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Hair Transplant

Korean scalp treatment at a hair clinic, with a doctor's diagnosis first

Korean scalp treatment comes in two kinds, and it helps to know which you are booking. A head spa is relaxation. A hair clinic is medicine: a doctor looks at your scalp under magnification, tells you what kind of hair loss you have, and a session of scaling, scalp injections and light therapy follows. It takes forty to sixty minutes with no anesthesia and no downtime. One session will not regrow hair. What you take home is a diagnosis and a plan.

Typical price in Seoul

$72 – $290

₩100,000 – ₩400,000 · per session

Stay in Korea
1 day
Procedure time
40–60 min
Anesthesia
None needed
Clinic visits
1 visit

Market estimate, not a quote. Your written quote comes after a free consultation.

  • One visit, 40–60 minutes. You can go straight back to sightseeing.
  • Starts with a scalp scope and a doctor's assessment of the type and stage of hair loss.
  • A single session is care, not a cure. Hair loss treatment works through months of consistency.
A hand holding a scalp scope while a monitor displays a magnified view of hair and skin, with a comb resting on the desk (illustrative image)

What she does on your clinic day

  1. At the diagnosis

    She translates what the doctor sees on the scope: hair thickness, density, inflammation. She asks the direct question: is this pattern hair loss, stress shedding, or something else?

  2. Choosing the session

    Hair clinic menus are long. She explains each step on offer and its price, and she makes it clear that you can take the basic programme.

  3. The plan to take home

    She asks the doctor to write down the diagnosis and any recommended medication names, so you can discuss them with a doctor in your own country.

Meet the interpreters

Stay in Korea

  1. 0:00

    Scalp scope and consultation

    Magnified images of several scalp zones, then the doctor explains the diagnosis and options.

  2. 0:15

    Scaling and cleanse

    A scalp peel loosens sebum and dead skin, followed by a wash. This part feels like a head spa.

  3. 0:30

    Scalp injections or infusion

    Small injections of a nutrient or growth-factor solution, or a needle-free infusion if you prefer. Brief stinging.

  4. 0:45

    Light therapy

    Low-level light over the scalp for ten to fifteen minutes. Then you are done.

Typical price in Seoul

The figure on this page is per session. A basic scaling and light programme sits at the lower end. Sessions with scalp injections or PRP sit higher. Clinics sell ten-session packages to locals, which make no sense for a short visit. Pay for a single session. If the doctor thinks surgery is the realistic answer, they will point you to an FUE hair transplant.

  • Your hair is thinning or shedding more than it used to, and you want a specialist to look at it
  • You have an oily, flaky or irritated scalp
  • You are thinking about a transplant later and want to know where you stand first
  • You are visiting Seoul anyway and have an hour to spare

Questions patients ask us

Does one Korean scalp treatment session do anything?
It leaves the scalp clean and calm, and the diagnosis is genuinely useful. It will not regrow hair by itself. Regrowth, where it is possible, comes from months of consistent treatment, usually including medication your doctor decides on.
What is the difference between a head spa and a hair clinic?
A head spa is a beauty service: massage, steam and shampoo. A hair clinic is a medical practice where a doctor diagnoses hair loss and can prescribe and inject. Both are pleasant. Only one treats a medical condition.
Can the doctor prescribe hair loss medication for me to take home?
A Korean doctor can prescribe after examining you, but quantity limits and your home country's import rules apply. Many visitors instead take the written diagnosis to their own doctor. Your interpreter asks what is possible in your case.
Do scalp injections hurt?
They sting briefly. The needles are very fine and the session is short. If you dislike needles, ask for the needle-free infusion option, which most clinics have.
I am a woman with thinning hair. Is this for me?
Yes. Female hair loss often needs blood tests and a careful diagnosis before anything else, and a hair clinic is the right place to start. If a high hairline is your concern, see female hairline transplant.

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Booking direct vs booking with KCODI

Same clinic, same surgeon. What changes is who is on your side of the desk.

InterpreterBooking direct:The clinic's coordinator, if one speaks your languageKCODI:Your own medical interpreter, assigned free
Surgery dayBooking direct:You check in aloneKCODI:She stays from check-in to discharge
QuoteBooking direct:Often verbal, in a chat windowKCODI:Written and itemised before any deposit
Price listBooking direct:Overseas-patient price list at many clinicsKCODI:Partner rate agreed in advance, no foreigner markup
Recovery daysBooking direct:You search hotels and food yourselfKCODI:Hotel, soft food and pharmacy list for your clinic's area
After you fly homeBooking direct:Email the clinic in English and waitKCODI:Message your interpreter, she relays it in Korean

What clinics offer differs. Ask us about the clinic you have in mind and we tell you what applies there.

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.

Doing more than one thing on this trip?

Skin treatments usually fit around a surgery consultation, and a checkup takes half a day. Tell us everything on your list and we put it in one schedule, with one interpreter.

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