Dr. Komwit Kaewchaijaroenkit

Dr. Komwit Kaewchaijaroenkit (Thai: นพ. คมวิชช์ แก้วชัยเจริญกิจ) is a plastic surgeon in Bangkok who appears in the online doctor directories of Bumrungrad International Hospital and Phyathai 2 Hospital. Bumrungrad files him under the specialty it calls Plastic Cosmetic & Reconstructive Surgery, with clinics held at the hospital's Plastic Surgery Center. Phyathai 2 Hospital shows him at its Beauty Center, where his special expertise is recorded as plastic and reconstructive surgery. His Bumrungrad profile is headed 'Komwit Kaewchaijaroenkit, M.D.', and no academic rank is shown on either hospital's page.

Siriraj runs through his whole documented education. His M.D. and his plastic surgery training both come from Mahidol University's Siriraj medical faculty, and he was awarded the Thai Board diploma in plastic surgery, which his Bumrungrad profile dates to 1988. Searching the Thai Royal College of Surgeons' member list online also brings up his name, filed under plastic surgery.

His Bumrungrad entry names seven special clinical interests: cosmetic plastic surgery, face lift, cosmetic eyelid surgery, cosmetic nose surgery, cosmetic breast surgery, abdominoplasty and body contouring. On this site we connect him only to the four that identify a particular operation:

• Facelift, from the interest 'Face Lift'
• Blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery), from 'Cosmetic Eyelid Surgery'
• Rhinoplasty, from 'Cosmetic Nose Surgery'
• Tummy tuck (abdominoplasty), from 'Abdominoplasty'

The other two headings, 'Cosmetic Breast Surgery' and 'Body Contouring', could each cover several different operations, and his profile does not narrow them down. For that reason no breast operation and no liposuction is attached to his name here. Hoping for one of those operations? Mention it in your request, and we will find out from the hospital whether Dr. Komwit performs it before you commit to anything.

Thai and English are the two languages shown for him at Bumrungrad. When you request a consultation with Dr. Komwit, a member of our patient team contacts his hospital for you, asks when he is free and forwards the hospital's proposal. Until the hospital itself confirms, no appointment exists.

Both hospital profiles place Dr. Komwit's medical degree and his plastic surgery training at one institution, Mahidol University's Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok, but they record the years in different ways. We show each version side by side rather than choose between them.

• Medical degree (M.D.), Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University. Bumrungrad dates the degree to 1982; Phyathai 2 lists the course years as 1972–1981 (Buddhist Era 2515–2524).
• Internship (แพทย์ฝึกหัด) at Siriraj Hospital, which Phyathai 2 dates to 1982–1983 (2525–2526 on its Thai-language page).
• Plastic surgery training at Siriraj's Faculty of Medicine, 1985–1988 on the Phyathai 2 profile. The English version of that page places this entry under the heading of the Thai Board diploma. No source we read calls the programme a residency, so we keep to the plainer description.
• Diploma of the Thai Board of Plastic Surgery. Bumrungrad gives the year as 1988 (Buddhist Era 2531 on its Thai-language page).

The Thai Board diploma is the national specialist qualification in plastic surgery in Thailand. Our procedure guides suggest checking a surgeon's specialist training before surgery, and for Dr. Komwit this diploma is shown on his Bumrungrad profile.

Royal College membership. Typing his surname into the member database kept by the Thai surgeons' Royal College (RCST) returns a single entry, 'KOMWIT KAEWCHAIJAROENKIT', in the plastic surgery field. Because that entry sits on the college's own website, it is the one membership we treat as verified.

Memberships stated by his former clinic. The About page of Komwit Plastic Surgery, a clinic website under his name that the Wayback Machine captured in December 2022, named four further bodies:

• Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons of Thailand, abbreviated ThPRS
• International College of Surgeons, abbreviated ICS
• Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons of Thailand, abbreviated ThSAPS
• Oriental Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, abbreviated OSAPS; the clinic named it in Thai only, and the English name is the one ThSAPS uses for it

None of the four could be confirmed on a society list. ThPRS's public directory did not include his name when we looked, although the society does not say that directory is complete, and ThSAPS has no separate public member list. They therefore appear here as claims made by his clinic, not as verified memberships.

