Prof. Charan Mahatumarat

Prof. Charan Mahatumarat, M.D. (Thai: ศ.นพ. จรัญ มหาทุมะรัตน์) is a Bangkok plastic surgeon whose documented career covers two fields that rarely sit side by side in one profile: cosmetic surgery for adults, and the reconstruction of skull and facial bones in patients with severe deformities. On Bumrungrad International Hospital's website his specialty label is Plastic Cosmetic & Reconstructive Surgery, and the hospital names cosmetic plastic surgery as his special clinical interest. The service list of his own clinic reaches from the eyelids and nose to the chin, jaw, ears, breasts and abdomen. Much of his academic work at Chulalongkorn University, and both of his overseas fellowships, concerned craniofacial surgery.

Three Bangkok addresses are connected with him in the sources we checked:

• [Bumrungrad International Hospital](/hospital/bumrungrad-international-hospital/) on Sukhumvit Soi 3. His hospital profile gives his base as the Plastic Surgery Center on Building A's 16th floor, and lists a single weekly outpatient session, Thursday from 09:00 to 12:00.
• Charan Plastic Surgery (คลินิกแพทย์จรัญ), the clinic that carries his name, at 33/8 Soi Promjai, Sukhumvit 35, Watthana, Bangkok 10110. Its website sets out consultation slots on weekday afternoons and Saturday mornings, each followed by a block of operating time at the clinic.
• [King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital](/hospital/king-chulalongkorn-memorial-hospital/), a Thai Red Cross hospital in Pathumwan tied to Chulalongkorn University's Faculty of Medicine. There he leads the Princess Sirindhorn Craniofacial Center, which treats severe deformities of the face and skull.

On the question of title: Bumrungrad prints “Prof.”, while his own website, the Faculty of Medicine's news pages and the ThPRS surgeon directory call him Professor Emeritus. His website explains the sequence: appointment as Professor of Surgery at Chulalongkorn University in 2006, retirement from government service in 2009, and the Professor Emeritus title in 2011. Faculty news items published in 2024 and 2026 still describe him as a senior lecturer in its Department of Surgery.

Every procedure we link to his profile is taken from that clinic service list. For the eyes: double eyelid surgery and blepharoplasty. For the nose: rhinoplasty and its augmentation form, Asian rhinoplasty. For the face: facelift, chin augmentation, chin reduction, jaw contouring and ear correction by otoplasty. For the breasts: breast augmentation, breast reduction and breast lift. For the body: liposuction and tummy tuck. The list also names cheekbone reduction, thick-lip correction and correction of facial deformity; our site has no separate pages for those. Bumrungrad's profile does not break his work down by procedure, so ask at the enquiry stage whether a particular operation would be done at the hospital or at his clinic.

Thai and English are the languages Bumrungrad records for him. To request a consultation with Prof. Charan Mahatumarat, send us your details: our patient team asks the hospital or his clinic about open slots and agrees a date with you, and no appointment is fixed until you have said yes to it.

His medical education was at Chulalongkorn University. His website lists a Bachelor of Science in Medical Science there, and Bumrungrad dates his M.D. from the Faculty of Medicine to 1973. After graduating he was first posted to Sanpasitthiprasong Hospital in Ubon Ratchathani, according to his website.

General surgery came next. He trained in the Department of Surgery at Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, earned Mahidol's Higher Certificate in Medicine (Surgery), and in 1978 received his Thai Board diploma in general surgery.

The move into plastic and craniofacial surgery was funded by Ananda Mahidol Foundation scholarships. The dates run as follows:

• 1985, Adelaide, Australia: fellowship at the Australian Craniofacial Center, with a certificate in plastic surgery and craniofacial surgery.
• 1986, New York, USA: a second craniofacial fellowship, at Nassau County Medical Center and New York University Medical Center.
• 1987, Thailand: Thai Board diploma in plastic surgery; his website credits the Medical Council of Thailand with issuing it.
• 1989, Innsbruck, Austria: a period at the University of Innsbruck's Department of Plastic Surgery on a university scholarship. The about page on his website calls it a fellowship; the honours page of the same site calls it a study visit, and we report both descriptions.

Bumrungrad's profile compresses the overseas years into two lines: plastic surgery and craniofacial surgery in Australia (1985–1986) and in the USA (1986). The names of the centres and the Innsbruck stay come from his own website.

What this means when you read his credentials: the two Thai board diplomas are the formal specialist qualifications, general surgery first and plastic surgery nine years later. Craniofacial surgery is the discipline that operates on the bones of the skull and face, which is why his fellowships bear on the bone-level items on his clinic list, such as cheekbone reduction, square-jaw correction and chin surgery. Training on its own says nothing about his present-day volume for any one cosmetic operation; that belongs in the consultation.

