Dr. Pasu Promniyom

Dr. Pasu Promniyom (Thai: พสุ พรหมนิยม) is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon whose documented work in Bangkok is divided between a university teaching unit and two private providers. Within Chulalongkorn University's Department of Surgery he holds a lecturer's post in the plastic surgery unit, whose patients are seen at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in Pathumwan. W Plastic Surgery Hospital in Lat Phrao includes him on its doctor team page, and Meko Clinic publishes a doctor profile for him; on our site Meko appears as Meko International Hospital.

His university profile names six fields of special expertise: plastic and reconstructive surgery in general, microsurgery, hand surgery, surgery for oral cavity cancer, face lifting for a more youthful appearance, and body contouring. Meko's page adds cosmetic (aesthetic) surgery. Of these, face lifting is the only field that corresponds to a single guide on our site, which is why [facelift](/procedures/facelift/) is the procedure we link to his name. Body contouring covers many different operations, and none of his profiles narrows it down.

His medical education took place entirely at Chulalongkorn University: the medical degree (2004), the residency in plastic and reconstructive surgery, and, in 2013, the specialist วุฒิบัตร (Thai Board certificate) for that field. Three professional bodies record him. ThPRS, whose members are Thailand's plastic and reconstructive surgeons, keeps a public entry in his name; the national aesthetic plastic surgery society (ThSAPS) placed him on its own surgeon list; and Thailand's Royal College of Surgeons (RCST) returns him, under plastic surgery, when its members are searched by name.

To talk to him about a facelift or another concern, request a consultation. Our patient team forwards the enquiry to whichever of his three facilities you prefer, reports back on what that facility can offer, and makes no booking until the facility itself has confirmed it.

Gaps in the public record. His profiles do not mention consultation languages, and neither private provider says which operations he personally performs on its premises. The sections below show how to handle those gaps when you get in touch. Our checks behind each statement here follow the provider research methodology we publish.

Chulalongkorn University's Faculty of Medicine documents Dr. Pasu's training, and W Plastic Surgery Hospital and Meko Clinic give a fuller timeline. Where their dates disagree, both versions are shown below.

• 2004: Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Chulalongkorn University. According to W Plastic Surgery Hospital and Meko Clinic, he studied from 1999 to 2004 (B.E. 2542–2547) and graduated with second-class honours.
• 2005–2007: internship at Saraburi Hospital. W Plastic Surgery Hospital records these years of post-graduate skills-development practice (แพทย์เพิ่มพูนทักษะ) at the provincial hospital in Saraburi.
• Residency in plastic and reconstructive surgery, Chulalongkorn University. He trained as a resident (แพทย์ประจำบ้าน) in the university's plastic surgery unit. The Faculty profile shows 2008; W Plastic Surgery Hospital and Meko Clinic show 2008–2012.
• 2013: specialist certificate in plastic and reconstructive surgery. This Thai Board certificate (วุฒิบัตร) is issued under the Medical Council of Thailand. According to W Plastic Surgery Hospital and Meko Clinic, his training for it was completed at Chulalongkorn.

Put simply, every stage from medical school to specialist certification ran through Chulalongkorn, with two internship years in Saraburi in between. None of the profiles we read mentions a fellowship or any training abroad after 2013.

Published research. Searching PubMed by author name brings up six papers co-written by Dr. Pasu, each carrying a Chulalongkorn University affiliation. Grouped by theme:

• *Burns and wounds.* A 2022 paper in *Health Science Reports* presents 3D PED BURN, a tool for estimating the burned share of a child's body surface area. *The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds* published his 2022 randomised trial testing whether cold water lessens the pain patients feel when negative pressure wound therapy dressings are changed.
• *Anatomy of the nose and ear.* A 2021 paper in *Aesthetic Plastic Surgery* maps the cartilage inside the nasal septum and discusses what it means for surgeons, while the *Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery* carried his 2022 co-authored report of outer-ear measurements in Thai people.
• *Tumours.* A 2023 case report in *Asian Biomedicine* describes a fibrosarcomatous dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, a rare, fast-growing skin tumour, that reached 30 cm on the back of a patient's scalp.
• *Gender health.* A 2018 study in *BioMed Research International* examined abnormalities of sperm production in trans women after hormone therapy.

