Dr. Apichaya Jindarak

Dr. Apichaya Jindarak (อภิชญา จินดารักษ์; on Thai pages พญ. อภิชญา จินดารักษ์) is a Thai surgeon whose specialty is plastic and reconstructive surgery. She works in Bangkok, and two institutions currently publish her name:

• Chulalongkorn University. The Faculty of Medicine's Department of Surgery names her as a lecturer (อาจารย์) in its Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Unit. The unit's clinical work takes place at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, the faculty's teaching hospital on Rama 4 Road in Pathumwan.
• W Plastic Surgery Hospital. On its “Our Doctor” page, W Plastic Surgery Hospital, a hospital dedicated to plastic surgery in Bangkok's Lat Phrao district, lists “Apichaya Jindarak, MD” as a plastic and reconstructive surgeon (ศัลยแพทย์ตกแต่งและเสริมสร้าง).

Most of her training took place at Chulalongkorn. She took her medical degree there, did her internship at Saraburi Hospital, and then trained in plastic surgery in the Plastic Surgery Unit at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, which led to the Thai diploma (วุฒิบัตร) in plastic and reconstructive surgery. The Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons of Thailand (ThPRS) includes her in its member list, and the Royal College of Surgeons of Thailand records her as a specialist member.

The gaps in her record matter just as much. No official page we found names a single procedure that Dr. Apichaya performs herself. The W profile covers her qualifications and a list of workshops, and the Chulalongkorn pages describe her teaching post. For that reason this profile links her to no procedure page. If you write to us about a specific operation, the first thing our patient team asks her team is whether she performs it.

To begin, request a consultation with Dr. Apichaya Jindarak. Our team forwards it to her hospital, and nothing is scheduled until that hospital itself confirms.

Same surname, different surgeon. Sirachai Jindarak (ศิรชัย จินดารักษ์) is also a plastic surgeon at Chulalongkorn and at W Plastic Surgery Hospital. No official page mentions a family link between them. We research and publish the two profiles separately, so check which name you give when you write to us.

Her training is set out on two official sources. One is the W Plastic Surgery Hospital profile, which dates each step in the Thai Buddhist calendar (converted below). The other is the website of Chulalongkorn's plastic surgery division (CUPS), with her staff page and the division's list of former trainees.

• Medical school, 2008–2013 (B.E. 2551–2556). Doctor of Medicine (แพทยศาสตรบัณฑิต) from the Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, awarded with second-class honours (เกียรตินิยมอันดับ 2).
• Internship, 2014–2015 (B.E. 2557–2558). Medical internship (แพทย์เพิ่มพูนทักษะ) at Saraburi Hospital. On the W profile this entry also carries the words แพทย์พี่เลี้ยงแผนกศัลยกรรม, which refer to the hospital's surgical department.
• Plastic surgery training at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital. Her CUPS staff page describes it as แพทย์ประจำบ้านต่อยอด ศัลยกรรมตกแต่ง in the hospital's Plastic Surgery Unit, and the CUPS list of former trainees places her in class 38 (รุ่นที่ 38). No start or finish years are given.
• Specialist diploma. Diploma (วุฒิบัตร) in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, with Chulalongkorn's Faculty of Medicine named as the training institution. No year is given.

In Thailand a วุฒิบัตร is the specialist diploma earned by completing residency in a field. This is the document that places a doctor in plastic surgery rather than in general practice or another branch of surgery. If you are comparing surgeons, it is fair to ask each one which diploma they hold.

Courses listed on the W profile, 2019–2022

The “Training and Technical Activities” list on the W profile gives course titles and years. It names an organiser only for the ISAPS course.

• 2019: State of the Art Comprehensive Breast Surgery, Breast Anatomy, Aesthetic and Reconstruction, Cadaveric Dissection Hands-on Workshop
• 2021: Burn and Wound management, Cadaveric workshops
• 2021: Comprehensive Breast and Trunk Aesthetic and Reconstructive surgery Cadaveric Dissection Hands-on Workshop
• 2022: ISAPS Thailand Course (International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery)
• 2022: Comprehensive Head and Neck, Cadaveric Dissection Hands-on Workshop

A cadaveric workshop is a practical anatomy course: surgeons dissect donor bodies to study one region of the body and practise techniques on it. Four of her five listed courses were of this kind. Taking a course shows what she has studied since qualifying. It does not show what she offers, and neither hospital calls these topics her specialty. If breast, trunk, face or neck surgery is what you are considering, ask at the consultation how much of her current work is in that area.

Chulalongkorn University and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital. On the Department of Surgery's list of current faculty she appears as อ.พญ.อภิชญา จินดารักษ์ under the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Unit (หน่วยศัลยศาสตร์ตกแต่งและเสริมสร้าง). The CUPS staff page gives her position as อาจารย์. Both describe a lecturer. Neither publishes an assistant or associate professorship, so we use the plain title “Dr.”

The CUPS residents' handbook for academic year 2569 (2026) gives more detail about the post:

• she has a seat on the plastic surgery residency training committee, part of postgraduate education, where she is listed as member no. 8;
• she is among the faculty who supervise the residents' conferences;
• her name is in the division's weekly clinical timetable, which places faculty outpatient sessions in the Chakri Thotsamo building and operating sessions in the Bhumisiri building.

