Background
Dr. Kongkiat Laorwong practices at Absolute Hair Clinic in Bangkok, one of two doctors there 4. He has held a Thai medical license since 1999 and completed a hair restoration fellowship in 2006-2007 under Damkerng Pathomvanich at Bangkok's DHT Clinic 1. The clinic states it has been exclusively dedicated to hair transplantation for 17 years 4.
Procedures and techniques
Per the clinic, services include FUE and FUT, eyebrow, mustache and beard transplants, transplants into scar tissue, and non-surgical options such as PRP and laser therapy 2. For FUE it uses the Trivellini extraction system with flared-rim punches sized 0.8-1.00mm 3. At the clinic, the doctor draws the hairline, administers anesthesia and makes all incisions; a technician extracts the grafts, which assistants mostly place with implanters, the doctor placing some and checking the work 3. Grafts are kept in a chilled proprietary solution under what the clinic calls a "first out" will be "first in" workflow, time outside the body stated at 2-5 hours, up to 4,000 grafts a day 3.
Pricing
No graft pricing is published on the clinic's website; the payment page linked from its navigation is a payment gateway rather than a price list 5. Its rescheduling policy notes per-graft prices may change to the rate at the new procedure date 5. The clinic states it accepts Visa and Mastercard (2.5% surcharge), Thai baht cash, or the WISE app; American Express is not accepted 4. Booking requires a deposit the clinic states is non-refundable under any circumstances 5.
Booking and aftercare
Patients email photos and video of the thinning and donor areas, plus medical history and treatment goals, for assessment 4. Rescheduling is allowed twice within a year of the deposit date: free with 30 days' notice, a $200 (7,000 THB) fee for 15-29 days' notice, treated as a cancellation inside 14 days 5. The clinic includes five days of post-op care (wound care, hair washing, laser therapy), with hyperbaric oxygen therapy offered as an add-on 6. It states graft survival typically runs 80-95% but is not guaranteed, and offers no results guarantee or refunds 4.
Credentials and memberships
Dr. Laorwong is a Diplomate of the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery (2010) and a Fellow of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (2014), holds Thai Board of Family Medicine certification (2006), and is a member of the Asian Association of Hair Restoration Surgeons, the Thai Medical Council, and the Royal Thai College of Family Medicine 1.
Sources
Facts on this page were compiled from these pages, checked July 2026. Archived copies are kept for every citation.
- 1. https://absolutehairclinic.com/en/kongkiat-laorwong-md-fishrs/
- 2. https://absolutehairclinic.com/en/
- 3. https://absolutehairclinic.com/en/follicular-unit-extraction-2/
- 4. https://absolutehairclinic.com/en/contact-us-2/
- 5. https://absolutehairclinic.com/en/refund-cancellation-and-rescheduling-policy/
- 6. https://absolutehairclinic.com/en/smooth-recovery-a-guide-to-fue-hair-transplant-aftercare/
What patients say on reddit
686 people shared their experience with Dr. Kongkiat Laorwong across 1,172 reddit threads between 2017 and 2026. Every graft count, price and verdict is linked to the original thread.
- 30 yo NW6 4,600 grafts surgery 2026
- excellent service overall source ↗
- amazing post-op care source ↗
- highly recommends this clinic source ↗
- pain was mild, 3/10 source ↗
- decent shock loss on the sides source ↗
Cashmoneytendies, Norwood 6, had 4,600 FUE grafts with Dr. Laorwong in April 2026, paying about 12,000 USD. The day after surgery he described the clinic as 'very professional and courteous' with 'AMAZING' post-op care, rated pain a mild 3/10, and said he 'highly recommends this clinic to anyone,' later summing it up as 'excellent service.' By day 50 he reported 'decent shock loss on the sides' though the donor area was untouched, and expects one more procedure for the crown around a year out. He has continued to steer other prospective patients toward Laorwong directly rather than a 'hairmill.'
