Dr. Dong Wook Choi

Director at the men's hair transplant centre of Mojelim·Mojelim Hair Transplant (모제림성형외과의원), Seoul

Seoul, South Korea

Background

Dr Dong Wook Choi (최동욱) is a doctor at the men's hair transplant centre of Mojelim (모제림성형외과의원), a hair transplant clinic near Apgujeong Station in Gangnam-gu, Seoul 1 6. The clinic's English site lists Dr Choi as "Director of Specialist Center for Men’s Hair Transplant" 2. The site says Dr Choi graduated from the Chung-Ang University graduate school of medicine and was a surgery specialist at Kangbuk Samsung Hospital 1 2.

Mojelim dates its start to 1997 and describes itself as a clinic that does hair transplantation only 4. Its FUE page claims 130,490 operations as of 1 March 2026 5.

Procedures and techniques

Mojelim offers strip (FUT) and FUE transplants, and its FUE page includes harvesting without shaving 5. The page gives about 8 hours of surgery under local anaesthesia or sedation, and says two follicle separators with at least four years' experience are assigned 5.

Dr Choi's page shows before-and-after photos credited to Dr Choi, including an FUE case of 2,000 grafts at 373 days and a strip case of 3,300 hairs at 385 days 1. The site does not say which surgical steps Dr Choi performs personally 1.

Pricing

Mojelim's fee notice prices transplants by the number of hairs, not grafts, with 10% VAT included 3. It lists prices from KRW 2,000,000 for under 500 hairs up to from KRW 7,150,000 for 4,000 hairs, and from KRW 6,050,000 for 3,000 hairs 3. Per hair it lists from KRW 1,650 for strip and from KRW 3,000 for FUE 3. It says an FUE graft averages two hairs and that the price depends on the method and the patient's condition 3. The page gives no price per graft 3.

Booking and aftercare

The clinic is open on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 10:00 to 19:00 and on Saturday from 10:00 to 17:00, and is closed on Wednesdays, Sundays and public holidays 6. Consultations are free and can be booked by phone on 1600-5827 or online 1 6. The English site lists WhatsApp, KakaoTalk, LINE and WeChat chat for overseas patients 2. The FUE page describes a year of aftercare with progress checks and a follow-up call at 3, 6 and 12 months 5.

Credentials and memberships

The member finder of the KSHRS (Korean Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, 대한모발이식학회) lists Dr Choi at Mojelim 7. The Korean page lists Dr Choi as an associate member of the KSHRS, while the English page says full member 1 2. Both list KALDAT membership 1 2.

Sources

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