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Dr. Daniela Moncada

The clinic's hair implant doctor at the DHI franchise clinic in San Rafael de Escazú·DHI Costa Rica

San José, Costa Rica

Background

Dr Daniela Moncada is the hair implant doctor at DHI Costa Rica, a clinic of the DHI franchise in Escazú, San José, Costa Rica 12. The clinic's site says (in Spanish) that she graduated as a physician and surgeon 1. It says she is registered with the Colegio de Médicos y Cirujanos de Costa Rica under code 14304 1. It says she trained in hair restoration with the DHI Hair Restoration Academy and has more than eight years of experience 1. She is the only doctor on the clinic's team page 1.

Procedures and techniques

The clinic uses DHI: grafts are taken one by one and placed directly with an implanter pen, without making incisions first 3. The site says one doctor extracts and implants the grafts from start to finish 35. It gives the punch size as 1.0 mm or less, and 0.8 mm or less on another page 35. The clinic says it does not perform FUT 3. The FAQ says extraction and implantation are each limited to four hours, and larger cases are done over one or two days 4. The clinic also offers eyebrow, beard and female hair restoration 2.

Pricing

The FAQ gives a price of $2.00 per implanted hair, whatever the area treated 4. This is a price per hair, not per graft, and the site does not name the currency 4. The clinic says a specific quote needs an assessment by its medical team 4.

Booking and aftercare

An in-person consultation takes about an hour, and a virtual one about 30 minutes 4. The FAQ says the procedure is done for people aged 18 to 65, with exceptions based on health 4. The clinic is on the fourth floor of the DUO Medical building, 600 metres west of the Escazú toll 1.

Credentials and memberships

She is an ISHRS Full Member, listed at the Escazú clinic, and joined in 2025 6. Her ISHRS profile lists her as an ABHRS diplomate 6. Registry records list her as an ABHRS diplomate 7.

Sources

What patients say on reddit

1 people shared their experience with Dr. Daniela Moncada across 1 reddit threads between 2023 and 2023. Every graft count, price and verdict is linked to the original thread.

  • u/pro_tressler patient account since 2023
    male 1,500 grafts surgery 2023

    pro_tressler had a procedure of about 1,500 grafts with Dr. Daniela Moncada at DHI Costa Rica in 2023, using the method he calls DHT (DHI), which cost more. He chose it on the surgeon's promises of faster recovery and keeping the hair on top. Posting one week after surgery, he said he is extremely happy so far and his healing seems good-to-great; price is not stated.

    1 thread they wrote in
    1. Mar 2023 First Week "DHT" Method - What do you think? ↗