5 threads they wrote in
- Jun 2026 Day 50 Dr. Laorwong 4600 grafts. The shed goes crazy! ↗
- Jun 2026 What can I realistically aim for? ↗
- Apr 2026 Has Dr Laorwong quality really fallen off?? ↗
- Apr 2026 Just got done with Dr. Laorwong for 4600 grafts yesterday. My experience (Great Clinic) ↗
- Apr 2026 Question for those who’ve had a transplant in Bangkok ↗
- male 30 yo 2,578 grafts surgery 2025
- recommends Dr. Laorwong overall source ↗
- one-year density remarkably filled in source ↗
- consult felt unrushed and amazing source ↗
- office slow to respond, 3-5 days source ↗
- thrilled with results source ↗
Topher1999 (30M) had FUE surgery with Dr. Laorwong in March 2025, paying $7,641.25 USD, and posted a one-year review in March 2026. Across several comments on other patients' threads through 2025 he described himself as a Laorwong patient who was 'very pleased,' 'thrilled,' and had grafts 'packed tight,' consistently corroborating a positive experience. At one year post-op he reported his density had become 'remarkably dense' and concluded, 'Overall, I can recommend Dr. Laorwong for hair transplantation.' He separately noted the clinic's office takes 3-5 days to respond to emails.
8 threads they wrote in
- Mar 2026 [30M] Dr. Laorwong — 1 Year Review ↗
- Sept 2025 Dr Laorwong ↗
- Sept 2025 Anyone used Dr. Laorwong lately? He doesn't do the grafts himself? ↗
- Jul 2025 Getting HT by Dr. Laorwong in October - Cold feet and also few questions (long-ish post) ↗
- Apr 2025 Dr. Laorwong - 1 Side better quality than other side on transplanted area ↗
- Mar 2025 3 Months - Laorwong 4607 Grafts - December 2024 ↗
- Mar 2025 Month 5 - 2800 grafts ↗
- Feb 2025 Dr. Laorwong Absolute hair clinic - Communication before surgery ↗
- u/u/Sparkyyy1234 patientmale 43 yo NW6 5,500 grafts surgery 2023
- loves his Norwood 2 hairline result source ↗
- life changing, more confidence source ↗
- first hairline too straight, needed refinement source ↗
- pluggy hairline with doubles in it source ↗
- quick healing, only brief burning sensation source ↗
- crown still a bit thin at 26mo source ↗
OP, male, age 43 at his second surgery, had his first FUE transplant with Dr Laorwong in February 2023 (4,126 grafts, starting from Norwood 6) for about 11,400 AUD at 65 baht/graft, then returned in February 2024 for a second surgery bringing the total to roughly 5,500 grafts. Across updates from 12 to 36 months he described the early hairline as 'too linear,' with 'a couple of doubles,' prompting the touch-up, while healing itself was easy aside from brief burning. By later updates he called the result 'life changing' and reported the hair still thickening with no thinning; at his latest 36-month update he says he loves his Norwood 2 hairline and is glad he didn't go lower.
6 threads they wrote in
- Dec 2025 Almost 3 year HT update - Dr laorwong ↗
- Jun 2025 28 month update - Dr laorwong is ↗
- Apr 2025 26 month Dr Laorwong ↗
- Oct 2024 21 months post op - Dr laorwong ↗
- Jul 2024 Dr laorwong 4126 FUE - 17 month results ↗
- Jan 2024 12 month result - Dr laorwong ↗
- male 32 yo 4,000 grafts surgery 2023
- procedure itself was pretty seamless source ↗
- hairline dipped in slightly on right source ↗
- donor area healed real good source ↗
- life changing, pretty happy with results source ↗
- still needed ~2000 more grafts for crown source ↗
OP (32M) had 4,000 grafts (FUE) with Dr Laorwong at Absolute Hair Clinic in Bangkok on 2023-08-25, paying 11,000 NZD, and posted progress updates out to 6 months before a 2025 comment noting he still needed roughly 2,000 more grafts for the crown. He described the procedure as 'pretty seamless' but initially flagged that the hairline 'dips in on the right side'; by later updates he called the donor area 'Real good' and said he was 'Pretty happy with the results so far! Life changing stuff.' In a separate 2025 comment he reaffirmed, 'Laorwong was life changing for me.'