Our verification. Degree and board years are taken from Bumrungrad's English and Thai profiles, and the other training details from the about page of his clinic website. ThPRS lists him as a member on its own website; his name comes up in the member search of RCST, the royal college for Thai surgeons; and an archived copy of the former ThSAPS surgeon directory includes him. The licence can be looked up on the Medical Council of Thailand's public register at checkmd.tmc.or.th, and our patient team can help you confirm it before you travel. The licence number printed on his ThPRS entry is 6411, and anyone can search that register by name. How we choose and weigh sources is set out in our research methodology.

What he does now

• Consults at Bumrungrad's Plastic Surgery Center, with one Thursday morning outpatient session a week.
• Runs his own practice, Charan Plastic Surgery on Sukhumvit 35, whose website lists both consultation hours and operating hours.
• Leads the Princess Sirindhorn Craniofacial Center, operated by the Thai Red Cross's King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital together with Chulalongkorn University's Faculty of Medicine. According to his website he set up the Chulalongkorn craniofacial team in 1986, has headed it without remuneration since retiring in 2009, and patients treated at the centre are not charged. The website's home page gives 1987 rather than 1986 for the team's founding.
• Holds the title Professor Emeritus and teaches as a senior lecturer in the Department of Surgery at Chulalongkorn's Faculty of Medicine.
• Serves as president of the Chulalongkorn Medical Alumni Association under Royal Patronage for the 2024–2026 term, as reported in Faculty of Medicine news.
• Appears among the advisors to the ThPRS executive committee on the society's website.
• Sits on the Medical Division committee of the Ananda Mahidol Foundation (since 2007), and reviews for The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery (USA), whose editorial board he joined in 1997; both roles are stated on his website.

Earlier posts at Chulalongkorn

From 2000 to 2004 he was deputy head of surgery at the Faculty of Medicine, and from 2002 to 2009 he headed its Plastic Surgery Unit. He became Professor of Surgery in 2006 and chaired the medical staff organisation of King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital from 2007 to 2009.

Societies and national roles

• ThPRS, Thailand's plastic and reconstructive surgeons' society: president 2003–2005; his membership appears on the society's website.
• ThSAPS (Thailand's Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons): a past president. Bumrungrad dates the presidency 2005–2007, but his website and the ThPRS directory give different spans, so we do not state one term. Earlier he sat on the society's central committee, and an archived 2019 copy of its former surgeon directory lists him with his clinic and Bumrungrad.
• ISAPS (International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery): Thailand's National Secretary according to Bumrungrad; the years differ between sources.
• ISCFS (International Society of Craniofacial Surgery): executive officer 2001–2007 in Bumrungrad's listing; his website describes three terms as Asia's representative on its executive committee.
• Medical Council of Thailand: chair of the subcommittee for plastic surgery training and examination from 2006 (his website gives two different end years).
• Other roles: founding president (2006–2008) of the Thai society for cleft lip, cleft palate and craniofacial deformity; president (2006–2008) of the Japan-based International Society of Simulation Surgery; chair of the organising committee for the 13th ASEAN Congress of Plastic Surgery, Chiang Mai, 15–18 October 2006; founding member of the Asia-Pacific Craniofacial Association and member of its executive committee from 1998 to 2009 (his website); and corresponding member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (Bumrungrad).

Research we matched to him

Most of the PubMed papers we attributed to him deal with craniofacial reconstruction. Several concern frontoethmoidal encephalomeningocele, a congenital defect where tissue bulges through a gap in the skull bones between the forehead and nose: a one-stage repair described in 1991, the “Chula technique” in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (2003), and a modified approach with minimal facial incisions in the Journal of Craniofacial Surgery (2006). Others cover mandibular distraction osteogenesis in unilateral craniofacial microsomia (2001) and FGFR2 mutations found in Thai children with Crouzon and Apert syndromes (2003). Two relate to cosmetic work on his clinic list: a cheekbone-reduction technique without any external incision, published in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery in 2003, and a 2012 anatomical study, done on cadavers, of where nasal implants lie in relation to the periosteum, on which he is a co-author.

Honours, as reported

Faculty of Medicine news from February 2026 reports that he received the Somdet Phra Wannarat award for 2025. His own website lists other honours, including the Mahidol B. Braun award in 1999 and the Medical Council of Thailand's model doctor award in 2018.

None of this measures how many of a given cosmetic operation he carries out today. That is a reasonable thing to ask him directly.

