Are you ready?

This site is for people who have already made up their mind that they want to have plastic surgery and are now looking for the best way to have it organized. Consequently there will be no warnings about the risks procedures involve. If you are at this stage not yet aware of the risks involved in the elective procedure you are contemplating, you are not ready for this site. Talk to doctors, read books and search the Internet. Once you understand the risks involoved with your procedure and still want to go ahead, this site will help you to find out more about your options in Thailand.

'Plastic Surgery' or 'Cosmetic Surgery'?

The expression 'plastic surgey' covers on this website 'cosmetic surgery' as well as 'reconstructive surgery'. Cosmetic surgery is a form of personal enhancement and hugely popular. Alone in the US more than 10 million procedures are performed annualy. Many of these procedures are highly standardized and offer themseves to medical tourism. Reconstructive surgery on the other side depends more on the often unique circumstances of the patient involved and is less often treated abroad.

Exceptions are breast reconstruction surgery for women who have had a mastectomy and sex reassignment surgery for transsexual people. These are both standard procedures and especially for sex reassignment surgery Thailand has become a world hub. For this and its unique nature with specialiced facilities, sex reassignment surgery is treated in a special section (see navigation bar on the left).