FUE hair transplant in Apgujeong, Seoul

What FUE Hair Transplant is

Follicular unit extraction with a 0.8–1.0mm punch. No scalpel, no linear scar, no stitches.

Clinical details from MONARA Dermatology Clinic — procedure facts, physicians and prices on this site are taken from the clinic’s own published information. Your surgeon confirms what applies to you at consultation.

비절개 모발이식

FUE Hair Transplant

Follicular unit extraction with a 0.8–1.0mm punch. No scalpel, no linear scar, no stitches.

Korean name	비절개 모발이식
Session	One operation per day. A mega-session runs most of the working day.
Downtime	Normal activity the next day. Light walking any time; running from one week.
Anaesthesia	Local infiltration anaesthesia, with sedation available
Price	KRW 5,000 per follicular unit, excluding VAT

FUE Hair Transplant at MONARA Dermatology Clinic

Follicular unit extraction with a 0.8–1.0mm punch. No scalpel, no linear scar, no stitches.

FUE takes healthy follicles from the back and sides of the scalp — the zone that androgenetic hair loss does not reach — one follicular unit at a time, using a punch of 0.8 to 1.0mm. Nothing is cut and nothing is stitched. Each extraction leaves a dot under a millimetre across, and a short growth of surrounding hair covers it. Because every graft is taken individually, the result depends almost entirely on the hand doing the extraction and the speed at which the follicles reach the recipient site.

The director performs the operation, start to finishConsultation, hairline design, extraction and implantation are carried out by Dr. Kim. Delegated or nurse-performed surgery does not happen here.
One operation a dayThe clinic books a single case per operating day. Nothing is compressed to fit a second patient in, which is what allows grafts to be handled at a steady pace.
A resident dissection team, not a hired oneThe follicle dissection team has worked with the clinic since it opened. Grafts are sorted by follicle count and hair calibre as they arrive, and time outside the body is kept short — extracted follicles are stressed by every minute they spend out of the scalp.
Saline through the extraction phaseThe field is kept wet during extraction. Dry tissue transects; hydrated tissue does not, and the damage rate falls accordingly.

Questions

Will the back of my head be visibly scarred?

Not in the way a strip operation scars it. FUE leaves one dot under a millimetre wide per extraction, scattered rather than joined into a line. The number of dots rises with the number of grafts, but growing the surrounding hair even slightly covers them. Hair does not regrow from an extraction point itself; the follicles deliberately left behind carry the density of the donor area afterwards.

How painful is it, honestly?

On a scale where nothing is 0 and unbearable is 10, patients generally place the strip method at 4 to 5 and FUE at 1 to 2. Local anaesthesia is standard and sedation is available. Pain after the operation is mild enough that most people return to ordinary activity the following day.

How many grafts do I actually need?

That is set by the area to be covered and the density you want inside it, not by a number chosen in advance. Dense packing means 40 to 50 follicular units per square centimetre — 80 to 100 hairs — which approaches native density. A receding temple corner and a bald crown are very different areas, so the graft count is decided at the consultation against your own scalp.

When will it look like my own hair?

Transplanted hair sheds within the first month; that is expected and not a failure. Regrowth becomes visible around the fourth month, roughly eighty per cent of the final result is readable at eight months, and the outcome is judged at one year.

Questions

Hair transplant — what patients ask

What is PRP made from?

Your own blood, drawn on the day and separated so that the platelet fraction can be returned to the scalp.

How is it different from MTS?

PRP delivers your own platelet concentrate; MTS creates controlled micro-channels so growth ampoules reach the follicle. They are commonly combined — the clinic prices that combination as a single session.

The information on this page is general and is not medical advice. It does not replace consultation with a physician. Every procedure carries risk, suitability differs between individuals, and an outcome cannot be guaranteed. Prices are those published by the clinic and are confirmed at consultation.

What FUE Hair Transplant is

FUE Hair Transplant

Questions

Hair transplant — what patients ask

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