KOREAN ACADEMY OF OBESITY & AESTHETIC TREATMENT (KOAT)
KOAT ACADEMY OF KOREA
ACADEMIC FOUNDATION
PIONEERING ACADEMIC SOCIETY IN KOREAN OBESITY & AESTHETIC MEDICINE
KOAT is one of the premier academic medical societies in South Korea dedicated to obesity management and aesthetic treatment.
With over 20 years of research excellence, clinical experience, and a thriving community of more than 12,000 members, KOAT continuously propels medical advancements, clinical mastery, and technology innovation.
Today, KOAT is actively expanding its academic footprint beyond South Korea, fostering international partnerships and knowledge exchange via world-class congresses and specialized clinical training programs.
Over two decades of tireless dedication to the advancement of medical knowledge, technology innovation, and clinical safety standards in obesity & aesthetic medicine (2001 – 2026).
PERIOD 2022 – 2026
Founding of KOAT and Recent Activities
Marking the official establishment of the Korean Academy of Obesity & Aesthetic Treatment (KOAT), standardizing specialized clinical training programs, and hosting consecutive large-scale academic congresses in Seoul and Busan.
2026
03.08
2026 KOAT Spring Academic Conference
COEX Hall E & Conference Room, 3F
2025
12.07
2025 KOAT Busan Academic Conference
Lotte Hotel Busan, 3F
10.26
2025 KOAT Fall Academic Conference
COEX Hall E & Conference Room, 3F–4F
09.20 – 09.21
Obesity Expert Program, 2nd Cohort
Seoul
04.13
2025 KOAT Spring Academic Conference
Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas, 2F & 5F
2024
11.24
2024 KOAT Busan Academic Conference
Lotte Hotel Busan, 3F
10.13
2024 KOAT Fall Academic Conference
COEX Hall E & Conference Room, 3F
03 – 09
Obesity Expert Program
Seoul
03.10
2024 KOAT Spring Academic Conference
COEX Hall E & Conference Room, 3F
2023
12.10
2023 KOAT Busan Academic Conference
Signiel Busan Grand Ballroom, 4F
10.22
KOAT 20th Anniversary Fall Academic Conference
COEX Hall E & Conference Room, 3F
04.16
20th Anniversary KOAT Spring Academic Conference
COEX Hall E & Conference Room, 3F–4F
2022
12.27
Founding meeting of the Korean Academy of Obesity & Aesthetic Treatment (KOAT) held
Seoul
11.29
Korean Academy of Obesity & Aesthetic Treatment (KOAT) established
Seoul
10.16
29th Academic Conference of the Korean Academy of Obesity, Aesthetics & Body Contouring
SC Convention Center, Yeoksam
02.13
28th Academic Conference of the Korean Academy of Obesity, Aesthetics & Body Contouring
COEX Hall E & Conference Room
PERIOD 2015 – 2021
Korean Academy of Obesity, Aesthetics & Body Contouring Era
Successfully hosting 27 large-scale regular scientific congresses at COEX, Seoul, and actively representing Korea at the UIME (Union Internationale de Médecine Esthétique) World Congresses in Rome, Miami, and Turkey.
2021
06.20
27th Academic Conference
aT Center, Exhibition Hall 1
2020
11.15
26th Academic Conference
COEX Hall E & Conference Room (South)
2019
10.20
25th Fall Academic Conference
SC Convention Center, B1 International Conference Hall
03.10
24th Academic Conference
COEX Grand Ballroom & Conference Room
2018
02.25
23rd Academic Conference
COEX Hall E (entire hall) & Conference Room
2017
10
Attended UIME (Union Internationale de Medecine Esthetique) Congress and General Meeting
Turkey
09
Fall Workshop – Collaborative academic lecture with Meirike Hospital, Beijing, China
Beijing, China
03.05
22nd Academic Conference of the Korean Academy of Obesity & Body Contouring
COEX Grand Ballroom, Conference Room
2016
05
Summer Workshop – Exchange cooperation agreement and workshop with Huamei Hospital, Shanghai, China
Shanghai, China
05
Attended UIME Congress and General Meeting
Rome, Ý (Italy)
03.06
21st Academic Conference
COEX, Seoul
2015
11
Attended UIME Congress and General Meeting
Miami, USA
09
Summer Workshop of the Korean Academy of Obesity & Body Contouring
Seoul
08
Huons Korea–China Academy: Huons Total Health Care Symposium
Seoul
03.01
20th Academic Conference
COEX, Seoul
PERIOD 2011 – 2014
Period of Academic & International Exchange Expansion
Significantly expanding live hands-on clinical workshops, publishing the definitive textbook 'OBESITY & BODY CONTOURING', and establishing bilateral academic exchanges with international institutions in Moscow, Madrid, and Beijing.