His 2021–2022 papers add a second affiliation, the Faculty's burn and wound care centre of excellence. These subjects reflect research interests, which is a different thing from the list of operations he offers patients.

Lecturer, Chulalongkorn University, at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital (current). Dr. Pasu carries the teaching title อ.นพ. (ajarn, a physician who teaches) in the Faculty of Medicine's plastic surgery unit, one of ten divisions listed for the hospital's Department of Surgery. His name is also on the unit's roster of current teaching staff. His Faculty profile puts his in-hours clinics on Mondays and Wednesdays from 08:00 to 14:00, sixth floor, Chakri Thodsom building (ตึกจักรีทศมฯ). Two cautions apply. That exact timetable is printed on the profiles of several colleagues in the unit, so it may be a standard entry rather than his personal schedule; and the hospital's own surgery department page places surgical outpatients in the Bhor Por Ror (ภปร) building, sixth floor. Check both the day and the building with our team before you travel. The address on his ThPRS entry is likewise the hospital's plastic and reconstructive surgery unit.

W Plastic Surgery Hospital (current). On the hospital's doctor team page his entry carries the Thai job title ศัลยแพทย์ตกแต่งและเสริมสร้าง, which translates as plastic and reconstructive surgeon, alongside a portrait and a brief biography. It gives no clinic days for him and no list of the operations he carries out there.

Meko Clinic (current). Meko's profile describes him as a plastic and reconstructive surgeon at the clinic, adds cosmetic surgery to his areas, and repeats his training and society memberships. It prints his licence number but not the branch where he sees patients.

Saraburi Hospital, 2013–2016 (former). Meko's profile says that after his specialist certificate he worked as a plastic and reconstructive surgeon at Saraburi Hospital, where he had done his internship, from 2013 to 2016. The same profile lists quality-improvement work there: chairing the wound-care committee and the burn-patient care committee and sitting on the cleft lip and palate care committee from 2013, and chairing the post-operative pain management committee from 2014. Its wording suggests these roles continue, yet it also shows him leaving Saraburi Hospital in 2016, so their present status is unclear and we do not count them as current.

Burn and wound care research. Papers from 2021 and 2022 add an affiliation with the Faculty of Medicine's burn and wound care Center of Excellence; no title or role there is published.

Viewed as a whole, the record joins academic reconstructive surgery (teaching, burn and wound care, hand and oral cancer surgery) with cosmetic practice at two private Bangkok providers. No source states how many operations he has performed or how long he has focused on any single procedure, and we do not estimate either figure.

Facelift. Face lifting for facial rejuvenation (ศัลยศาสตร์ยกหน้าเพื่อความอ่อนเยาว์) is written into Dr. Pasu's university profile as a special area, which makes it the clearest cosmetic focus in his documented record. As general background from our facelift guide: the operation lifts the lower face and jawline, and frequently the neck, by tightening the supporting tissue beneath the skin and trimming loose skin. Jowls, a softened jaw contour and bands in the neck are the usual reasons people ask about it. Brows, eyelids and fine surface lines lie beyond what it can change; a brow lift, eyelid surgery or skin treatment deals with those, sometimes during the same visit.

There are several ways to perform the operation. A mini facelift uses shorter incisions for earlier, milder changes; a SMAS facelift works on the SMAS, the layer of tissue lying under the skin, rather than on the skin alone; a deep plane facelift frees deeper tissue and repositions it as a single block, which is more technically demanding. A neck lift is frequently combined with any of these. Nothing Dr. Pasu has published says which approach he prefers, so ask him directly, and ask why that approach would suit your face. For men, our male facelift guide adds points specific to male patients.

