Inside the ISHRS Platinum Follicle Award: Why Dr. Jae Hyun Park's 2022 Recognition Is the Most Credible Signal in Hair Restoratio

 

: ISHRS Platinum Follicle Award 2022 — Dr. Jae Hyun Park DANA Plastic Surgery | What the Award Mean


The Award That the Global Hair Restoration Community Considers Its Highest Honor

In October 2022, at the ISHRS 30th World Congress held in Panama City, Panama, the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery presented its Platinum Follicle Award to one surgeon.

That surgeon was Dr. Jae Hyun Park, Chief Medical Director of DANA Plastic Surgery in Seoul, South Korea.

For patients researching hair restoration options, understanding what this award actually represents — and why it is considered the field's most credible external validation — provides a meaningful framework for evaluating surgeons beyond marketing claims and before-and-after galleries.

What Is the ISHRS?

The International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) is the world's leading professional organization dedicated exclusively to hair restoration surgery. Founded in 1993, it has grown to include members from over 70 countries — surgeons, researchers, and allied health professionals who practice or study hair transplantation and restoration.

ISHRS sets the global standard for:

  • Surgical technique education and training
  • Ethical practice guidelines
  • Research publication and dissemination
  • International professional certification (FISHRS fellowship)
  • Annual World Congress — the field's premier academic conference

Membership in ISHRS is voluntary and requires active professional engagement. Fellowship status (FISHRS) is earned through demonstrated clinical and academic contribution. Dr. Park has been an active ISHRS member for over 15 years and is a regular presenter at its World Congress.

What Is the Platinum Follicle Award — Exactly?

The ISHRS presents two annual Follicle Awards to recognize exceptional members. Understanding the distinction matters.

Award

Given For

Golden Follicle Award

Outstanding and significant clinical or educational contributions over a career

Platinum Follicle Award

Outstanding achievement in research, invention, discovery, or technique advancement that has profoundly advanced the field

The Platinum Follicle Award is specifically a research and innovation award. It is not given for performing a high volume of procedures. It is not a popularity recognition. It requires a demonstrated body of work that has materially changed how hair restoration surgery is practiced or understood, globally.

Source: ISHRS Official Announcement

What the 2022 ISHRS Citation Said About Dr. Park

The official ISHRS award citation for Dr. Park specifically recognized his contributions across multiple areas:

"His publications have contributed to improving knowledge in the correction and design of female hairlines, non-shaven follicular unit excision (FUE), long-hair FUE, scalp micropigmentation, scalp laxity, and graft survival."

Breaking this down by area:

Female Hairline Correction

Dr. Park published five world-first papers defining the methodology for various aspects of hairline correction — including the only published frameworks for lateral hairline correction, temple correction, posterior cheekbone coverage, revision surgery, and natural design methodology. These papers form the primary reference literature for surgeons globally performing these procedures.

Non-Shaven & Long-Hair FUE

DANA Plastic Surgery developed and patented the Long-Hair Non-Shaven FUE technique, which allows full hair transplant surgery — extraction and implantation — without any shaving of the donor or recipient zone. Dr. Park's publications documented the technique, patient selection criteria, and outcomes.

Scalp Micropigmentation

Dr. Park's paper on shaved-head scalp micropigmentation was recognized by Wiley Publishing as the most downloaded paper globally in the International Journal of Dermatology for 2018–2019 — reflecting the degree to which practitioners worldwide depended on this publication as their primary reference.

Graft Survival and Scalp Laxity

Research on the clinical variables that affect how well transplanted grafts survive — contributing to the high graft survival rates that DANA consistently reports in complex, high-volume cases.

How the Award Is Selected — Why It Carries Weight

The Platinum Follicle Award is not self-nominated. It is selected by the ISHRS Awards Committee, composed of senior members of the global hair restoration community, based on nominations submitted by peers.

The process means:

  • Surgeons around the world recognized Dr. Park's work as worthy of nomination
  • Senior experts in the field assessed his research record against other nominees
  • The global organization formally endorsed the recognition

This peer-selection process makes the award distinctly different from consumer reviews, marketing rankings, or self-reported credentials. It is the field's professional community declaring, through its own formal process, that one surgeon's work has advanced their collective practice.

DANA's Continued Recognition Since 2022

The Platinum Follicle Award reflects Dr. Park's career-long research output, but recognition has continued:

  • 2024: Appointed President of the Korean Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (KSHRS)
  • 2025: DANA team received Best Presentation Award and Excellence Award at KSHRS International Congress
  • Ongoing: Regular invited speaker at ISHRS World Congresses and international symposia

What This Means When Choosing a Surgeon

For patients navigating the many clinics and surgeons offering hairline correction in Korea and globally, the Platinum Follicle Award provides a clear signal that is independent of marketing.

Evaluation Criterion

DANA / Dr. Park

Independent peer recognition

✅ ISHRS Platinum Follicle Award 2022

Published research record

✅ 30+ peer-reviewed papers

International academic presence

✅ 100+ lectures, regular ISHRS presenter

Technique innovation

✅ 5 world-first publications, patented FUE

Professional leadership

✅ KSHRS President 2024

Multilingual international access

✅ EN / CN / TH, branches in Taipei & Bangkok

Contact DANA Plastic Surgery

Channel

Details

🌐 International

danamv.com/us

🌐 Korean

www.danaps.com

💬 WhatsApp

+82-10-5366-7887

📧 Email

danaps@naver.com

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@danaps_eng

📍 Clinics

Seoul

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