Facial Feminization Surgery (FFS) in Thailand

What you need to know about Facial Feminization Surgery (FFS) in Thailand

FFS for short, Facial Feminization Surgery involves a collection of cosmetic procedures which alter typically male facial features, helping them to resemble the shape and size of more typical female features. It includes bony and soft tissue procedures, for example, rhinoplasty, blepharoplasty, brow lift, cheek and lip augmentation.

In this before and after example, the patient underwent Rhinoplasty, Chin recontouring, Jaw reduction, Lip lift and Eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty). The photo is taken 4 months post-op.

The procedure is common for Male to Female Gender Reassignment patients and MyMediTravel offers 71 Medical Centers in Thailand, many of which offer Facial Feminization Surgery (FFS) procedures - see below for the complete list, along with prices.

Additional factors to consider:

1. Cost can vary greatly due to the nature of the procedure, in which it's made up of two or three or more facial procedures.

2. Recovery time can vary too, for the same reason - it depends what individual procedures are included.

About Thailand

Thailand leads the way for Asian countries with over 60 state-of-the-art JCI accredited facilities and consistently voted one of the most popular travel destinations in the world. It's known for its tropical beaches, floating markets, stunning royal palaces and Buddhist temples. In Bangkok, the capital, an ultramodern cityscape rises with brand new high-rise condominium developments next to quiet canal side communities. According to the Tourism Authority of Thailand, the most popular tourist areas outside of Bangkok are Phuket, Koh Samui, Chiang Mai, Hua Hin and Pattaya, all with great yacht chartering opportunities.

Thailand welcomes hundreds of thousands of medical tourists each year, many of which travel for Facial Feminization Surgery (FFS) procedures. Medical Tourists travel from all across the globe, particularly from the local SE Asia region, Australia, US, Middle East and an increasing amount are traveling from China. An outstanding private healthcare system combined with a hot tropical climate and competitive prices means that Thailand is now the third most popular destination in the world for medical tourism. The most popular procedures tend to be cosmetic surgery (breast augmentations, gender reassignment surgery and CoolSculpting to name a few), cardiac surgery, orthopedics and urology.