Dr. Krairit Tiyakul

Dr. Krairit Tiyakul (Thai: นพ.ไกรฤทธิ์ ติยะกุล) works as a plastic surgeon for Yanhee International Hospital, whose Bangkok address is on Charansanitwong Road, Bang Phlat. According to the English version of his Yanhee profile, he has held a plastic surgeon post at the hospital since 2009. The Thai version attaches him to ศูนย์ศัลยกรรมตกแต่ง, Yanhee's Plastic Surgery Center, and also to a separate Yanhee centre that looks after people dissatisfied with cosmetic surgery carried out at other clinics or hospitals.

Taken together, his profile and Yanhee's procedure pages connect him with ten operations across four areas of the body:

• Eyelids and brows: upper and lower eyelid surgery, removal of under-eye bags, double eyelid surgery and brow lift
• Lower face and neck: facelift and neck lift
• Breasts: breast augmentation
• Abdomen, thighs and buttocks: tummy tuck, thigh lift and buttock implants

His qualifications in brief: a medical degree from Khon Kaen University (1993), a Thai board diploma in general surgery (1999), and specialist certification in plastic and reconstructive surgery through Mahidol University (2003). His name appears in the member directory kept by ThPRS, the Thai society of plastic and reconstructive surgeons, and the English profile records Thai and English under languages.

The sections below take each of these points back to its source, flag what the official pages do not tell you, and suggest questions for every operation he is listed for. When you are ready to talk to him, the next step is to request a consultation with Dr. Krairit; our patient team forwards it to Yanhee, and no appointment exists until we have confirmed the date with you.

Yanhee publishes Dr. Krairit's education in English and in Thai. The Thai page uses Buddhist-era years; converted to the Western calendar, they match the English page exactly.

Khon Kaen University: medical degree and general surgery. His first degree is a Doctor of Medicine (แพทยศาสตรบัณฑิต) from Khon Kaen University, awarded in 1993 (พ.ศ. 2536). Six years later, in 1999 (พ.ศ. 2542), he completed his general surgery board (the Thai page's term is วุฒิบัตร สาขาศัลยศาสตร์), again listed under Khon Kaen University. Thai specialists receive this วุฒิบัตร when they finish residency training, so from 1999 he was a qualified general surgeon, before he moved into plastic surgery.

Mahidol University: plastic and reconstructive surgery. His plastic surgery board certificate followed, dated 2003 (พ.ศ. 2546) on the Thai page; the English profile calls it the Board of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery from Mahidol University. Mahidol has several teaching hospitals and neither profile names the one where he trained, so we leave that question open rather than guess.

Royal College of Surgeons of Thailand. His English profile describes him as a 'Fellow of the Royal College of Surgery, Thailand'. We looked him up in the college's public member search, which shows him as member no. 2084, admitted on 13 May 2014, in the field of surgery.

Courses abroad after specialist training. Only the Thai profile mentions these three:

• 2011, Seoul: an observation visit (ดูงาน) to the plastic surgery department of Asan Medical Center
• 2011, Seoul: a course in face and nose surgery, recorded as Seoul Catholic University Medical School and Shimmian Rhinoplasty Surgery Clinic
• 2012, United States: a course at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine on body contouring for people who have lost a great deal of weight

Neither the length nor the format of these courses is published. We therefore treat them as continuing education, not as extra specialist certificates. The Irvine course fits with two of the body operations he is listed for, tummy tuck and thigh lift. His profile does not, however, list a complete post-weight-loss body contouring programme, so if major weight loss has left several areas needing treatment, ask about this directly. The Seoul face and nose course comes up again in the rhinoplasty question further down.

Publications. A PubMed search under his surname returned no matching articles, so we list none.

Current post. The English Yanhee profile names his position as Plastic Surgeon and dates it from 2009. His name also appears in the 'Available doctors' box on six of the hospital's English treatment pages, namely those on breast reconstruction, buttocks augmentation with implants, eyelid surgery, the facelift and neck lift, the thigh lift, and Renuvion J-Plasma skin tightening. On two of these, the buttocks augmentation page and the breast reconstruction page, he is credited as medical reviewer, and each shows 4 August 2026 as its last update. We have no guides yet for breast reconstruction or Renuvion J-Plasma, which is why those two are named here without links.

