Dr. Monlada Kanjanatarayon

Dr. Monlada Kanjanatarayon (Thai: มนลดา กาญจนธารายนตร์) is a female plastic and reconstructive surgeon. The Meko Clinic doctor page gives her field as ศัลยศาสตร์ตกแต่งและเสริมสร้าง, which is Thai for plastic and reconstructive surgery. Her page sits among the doctor listings of Meko Clinic, which this site covers as Meko International Hospital, a plastic surgery clinic in the Chatuchak district of Bangkok.

Each fact about her on this page traces back to one place: her own page on the Meko Clinic website, read most recently on 2 October 2026. That page sets out a medical degree, a Thai Board certificate, a few short courses, a sequence of hospital posts and three professional bodies. It is silent on three things a patient would like to know: which operations she performs, which languages she speaks and whether she has a particular area of interest. We have left those out rather than guess, and we flag the gap wherever it affects a decision.

Put plainly, she is a Thai-trained plastic and reconstructive surgeon whose name appears on a Bangkok clinic's roster. Published facts alone cannot tell us if she suits your particular goals. The practical step is to request a consultation, after which our patient team asks the clinic what she offers and reports back before you commit to anything.

How we gather and cross-check provider details is described in our provider research methodology.

The Meko Clinic page documents these steps in Dr. Monlada's education and training.

• Doctor of Medicine, 2009: Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand.
• Thai Board certificate, plastic and reconstructive surgery, 2017: issued through Phramongkutklao Hospital. In Thailand this is the specialist qualification for the field, and it is the first credential worth asking about when you compare plastic surgeons here.
• Facial Muscle Anatomy and Facial Rejuvenation, 2014: a training course held at Chulalongkorn University.
• Microsurgery Workshop, 2015: a workshop at Rajavithi Hospital.
• Study visit to the plastic surgery department, University of Tokyo Hospital, Japan: described on the page as a study visit (ศึกษาดูงาน), with no year given.

Some context for reading this list. The hospital page dates its entries in the Thai Buddhist calendar, and we converted them to Gregorian years. The two courses and the study visit are short educational activities rather than degrees or fellowships, so we describe them as nothing more. No fellowship in aesthetic surgery or any other subspecialty is named.

The qualification that carries the most weight is the board certificate, because it marks completion of formal specialist training. The course on facial anatomy and rejuvenation shows an interest in the face, but a short course does not tell you how often a surgeon operates on it, so treat it as background and not as proof of experience.

When you check any Thai surgeon, you can ask to see the board certificate, the Medical Council of Thailand licence number and the names of any society memberships. The Meko page quotes a licence number for Dr. Monlada (38084). 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. We can ask the clinic to supply the paperwork on your behalf.

The Meko Clinic page sets out her posts as follows, starting with the earliest.

• 2009: government-service doctor, Singburi Hospital.
• 2010: government-service doctor, Sikhio Hospital, Nakhon Ratchasima.
• 2017: plastic and reconstructive surgeon, Buriram Hospital.
• 2019 onwards: plastic and reconstructive surgeon at the the national children's health institute named for Queen Sirikit (สถาบันสุขภาพเด็กแห่งชาติมหาราชินี), the one post the page presents as ongoing.

How to read it: the first two entries are the public-service placements that typically follow medical graduation in Thailand, so they say little about cosmetic work. The Buriram and Queen Sirikit entries are plastic and reconstructive posts in the public sector. The page does not describe the cases she handles in them, and we do not guess from a hospital's name or its patient population. A children's institute, for example, is not evidence that she performs any particular adult cosmetic operation, or that she does not.

One point matters if you are planning travel. The page does not say whether Dr. Monlada currently operates at Meko Clinic, on which days, or at which of the clinic's two Bangkok branches. We therefore treat Meko as a roster listing and not as confirmed clinical hours. Settle this early: when you send a request, ask which branch and which days she would see you, and whether the person you meet at the first appointment is her.

This is the question most visitors want answered, and the straight answer is that it is not documented. Her Meko Clinic page names her specialty but lists no operations, no department and no special interests. A specialty label on its own does not establish that a surgeon performs any one procedure, so we have not tied her to a procedure page on this site.