All of the areas below come from the service list on his clinic website, whose English and Thai versions agree. The general points about anaesthesia, recovery and risk summarise our own procedure guides and are not statements about his results; whether an operation suits you, and in what form, depends on his examination.

Eyelids: double eyelid surgery and blepharoplasty

His clinic groups three things in one line: “double eyelids, drooping eyelids, fat bags” (ตาสองชั้น หนังตาตก ถุงไขมัน). In practice these are separate operations. Double eyelid surgery forms or adjusts an upper-lid crease; upper-lid blepharoplasty trims hooding skin; and lower-lid blepharoplasty deals with bags of fat beneath the eyes. Our eyelid guide explains that a crease can be made through a full incision or, where the lid suits it, with a suture technique, and that the two differ in how long the crease tends to hold. The Thai phrase for drooping eyelids is often used for surplus skin. A lid whose edge sits low because the lifting muscle is weak has ptosis, a different condition handled by ptosis correction, which his clinic does not list, so ask him to say which you have. In general, eyelid operations are performed under local anaesthetic with sedation, or sometimes general anaesthesia, usually as a day case; our guide places stitch removal somewhere between day 5 and day 7, and most overseas patients fly home soon after, so a trip of 5–7 days is typical. Before anything is planned, tell him about thyroid eye disease, glaucoma, a tendency to dry eyes or any other sight problem, because these affect whether and how eyelid surgery can be done safely.

Nose: rhinoplasty and augmentation

The clinic lists “nose augmentation, nose bridge reduction” (เสริมจมูก ลดสันจมูก), which are opposite aims. Augmentation, which we cover under Asian rhinoplasty, raises a flat bridge or pushes the tip further forward; our rhinoplasty guide notes that the graft can be cartilage harvested from the patient's septum, ear or rib, or a manufactured implant, silicone and ePTFE being two common examples; these choices differ in infection risk, in how the nose feels and in how stable the result stays over the years. Taking down a hump or narrowing the nose falls under reduction rhinoplasty. Implant placement is a subject on which Prof. Charan has published, as a co-author of the 2012 cadaver study described in his research above. Ask him which material and which tissue layer he would use for your nose, and what the plan would be if an implant later had to come out. As general guidance, our guide suggests staying 7–10 days, long enough for the external splint to come off and for a check-up afterwards; most visible swelling fades within 2–3 weeks, but the tip may take 12 months or more to reach its final shape. Revision is not an item on his list; if an earlier operation or filler has already changed your nose, raise it at the start.

Facelift

His list includes a facelift (ดึงหน้า) but names no technique. As our facelift guide describes it, the operation lifts sagging tissue along the jawline and lower face, often in the neck too, with surplus skin trimmed away; brow position, the eyelids and fine surface wrinkles need other treatments. Approaches range from limited mini lifts to SMAS and deep plane methods, so ask Prof. Charan which one he proposes for you and why. Our guide names haematoma, blood pooling beneath the skin, as the most frequent significant complication, and notes that smoking raises the risk of poor skin healing, which is why giving up all nicotine well before surgery matters. Our guide describes general anaesthesia or IV sedation for this operation, typically followed by a night or two on the ward; for the trip as a whole it suggests 10–14 days in Thailand.

Chin, jaw and cheekbones

This group sits closest to his craniofacial training. The clinic lists chin augmentation, correction of a protruding chin and correction of a square jaw (เสริมคาง แก้ไขคางยื่น กรามเป็นเหลี่ยม); on our site these correspond to chin augmentation, chin reduction and jaw contouring. His website also carries two article titles, one on trimming a square jaw from inside the mouth and one on reducing the cheekbones through the mouth without a scar on the face, although neither article has body text. His 2003 paper in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery describes reduction malarplasty, that is cheekbone reduction, performed without an external incision. Our pages on these operations give only an outline, so take the detailed questions to him: whether your chin would be changed with an implant or by cutting and moving bone, how swelling and numbness are expected to progress under his plan, and when you would be fit to fly. For planning only, our stay planners suggest 5–7 days in Thailand after chin augmentation and 10–14 days after jaw contouring; he sets the actual timing.

Ears: otoplasty

“Correct protruding ears” (แก้ไขหูกาง) is on his list. Otoplasty reshapes the ear cartilage, usually through a cut in the fold behind the ear so the scar is out of sight, and some ears can be corrected with stitches alone. According to our guide, it is normally a day case, done under local anaesthetic for most adults and under general anaesthetic for children, and many patients wear a soft band over the ears at night for several weeks afterwards. Our guide gives 5–7 days in Thailand as common. If the operation is for a child, ask where it would be done and how the anaesthetic would be given.

