Rezum water-vapor BPH therapy in Busan Seomyeon — for prostates a lift can't fix.

Rezum injects brief 9-second bursts of water vapor into the enlarged prostate through a cystoscope. The steam ablates excess tissue, which the body reabsorbs over the following weeks, so the gland genuinely reduces in volume rather than being held open mechanically. It is performed at our Busan Seomyeon clinic under local anaesthesia with sedation.

₩10,000,000, all-inclusive — the procedure, the anaesthesia and the clinic's procedure-room use, with no facility or anaesthesia add-ons. The ₩600,000 prostate work-up is listed separately. UroLift and Progator start from the same figure at our Busan Seomyeon clinic, so the choice between them is clinical rather than commercial.

Because it reduces tissue volume rather than holding the channel open. Implant- and suture-based lifts used at our Busan clinic reach their limit at around 80 g and cannot address a prominent median lobe pushing into the bladder; Rezum treats both. For smaller lobe-free glands a lift is usually the better choice.

Erections are preserved. A small share of men treated in Busan — roughly 5–10% in published series — notice some retrograde ejaculation; lifts preserve function in nearly all men, while common BPH medication causes it far more often. Your Busan urologist gives you the figure for your case at the work-up.

Several days in most cases, and the flight home from Busan is planned after removal rather than with it in place. This is the most common reason a man with a suitable prostate chooses a lift instead, and it is a legitimate one.

Progressively. Flow usually improves over the first weeks after the Busan procedure as the treated tissue is reabsorbed, with symptom scores continuing to improve to about three months. Rezum is not the choice if you need immediate relief — a lift is.

Testosterone, PSA, urine analysis and prostate ultrasound together, in one same-day visit in Busan. Prostate volume and median lobe from that ultrasound are what decide between Rezum and a lift. If you bring a recent scan with volume, the urologist says which components can be skipped.

Often, with planning. Anticoagulants are usually paused briefly around the Busan procedure in agreement with your prescribing doctor, and diabetes should be reasonably controlled. Tell the clinic in your first message so this is arranged before you travel.

No. Rezum is performed under local anaesthesia with sedation in the clinic's own procedure room in Seomyeon, takes 15–30 minutes, and most men are discharged the same day.

Longer than for a lift, because the catheter comes out before you fly — typically four to seven nights in total including the work-up visit. Your urologist confirms the figure in writing after the procedure, from how it went.

In the first weeks: burning on urination, blood in the urine, urgency and pelvic discomfort while treated tissue is reabsorbed — expected and self-limiting. Uncommon: urinary infection, retention requiring a longer catheter, or insufficient relief needing repeat treatment. Fever, inability to pass urine or heavy bleeding with clots are reasons to message the Busan clinic the same day.

It can be repeated at our Busan clinic, and it does not prevent a later lift or a hospital operation. BPH is progressive, so a minority of men need further treatment years later whichever route they take.

The procedure, the anaesthesia and the procedure-room use at our Busan clinic, as one all-inclusive direct-pay package. Not included: the ₩600,000 prostate work-up, listed separately because some men arrive with recent results from home.

No. Urogyn publishes one self-pay price list in Korean won and applies it to every patient. Nationality, language and booking from abroad change no figure.

Yes. The board-certified urologist in Busan who consults with you is the same doctor who performs your procedure and manages your follow-up — one specialist from start to finish. You are never passed to a junior doctor or a different surgeon.

Three things. Immediate relief — the effect builds over weeks to three months, and a lift is the answer if you need it faster. A catheter-free recovery — several days is usual, and it must come out before you fly. And a permanent result — BPH keeps progressing and some men need more treatment years later. Our Busan urologists say all three before you book.