11 threads they wrote in
- Sept 2025 Progress update ↗
- Feb 2025 Laorwong cold feet ↗
- Feb 2024 Dr Laorwong 4000 grafts 6 Month update ↗
- Jan 2024 Dr Laorwong 4000 grafts - 5 month update ↗
- Jan 2024 HT Surgery time with Dr. Laorwong? ↗
- Dec 2023 Dr Laorwong 4 month update 4000 grafts ↗
- Nov 2023 3 months post op - Dr Laorwong, still thin but I know its still early. See a lot of baby hairs sprouting now though ↗
- Nov 2023 Is it worth paying for PRP ( Platelet rich plasma therapy) after hair transplant? ↗
- Oct 2023 2 months HT progress Dr Laorwong 4000 grafts ↗
- Aug 2023 32M 4000 Grafts Dr Laorwong ↗
- Jul 2023 Day 1 after HT with Dr. Laorwong ↗
- 3,283 grafts surgery 2025
- very happy with hairline design result source ↗
- 100% satisfied with decision and surgeon source ↗
- natural, undetectable hairline by 6 months source ↗
- lingering front-scalp numbness faded slowly source ↗
u/keyk6 flew from Canada to Bangkok and had his procedure with Dr. Laorwong at Absolute Hair Clinic on 2025-07-22, paying $10,756 USD (347,970 Baht) for grafts plus Rigenera Activa Cell Therapy, Exosome, and HBOT. He posted updates at day 1, 6 months, and 1 year post-op: by 6 months he called himself '100% satisfied with my decision and with my surgeon,' reporting only minor numbness at the front-top of his scalp that faded slowly and no other complications. At his final 1-year update he remained positive, saying he's 'very happy with the result and the hairline design' and would 'definitely recommend AHC and Dr. Laorwong.'
5 threads they wrote in
- Jul 2026 1 year update: Dr. Laorwong / Absolute Hair Clinic ↗
- Jan 2026 6-month update: Dr. Laorwong / Absolute Hair Clinic ↗
- Aug 2025 Upcoming HT with Dr. Laorwong (2000 grafts FUT) ↗
- Aug 2025 Hair transplant with Dr. Laorwong @ Absolute Hair Clinic in Bangkok (long review) ↗
- Aug 2025 3183 grafts with Dr. Laorwong @ Absolute Hair Clinic in Bangkok (very long review) ↗
- 1,667 grafts surgery 2024
- great value for money source ↗
- post-op care excellent, minimal scabbing source ↗
- results really taking off by month 4 source ↗
- really satisfied with progress at 6 months source ↗
- hairline almost too perfect, no vellus hairs source ↗
- stopped oral minoxidil over chest tingles source ↗
u/kainvictus had 1,667 grafts (unshaven FUE) with Dr. Kongkiat Laorwong at Absolute Hair Clinic in Bangkok in 2024, paying roughly 4,000 USD (about 90 baht/graft). He posted a string of updates from Day 6 through 12 months post-op, calling it 'a good experience so far' right after surgery, seeing things 'starting to really take off' by month 4, and feeling 'really satisfied' at 6 months. At 1 year he reports no complications, having stayed on finasteride after dropping oral minoxidil due to chest tingles, and sums it up as 'pretty happy with the results; great value for money with Dr. Laorwong' — though he notes the hairline reads as almost too perfect, with no vellus hairs.
6 threads they wrote in
- Jun 2025 1 year - Kongkiat Laorwong @ Absolute Hair Clinic -1667 grafts ↗
- Dec 2024 6 months later, Kongkiat Laorwong @ Absolute Hair Clinic -1667 grafts ↗
- Oct 2024 4 Month Update ↗
- Jul 2024 Dr Laorwong - 2 Months - 2450 Grafts ↗
- Jun 2024 Day 6 - Kongkiat Laorwong @ Absolute Hair Clinic -1667 grafts ↗
- Feb 2024 Just finished surgery with Dr laorwong at absolute hair clinic Bangkok ! :) ↗
- 2,350 grafts surgery 2025
- surgery and aftercare felt smooth, minimal pain source ↗
- clinic felt packed, nurses seemed rushed source ↗
- regrets own hairline design sitting too high on temples source ↗
- texture and density kept improving over the year source ↗
- would recommend him based on his experience source ↗
- found Dr. L not very talkative, needed a clear vision source ↗
u/IWannaMammaJamma had a 2350-graft procedure with Dr. Kongkiat Laorwong at Absolute Hair Clinic in Bangkok in May 2025, paid at roughly 90-100 THB/graft (about $7,000 total). He called the surgery and aftercare smooth with minimal pain, though he found the clinic packed and its nurses a bit rushed; his main regret was his own hairline design choice, which he felt sat too high and angled toward the temples, prompting him to later book a touch-up with a different surgeon (Dr. Ratchathorn) rather than blaming Laorwong. His verdict stayed positive and firmed up over the year: at 4 months he said 'I think Dr. L is great provided you know what you want and communicate that,' and at the 1-year mark, 'I can say I am quite happy with the process and the results now!'