Breasts: augmentation, reduction and lift

The clinic lists “breast augmentation or reduction” (เสริมหรือลดขนาดเต้านม) and “correct sagging breasts” (แก้ไขเต้านมหย่อนยาน), which cover three distinct operations. Breast augmentation adds volume, usually with silicone or saline implants and sometimes by fat grafting, yet it leaves a low-sitting nipple where it is. A breast lift removes skin and repositions the nipple and breast tissue. A breast reduction takes away tissue, fat and skin; people often ask for it because of aching in the neck, back or shoulders, although how much that improves varies. Our guides stress that implants are not lifetime devices, and that certain textured surfaces have been linked to BIA-ALCL, which the U.S. FDA describes as a rare lymphoma. Ask Prof. Charan which implant type and surface he uses, where the operation would be performed, and how follow-up is arranged after you fly home. As general guidance, our guides give 7–10 days for augmentation, while a lift or reduction usually means 10–14 days in Thailand.

Abdomen and body: liposuction and tummy tuck

Two body items appear on the list: “liposuction” (ดูดไขมัน) and a line the English site renders as “decorate and cut belly fat” (ตกแต่ง ตัดไขมันหน้าท้อง), which describes reshaping the abdomen by cutting away skin and fat; we link it to tummy tuck. Liposuction reshapes rather than slims: it draws fat out of selected areas, cannot tighten slack skin and is not a route to weight loss, and a compression garment is normally worn for some weeks afterwards. Our guide warns that taking out a large volume in a single session increases the chance of fluid shifts, bleeding and clots, so surgeons set a safe limit for each patient. An abdominoplasty cuts away the slack skin and fatty tissue below the navel and in most cases also stitches together abdominal muscles that have drifted apart, often after pregnancy. Among cosmetic operations it is one where the risk of blood clots is comparatively high, which matters before a long-haul flight, and for this operation the guide's planning range is 12–14 days in Thailand, against 7–10 days for liposuction. Ask him whether he proposes a full or a limited abdominoplasty, and whether liposuction would be added in the same operation.

Areas without their own page

Cheekbone reduction, thick-lip correction and correction of facial deformity are on his list but have no guide of their own on our site. If you are asking about reconstruction for a congenital or severe facial deformity rather than a cosmetic change, say so in your first message so that our team can direct the enquiry properly; the craniofacial centre he heads at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital is the service documented for that kind of care.

The consultation times published for him are brief and fixed: one Thursday morning session at Bumrungrad, and at his clinic an hour on weekday afternoons (13:30–14:30) and an hour on Saturday mornings (09:00–10:00). A written list of questions makes good use of that time. Alongside the procedure points above, these questions are the ones most tied to how he practises:

• Hospital or clinic? His website sets aside operating time at the clinic itself, whereas Bumrungrad is a full hospital. Ask which setting he recommends for your operation, who gives the anaesthetic, and how an unexpected overnight stay or unplanned care would be handled.
• Who operates, and who follows you up? Ask whether he carries out the entire operation personally, and who you will see at the check-ups before you fly.
• Which technique, and why? For instance, incision or suture for an eyelid crease, cartilage or an implant for the nose, an implant or bone surgery for the chin, and which depth of facelift.
• How often does he do this operation now? His academic career is well documented, but we found no published case numbers for individual cosmetic procedures.
• Is combining procedures sensible for you? Pairing, say, eyelid surgery with a facelift, or liposuction with an abdominoplasty, makes the operation longer and the recovery slower, and can change how long you need to stay.
• What does the price cover? Request an itemised written quote listing the surgeon's fee, anaesthesia, facility charges, implants or garments, hospital nights and tests, plus the likely charge for any revision.
• When can you fly, and who looks after you once you are home?

Give him a full picture of your health: long-term conditions; every medicine and supplement you take, particularly any that could increase bleeding; allergies; smoking or vaping; and earlier surgery on the same area. Nicotine matters most before a facelift, breast lift or tummy tuck, where it raises the risk of wound-healing problems; our guides advise stopping for several weeks before and after surgery, and pausing blood-thinning medicines only on medical advice.

Bumrungrad's Plastic Surgery Center says physician consultations are by appointment only and that a tele-consultation with a doctor can be arranged. Whether Prof. Charan personally reviews photos before you travel is not stated anywhere we looked, so our team asks on your behalf. Treat a photo-based opinion as a first sketch: only his examination in Bangkok settles the plan, and at that point he may suggest a different approach or advise against surgery.