Previous posts. Four earlier positions appear on the English profile. None carries a date, and the profile does not say in what sequence he held them:

• Loei Hospital, Loei province: Department of Surgery (his role there is not given)
• Mahidol University: plastic surgeon
• Khon Kaen University: general surgeon
• Namnao Hospital, Phetchabun province (spelt 'Petchaboon' on the profile): role not given

We have not tried to reconstruct the missing dates.

Societies and colleges.

• ThPRS, in full The Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons of Thailand. Dr. Krairit's entry in its public member directory gives Yanhee Hospital on Charansanitwong Road as his workplace.
• ThSAPS (full name: The Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons of Thailand). An older web directory run by the society of aesthetic plastic surgeons, preserved in web-archive captures from 2019 and 2020, listed him with Yanhee as his hospital. That site has since gone offline and we could not find a current public list, so for the years after 2020 the only source for this membership is his Thai Yanhee profile.
• RCST, The Royal College of Surgeons of Thailand: found in the member search (no. 2084), as noted in the training section.
• His Thai profile also puts the Medical Council of Thailand under its heading for memberships.

Medical licence. Doctors need a Medical Council of Thailand licence to practise in the country. On 27 September 2026 we attempted a search for Dr. Krairit on checkmd.tmc.or.th, the council's public register; our patient team can help you confirm his licence. His ThPRS entry gives licence number 18881. Searching that register yourself under ไกรฤทธิ์ ติยะกุล, his Thai name, is a sensible step before any operation.

Operation counts. The Thai profile quotes Yanhee's own totals for several of his operations. These are hospital claims we cannot check, and under our research methodology we do not reproduce case counts. More useful to you is how often he currently carries out the exact operation and technique proposed for your case; he can answer that at your consultation.

Two sets of Yanhee pages tell us what Dr. Krairit does. His Thai profile has a 'treatment experience' list (ประสบการณ์ในการรักษา) with five entries, in this order: under-eye fat bag removal; double eyelid surgery together with brow lift; facelift; breast augmentation plus 'excision-tightening'; and abdominal fat excision, which is Yanhee's Thai name for a tummy tuck. Yanhee's English treatment pages add four more listings: eyelid surgery, the combined facelift and neck lift page, thigh lift, and buttock implants. For each area below we first say where his listing comes from and then give general points from our procedure guides. Those points describe the operation as it is usually done; how Dr. Krairit himself approaches it is something only he can tell you after examining you.

Under-eye bags (lower eyelid surgery). The Thai list names ตัดถุงไขมันใต้ตา, cutting away the fat bags beneath the eyes. In general, lower eyelid surgery takes out or repositions the fat that makes the lower lids look puffy, and sometimes tightens the skin as well. According to our eyelid guide, the fat can be reached either via a cut placed just beneath the lashes or through the conjunctiva on the inner side of the lid (the transconjunctival approach), and the inside approach leaves no scar that others can see. Worth asking Dr. Krairit: which route suits your lids, whether he plans to remove the fat or reposition it, and how he will assess the support of the lower lid, since a lid that pulls downwards (lower lid malposition) is a known complication. As general guidance, our planning pages allow about 5–7 days in Thailand for lower lid surgery.

Upper eyelids and blepharoplasty in general. On Yanhee's English eyelid surgery page he is one of the plastic surgeons listed for the operation. That listing refers to blepharoplasty as a whole, not to a particular lid, so when you write to us, specify upper lids, lower lids or all four. The upper lids are usually treated for hooding; the scar lies in the natural crease, and in some people removing heavy skin helps a field of vision that the lid has been partly blocking. Our eyelid guide gives these general figures for Thailand: often local anaesthesia with sedation (sometimes general), usually no overnight stay, removal of stitches after roughly 5–7 days, and bruising largely faded by 1–2 weeks. That guide's list of risks takes in irritated or dry eyes, uneven results, scarring and, very rarely, bleeding behind the eye; anyone who develops strong pain or a drop in vision after eyelid surgery should get medical help at once.