Medical licence. Neither Bumrungrad nor Phyathai 2 prints a licence number on his profile; the licence can be looked up on the Medical Council of Thailand's public register at checkmd.tmc.or.th. You can search the register under his name yourself, or let our patient team chase the hospital for the details before any surgery is booked. The steps behind every check on this page are described in our provider research methodology.

Two current hospital listings and one former clinic make up what we could document about where Dr. Komwit practises.

Bumrungrad International Hospital. On Bumrungrad's website his specialty reads Plastic Cosmetic & Reconstructive Surgery, and his clinic location is given as '16A', which matches the hospital's description of its Plastic Surgery Center at Building A, 16th floor, Counter A. He is shown with four morning sessions a week, 08:30–12:00 on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday. The centre sees patients for physician consultations by appointment only, so a visit has to be arranged in advance. You will find it at 33 Sukhumvit 3 (Soi Nana Nua), Bangkok 10110, in Wattana district. On accreditation, the hospital appears in JCI's online directory with Hospital Program status, and HA Thailand's register shows an advanced-level re-accreditation running to 22 May 2029.

Phyathai 2 Hospital, Beauty Center. Phyathai 2's doctor page shows him at the Beauty Center, recording his expertise simply as 'Surgery' and adding 'Plastic and reconstructive surgery' in the special-expertise field. The hospital's address is 943 Phaholyothin Road, Samsennai, Phayathai, Bangkok 10400. No clinic days are published for him there, so if you want to be seen at Phyathai 2, our team obtains his available days from the hospital. Our Phyathai 2 profile does not yet record an accreditation, because we have not found one in an accreditor's database or in a dated statement from the hospital.

Komwit Plastic Surgery (คมวิชช์ศัลยกรรมตกแต่ง). This clinic website carried his name and gave its address as 77/18 Borommaratchachonnani Road, Arun Amarin, Bangkok Noi, Bangkok 10700. The Wayback Machine shows the site online with the same content until at least January 2026; from March 2026 the domain redirected to a parking page, and it no longer resolves. As we cannot tell whether the clinic still operates, we treat it as a former listing rather than a current place of practice.

Neither hospital says when he joined its staff. We do not publish years in practice, case numbers or awards for him, because no hospital or society page confirms them. If you want to know how much of a given operation he does, raise it with him directly, together with the way follow-up is organised.

Bumrungrad names four specific operations among Dr. Komwit's special clinical interests, and each is covered below. The general guidance under each heading is drawn from our procedure guides and describes common practice in Thailand; it is not a treatment plan. Whether you are a suitable candidate, which technique fits you and how long you should stay are decided by the surgeon after an in-person assessment.

Facelift with Dr. Komwit

'Face Lift' is one of the interests on his Bumrungrad profile. A facelift, also called rhytidectomy, works on the lower face and neck: the surgeon tightens and repositions the tissue layers beneath the skin to improve jowls and neck laxity, then trims surplus skin. It does nothing for the brow area, the eyelids or fine creases in the skin surface; for those, surgeons turn to a brow lift, to eyelid surgery or to skin treatments. Techniques differ in depth. An SMAS facelift tightens the supporting layer under the skin together with the skin itself; a deep plane facelift releases and repositions deeper tissue as a single unit; a mini facelift uses shorter incisions for more modest change; and a neck lift may be added for the neck. Dr. Komwit's profile does not indicate which of these he prefers, so it is worth asking him early.