Bumrungrad International Hospital stands at 33 Sukhumvit 3, in Soi Nana Nua (Wattana district, postcode 10110). Visitors find its Plastic Surgery Center by going up to the 16th floor of Building A, to Counter A; the listed hours are 08:30–20:00 Monday to Friday and 08:00–17:00 on Saturdays and Sundays. The hospital describes the following support for patients coming from abroad:

• Medical Coordination Office (Building A, floor 10), offered free to international patients: before you travel, the office's physicians and nurses can go through your medical file, give a cost estimate and book a clinic visit or a telemedicine call; they also deal with insurers, embassies and medical transport, and after discharge supply medical reports, fit-to-fly paperwork and follow-up.
• Interpreters and cultural help: over 130 interpreters are counted in the hospital's factsheet, and Cultural Support Officers and cultural helpdesks assist patients who would rather not use English.
• Arrival: a Bumrungrad representative at Suvarnabhumi Airport, at Gate 9 by Exit C of the international arrivals hall, on duty daily from 7 am to 11 pm; a free van from the airport roughly every hour when passenger numbers allow; and no-charge vans that run to and from two Skytrain stops, Nana and Phrom Phong.
• Stay logistics: hotels and local transport can be booked through its Business Center, which can also arrange visa extensions for you and anyone accompanying you by liaising with Bangkok's Immigration Office.

JCI first accredited Bumrungrad in 2002; it also holds Global Healthcare Accreditation, and its HA Thailand advanced-level accreditation runs until 22 May 2029. More detail is on our Bumrungrad hospital page.

Charan Plastic Surgery, his own clinic, is in the same district at 33/8 Soi Promjai, Sukhumvit 35. The clinic website gives opening hours of 13:00–18:00 Monday to Friday and 09:00–16:00 on Saturday. We have not researched the clinic as a facility, so this page says nothing about its accreditation, operating theatre, anaesthesia cover, overnight care or the languages its staff speak; if your operation would take place there, ask about each. A 2019 ThPRS member entry places the clinic on Soi Phrom Phong, Sukhumvit 39, but the clinic's own website, updated in 2026, gives Soi Promjai, Sukhumvit 35, and that is the address we use. Our team can confirm it before you set off.

The craniofacial centre he leads belongs to King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, whose address is 1873 Rama 4 Road, Pathumwan. Its HA Thailand advanced-level accreditation is listed until 22 May 2029; the hospital is absent from the JCI directory, and no official page that we found sets out services for overseas patients, such as a dedicated desk or interpreters. His documented cosmetic services are at Bumrungrad and at his clinic.

Prof. Charan's listed languages are Thai and English. To work out how long to stay, begin with the general ranges in the procedure section above, keep your return flight flexible, and fly only when he has cleared you. Our Bangkok guide has more on the city itself.

The more complete your first message, the more useful his first look at your case, and the fewer follow-up questions our team needs to put to you. Whatever the procedure, please give:

• Your age, the country you live in, and when you could travel to Bangkok.
• The area you want treated and the change you are hoping for.
• Medical conditions, the medicines and supplements you take, any allergies, and your nicotine use (cigarettes, vapes or anything else).
• Earlier operations on the same area, with dates, plus the operation notes if you still have them.
• Where you would like to be seen: Bumrungrad, his clinic, or either.

For photos, stand facing soft, even daylight in front of a plain wall, and skip make-up, filters and retouching. Suggested sets:

• Eyelids: looking straight ahead with eyes open; eyes lightly closed; eyes turned upwards; then a close-up of each eye. Note any thyroid eye disease, glaucoma, dry eye or other problem with your vision.
• Nose: straight on, left and right profile, both angled (three-quarter) views, and one from below showing the nostrils. Mention breathing difficulty, past injury, allergies, and any earlier nose surgery or filler.
• Facelift: straight on, each profile and each angled view with your face relaxed, plus one with the chin tipped slightly down so the jaw line and neck are visible.
• Chin, jaw or cheekbones: straight on, both profiles and both angled views, back teeth together and lips at rest. List any braces or orthodontic work and any previous jaw surgery; add facial X-rays or CT scans only if you already have them.
• Ears: a view from the front, one from behind, and each ear from the side.
• Breasts: straight on, each side and each angled view with arms relaxed by your sides. Include your current bra size, details of any existing implants (brand, volume, year of surgery), your latest breast imaging, and whether you plan pregnancy or breastfeeding.
• Abdomen and body: standing views from the front, each side and behind, covering the areas of concern; add your height and weight, how steady your weight has been, and any pregnancy plans.

Photos of the body need not include your face. Send everything through our consultation form or by whichever channel our patient team gives you. Nothing sent in advance amounts to a diagnosis; only Prof. Charan, after examining you in person, can say what is suitable for you.