So at Chulalongkorn she trains residents as well as treating patients. Trainee surgeons may be part of the team at a teaching hospital, so if you are treated there, ask who will carry out each step of your operation. Patients at teaching hospitals ask this all the time.

One gap: the online doctor directory of King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital (Internet Archive capture, June 2026) does not list her. Her work there is documented by the Faculty of Medicine's department roster, the CUPS staff page and the handbook, not by the hospital's own directory. If you would rather be seen at the university hospital, tell us, and we will find out how appointments in her sessions are made.

W Plastic Surgery Hospital, Lat Phrao. W's “Our Doctor” page lists her as ศัลยแพทย์ตกแต่งและเสริมสร้าง, a plastic and reconstructive surgeon. Our W facility profile records that the hospital was founded in B.E. 2561 (2018). Its listed services cover the face, eyelids, nose, breasts and body, as well as gender confirmation surgery. Elsewhere on W's website her name appears only in a specialist-team panel that is repeated on several pages, including the home page. That panel does not connect any surgeon to a particular operation.

What no official page states. No start date for either post is published, and neither is her time in practice or a number of operations. This profile does not estimate them. Her ThPRS entry (last updated April 2025) gives Saraburi Hospital, where she did her internship, as her address. No official page describes a present role there, so we do not list Saraburi as a place where she practises. PubMed has no indexed papers under her name; the “Jindarak” papers there are by other authors.

Most people arrive here with an operation in mind, but Dr. Apichaya's published record is not organised by operation. It gives a specialty, a set of course topics and two hospitals, each with its own list of services. Only the specialty is a statement about her own practice. This section keeps the three apart. For each area it adds general points from our procedure guides to help you prepare questions. Those points describe the operations in general, not her technique or her results.

Plastic and reconstructive surgery: the specialty her hospitals state

W calls her a plastic and reconstructive surgeon, Chulalongkorn places her in its Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Unit, and her diploma is in the same field. The specialty includes reconstructive surgery, which repairs the effects of injury, burns, tumour removal or conditions present from birth, and aesthetic surgery on healthy tissue. Her pages do not say how her own work divides between the two. In your request, state plainly whether you are asking about repair or about cosmetic change.

Breast surgery: two course topics, four procedures at W

Her 2019 workshop covered breast anatomy and aesthetic and reconstructive breast surgery. One of her 2021 workshops returned to the breast and added the trunk. W's official pages list breast augmentation, breast lift, breast reduction and gynecomastia surgery among the hospital's services. No official page says whether she operates on the breast at W or at Chulalongkorn. Our guides raise these general points for a breast consultation:

• Implants add volume but do not correct sagging on their own. Where the nipple sits low, a lift may be advised as well as, or instead of, an augmentation.
• Implants are not expected to last a lifetime, and a rare lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) is linked mainly to textured implants. Ask which implant type, surface and position would be proposed, and why.
• A lift and an implant together make a more complex operation, with a higher revision rate than either one done alone. Whether to do both at once or in two stages is worth discussing.
• Many people ask for a breast reduction because of neck, back and shoulder pain as well as for appearance. Nipple sensation can change, and breastfeeding may not be possible afterwards.

Abdomen and body contouring: the trunk half of the 2021 course

W also lists tummy tuck, liposuction, arm lift and thigh lift. From our guides: a tummy tuck removes surplus skin and fat below the navel and usually also tightens stretched, separated abdominal muscles, which are common after pregnancy. Results hold best when your weight has been steady. It is among the cosmetic operations with a higher risk of blood clots, so clot prevention has to be planned before a long flight home. Liposuction is for contour, not weight loss: it takes fat from chosen areas but leaves loose skin as it is. The more fat taken at one sitting, the higher the risk, which is why the surgeon sets a limit for your weight and health. Where loose skin is the main problem, ask about operations that remove skin, such as an arm or thigh lift.

Face and neck: the 2022 head-and-neck course

W's official pages include facelift, deep plane facelift, neck lift and blepharoplasty. In general, a facelift works on the jawline, the lower face and often the neck; it leaves the brow, the eyelids and fine surface lines unchanged, and those need other treatments. Our guide names haematoma (bleeding that collects under the skin and sometimes has to be drained) as the most common significant complication. Ask which technique would be proposed for your face, and whether eyelid or neck surgery would be part of the plan.

Burns and wounds

The 2021 burn and wound management course is the only purely reconstructive topic on her list. Our site has no procedure guide for burn or scar reconstruction, and no official page says she currently treats burns. If you need help after a burn or another injury, describe it in your request. Her team can then say whether her practice covers it or whether another surgeon would suit you better.

Gender-affirming surgery at her hospitals

Both hospitals offer gender-affirming surgery, but neither names Dr. Apichaya as one of the surgeons who perform it. King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital credits its plastic surgery unit with two techniques: a vaginoplasty lined with pedicled peritoneum (see peritoneal vaginoplasty), and endoscopic mastectomy for trans men (see top surgery). W lists male-to-female and female-to-male gender confirmation surgery, with vaginoplasty among its feminizing procedures. If this is the surgery you need, our team can tell you which surgeons each hospital names for it.

