Dr. Kanin Somsriwattana

Dr. Kanin Somsriwattana (Thai: นพ.คณิน สมศิริวัฒนา) is named on the official Masterpiece Hospital website as a physician of the liposuction department (แผนกดูดไขมัน). The hospital is a cosmetic surgery hospital at 99/19 Sukhothai Road, Dusit, Bangkok. On its own banner for him the hospital uses the nickname "Dr. Fluke" (หมอฟลุ๊ค), so you may meet that name on its website or social channels.

Before anything else, here is the short list of what is documented about him. We keep it short on purpose, because it is all we could verify:

• Name and role: physician, liposuction department, Masterpiece Hospital.
• City and facility: Bangkok, at Masterpiece Hospital.
• Procedure area tied to him: liposuction. The hospital lists him under its liposuction department, and the review area of his profile is headed "liposuction surgery".
• Medical degree: Doctor of Medicine, second-class honours, Chulalongkorn University.
• Further training named: a liposuction course at Dhurakij Pundit University and two short certificates, covered in the training section below.

The gaps matter just as much. His profile names no surgical residency, no fellowship, no board certification in plastic surgery and no society membership. For that reason this page presents him as a physician assigned to a liposuction department, and never as a board-certified or specialist plastic surgeon. If a specialist qualification is important to your decision, ask for written evidence of it before you commit. Our research methodology explains how facts on these profiles are gathered and labelled.

To raise liposuction with him, send a consultation request through the patient team here. Our patient team reads each request personally, and nothing is booked automatically.

The training facts below rest on one source, the doctor profile on the Masterpiece Hospital website, which we read on 27 September 2026. No second independent source, such as a university page or a specialist-society list, was available to confirm them, so read them as the hospital's own account.

Medical degree. According to the profile he graduated in medicine, with the Doctor of Medicine title (แพทยศาสตรบัณฑิต) awarded by Chulalongkorn University and second-class honours. It gives no graduation year.

Liposuction course. A certificate of completion for a liposuction course at Dhurakij Pundit University (มหาวิทยาลัยธุรกิจบัณฑิตย์) is shown. How long the course lasted, who taught it and whether it included supervised operating are not stated, and we have not tried to infer them. A course certificate shows that training was taken. It does not equal a surgical residency, and the two should not be confused when you compare surgeons.

Two other certificates. The profile also shows a certificate of participation in the MEDYTOX Expert Day workshop and a certificate of completion for a lecture titled "Exclusive Lecture: Full Face & Foxy Eyes". Neither concerns liposuction, and the profile does not connect either to work he does at the hospital. We list them for completeness, not as proof of surgical specialisation.

Not documented. The profile does not mention a residency or fellowship, a Thai board certification, no ThPRS or other society membership, no languages and no publications. We found no PubMed record to attach to his name. The profile prints a licence number, 74657. The number rests on the hospital's profile; it can be looked up on the Medical Council of Thailand's public register at checkmd.tmc.or.th. A manual search by you, ahead of any travel booking, would settle the question.

Why this matters to you. Liposuction is an operation, not a cosmetic treatment in the beauty-salon sense. In general, patients are better placed when they know how the surgeon was trained, how that training related to liposuction in particular, and who gives the anaesthetic and watches you afterwards. You can put these questions to the hospital in writing; the consultation section below lists them.

The one post on record for Dr. Kanin Somsriwattana is his current one: physician within the liposuction department of Masterpiece Hospital, Bangkok. The profile does not say when he began there, and it names no earlier hospital or clinic.

Numbers of years in practice and of liposuction cases he has performed are not given, so we do not print any. If you want them, ask the hospital. A useful way to phrase it is to ask how many operations similar to yours he has personally carried out, and how the hospital manages complications once a patient has flown home.

A little background on the facility puts his role in context. The hospital's own about page says the business started as Masterpiece Clinic at Siam Square in 2013 before moving to Sukhothai Road as the hospital. The page describes a six-floor hospital block with a five-floor office block attached, and counts 14 patient beds plus 7 operating rooms (4 used for procedures requiring anaesthesia, 3 for those that do not). As for external accreditation, the AACI (American Accreditation Commission International) directory carries the hospital as accredited since February 2023, with no expiry date shown there. Neither JCI nor HA Thailand recognition turned up in our searches. The Masterpiece Hospital page holds the full facility details.

### The documented procedure area: liposuction

Liposuction is the single procedure the hospital connects with Dr. Kanin Somsriwattana. Masterpiece Hospital also runs service pages for other body procedures, among them VASER liposuction and tummy tuck, yet those pages do not name him, so he is not listed here as performing them. If you are interested in either, ask our patient team which surgeon at the hospital would carry it out. Our general pages on VASER liposuction and tummy tuck are background reading only.

Everything below this line is general guidance about liposuction, not a description of his own method.

### What the operation involves, in general

Liposuction removes fat from selected areas through small incisions, using a thin tube called a cannula. Its purpose is contour. Weight loss, dimpled skin and slack skin lie outside what it addresses. Common targets include the tummy and love handles, the bra-line and back, inner and outer thighs, knees, upper arms and the area under the chin. Several areas can be treated in one session, within limits the surgeon sets. Our full guide to liposuction in Thailand goes into more detail.

### Who tends to be suited

Candidates are typically people with a steady weight and pockets of fat that persist despite diet and exercise. If your main concern is hanging skin, or you expect to lose a good deal of weight, a surgeon may suggest a different operation or advise waiting. Suitability for you personally needs an assessment in person, and a thorough consultation will say frankly if liposuction is not the answer.