Cosmetic eyelid surgery is also on his list, so you may want to ask whether the two could be planned together. Our facelift guide notes that eyelid surgery and brow lifts are often combined with a facelift and that doing so adds operating time and recovery. As general guidance, a facelift is performed under general anaesthesia or IV sedation, the operation usually lasts between 2 and 5 hours, most patients spend 1–2 nights on the ward, and visitors from abroad commonly allow 10–14 days in Thailand, since stitches are removed in stages over roughly the first week. Of the serious problems, a haematoma, meaning a pocket of blood gathering beneath the lifted skin, is the one seen most often, and it sometimes has to be drained; further possible problems are infection, numbness, visible scars and facial nerve weakness, which is usually temporary. Smokers have a higher risk of skin healing problems, so stopping nicotine well before the operation matters.

Eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty) with Dr. Komwit

His Bumrungrad profile includes 'Cosmetic Eyelid Surgery', a heading that spans several operations: upper blepharoplasty for heavy, hooded upper lids; lower blepharoplasty for bags beneath the eyes; and double eyelid surgery, which creates or refines an upper-lid crease. Which of these he performs is not specified, so tell our team the one you are interested in when you send a request.

As general guidance, eyelid surgery in Thailand is often carried out under local anaesthesia with sedation and is usually a day case, with the operation itself taking about 1–2 hours. Stitches typically come out around day 5 to 7, which is when many international patients fly home, and bruising mostly fades over 1–2 weeks. Safety depends partly on the health of your eyes, so expect questions about dry eye, thyroid eye disease, glaucoma and your eyesight before he agrees to operate. Two problems can look like excess skin yet need different treatment: a lid margin that sits low because of a weak lifting muscle (ptosis), and a brow that has dropped, where a brow lift may suit better. Both are checked at the examination.

Rhinoplasty (cosmetic nose surgery) with Dr. Komwit

His Bumrungrad interests include 'Cosmetic Nose Surgery'. Rhinoplasty requests in Thailand tend to fall into two groups. On the reduction side, a dorsal hump is lowered or the nose is made slimmer and more defined. Augmentation, often called Asian rhinoplasty, builds up the bridge or the tip; the building material is either cartilage from the patient's own body (septum, ear or rib) or an implant made of synthetic material. Our rhinoplasty guide points out that implants and rib grafts differ in how they feel, how they hold up over the years and how likely they are to become infected. Dr. Komwit's Bumrungrad listing gives no detail on approach or materials, so ask him why he would choose one option over another for your nose.

As general guidance, most rhinoplasties are done under general anaesthesia and take somewhere between one and a half and three hours in theatre; a hospital stay of one night at most is usual, and some patients leave on the day itself. Overseas visitors typically budget 7–10 days in Bangkok: the external nasal splint is normally removed somewhere from day 5 to day 10, and the surgeon wants to see the nose once more before you fly. Visible swelling mostly subsides over two to three weeks, but the tip can go on changing for a year or longer. Risks include bleeding, infection, breathing difficulty and asymmetry; where an implant is used, it can become infected, move or push through the skin and may then have to come out. His profile does not mention revision rhinoplasty; anyone whose nose has been operated on already should ask whether he takes on revision cases, bearing in mind that surgeons generally want a gap of twelve months or more after the last operation, so that swelling has settled.

Tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) with Dr. Komwit

'Abdominoplasty' appears on his Bumrungrad list of interests. In a tummy tuck the surgeon removes surplus skin and fat below the belly button and, in most cases, draws separated abdominal muscles back together (diastasis recti), a common after-effect of pregnancy; the navel is usually repositioned. The operation does not replace weight loss, and surgeons generally prefer your weight to have been steady for some time beforehand. Variants include the mini tummy tuck, with a shorter incision for loose skin below the navel only; the extended version, which also treats the flanks; and the fleur-de-lis, which adds a vertical incision and is often used after major weight loss. Bumrungrad's listing leaves the choice of variant unstated, so describe what bothers you and ask which version he would propose.