What can be said concerns the clinic. On its Thai-language pages Meko groups its services under four headings: face surgery, body surgery, hair, and women's health. Our Meko International Hospital page summarises them. Which of those services Dr. Monlada herself carries out is for the clinic to confirm.

If you already have an operation in mind, say so at the start. In general, a surgeon should be able to tell you how regularly she performs it, show consented examples of her own work and describe the alternatives, including the option of not operating. Our neutral guides can help you frame questions, for example rhinoplasty, breast augmentation and liposuction. Reading those guides does not mean Dr. Monlada offers the operation.

A note on reconstructive and cosmetic work. Plastic and reconstructive surgery covers both rebuilding function or form after injury, illness or birth differences and operating for appearance. In general, the two draw on overlapping skills but not identical day-to-day experience. A surgeon whose published posts are in a public reconstructive setting may or may not have a large cosmetic practice, and the published page does not let us say. If your goal is cosmetic, it is reasonable to ask directly how much of her current work is cosmetic and for which operations.

Since no operations are on record for her, the most useful questions are the ones that test fit with your plan. Patients commonly ask the following, and they apply to any surgeon you are weighing up.

• How often do you perform this operation, and at which facility? Look for an answer about her own caseload, not a remark about the specialty in general.
• Who gives the anaesthetic, and what emergency support is on site? Ask for the name of the facility, the anaesthesia arrangements and how a complication would be handled.
• What can this operation not do for me? A sound consultation covers limits as openly as benefits.
• Which risks apply to me personally? Smoking, blood-thinning medicines, earlier operations, skin type and existing health conditions can all shift the answer.
• What does recovery involve, and who looks after me if a concern arises after I return home? For an overseas patient this deserves as much attention as the operation.
• Can I see consented before-and-after photographs of your own patients? Be wary of pictures that cannot be traced to the surgeon.
• What does the quoted price cover? Ask whether it includes the surgeon's fee, anaesthesia, the facility, implants or materials, medication and aftercare.

Suitability for any operation is decided by an in-person assessment, and a published profile cannot replace it. We do not publish prices for Dr. Monlada because none are documented. A written quote should come from the clinic after it has reviewed your details.

Nothing we read on the Meko Clinic site mentions an international patient desk, airport pickup, interpreters or help with hotels, and no spoken languages are stated for Dr. Monlada. Until the clinic confirms otherwise, treat English-language consultation as unconfirmed.

What the clinic publishes in practical terms is its locations and opening hours. Meko's principal branch sits at 41 Vibhavadi Rangsit Road within Chom Phon sub-district of Chatuchak (postcode 10900), and it opens daily, 09:00 until 20:00. A second location, Meko Clinic Rama 2, is listed at 500 Rama 2 Road, Bang Mot, Chom Thong, Bangkok 10150, and its listed hours are 10:00 to 20:00 each day. For wider travel context see our Bangkok city page.

In general, an overseas patient should allow time beyond the day of surgery. A typical journey includes a consultation, pre-operative checks, the operation, a recovery stay near the clinic and a review before the flight home, and each stage takes a different amount of time depending on the operation and your recovery. Useful things to ask the clinic: which language the consultation will use, whether staff can interpret, how follow-up photographs and messages are handled once you are home, and whom to contact if something worries you. Our patient team can put these questions to the clinic for you.

A well-prepared first message saves time whichever surgeon you end up seeing. These are the items patients are usually asked to prepare.

• Your aim, in your own words. What bothers you, the change you are hoping for, and anything you want to stay the same.
• Plain photographs. For the face: straight-on and both profiles in natural light, with no make-up, filters or editing. For the body: front, side and rear views, in underwear, against a plain wall.
• Medical background. Health conditions, allergies, daily medicines and supplements, nicotine use, and any anaesthetic reactions in you or your family.
• Earlier procedures. Dates, what was done, where, plus any surgical records or implant cards you hold.
• Height, weight and recent weight changes, since surgeons often prefer a stable weight before operating.
• Travel plans. Dates, how long you can remain in Thailand and whether anyone is coming with you.
• Your own questions. Start from the consultation list above and add yours.

Only send what you feel at ease sharing, and send it through our patient team, never in public comments or social media messages.