2014
09.21
Filler & Botox Hands-on Live Course with Daewoong Pharmaceutical's Ursa
365MC Surgical Center, Ga Gyodae
09.13
Summer Workshop of the Korean Academy of Obesity & Body Contouring
Seoul
03
Attended UIME Congress and General Meeting
Moscow, Nga (Russia)
02.23
19th Academic Conference
COEX Grand Ballroom, Conference Room
2013
09.01
Summer Workshop of the Korean Academy of Obesity & Body Contouring
Seoul
05.20
6th Obesity, Aesthetics & Liposuction Surgery Academy
Seoul
04.29
18th Academic Conference
COEX Grand Ballroom, ASEM Hall
2013
Attended UIME Congress and General Meeting
Madrid, Spain
2012
09.01
Summer Workshop of the Korean Academy of Obesity & Body Contouring
Seoul
05.20
6th Obesity, Aesthetics & Liposuction Surgery Academy
Seoul
04.29
17th Academic Conference
COEX Grand Ballroom, ASEM Hall
2012
Attended UIME Congress and General Meeting
Madrid, Spain
2011
05
Attended UIME Congress and General Meeting
Beijing, China
04.10
5th Obesity, Aesthetics & Liposuction Surgery Academy
Seoul
03
Published Journal of the Academy of Obesity & Body Contouring (Issue No. 5)
Seoul
03.06
16th Academic Conference
COEX Grand Ballroom, ASEM Hall
2011
Published textbook 「OBESITY & BODY CONTOURING」 by the Korean Academy of Obesity & Body Contouring
Seoul
PERIOD 2007 – 2010
Growth Period of the Korean Academy of Obesity & Body Contouring
Founding the official peer-reviewed academic journal, delivering lectures at Chung-Ang University Graduate School, co-hosting the 5th Oriental International Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Congress, and launching the nationwide 'A-Dang' obesity awareness campaign.
2010
12
Lecture at Chung-Ang University Graduate Program in Well-being, Health & Diet
Chung-Ang University, Seoul
09.04
Summer Workshop of the Korean Academy of Obesity & Body Contouring
Seoul
04
Published Newsletter of the Korean Academy of Obesity & Body Contouring, Issue No. 4
Seoul
03
Attended UIME Congress and General Meeting
Belgium
03.07
15th Academic Conference
COEX Grand Ballroom
2009
10.11
14th Continuing Education Course
COEX Grand Ballroom
04
Published Newsletter, Issue No. 3
Seoul
03.15
13th Academic Conference
COEX Grand Ballroom
2008
04.27
3rd Obesity & Aesthetics Academy
Seoul
04.05
12th Academic Conference
COEX Grand Ballroom
04
Published Journal, Issue No. 2
Seoul
02 – 11
'A-Dang' Campaign (model search contest, mock diet exam, and public awareness events)
Nationwide
2007
11
Published inaugural issue of the Journal of the Academy of Obesity & Body Contouring
Seoul
10
11th Academic Conference (co-hosted with the 5th Oriental International Congress of Aesthetic Surgery)
Seoul
03 – 06
2nd Obesity & Aesthetics Academy
Seoul
PERIOD 2004 – 2006
Period of Society Consolidation
Organizing the 1st Korea Obesity & Beauty Expo (BIGSPO) at SETEC, conducting nationwide 'Obesity Summit' clinical symposia, and establishing rigorous continuous medical education frameworks.
2006
12.09
10th Academic Conference and 1st BIGSPO Korea Obesity & Beauty Expo
Originating in November 2001 as a pioneering clinical research study group among private practitioners, and culminating in June 2003 with the Inaugural General Assembly and 1st Academic Congress to establish Korea's dedicated aesthetic medicine society.
2003
11.09
1st Hands-on Course / Fall Academic Conference of the Korean Society for the Study of Obesity & 3rd Continuing Education Course
Seoul
09.20
2nd Continuing Education Course
Seoul
06.14
Founding General Assembly and 1st Academic Conference & Training Seminar
Seoul
02.01
Founding preparatory meeting held
Seoul
2001
11.01
First obesity-treatment research group among private practitioners formed, launching academic gatherings