As general guidance, a tummy tuck is performed under general anaesthesia and the operation typically lasts 2–5 hours. Patients commonly spend 1–3 nights in hospital, and drains and a compression garment are used during early healing. International patients usually plan 12–14 days in Thailand, and heavy lifting and core exercise are typically resumed at around six weeks. Possible complications include fluid collection (seroma), bleeding, infection, wound healing problems (more likely in smokers), numbness and blood clots. Our tummy tuck guide places abdominoplasty among the cosmetic operations with a comparatively high blood-clot risk, so before the long flight home ask Dr. Komwit what clot prevention he advises and plan to walk regularly. His 'Body Contouring' interest does not name liposuction, so if you hope to combine it with the tummy tuck, ask whether it would be part of his plan.

Breast surgery and body contouring

'Cosmetic Breast Surgery' and 'Body Contouring' are the two listed interests that do not identify a specific operation. At department level, the Plastic Surgery Center's own page names breast augmentation, lift and reduction, as well as liposuction, among its services, but a department list does not show which operations Dr. Komwit himself carries out. Before arranging travel for a breast or body operation with him, have our team get the hospital's confirmation that he performs it.

Neither hospital profile mentions gender-affirming surgery for him. At Bumrungrad those operations are handled by the separate Pride Clinic, which names its own surgeons.

Dr. Komwit's published Bumrungrad clinics are four mornings a week. The consultation is when he examines you, listens to what you want changed and sets out what he would advise, including whether surgery suits you at all. Writing your questions down beforehand helps you cover everything in the time available. The lists below are grouped by the operations on his profile.

Questions for any procedure

• Would you operate at Bumrungrad or at Phyathai 2, and what decides that?
• Which kind of anaesthetic do you plan for me, and who will give it?
• How many nights on the ward should I expect, and at what point would you clear me to fly?
• May I see photographs of patients you have treated for a similar concern?
• What does the written quotation cover, and how would further treatment or a revision be handled and charged?
• After I fly home, who answers if something worries me, and how will follow-up work?

Facelift

• For the degree of sagging I have, would you choose an SMAS, deep plane or mini facelift?
• Will the neck be included, and where would the scars sit?
• Is it sensible to add eyelid surgery or a brow lift, and how much longer would recovery take?
• What steps do you take to prevent a haematoma, and how is one treated if it happens?

Eyelid surgery

• Are my concerns in the upper lids, the lower lids or both, and does my brow position play a part?
• For lower lids, do you prefer a cut under the lash line or a transconjunctival approach through the inner surface?
• If I want a double eyelid, do my lids suit a stitch-only technique, or do you advise a full incision?
• Does dry eye, contact lens wear or any other eye condition I have change your plan?

Rhinoplasty

• Do I need reduction, augmentation or a combination, and would you work open or closed?
• Would you shape my nose with my own cartilage or with an implant, and how do the two compare in my case?
• Could the same operation improve my breathing?
• Do you operate on noses that have had previous surgery, and how long should I wait?

Tummy tuck

• Which type do you advise for me, full, mini or extended, and does it include muscle repair?
• Would you add liposuction of the waist or flanks?
• How long will the drains stay in, and which compression garment should I bring or buy?
• What clot prevention do you recommend for the flight home?

Because English is one of the two languages listed for him, most international patients can hold the consultation in English. If you would like an interpreter, Bumrungrad has interpreters and Cultural Support Officers; say so in your request and our team will pass it on.

International patients see Dr. Komwit at one of two Bangkok hospitals, and the two publish very different amounts of information about support for overseas visitors.