Double eyelid surgery. ทำตาสองชั้น, double eyelid surgery, appears on his Thai list. The operation forms a new upper lid crease or adjusts an existing one. As our eyelid guide explains, surgeons form the crease either through a full-length incision or, for lids that suit it, with sutures only; the suture method avoids an incision, but its result may not last as long. A fresh crease typically sits higher than intended in the first weeks and settles lower over the following months, so it is too early to judge the outcome soon after surgery. If one lid edge sits low, the cause may be ptosis, a weakness of the lifting muscle that needs its own repair; ask Dr. Krairit to examine for it before a crease is planned. Our separate double eyelid surgery page suggests about 5–7 days in Thailand.

Brow lift. His Thai profile lists ยกคิ้ว, brow lift, on the same line as double eyelid surgery. Heaviness over the eyes may come from surplus lid skin, from a brow that has dropped, or from both, and our eyelid guide points out that a brow lift can suit a patient better if it is the brow, not the lid, that has sagged. Ask him which of the two is behind your concern, and where the scars of a brow lift would be placed. In general our brow lift page plans for about 7–10 days in Thailand.

Facelift. His Thai list includes ดึงหน้า (a facelift), and the English facelift page includes him among the Yanhee surgeons for both facelift and neck lift. As a general description, a facelift lifts and resets the tissue layers beneath the skin of the lower face and neck, then trims the extra skin; its targets are jowls and a softening jawline. It has no effect on forehead lines, eyelids or fine wrinkling of the skin surface. With eyelid surgery and brow lift also on his list, one consultation with him can cover both the upper and the lower face, and you can ask whether he would do everything in one session or in stages. Ask too which facelift technique he would use for you, such as a SMAS lift, a deep plane lift or a mini lift, and why. Our facelift guide gives these typical figures: general anaesthesia or IV sedation, around 2–5 hours of surgery, usually an inpatient stay of a night or two, and a total of 10–14 days in Thailand. It names haematoma (blood collecting under the skin, which may need draining) as the commonest significant complication; other risks include infection, facial nerve weakness that is usually temporary, numbness and scarring. Smokers are more likely to have trouble with skin healing, so give up nicotine well before the operation.

Neck lift. The same facelift page names him for neck lift surgery. A neck lift tightens slack neck skin and the muscle bands underneath it and is frequently done together with a facelift. Ask Dr. Krairit whether your neck can be treated alone or whether the jawline also needs lifting for a balanced result. Our neck lift page gives a general planning range of 10–14 days in Thailand.

Breast augmentation. His Thai list has เสริมหน้าอก ตัดกระชับ: breast augmentation, followed by a term meaning excision and tightening. Because the Thai wording does not make clear whether a lift or a reduction is meant, we link only breast augmentation to his profile. If you need a lift as well, our team can ask Yanhee whether he performs one. Generally, augmentation uses silicone or saline implants, round or teardrop in shape and smooth or textured in surface, and occasionally the patient's own fat instead. Our guide lists three common incision sites, the crease beneath the breast (inframammary), the lower margin of the areola (periareolar) and the armpit (transaxillary), with the implant placed either over the chest muscle or partly under it. Implants alone do not correct sagging, and they are not designed to last a lifetime; a later operation to exchange or take them out is common over the years, so ask him how that would be handled once you are living far from Bangkok. Textured surfaces in particular are linked to BIA-ALCL, a rare lymphoma; ask which surface he would choose for you and his reasons. Capsular contracture, rupture, rippling, asymmetry and changes in nipple or breast sensation are among the other listed risks. For planning, our guide describes usually general anaesthesia, typically 1–2 hours of surgery, discharge on the day itself or after a single night, and 7–10 days in Thailand. He is also among the doctors named on Yanhee's breast reconstruction page; we have no guide to reconstruction, so please raise it with our team if that is what you need.

