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How Pages Are Checked

Medical Review Process

Every page on this site that describes a treatment, a risk or an expected course goes through the same six steps before it is published. This page describes those steps, who carries them out, and what a reviewer has to confirm before a page goes live.

The six steps

  • 01

    Draft

    The page is written from the protocol actually used at the clinic and from the published literature, not from manufacturer marketing material.

  • 02

    Clinical review

    A doctor who performs the treatment reads the draft against their own practice. Anything that does not match what happens in the room is changed or removed.

  • 03

    Evidence check

    Each factual claim is traced to a source. Claims that cannot be traced are cut, not softened.

  • 04

    Advertising check

    The page is read against the Medical Service Act, in particular the limits on guaranteed outcomes, unverifiable claims and patient testimonials.

  • 05

    Publication

    The page goes live carrying the name of the reviewing doctor and the date of review.

  • 06

    Re-review

    The page is checked again on a fixed cycle, and sooner if an approval, a safety notice or a society guideline changes.

What the reviewer confirms

A reviewing doctor signs off only when all of the following hold.

  • The described procedure matches what is actually done at this clinic, including anesthesia, session count and interval.
  • Risks and side effects are stated, not implied, and the serious ones are not buried.
  • The page says who the treatment is not suitable for.
  • Expected results are described as a range and a timescale, with no promise attached.
  • Alternatives are named, including doing nothing.
  • Every clinical claim has a source, and the source says what the page says it says.
  • Any device or product made by a company the reviewer advises is disclosed on the page.

Who reviews

Review is done by the doctors who treat at Maylin Apgujeong. Their qualifications, society positions and published work are on the Our Doctors page.

How a reviewed page is marked

A reviewed page carries a line of this form near the end:

Clinically reviewed by [doctor name], [qualification], Maylin Apgujeong Clinic. Last reviewed [date]. Next review due [date].

The review date is the date the page was last checked against current practice and current sources. That date does not move when wording or images are edited, and it is separate from the date the page first went up.

When a page changes after publication

A change that alters the clinical meaning of a page, for example a revised risk, a changed session count or a withdrawn indication, is made immediately and noted. A correction to something that was wrong is handled under the Correction Policy, which sets out what we record and what we tell readers.

What this process does not cover

This process governs the content of the site. It does not substitute for your own consultation: a page that has been reviewed still cannot tell you whether a treatment is right for you. See the Medical Disclaimer.

This process is set by the Medical Editorial Policy.