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“Disgraced surgeon relives life as studious teen aiming to become wealthy dermatologist.”
Medical Return
메디컬 환생
7.81
1,440 rank · 9,177 readers · 117 favorites
Medical
Time Travel
Drama
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Synopsis
Disgraced surgeon relives life as studious teen aiming to become wealthy dermatologist.
Kim Jihyun, who lived his life as a disreputable surgeon, gains a second chance to relive his life. He then goes back to his middle school days, and live his life to the fullest unlike before, he studies nonstop. His goal is to become a dermatologist who make lots of money instead of the poor surgeon he was from previous life! (Source: Kakao Entertainment Corp., translaetd)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 8 sampled reviews
8.0
/10
What 8 readers settled on.
83%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 10
σ 2.12
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.12 · split reception
The polarity gap
4.6 pts
Recommenders 9.6 · others 5.0
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 2.00
Running avg · Aug 2022 → Oct 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “I love this manga for its passionate protagonist and the compelling premise of a man returning to the past to become a "monstrous surgeon" who saves countless lives. There are no notable flaws to...”
- 9 “The story features excellent progression through compelling medical challenges, complemented by a strong cast of characters and well-defined antagonists. While the art is straightforward, it is...”
- 9 “This is one of the best completed manhwas available, offering a consistently comedic, easy-to-read experience that delivers a truly profound sense of catharsis. While some translations are poor and...”
Verbosity
Short · 63%
Medium · 38%
Long · 0%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Medical Return begins and ends here.
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A Manhwa Publication
- Format 150 ch ch × vol
- Total read 20h 00m approx
- Published Sep 2019 – Jan 2022
- Source Manhwa media type
- Ref. BS-M62791 catalog