Tummy tuck. On Yanhee's Thai-language pages a tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) is called ตัดไขมันหน้าท้อง, literally 'cutting abdominal fat', and that phrase is on his Thai treatment list. Described generally, a tummy tuck removes slack skin and fat under the navel, usually repairs the gap between the two vertical abdominal muscles (diastasis recti), and repositions the navel. It is not meant for weight loss: surgeons prefer a weight that has been stable for some months and usually suggest waiting until you have finished having children. Ask Dr. Krairit whether you would need a full, mini or extended tummy tuck, and whether he would add liposuction. Compared with most cosmetic operations, a tummy tuck has a relatively high rate of blood clots, which is especially relevant with a long-haul flight home, so ask how he prevents clots and when he would let you fly. Our guide's general figures: general anaesthesia, typically 2–5 hours in theatre, 1–3 nights in hospital, drains often used for the first days, heavy lifting avoided for about six weeks, and 12–14 days in Thailand. Seroma (a fluid collection), wound healing problems (more likely in smokers) and widened scars are among the listed risks.

Thigh lift. Yanhee's English thigh lift page includes Dr. Krairit among the hospital's surgeons for this operation. A thigh lift removes excess skin from the thighs and is often considered after major weight loss, the subject of his 2012 course at UC Irvine. Our detailed thigh lift guide has not been published yet. Until it is, focus your questions on the length and position of the scars, which compression garments you will wear and for how long, and when he expects you to be ready for the flight home. Our planning page gives a general range of 10–14 days in Thailand.

Buttock implants. On Yanhee's page for buttocks augmentation with implants he is both in the doctor list and credited as the page's medical reviewer. Buttock implants increase the size and change the shape of the buttocks with an implant, not with transferred fat. Our full guide to the operation is still being written, so arrive with a written list of questions: the implant type and size he suggests, the layer where it will sit, how you should sit and sleep in the first weeks, how many days to stay in Bangkok, and what happens if the implant causes problems after you are home. Yanhee also performs the fat-transfer alternative, the Brazilian butt lift, but the pages we read connect Dr. Krairit only with implants; our team can ask whether he offers fat grafting too.

Revision of surgery done elsewhere. The Thai profile also places him in Yanhee's unit for patients dissatisfied with cosmetic surgery performed by other providers. Which operations he revises there is not stated. If you are considering a revision, tell us what the original operation was, when and where it took place, and send any operative notes or implant records you have; the team can then check with Yanhee whether Dr. Krairit is the appropriate surgeon to see you.

Only an examination by Dr. Krairit can establish whether an operation is right for you, and this page is not a substitute for that. His English-language Yanhee profile records that he speaks Thai and English. The hospital also says it gives international patients an interpreter when they arrive and does not charge for interpreting, so language should not hold you back from asking detailed questions.

Questions to take to any consultation with him

• Which operation and technique would you choose for me, and what change can I realistically expect?
• Will you personally carry out the whole operation?
• What anaesthetic do you plan, how long will I stay as an inpatient, and when do my stitches come out?
• When will you clear me for the flight home, and who is my contact if a complication shows up after I have left Bangkok?
• How will you follow my recovery from abroad? The hospital's patient information describes follow-up by email, with photos sent for the doctor to review.
• What does the price cover? According to Yanhee, its cosmetic surgery packages generally cover your room, meals, nursing, medicines, the operating theatre and the surgeon's fee. Request a written, itemised quote that also lists anything left out.

Planning more than one operation. Several items on his list are commonly paired: eyelid surgery with a brow lift, a facelift with a neck lift or with eyelid surgery, and a tummy tuck with a thigh lift. Ask whether he would combine them in a single operation or split them into stages, and what each option means for your recovery and the length of your trip.

What Dr. Krairit is likely to want to know

• For eyelid and brow surgery: glaucoma, thyroid eye disease, dry or gritty eyes and any change in your eyesight, because each can alter the safety of surgery.
• For facelift and neck lift: your smoking or nicotine habits, plus blood-thinning medicines or supplements.
• For breast augmentation: your preferred size and shape, and whether a lift interests you as well.
• For tummy tuck and thigh lift: how your weight has changed over time, whether it is now stable, and whether you may want more children.
• For revision of earlier surgery: what exactly was done, and what bothers you about the result.

Ask for the important answers in writing. Aim to leave with a clear plan and a written quote, and give yourself time to decide without pressure.

