Why Foreign Doctors Should Train in
Korea’s Medical System
Foreign doctors who aim to become leaders in plastic surgery, dermatology, ophthalmology, and dental care increasingly choose Korea for advanced training due to its unmatched clinical environment.
- Korea consistently ranks among top OECD countries for medical technology adoption and healthcare efficiency.
- Physicians are selected from the highest-performing students for over four decades, ensuring elite instruction.
- One of the world’s highest procedural volumes in aesthetic surgery, dermatology, laser ophthalmology, and dental implants.
- Trainees observe a broad spectrum of cases, from routine procedures to complex reconstructions.
- Plastic Surgery: Advanced facial bone contouring, minimally invasive scar reduction
- Dermatology: Regenerative stem-cell therapy, cutting-edge laser platforms
- Ophthalmology: SMILE surgery, AI-driven retinal diagnostics
- Dentistry: Digital implant systems, CAD/CAM precision dentistry
- Over 1 million international patients annually.
- Doctors learn to adapt techniques to diverse ethnicities and global patient expectations.
- Unique Differentiation: Korean training credentials significantly enhance professional prestige.
- Expanded Skill Set: Mastery of advanced procedures not yet common in many countries.
- Global Network: Direct access to Korean hospitals, universities, and medical technology leaders.
- Patient Demand: Strong global demand for “Korean-style” plastic surgery and dermatology.
- Licensed Physicians or Dentists: Valid home-country license, often with 2–3 years of experience.
- Residents & Fellows: Short-term observerships and skill-based training.
- Academic Exchange Doctors: Sponsored by universities or government health authorities.
- Visiting Scholars / Observers: Eligible for workshops, cadaver labs, and non-clinical programs.
Dr, Sangyun Hyeon
As a doctor, giving patient the satisfied result via safety hair transplant is my responsibility. We'll do our best effort to give patient the satisfied results by preforming safety hair transplant surgery.
- Representative Director of Woomchan Hair Transplant Clinic
- Surgeon
- Academic board member of Korean Society of hair restoration Surgery
- Full Member of Intermational Society of Hair Restoration Surgery(ISHRS)
- Full Member of Korean society of Hair Restoration Surgery(KSHRS)
- Full Member of Asian Association of Hair Restoration Surgery(AAHRS)
- Full Member of Korean Society for Aesthetic Science(KSAS)
- Full Member of Association for Laser Dermatoloigy And Trichology(KALDAT)
- Full Member of Follicular Unit Exration(FUE) Research Society
Learn from Korea. Practice Worldwide.
We are continuing research on hair transplantation through the Korean and overseas hair transplant academy. We try to find better technologies by presenting hair transplant research papers and sharing hair transplant technologies and development directions.
Doctors Visiting Woomchan
Germany
Dr. Ko, a German plastic surgeon, observed the hair transplant process in Woomchan
Mongolia
For two weeks, research education on hair transplantation was conducted for professors and residents of the National Medical University of Mongolia (MNUMS). Woomchan's visit by officials from Mongolia's National Medical University and Woomchan's research were introduced in a local newspaper in Mongolia.
Activities of the Hair Transplant Society
2014 Kuala Lumpur
HRS Chairman, Dr. Russell G. Knudsen in Kuala Lumpur
2014 Kuala Lumpu
ISHRS meetting in Kuala Lumpu
2015 Bangkok
AAHRS, Dr. Jhon Cole in Bangkok
