Dr. Gaanchisa Vongchaiyakit

Dr. Gaanchisa Vongchaiyakit (Thai: แพทย์หญิงกัญญ์ชิสา วงศ์ไชยกิจ) is a Bangkok ophthalmologist whose published specialty is oculoplastic and reconstructive surgery. In practice that means eyelid work, orbit problems and surgery of the soft tissue surrounding the eye. The Art Plastic Surgery Hospital shows her on its doctor profiles as an ophthalmologist, and Beproud Clinic presents her as the oculoplastic surgeon attached to its team. Both pages head her profile with the short name หมอหลิง, so a patient searching in Thai may meet that form of her name as well as the full one.

It helps to read her profile with the right expectations. She is not presented as a general plastic surgeon. The record we found starts in ophthalmology and continues into a Thai sub-specialty certificate in oculoplastic and reconstructive surgery. The one procedure that an official page ties to her name is double eyelid surgery. Where this page mentions other eyelid or brow operations, it is either offering general guidance or describing what her clinic advertises, and it says which.

Two Bangkok practices feature her:

• The Art Plastic Surgery Hospital, a specialist cosmetic surgery hospital on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road in the Don Mueang district, where she is listed as an ophthalmologist.
• Beproud Clinic, a facial cosmetic surgery clinic on Sukhumvit 101/1 in the Phra Khanong area, where she is listed as an oculoplastic surgeon.

Both sit within Bangkok. If you would like an appointment, the booking form starts the process. Our patient team forwards the request to the practice, and nothing is fixed until the practice itself agrees a date. For the way we gather and check surgeon information, see provider research methodology.

What we could not find: a published figure for her years in practice, any count of cases, any awards, or a statement of which languages she speaks. We therefore give none of these. We were also unable to look her up on the national medical register, so please do the licence check yourself before you travel (the licence FAQ below explains how).

Everything in this list comes from her profile on the official website of The Art Plastic Surgery Hospital. We report it as it is published. These are reported as published.

• Medical degree. A Doctor of Medicine from Mahidol University with first-class honours. The hospital gives the year in the Buddhist Era (2554), which is 2011 in the Gregorian calendar.
• Ophthalmology specialist certificate. A Thai board certificate for specialists in ophthalmology, dated 2017.
• Oculoplastic sub-specialty certificate. A further Thai certificate in oculoplastic and reconstructive surgery, dated 2020.

Read plainly, the sequence is a general medical degree, then specialist training in the medicine and surgery of the eye, then a later period of focused training in the eyelids, tear drainage system, orbit and surrounding soft tissue. Surgeons in this field commonly deal with reconstructive problems such as a lid that droops or has been injured, as well as cosmetic lid work. That is background about the specialty in general. Her profile does not list which operations her sub-specialty training covered, so we do not guess.

The Art profile also says she belongs to the Thailand oculoplastic and reconstructive society (ชมรมจักษุตกแต่งและเสริมสร้างแห่งประเทศไทย). Because that claim appears only on the hospital page and we could not consult the society's own list, we treat it as something the hospital says, not a membership we have confirmed.

All of this originates from a hospital's own promotional page. If you want documents, you can ask the clinic to show her specialist certificates at your appointment.

The pages we read describe four roles. We give dates only where a source gave them, and for two of the roles it did not.

• The Art Plastic Surgery Hospital, Bangkok. She appears among the hospital's doctors as an ophthalmologist. This page is also where her training record comes from.
• Beproud Clinic, Bangkok. The clinic's own profile says she is its specialist oculoplastic eye surgeon (จักษุแพทย์เฉพาะทางด้านจักษุตกแต่งและเสริมสร้าง). The wording indicates a current role.
• Thammasat University Hospital. The education section of her Art profile mentions a staff-physician post in the oculoplastic unit of the Ophthalmology Department there. No dates are attached, so we cannot tell you whether she holds the post today.
• Royal College of Ophthalmologists of Thailand. The same Art profile names her as Assistant Secretary-General of the College, again with no dates and no way for us to confirm it is current.

For an overseas patient, the practical consequence is that she is linked with more than one site. Ask our patient coordinator where your consultation would be held and, if you go ahead, where the operation would take place. The two practices are different kinds of facility. The Art describes itself as a specialist hospital, and our research on it records operating rooms, a recovery unit and inpatient wards. Beproud is described as a clinic concentrating on facial surgery. Which setting suits you depends on the operation, the anaesthesia the surgeon proposes and the surgeon's own recommendation, not on convenience alone.

### What is documented

Beproud Clinic's profile page for her is built around double eyelid surgery (ตาสองชั้น). It presents a long-incision, mini-scar technique (เทคนิคตาสองชั้นกรีดยาวแผลมินิ) among the methods shown under her name. That is the single procedure an official page ties to her, so double eyelid surgery is the only procedure we list for her. The hospital itself also names double eyelid surgery in its service list, though that describes the institution rather than her individual practice.

Beproud also advertises lower eyelid surgery, ptosis correction and brow lift among its clinic services. Those are claims about the clinic. Nothing we found says she carries them out herself, so we do not list them against her name. When you consult her, ask directly who would perform any operation beyond a double eyelid crease.

### What double eyelid surgery involves in general

Broadly, the operation creates or sharpens a fold in the upper lid. It sits within the wider group of eyelid operations covered on our blepharoplasty page. Surgeons use two main families of technique. In the incisional approach, a cut is made along the planned fold, a little skin, muscle or fat may be taken out or repositioned, and the fold is anchored with fine stitches. In suture-based approaches the fold is formed without a long cut; these suit some eyelids but can hold less reliably over time. The 'long incision, mini scar' wording on the clinic page seems to describe an incisional method. How long the cut would be on your eyelid, and where the scar would lie, are matters to have her show you on your own face, along with photographs of past patients who have agreed to share them.

