Dr. Sungjoo Hwang

Dr Sungjoo Hwang (황성주) is head of the Hair Center at Myongji Hospital in Goyang, just north-west of Seoul, South Korea 12. He is the only doctor listed for the centre 3. He studied medicine at Kyungpook National University and qualified in 1994, then trained in dermatology at Kyungpook National University Hospital 6. His ISHRS profile lists a clinical fellowship at the hospital's Hair Transplantation Center from 2000 to 2002 6. It says he then ran his own clinic in Seoul from 2002 6. The Myongji bio lists that clinic as a former post 2. The centre's page says (in Korean) that he tested hair transplants on several parts of his own body to find ways to reduce patients' pain 1.

The Hair Center page describes hair transplantation, hairline correction (lowering a high forehead) and scalp micropigmentation 1. The hospital's fee list has rows for both strip (FUT) and FUE transplants 5. His ISHRS profile lists FUE, FUT, scar revision and medical treatment of hair loss for men and women 6. A hospital article linked to his profile says follicular unit transplantation suits Korean patients best 4. It says strip harvesting is cheaper and quicker than FUE, and that FUE is used for smaller sessions and scar repair 4.

The hospital's official list of non-insured fees gives FUE at 4,730,000 to 9,450,000 KRW and strip (FUT) at 3,680,000 to 8,400,000 KRW, depending on the number of hairs 5. It also gives a rate of 10,000 to 20,000 KRW per hair 5. The list counts hairs, not grafts, and gives no graft count for the totals 5. It does not name the surgeon 5.

His clinic sessions are hair transplant consultations by appointment, plus same-day dermatology for hair loss, acne and shingles 3. The hospital is at 55 Hwasu-ro 14beon-gil, Deogyang-gu, Goyang 1.

He is an ISHRS Fellow Member and joined the society in 1999 6. His ISHRS profile and the hospital bio both say he is a past president of the ISHRS 62. The hospital bio also says he founded and led the Asian and Korean hair restoration surgery societies 2. It lists the ISHRS Platinum Follicle Award 2. He contributed chapters to the Unger Textbook of Hair Transplantation 6.