Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery in Thailand

What you need to know about Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery in Thailand

The surgical specialty involving the restoration, reconstruction, or alteration of the human body. Broken down into two categories, the first being reconstructive surgery, which aims to reconstruct a part of the body or improve its functioning, including burns and traumas. The second being cosmetic surgery which seeks to improve the appearance of the body, such procedures include breast augmentation, facelifts, tummy tucks and Botox. Cosmetic surgery has become increasingly popular over the last couple of decades, surpassing 17 million procedures globally in 2016.

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 Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery 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.