### Why the oculoplastic background matters

A surgeon trained in ophthalmology as well as lid surgery is used to looking at the eye and lid together: whether the lid closes fully, how the tear film behaves, where the lid edge sits, and how well the lifting muscle works. As a general principle, that assessment helps separate someone who needs only a crease from someone whose lid itself sits low and may need a ptosis repair, which our ptosis correction page explains. This is a statement about the specialty, not a promise about her technique or results.

### Recovery, as general guidance

Our blepharoplasty guide sets out the usual course. Swelling and bruising appear in the first days, stitches are generally taken out around the 5–7 day mark, close to when most overseas patients head for the airport, most bruising settles within 1–2 weeks, and the final fold and scar continue to settle over weeks to months. A new fold often looks high at first and softens as swelling goes down. These are general figures. Her own aftercare, including the day she would remove stitches, is for her to confirm, and you should not assume it matches the guide.

### Risks to raise with her

Our blepharoplasty page names these possible complications: dryness or irritation of the eye, passing visual blurring, incomplete lid closure, uneven results, noticeable scarring and infection, with bleeding behind the eye a very uncommon but serious one. Severe pain or a loss of vision after an operation needs urgent medical attention. Ask her which of these matter most for your own lids and what the clinic would do if a problem arose after you went home. Only a face-to-face examination can show whether you are a suitable candidate.

This part of the profile is about eyelid operations in general. An eyelid consultation is a medical assessment, and an oculoplastic ophthalmologist is well placed to cover the eye-specific parts of it. The questions below are general prompts. Adjust them to your own situation and add your own.

Your eyes and eyelids

• Is there anything in my history that raises the risk, for instance a dry-eye problem, glaucoma, an overactive thyroid affecting the eyes, or a previous eye operation? Our blepharoplasty guide says these affect safety, so mention them even if they seem unconnected.
• Is my droop mostly extra skin, or is the lid itself sitting low? If it is the lid, would a crease operation alone leave that problem untouched?
• Has my brow dropped far enough that a brow lift would suit me better, or work alongside lid surgery?
• How well do my eyes close and make tears today, and could surgery change that?

About the technique

• Would you suggest an incisional or a suture-based method for my lids, and what is your reasoning?
• Can you mark the planned fold while I watch in a mirror, and how high will it sit?
• Where will the scar fall, and how does it typically look at three months and at a year?
• If the fold needs adjusting, how likely is that and what is the clinic's policy?

About logistics and safety

• Would the operation take place at The Art Plastic Surgery Hospital or at Beproud Clinic?
• What type of anaesthesia is proposed, and which doctor would give it?
• Who removes the stitches and checks me before travel, and on what day?
• Which drops or ointments will I need, and how can I get advice once I am overseas?
• Is there a written statement of what the quoted price covers?

Arrive with a clear idea of the look you want. Pictures of eyelids you admire are useful, though remember that your skin, your natural fold and your brow bone all limit what is realistic. A surgeon who is candid about what would not suit you is giving you something valuable.

We found no published international patient desk, interpreter service or list of spoken languages for Dr. Gaanchisa. The Beproud listing we hold records Thai as its language, and our research on The Art Plastic Surgery Hospital found no language or international desk statement. Neither fact proves English is unavailable. It means we have not seen it stated. If Thai is not your language, ask our team before booking in which language the appointment would be held and whether an interpreter could attend.

On the hospital side, The Art's own website gives a rough share of overseas clients and lists the operations they request most often. Eyelid surgery is absent from that list. This is a hospital-wide statement and tells us nothing about eyelid patients or about Dr. Gaanchisa's own work.

Some general planning points for eyelid surgery in Thailand:

• Length of stay. Our blepharoplasty guide gives 5–7 days as the common stay, with stitch removal inside that window. Healing differs from person to person, so choose a flexible fare.
• Choosing where to stay. The Art is on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road in Don Mueang, close to the airport side of the city, while Beproud is on Sukhumvit 101/1 in the Phra Khanong area. Confirm which address you have before booking a hotel, since journeys across Bangkok can take a long time in traffic.
• Caring for your eyes. Pack sunglasses, keep out of pools and off eye make-up until the surgeon says otherwise, and ask what drops to use on the flight.
• Once you are home. Find out how to send photographs and who will answer questions about swelling, asymmetry or dryness after you have left.

Addresses and listed services for each practice are on the facility pages: The Art Plastic Surgery Hospital and Beproud Clinic.

A fuller first message earns a more useful reply, although the surgeon always makes the final assessment face to face. For an eyelid consultation, consider preparing the following.

Photographs

• A straight-on view of your face, relaxed, with your eyes open, looking at the lens.
• The same view with your eyes closed, then looking downward, so the fold of the upper lid shows.
• A side view of each eye, plus one taken from slightly beneath the chin if droop concerns you.
• Even lighting, no filters or heavy make-up, and hair kept clear of the forehead and brows.
• One or two images of the eyelid look you prefer, with a line about what appeals to you.

Medical information

• Eye history: dryness, glaucoma, thyroid-related eye problems, any previous operations on the eyes or lids, and injuries.
• Glasses or contact lens use, with your latest prescription if you have it.
• Medicines and supplements you take, especially blood thinners, aspirin or anything affecting bleeding.
• Allergies, past reactions to anaesthesia and any other operations.
• Any filler, botulinum toxin or eyelid treatment you have had, with where and when.

Practical details

• When you could fly out, and for how long you could stay.
• Which of the two sites you would rather use.
• The language you would want the appointment in.
• Your written questions, drawn from the consultation list above.

Should the practice want more than this, our patient team will say so. If you develop urgent eye symptoms, get local medical care at once rather than waiting for a reply.