10 threads they wrote in
- May 2026 1 year Post Op – Dr. Kongkiat Laorwong, Absolute Hair Clinic, 2350 grafts ↗
- May 2026 1 year Post Op – Dr. Kongkiat Laorwong, Absolute Hair Clinic, 2350 grafts ↗
- Nov 2025 Before and after – ~6 months Post Op – Dr. Kongkiat Laorwong, Absolute Hair Clinic, 2350 grafts ↗
- Oct 2025 29M Day-1 post OP Dr Laorwong, Absolute Hair Clinic 2500 grafts FUE ↗
- Sept 2025 Dr. Laorwong recent results? ↗
- Jun 2025 Day 20 Post Op – Dr. Kongkiat Laorwong, Absolute Hair Clinic, 2350 grafts ↗
- May 2025 How is the density looking? Day 3 Post Op – Dr. Kongkiat Laorwong, Absolute Hair Clinic, 2350 grafts ↗
- May 2025 Day 1 Post Op – Dr. Kongkiat Laorwong, Absolute Hair Clinic, 2350 grafts ↗
- May 2025 Dr Laorwong 5 day post op + touch up ↗
- May 2025 6 months Dr. Laorwong Update ↗
- 20 yo 1,200 grafts surgery 2025
- big fan of surgeon, calls him caring and warm source ↗
- nurses overworked, wished for shorter post-op waits source ↗
- hair texture coarse and stringy, scar still visible source ↗
- density already higher than his natural hairline source ↗
- healing better than first transplant, no crusting source ↗
- got the lower hairline he personally wanted source ↗
Able_Memory_413 had two FUE procedures with Dr. Kongkiat Laorwong at Absolute Hair Clinic Bangkok: a first transplant (2,100 grafts across frontal band plus sideburn/infra-temple, 90 THB/graft) in early 2024, followed by a second ~1,200-graft touch-up (beard transplant plus scar density work) in May 2025 at 100 THB/graft (120,000 THB total). Across the first surgery's arc he reported density already exceeding his natural hairline by 6 months, but by the 1-year mark described the hair texture as 'course' and 'visably really stringy' with the scar still visible to him. He was consistently positive about the surgeon himself, calling himself 'a big fan of his work/style' and praising him as someone who 'genuinly cares about his patients,' while noting the clinic had grown more crowded with overworked nurses. His second procedure was healing well by day 6, with no crusting, redness, or scabbi
8 threads they wrote in
- May 2025 Day 6 - no shave fue ↗
- May 2025 2nd hair transplant, No shave fue - day 5 Dr. Laorwong ↗
- Feb 2025 1 year post op, Kongkiat Laorwong absolute hair clinic ↗
- Aug 2024 6 month update Dr. Kongkiat Laorwong ↗
- Jul 2024 5 months ↗
- Jul 2024 5 months ↗
- Jun 2024 Almost 4 months ↗
- Apr 2024 2 months Dr. Kongkiat Laorwong ↗
- 4,190 grafts surgery 2024
- experience was excellent source ↗
- procedure went really well, consistent results source ↗
- new growth visible already at 2 months source ↗
- cleaner work than his previous surgeon source ↗
- work ethic is excellent source ↗
u/roycephus_pulsipher had a repair procedure with Dr. Laorwong in Bangkok around late 2024 (his second transplant, after a poorly executed first surgery at a Cancun clinic), consisting of 4190 FUE grafts plus PRP and Regenera Activa, costing roughly $10k total (80 baht/graft plus $1040 for stem cells). By 2 months post-op he reported new growth already starting, earlier than the typical 4-month mark, and called it 'a great experience' with care he 'really appreciate[d].' Over the following months he continued to speak positively in other threads, praising the surgeon's cleaner work versus his prior clinic and his 'excellent' work ethic, and in April 2025 firmly rebutted suspicion of astroturfing by restating 'my experience was excellent.'
