
Info:  The appointment should take about an hour.  He will put you in various spine machines, go some stretching and evaluating, do some brief massage and then finally end with adjustments.  Each sessions costs 35,000 because it is not covered under insurance.  Same price as America, but you get an hour of attention instead of a brief 5 minutes.  
Location:  If you are facing the building (it’s a very busy-looking strip mall) — enter the stairs towards the right end.  Go to the 2nd floor.  It is one of the (if not the) first office.  
  Gyodong Market Bus #:  101-1, 401, 420, 618, 651, 708, 980, Buk-gu 2
Map:  대구시중구 태평로1가 1-18

OPTOMETRIST/OPHTHALMOLOGIST 
Plaza Eye Clinic
Tel:  (053) 766-7979   
Appointment:  Appointment are not necessary.
English:  Staff speaks little.  One doctor has average English, the other had above average.    
Info:  Full eye exam and contact fitting cost me about 7,000.  Also located within the center is a contacts and glasses store, and an attached pharmacy.   
Location:  Located within Hangaram Town Apartments.  It is diagonal from (and across the river) Debec Plaza, located in the bottom floor of what looks like just another high-rise apartment along the main road.  
   Hangaram Town Bus #: 323-1, 402, 427, 509, 704, Belt Line 2-1, 
Map: 대구 수성구 수성동1가 272-11번지

LASIK SURGERY/OPTOMETRIST/OPHTHALMOLOGIST
Noon Eye Center
Tel:  (053) 766-7979   
Website:  http://noon.co.kr/ 
Appointment:  Appointments are necessary.  M/W/F all day, T/Th morning only.  Consultations before 4pm preferably.  
English:  Have a Korean friend or co-teacher call to make the first appointment.  Kwak So-Hee will be your English coordinator once you arrive and she will keep in contact with you through text or Kakao afterwards.  Your surgeon, Dr. Choi speaks fluent English.  Many of the staff speak occupational English.  
Info:  1.3 million won for BOTH eyes for standard LASIK only. Wavefront an extra 100k, LASEK is extra 200k.   You can pay in cash or credit.   
Location:  Located within the big glass LIG Building at Beomeo Station (exit #4).  Surgery Center is located on the 21st floor.  Eye clinic is located on the 18th. 
   Beomeo Station Bus #: 303, 309, 420, 420-1, 425, 609, 649, 840, 939 
Map: 대구시 수성구 범어동 41-3 LIG Building