About the hospital. Privately run Yanhee International Hospital, โรงพยาบาลยันฮี in Thai, has its street address at number 454, Charansanitwong Road, Soi 90, in Bang O, Bang Phlat district, postcode 10700, and the hospital gives its size as 400 beds. Its patient-journey page gives 1984 as the founding year, and the About Us page explains that the founders opened an outpatient clinic, the Yanhee Polyclinic, in that year. Joint Commission International (JCI) accredits Yanhee through its Hospital Program; according to the certificate image Yanhee publishes, the current award covers the period from 13 March 2026 through to 12 March 2029. The Thai national HA scheme tells a different story: no HA accreditation is currently recorded for Yanhee in its database, where the latest listed cycle expired in 2019. On the cosmetic side, Yanhee says it has 18 board-certified plastic surgeons, all of them ThPRS members. Our Yanhee International Hospital page covers its departments and the other surgeons listed there.

Support Yanhee describes for patients from abroad

• Pre-trip: an online pre-assessment at no cost, checked by one of Yanhee's international coordinators
• First day: you register at the hospital's first-floor International Counter, and an interpreter then stays with you as you move between departments
• Language help: interpreting and translation at no extra charge, plus English-speaking coordinators stationed around the hospital
• Getting around: transfers linking airport, hotel and hospital, for which Yanhee charges
• Accommodation: partner hotels, which Yanhee says offer lower rates if you book them within one of its packages
• As an inpatient: the international liaison team calls on you every day, and staff help with a visa extension if your admission runs past your planned dates
• Settling the bill: by bank transfer, with a debit or credit card, or in cash (major currencies accepted)
• Leaving hospital: paperwork for the journey home, namely a fit-to-fly certificate, a discharge summary and a medical certificate
• Once you are home: email follow-up, where you send photos for your doctor to review

Planning your time in Bangkok. As general guidance, and always subject to Dr. Krairit's advice, our procedure pages suggest that eyelid or double eyelid surgery needs roughly 5–7 days in Thailand; 7–10 days when the operation is a brow lift or breast augmentation; a facelift, a neck lift or a thigh lift usually means 10–14 days; the tummy tuck needs the longest, 12–14 days. We have not yet published a stay for buttock implants, so ask him. If several operations are combined, expect to stay longer. A changeable return ticket is sensible, because the day you fly is his medical decision, not a fixed part of any package.

Arrival and recovery. Long-haul international flights generally arrive at Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK), while Don Mueang (DMK) is used mostly by low-cost and regional carriers. In the days after surgery, a hospital transfer or a taxi is easier than trains or buses. Bangkok stays hot and humid through the year, and compression garments and dressings can feel uncomfortable in that heat, so choose an air-conditioned hotel near the hospital for your recovery. More on airports, hotels and weather is in our Bangkok guide.

Dr. Krairit's team can assess your request faster when the key facts arrive together and are accurate. Keep medical details and pictures to two channels: our booking form and our WhatsApp line.

Useful in every case

• The operation or problem you want to discuss, and the change you are hoping for
• When you could come to Bangkok, and whether a first conversation online would suit you better than meeting in person
• Your medical conditions, regular medicines, supplements and any allergies
• Earlier operations, above all any in the area you want treated, with copies of reports where available
• Smoking, vaping or other nicotine use
• The points you would most like Dr. Krairit to explain

Eyelids and brows: list any glaucoma, thyroid eye disease, dry-eye symptoms or loss of sight, and any past eyelid or brow treatment. Should photos be requested, his team will name the angles it needs; evenly lit pictures taken without make-up tend to be the most helpful.

Facelift and neck lift: previous facial operations, fillers or other non-surgical treatments, plus any medicines or supplements that increase bleeding.

Breast augmentation: earlier breast operations, your implant card if you have had implants before (it records brand, size, type and lot numbers), and the size and shape you would like.

Tummy tuck, thigh lift and buttock implants: how your weight has changed and for how long it has held steady, any pregnancies so far or planned, earlier abdominal or body operations, and any previous blood clot.

Revision of surgery done elsewhere: the date and place of the original operation, its operative notes, implant details and a short account of what worries you now. Photos taken before the original operation can help if the team asks for them.

Pack paper or digital copies of the same documents for your trip to Bangkok, along with an up-to-date list of your medicines.