6 threads they wrote in
- Apr 2025 For those in doubt regarding my posts about my experience with Dr. Laorwong ↗
- Apr 2025 Feedback needed on what to do with Dr Laorwong ↗
- Mar 2025 Dr. Laorwong involvment in surgery ↗
- Feb 2025 Dr. Laorwong concerns and advice needed ↗
- Jan 2025 Turkish “dr Laorwong” ↗
- Dec 2024 Dr. Laorwong repair - 4190 grafts + PRP + Regenera Activa ↗
- 4,000 grafts surgery 2025
- had cold feet after reading negative posts source ↗
- experience very nice despite stress and nerves source ↗
- technicians talked loudly whenever doctor stepped out source ↗
- noisy team setup didn't hurt final outcome source ↗
- hairline looks a bit too straight at 6 months source ↗
- density not there yet, outcome still uncertain source ↗
NotDumbis had a 4,000-graft (~9,900 hair) transplant with Dr. Laorwong at Absolute Hair Clinic on 2025-10-05, paying about $10,000 (quoted earlier at 90 Baht/graft, 80 Baht/graft over 3000, per a January booking). Before surgery they had 'cold feet' after reading negative posts but went ahead anyway, and right after the procedure called it 'very nice even through all my stress and nervousness,' with their only complaint being technicians talking loudly whenever the doctor stepped away — which they said didn't affect the final outcome ('No, not really.'). Commenting again about six months post-op, they described the result as mixed: the hairline looks 'a bit too straight' and density 'not there yet,' leaving them unsure how it will ultimately turn out.
5 threads they wrote in
- Apr 2026 Dr. Laorwong — 1500–1900 grafts — Should I lower hairline or keep conservative? Temple restoration worth it? ↗
- Jan 2026 Dr. Laorwong / tech engagement ↗
- Oct 2025 Dr Laorwong , Thailand, 4600 grafts ↗
- Oct 2025 Dr. Laorwong - 4000 grafts - pre-op, transplant and day 1 aftercare (long post) ↗
- Jul 2025 Getting HT by Dr. Laorwong in October - Cold feet and also few questions (long-ish post) ↗
- male 27 yo 2,427 grafts surgery 2024
- called it best decision of his life source ↗
- doctor concise, not rude, found comforting source ↗
- surgery far more comfortable than expected source ↗
- team professional and kind despite language barrier source ↗
- still confident in results months later source ↗
u/Rumham_1 (27M) had 2,700 grafts with Dr. Kongkiat Laorwong, paying $6,177.76 USD around his 01OCT24 surgery; a later 'final update' post reports 2,427 grafts and 194,160 THB paid, at 8 months post-op. He called it 'the best decision of my life,' found the surgery itself 'wayyy more comfortable than I expected,' and described the clinic team as professional and kind despite a language barrier, while noting the doctor was concise rather than rude. Following up again in April 2026, he said he still felt confident in his results. No complications were reported at any point.
6 threads they wrote in
- Apr 2026 Has Dr Laorwong quality really fallen off?? ↗
- Jun 2025 Final update: 8 months post-op Dr. Laorwong 27M ↗
- Oct 2024 Dr Laorwong 2400 grafts - 12 days post op. How’s it looking? ↗
- Oct 2024 My very long and overly detailed review of Dr. Laorwong (Absolute hair clinic) 2,700 grafts 01OCT24 as an Active-duty military ↗
- Apr 2024 M33 - 4007 grafts with Dr Laorwong *Warning - REALLY long post** ↗
- Nov 2023 Dr laorwong / 2669 grafts ↗
- 2,910 grafts surgery 2024
- surgeon 'top notch, very accomodating' source ↗
- nurse aftercare 'on point' source ↗
- barely any scabbing after procedure source ↗
- result 'resurrected me from the grave' source ↗
Professional6232 had a 2,910-graft FUE procedure with Dr. Laorwong in 2024, reporting a total cost of about 14,000 AUD (including flights and 9 nights across two hotels). At day 1 they called the surgeon 'Top notch, very accomodating,' and by day 7 praised the nurses' aftercare as 'on point' with barely any scabbing; no complications were reported at any stage. By 12 months post-op they described the result as having 'Resurrected me from the grave,' and were then looking for a surgeon in Australia for a second, denser procedure to avoid traveling back to Thailand again.
6 threads they wrote in
- Apr 2025 Any good surgeons in Australia at all? ↗
- Jul 2024 Month 1 vs Month 3 - Dr. Laorwong - 2910 Grafts (FUE) ↗
- Apr 2024 Day 1 Post-Op vs Pre-Op - Dr. Laorwong - 2910 Grafts (FUE) ↗
- Apr 2024 Day 7 - Dr. Laorwong - 2910 Grafts (FUE) ↗
- Mar 2024 Using finasteride but stopping minoxidil post-op a terrible idea? ↗
- Jan 2024 HT Surgery time with Dr. Laorwong? ↗
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