Progator prostate ligation for BPH in Busan Seomyeon — nothing left behind.

Progator places small semi-absorbable sutures through a slim scope that draw the enlarged prostate lobes back from the urethra. The channel widens and urine flows more freely. No tissue is cut, heated or removed at our Busan clinic, so the natural prostate anatomy is left intact and sexual function is preserved.

₩10,000,000, all-inclusive — the procedure, the anaesthesia and the clinic's procedure-room use, with no facility or anaesthesia add-ons. The ₩600,000 prostate work-up is listed separately. UroLift and Rezum start from the same figure at our Busan Seomyeon clinic, so the choice between them is clinical rather than commercial.

Both are mechanical and both preserve sexual function. UroLift leaves small permanent implants and has the longer published track record; Progator leaves nothing behind and its sutures can be released if ever needed. Where a prostate suits both, the Busan urologist explains the trade-off and the choice is yours.

About 60–70% of BPH patients are anatomically suitable. The ₩600,000 work-up in Busan — testosterone, PSA, urine analysis and prostate ultrasound — confirms prostate size and shape and excludes infection or a PSA out of proportion. A very large gland or prominent median lobe points to Rezum instead.

Yes — normally. Progator preserves ejaculatory function because the ligation doesn't touch the ejaculatory mechanism, unlike older resection surgery which often disrupts it. Your Busan urologist confirms the expected outcome for your case at the work-up.

The sutures hold the lobes apart while tissue remodels, and the effect persists after they absorb in most men. BPH is progressive, so a minority of men treated in Busan need further treatment years later. Because nothing permanent is left behind, Rezum, UroLift and surgery all remain available afterwards.

The mechanical effect is immediate. Most men treated in Busan notice a stronger stream within the first two weeks, with urgency and night waking easing over two to six weeks as irritation settles. Symptom scores continue to improve through the first months.

No. Progator is performed under local anaesthesia with sedation in the clinic's own procedure room in Seomyeon, takes 20–40 minutes, and most men are discharged the same day.

Often not, and where one is used it stays only a short time. The urologist tells you which applies to your case before you book travel to Busan, because the flight home is planned after removal.

Plan two visits on one trip — the work-up on day one, the procedure a day or two later — and two to four nights in total. Short-haul flights are realistic from day two after the procedure, long-haul from day three.

In the first days: burning on urination, light blood in the urine, urgency and pelvic discomfort — expected and self-limiting. Uncommon: urinary infection, temporary retention needing a short catheter, or insufficient relief requiring a different treatment. Fever, inability to pass urine or heavy bleeding with clots are reasons to message the Busan clinic the same day.

Yes. Nothing about the ligation performed in Busan prevents a later steam treatment, implant procedure or hospital operation — one reason it appeals to younger men who expect to need something again in a decade.

The procedure, the anaesthesia and the procedure-room use at our Busan clinic, as one all-inclusive direct-pay package. Not included: the ₩600,000 prostate work-up, which is listed separately because some men arrive with recent results from home.

No. Urogyn publishes one self-pay price list in Korean won and applies it to every patient. Nationality, language and booking from abroad change no figure.

Yes. The board-certified urologist in Busan who consults with you is the same doctor who performs your procedure and manages your follow-up — one specialist from start to finish. You are never passed to a junior doctor or a different surgeon.

Three things. That the prostate gets smaller — the sutures reposition tissue, they do not remove or shrink it. That the result is permanent for every man — BPH keeps progressing and some need more treatment years later. And that it suits every prostate — a very large gland or prominent median lobe is better served by Rezum, and our Busan urologists say so at the work-up rather than after.