A hair transplant in Korea, with your graft count known before you fly
A hair transplant in Korea is priced mostly by graft count, so that number is the first thing to pin down. Send us photos of your hairline, crown and donor area. KCODI gets estimates from Korean hair clinics, books your FUE hair transplant or female hairline transplant at the local rate, and assigns an interpreter for the whole surgery day. It is a long one: four to eight hours in the chair.
- Graft estimate from your photos, before you fly
- Interpreter for the full 4–8 hour surgery day, free
- Local rate per graft, in writing
Hair procedures and typical Seoul prices
- FUE Hair Transplant
FUE Hair Transplant
Priced by graft count. One long day, then 3–5 days in Seoul.
- Typical price in Seoul
- ≈ $2,200 – $6,500
- Stay in Korea
- 3–5 days
- Female Hairline Transplant
Female Hairline Transplant
Lower or round out the hairline. No-shave options for long hair.
- Typical price in Seoul
- ≈ $2,200 – $5,100
- Stay in Korea
- 3–5 days
- Hair Loss & Scalp Treatment
Hair Loss & Scalp Treatment
Scalp diagnosis, scaling and injections. About an hour, no downtime.
- Typical price in Seoul
- ≈ $72 – $290
- Stay in Korea
- 1 day
Market estimate, not a quote. Your written quote comes after a free consultation.
Why book a Korean hair transplant through KCODI
01
An interpreter who knows graft talk
Grafts versus hairs, donor density, hairline design. She makes sure you and the surgeon mean the same number.
02
She stays for the whole day
Hairline drawing in the morning, breaks, lunch, the last graft in the afternoon. You are awake under local anesthesia, and she passes on anything you need.
03
Local rate, counted per graft
Your quote states the graft count, the price per graft, shaven or non-shaven method, and what happens if the final count differs from the estimate.
04
The first three nights, planned
A hotel near the clinic, a neck pillow for sleeping upright, and your first hair wash booked at the clinic instead of over a hotel sink.
Booking direct vs booking with KCODI
Same clinic, same surgeon. What changes is who is on your side of the desk.
What clinics offer differs. Ask us about the clinic you have in mind and we tell you what applies there.
What patients worry about before a hair transplant in Korea
Why do two clinics give me different graft counts?
Because it is a judgement, not a measurement. Surgeons weigh your donor density, hair thickness, the hairline you want and future hair loss differently. A photo estimate is a range, and the final number is set when the surgeon examines your scalp in person. Be careful with any quote that promises a very high count without seeing your donor area.
Who actually does the extraction and the implanting?
Ask directly. Hair surgery is team work, and clinics differ in which steps the doctor does and which steps assistants help with. Your interpreter asks who designs the hairline, who extracts and who implants, and gets the answer before you book.
Will the transplanted hair fall out?
Most of it sheds in the first weeks. That is expected: the roots stay and regrow. New growth usually shows from around month three or four, and the full result takes about a year. Your other hair can still thin, so many surgeons suggest hair loss treatment alongside.
What you can hold us to
Quote first, deposit later
You never pay a deposit before you hold a written, itemised quote.
A name and a face before you fly
You know who your interpreter is, and which language she speaks, before you board.
You pay us nothing
No booking fee, no interpreter fee, no fee for asking. The clinic pays our coordination fee.
Your stay in Seoul after a hair transplant
Plan 3 to 5 days. Day one is surgery. The next day you return for a check and your first wash, and the clinic shows you how to do it yourself. After that you can walk around Seoul, gently. Swelling can drift down to the forehead around day three. It looks alarming and it passes.
- Wear a button-up shirt on surgery day, and ask the clinic which cap is safe for the flight.
Sleep on your back with your head raised for the first nights. Don't touch or scratch the grafts.
No gym, sauna, alcohol or smoking for the period your surgeon sets, usually one to two weeks.
Non-shaven FUE hides the donor area sooner but takes longer and costs more. Ask if it suits your count.
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English deskJeongil Seo
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English deskDaeun Lee
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English deskJisoo Yoo
Korean · English
English deskSooyeon Lee
Korean · English
Japanese deskSomin Park
Korean · Japanese
Japanese deskSanga Lee
Korean · Japanese
Mandarin deskKyungsook Moon
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Mandarin deskSua Yoon
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Guides from our interpreters
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Questions patients ask us
How much does a hair transplant cost in Korea?
Hair transplant in Korea vs Turkey: what is the difference?
Can FUE in Korea be done without shaving my head?
How long until I see results?
Do women get hair transplants in Korea?
Send three photos. Get your graft estimate.
Front, crown and back of the head, plus your travel dates. We reply with estimates from Korean clinics in about 10 minutes, 09:00–22:00 KST.