Bumrungrad International Hospital. Services the hospital describes on its own pages include:

• Medical Coordination Office. Up on the 10th floor of Building A, coordination doctors and nurses help international patients at no charge. For someone planning surgery with Dr. Komwit, that can mean a pre-arrival look at your records, a price estimate and an appointment or telemedicine call; once you leave hospital, it covers medical reports, a fit-to-fly letter and follow-up.
• Language support. The hospital factsheet gives a figure of over 130 interpreters, and Cultural Support Officers support medical travellers who would rather not communicate in English.
• Getting there. Bumrungrad staffs an airport counter at Suvarnabhumi, in the international arrivals area by Exit C, Gate 9, every day between 07.00 and 23.00; free hourly transfers leave Suvarnabhumi for the hospital, or for a hotel in the neighbourhood, provided enough passengers are waiting; and on the Skytrain side, a free van meets passengers at BTS Nana and at BTS Phrom Phong every day of the week.
• Paperwork and logistics. Visa extensions for patients and companions are arranged with the Bangkok Immigration Office through the hospital's Business Center, which also books hotels, flights and transport. Embassy assistance and coordination with international insurers are offered as well.
• Remote consultation. Tele-consultation with a doctor is among the services the Plastic Surgery Center lists.

The Plastic Surgery Center opens 8.30–20.00 on weekdays and 8.00–17.00 at weekends, but Dr. Komwit's own sessions there are the Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings. His profile does not say whether he personally holds video consultations; our team finds out if you request an online consultation.

Phyathai 2 Hospital. Our records note an international patient desk at Phyathai 2 but no published detail on airport transfers, visas or interpreters. If you need any of these for a visit to the Beauty Center, ask our team to check with the hospital.

Timing your trip. As general guidance from our procedure guides, typical stays for international patients run from roughly 5–7 days (eyelid surgery) and 7–10 (rhinoplasty) to 10–14 (facelift) and 12–14 (abdominoplasty); combining operations generally means a longer stay. Recovery differs from person to person and your surgeon decides when flying is safe, so a return ticket you can change without heavy penalties is sensible. For a first appointment at Bumrungrad, aim to land in time for one of his Monday, Wednesday, Thursday or Saturday morning clinics. Our plastic surgery in Bangkok page sets Dr. Komwit alongside the city's other listed surgeons and hospitals, in case you would like to compare.

The more complete your request, the more specific the hospital's reply can be. Anything suggested on the basis of photos is provisional: Dr. Komwit will confirm, adjust or decline the plan after examining you in person in Bangkok.

Whatever the procedure

• Your age, height and weight, plus any long-term condition (for example diabetes, raised blood pressure, heart or lung disease) and any clot in a leg or lung in the past.
• A full list of prescription medicines, over-the-counter drugs and supplements. Blood thinners, aspirin, ibuprofen and some herbal remedies raise bleeding risk; list each one, and change nothing yourself, because any pause is a medical decision.
• Any nicotine use, from cigarettes to vapes or gum. Stopping in good time before and after surgery matters for wound and skin healing, whether the operation is on the face or the abdomen.
• Details of any earlier operation on the same area, ideally with the operation notes.
• Allergies to medicines, anaesthetics, latex or dressings.
• Your possible travel dates and any preference between his two hospitals.

Facelift. Pictures taken face-on, in left and right profile and at an angle halfway between, with your hair pulled away from the face and ears, without make-up and with a neutral expression, so that the jawline and neck show clearly. List previous facial surgery, thread lifts, fillers or other treatments.

Eyelid surgery. Close-ups of both eyes open and looking straight ahead, looking upward and lightly closed, plus one full-face picture showing where your brows sit. Let us know about any dry eye symptoms, thyroid eye disease or glaucoma, whether you wear contact lenses, and the date of your most recent eye test or glasses prescription.

Rhinoplasty. Pictures from the front, each side profile and from underneath, looking up at the nostrils, taken in even light. Tell us about earlier nose surgery and any implant that was placed, any past blow to the nose, blocked breathing and allergies.

Tummy tuck. Photos of your abdomen while standing, from the front and from each side, in underwear; your face does not need to appear. Let us know about past pregnancies and any plans for more, how much your weight has changed recently, and earlier operations on the abdomen, a caesarean section included.

Breast or body procedures. Explain the change you are hoping for and include front and side photos of the area, so our team can ask the hospital whether Dr. Komwit performs that operation.