### Technique questions

In general, most modern liposuction starts with tumescent infiltration, where a solution containing local anaesthetic and adrenaline is injected first to limit bleeding and discomfort. Other options include ultrasound energy (VASER is one example), a vibrating cannula, and high-definition contouring for lean patients; each is chosen for particular tissues or aims. Nothing on his hospital profile says which technique he prefers, so ask which one is proposed for you, why, and which steps he does himself. As our guide puts it, a technique's brand name matters less than the judgement and experience of the person using it.

### How much fat can be removed

Removing a big quantity in a single sitting brings a higher chance of fluid imbalance, bleeding and clots, which is why surgeons cap the amount according to your size and health and sometimes treat in stages. Treat any quote that promises very large volumes or many areas at a low price with caution, and ask what the planned maximum is for you and what happens if the surgeon decides to stop early.

### Recovery, in general

In the first days expect swelling, bruising and fluid leaking from the incisions, and a compression garment is worn, usually for several weeks. According to our liposuction guide, many people return to light activity or desk work at about one week, and a check-up is usually done before flying. Swelling then settles gradually, and the final contour becomes visible over about 3 to 6 months. How quickly any one patient recovers depends on the areas treated and on individual health.

### Risks, in general

Possible complications include dents or uneven contours, asymmetry, numbness, fluid collections (seroma), infection and skin discolouration. Less common but serious problems are clots in the leg veins or lungs and fat embolism, and the odds rise with bigger volumes or combined operations. Before a long flight, walking early and following the team's advice on compression garments and clot prevention carry extra weight.

A consultation is where the gaps on this page can be closed. The questions below follow from what is documented about him, liposuction, and from the points we could not confirm. They are general suggestions; they do not describe how he or the hospital actually runs a consultation.

About the surgeon and the team

• What specialist training do you hold, and who will carry out my operation from beginning to end?
• How was your liposuction training organised, and how many cases like mine have you done yourself?
• Who gives the anaesthetic, and what are that person's qualifications?
• Can you put your Medical Council of Thailand licence number in writing?

About my plan

• Is liposuction the right operation for what I want, or would something else fit better?
• Which areas do you advise, and what volume is planned for each?
• Which technique do you propose, and for what reason?
• Would my treatment be split into stages?
• What outcome is realistic given my skin quality and body shape?

About safety

• Given my health history and medicines, which risks are most relevant to me?
• What steps reduce my clot risk, including on the flight home?
• If something goes wrong, who is responsible for further treatment, and who pays for it?
• Will I sleep at the hospital, and how will I be monitored afterwards?

About recovery and aftercare

• Which garment is needed, and for how long?
• When may I walk freely, return to work, exercise and fly?
• How is follow-up arranged once I am home, and may I send photos for review?

About cost

• Please send an itemised written quote for each area, stating what it covers: facility, anaesthesia, garments, medication and follow-up visits. No price for him is published, so none appears on this page.

In general, a consultation that is going well leaves you time to think. If the plan shifts between your first message and the day of surgery, ask for the change in writing. Our liposuction guide carries a longer checklist.

Dr. Kanin Somsriwattana's workplace is Masterpiece Hospital, 99/19 Sukhothai Road, Dusit, Bangkok 10300. Overseas patients can use the hospital's free consultation request form, which offers an online consultation, or contact it through WhatsApp, WeChat, LINE or Telegram, all listed on its contact page. Separate numbers are given there for patients in Cambodia, Indonesia and China. Nothing we reviewed describes a dedicated international patient desk, airport pickup or a list of the languages its doctors use. His own profile lists no languages either, so we cannot say whether he consults in English. Please check this beforehand, and ask whether an interpreter or English-speaking coordinator will join your appointment.

Some general points for planning liposuction abroad:

• Length of stay. Our liposuction guide suggests planning for about 7 to 10 days, longer after large or combined procedures. Ask when the post-operative check takes place and when you may travel.
• The flight home. Surgery raises the risk of clots, so ask about compression stockings, walking during the flight and any medication your surgeon recommends.
• Where you sleep. The hospital's about page gives 14 beds, so ask whether you would stay the night there or go to a hotel nearby, and whom you could call after hours.
• Follow-up from home. Agree how reviews will work after you leave, including how to send photos and whom to contact with a concern.
• Paperwork. Bring your passport, a list of current medicines and any relevant medical records in English.

See our Bangkok guide for general travel information on having surgery there.

In general, the fuller your information, the more useful a surgeon's first opinion can be. Patients asking about liposuction commonly prepare the following.

Photos

• Clear, evenly lit pictures of each area you want treated, from the front, both sides and, where relevant, the back.
• Plain underwear or swimwear, a relaxed stance and the same lighting for every picture.
• No heavy filters. If an area carries a scar from earlier surgery or injury, add a close-up.

Measurements and history

• Your height, your current weight and how stable it has been recently.
• Any large weight loss or gain, pregnancies, and earlier liposuction or abdominal surgery.
• Regular medicines and supplements, especially blood thinners, hormones or anything that affects clotting.
• Allergies, past reactions to anaesthesia, smoking status, and conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, heart or lung disease or a history of clots.

Goals and logistics

• Briefly, which changes matter most to you.
• The travel dates you are considering and how long you can stay.
• Other procedures you are weighing up, since combining operations changes safety limits.

Be candid about your health, because it determines what is safe. Share only what you are comfortable sending, and ask how your photos and medical details will be stored. Your pictures help prepare the consultation, but the surgeon's final advice can change after an examination in person.