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I have had a lot of hair loss in the last 10 years. I would say 50% of my hair has thinned out. My part line is wide, my temples are bald, and my overall thickness is sad. I was looking into options that work for women as a lot of docs do not recommend hair transplants for women due to the nature of female pattern balding. I asked someone on another forum and she suggested looking into scalp stem cell treatments. I found a few local clinics that do offer it but it is $15,000 per session and most people seem to need 2 or 3 minimum. I cannot afford that! I was expecting it to be under $10,000 for multiple sessions Is this something I can get done in South Korea for less? I am not sure if they offer stem cell treatments like this or not.

I know they offer gender-affirming procedures and a lot of trans people have gone to Korea for these surgeries because they are more affordable. I am curious if they offer anything to help correct things people regret having done. Someone I work with has a sister that would like to get work done to correct previous gender-affirming surgeries but she is having trouble finding any clinic that does this where her sister can afford it. It seems like only America and some areas of Europe even have doctors that help with this. I feel like for any kind of cosmetic surgery, there should be a means for it to be reversed in the same clinic or it should not be offered. Like breast implants, for example. If a clinic offers them, they should also offer their removal. I don't want to get into the politics of the topic so please do not turn my thread into that. I am just asking so I can help a work friend.

This is correct. You can even mention to the clinic that you have children. Some of them have places where kids can sit and wait with TV they can watch or games they can play. I have heard of clinics even bringing in special items for kids like gaming consoles when they know a parent is going to be in surgery for awhile.

Do those things actually work though? Like botox injections for hair regrowth or the red light therapy stuff. I would much rather do something cheaper if it is an option. I just read into the stem cell stuff being the most effective next to transplants.

I had considered all of these but I don't feel like they line up with me. Is there a chance they just didn't like me or something? lol It is really bothering me. I did end up e-mailing them again but they never responded.

Yes this is good to point out and I think it is a good idea for anyone looking for a doctor to check the medical board in Korea too. Don't just go based on nothing but online reviews, especially not with AI being such a massive thing these days.