Background

Dr Yong-Uk Ko (고용욱) is one of the two representative directors of MOEM Clinic (모엠의원), a hair transplant clinic on Teheran-ro near Gangnam Station, Seoul 12. His bio lists degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles and Hanyang University School of Medicine, and calls him a specialist without naming the specialty 12. It lists him as author of the textbook Hairology and as a former director at Motion Clinic and Newhair Hair Plastic Surgery Clinic 2. The clinic's notice board has a post dated September 2026 5.

Procedures and techniques

MOEM's own no-shave, non-incision method, which it calls Hidden Cut, makes up more than 80% of its surgeries together with its No Cut method, the homepage says 4. The clinic also does strip surgery, female hairline design, revision surgery and scar transplants, plus hair loss treatment and scalp tattooing 34. The homepage describes a 1:1 system in which one of the two chief directors follows each patient, but does not say who performs which surgical step 4.

Pricing

MOEM's official fee list prices transplants by number of hairs, not grafts, with VAT of 10% extra 3. The listed minimums are KRW 5,000,000 for about 2,000 hairs, KRW 6,000,000 for about 3,000 hairs and KRW 7,000,000 for about 4,000 hairs 3. The list says non-incision grafts average 2 hairs each 3. Strip surgery is priced from KRW 1,600 to KRW 3,000 per hair depending on volume 3.

Credentials and memberships

The Korean Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (KSHRS) member finder lists him at MOEM Clinic 6. The clinic site lists him as a KSHRS member and an Associate Member of the ISHRS 2.

Sources

What patients say on reddit

2 people shared their experience with Dr. Yong-Uk Ko across 2 reddit threads between 2024 and 2025. Every graft count, price and verdict is linked to the original thread.

  • u/Formal_Good694 patient account since 2023
    2,450 grafts

    Formal_Good694 reports a 2450-graft FUE with Dr Ko at Newhair Institute, Korea, at the 1-year mark, paying around 7000 USD by debit card. The surgery date is not stated. They said the wait was long but that they are "very happy with the results" and with the shape of their hairline, and that the doctor is very fluent in English. They are on dutasteride with no side effects so far.

    1 thread they wrote in
    1. Jan 2025 2450 grafts FUE hair transplant. Dr.ko from Newhair Institute, Korea. 1 year result ↗ removed on reddit
  • u/New-Stranger-1177 considering account since 2024
    • surgeon speaks great English, very helpful source ↗
    • unsure about work split between doctors and nurses source ↗

    New-Stranger-1177 had a consultation with Yong-Uk Ko at Newhair in Seoul, who recommended a 1500-graft FUE; no price is stated and they had not had surgery. They described him as someone "who speaks great English and was very helpful". Having asked for Jino Kim as their surgeon, they were told the work would be split (Ko extracting, Kim slitting, nurses transplanting) and asked on reddit whether that is normal.

    1 thread they wrote in
    1. Dec 2024 NEWHAIR Seoul - multiple doctors and nurses performing transplant? ↗