So little is published about her day-to-day practice that your first questions should be about scope and practical arrangements. Clinical questions can follow.

Her practice and where you would be treated

• Do you personally operate on patients with my concern, and how often?
• Would it take place at W Plastic Surgery Hospital or at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital? How would that change the hospital stay, the anaesthetic arrangements and the price?
• Who provides the anaesthesia, and who is responsible for my care on the ward afterwards?
• If the operation is at Chulalongkorn, which parts would you perform yourself, and would a surgeon in training carry out any part under your supervision?
• Can the first consultation take place online before I fly, or must the assessment be in person?
• Once I am home, who reviews my recovery, and how do I reach your team if something worries me?

The operation itself

• What approach do you recommend in my case, and on what grounds? What are the alternatives, including not having surgery?
• Which risks apply most in my case, and what happens if a complication appears after I have left Thailand?
• How many days after surgery should I plan to stay before flying?
• For breast implants: which type, surface and placement, and will I get an implant card showing the brand, size and lot number?
• For a lift combined with an implant: one operation or two stages?
• For a tummy tuck or liposuction: what is the safe limit for one session, and how will clot risk be managed?
• For the face: which facelift method, and does the plan include the neck or eyelids?

Getting it in writing

Before you pay a deposit, have the hospital set out the treatment plan, an itemised price and the follow-up arrangements on paper. Prices and deposit terms are set by the hospital that treats you. No prices have been published for Dr. Apichaya, and we do not quote any.

Her licence

Thailand's Medical Council runs an online register at checkmd.tmc.or.th, where you can search by her Thai name, อภิชญา จินดารักษ์. No licence number appears on the official profiles we read; the licence can be looked up on the Medical Council of Thailand's public register at checkmd.tmc.or.th. The number 4323 on her Royal College of Surgeons of Thailand entry is a membership number, not a medical licence.

Language. Dr. Apichaya's languages are not stated on any official page. W Plastic Surgery Hospital lists Thai as its language. King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital has an English version of its website, but none of its official pages that we read describes an international patient centre, interpreters or airport transfers. When you send your request, ask if an English-language consultation is possible or if you should bring someone to interpret. Our patient team handles the written correspondence with the hospital for you.

Two hospitals in different districts

• King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital sits at 1873 Rama 4 Road in Pathumwan. Opened in 1914, it belongs to the Thai Red Cross Society and is Chulalongkorn's teaching hospital. HA Thailand's database lists its Advanced Hospital Accreditation, renewed in May 2025 and running until May 2029; a search of the JCI directory returned no match.
• W Plastic Surgery Hospital is at No. 1, Soi Pradit Manutham 25, off Pradit Manutham Road in Lat Phrao (Bangkok 10230). No accreditation is recorded on our W profile yet.

Find out where the operation will happen before you book a hotel, and choose somewhere within easy reach of that hospital for check-ups. Our Bangkok guide covers the city more generally.

Length of stay. The fly-home date is the surgeon's call. For international patients, our procedure guides suggest planning around 7–10 days after breast augmentation or liposuction, and 10–14 days after a facelift, breast lift or breast reduction. After a tummy tuck the typical stay is 12–14 days. Combined operations usually mean a longer stay, so buy a ticket you can change.

Travelling home. After body contouring or a tummy tuck, ask what clot prevention you need for the flight. After breast surgery, our guides advise front-opening clothes, wearing the support bra as instructed and not lifting heavy luggage. Take a copy of the operation note home for your own doctor, and the implant card if implants were used.

Having these ready saves time once the hospital replies. Wait until her team asks before sending medical details or photos, and use only our booking form or WhatsApp for them.

For every request

• A few lines on the operation or problem, and what you would like to change.
• Your dates, your preferred hospital, and whether you would rather meet online or face to face.
• Your health background: ongoing conditions, regular medicines and supplements, allergies, past operations and any reaction to anaesthesia.
• Whether you smoke or use nicotine. Our guides flag smoking as a wound-healing risk, notably for tummy tuck and facelift.
• Notes or reports from earlier surgery on the same part of the body.
• Your list of questions.

Breast

• If you already have implants: the implant card, and when and where they were placed.
• Any breast imaging reports you have.
• Plans for pregnancy or breastfeeding, which affect how a lift or reduction is planned.
• Photos from the front, each side and at an angle, if requested.

Abdomen and body

• Your weight now and whether it has changed in recent months; any pregnancy plans.
• Blood clots that you or close relatives have had.
• Standing photos of the areas concerned, if requested.

Face and neck

• Recent photos without make-up, from the front and side, if requested. An older photo can help show what has changed.
• Details of previous facial treatments, including fillers, other injectables and thread lifts.

After a burn or injury

• What happened, when, how it was treated, and letters or reports from the doctors involved.

Missing items can follow later. Start with what you have, and our team will tell you what else the hospital asks for.