Both of his private facilities list the operation among their services: W Plastic Surgery Hospital names facelift, deep plane facelift and neck lift, and Meko names facelift. As general guidance only, our facelift guide says the anaesthetic is general or IV sedation, the operation itself typically lasts 2–5 hours, the hospital stay is usually 1–2 nights, and roughly 10–14 days in the country leaves time for staged stitch removal and for early problems to be caught before the flight. These are typical figures, not his personal protocol. Risks to discuss include bleeding under the skin (haematoma), infection, weakness of a facial nerve branch that is usually temporary, loss of sensation, prominent scarring and hair loss beside the incisions. After examining you, Dr. Pasu decides whether a facelift is suitable for you at all and when you can travel.

Body contouring. Body contouring (ศัลยกรรมปรับเปลี่ยนรูปร่าง) is on his university profile, but no source says which operations it includes in his case. W Plastic Surgery Hospital's service list includes arm lift, thigh lift, liposuction and tummy tuck, and Meko lists liposuction and VASER liposuction; neither attaches his name to them. If a body operation is what you want, the first step is for our team to confirm whether he performs it and at which facility. Our guides describe each of these operations in general terms, including their risks, and none of them is suitable for everyone.

Microsurgery, hand surgery and oral cavity cancer surgery. These fields make up the reconstructive side of his work on the Faculty profile. They are treated in hospital for medical reasons rather than chosen as cosmetic procedures, and we have no procedure guides for them. For reconstructive care, send your diagnosis with specialist reports and scans; our team can put the enquiry to King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, which decides how and where such patients are seen.

What we do not list for him. Several operations are offered at his facilities without being credited to him. Meko advertises nose, eyelid and breast surgery as clinic services. W Plastic Surgery Hospital offers gender confirmation surgery, and, according to King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, its plastic and reconstructive surgery unit carries out gender-affirming operations. His papers on septal cartilage, ear measurements and hormone therapy in trans women are research, not a service list. That is why his profile here leaves out rhinoplasty, eyelid and breast operations and gender-affirming surgery. Ask our team if you would like to know whether he offers one of them, or browse the other surgeons on each facility's page.

At a consultation Dr. Pasu examines your face or the area of concern, reviews your health and hears what you hope to change; only then can he say whether an operation is suitable for you. Because he works at three facilities, questions about the setting matter as much as questions about technique.

Technique and expectations

• Which facelift method fits my face, and why: mini, SMAS or deep plane? Does my neck need treatment too?
• What should look different afterwards, and what will stay the same? Are my brows or eyelids better treated at the same time, later, or not at all?
• May I see photographs of your own patients who started from a similar point?
• Where would the scars run around the ear and near the hairline, and how long do they usually take to fade?

Setting and team

• At which of your three facilities would my operation happen, and what decides that?
• Who is responsible for my anaesthesia, and would you advise general anaesthesia or sedation for me?
• How many nights in hospital should I budget for, and how would a longer stay be arranged and charged?
• If the operation is at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, will residents or other members of the teaching team take part in my surgery and follow-up?

Risks and healing

• A haematoma (blood pooling beneath the skin) is the most frequent significant facelift complication: how would you detect and manage one?
• What is my own likelihood of nerve weakness, numbness, conspicuous scars or thinning hair near the cuts, and how would each be handled?
• How long before surgery must I stop smoking and nicotine, and which tablets or supplements should I stop?
• Which days are set aside for stitch removal and review, and from what point do you usually clear patients to fly?

Cost and follow-up after you leave

• Which items does the written quote itemise: surgeon's fee, anaesthesia, room nights, garments and follow-up visits?
• Once I am home, who do I contact about a concern, and how would further review be organised?
• In which language will we talk, and can an interpreter be present?

For body contouring enquiries, start with the question his public record leaves open: which body operations does Dr. Pasu perform, and at which of his facilities? After that, the relevant procedure guide gives the specific questions to ask.

Agreeing to a consultation does not commit you to an operation, and any price given before an examination is only an estimate.

The three places where Dr. Pasu practises are in separate parts of Bangkok and publish very different information for patients from abroad. Settle which one will handle your consultation and surgery before you book a hotel; for a facelift, our guide advises staying close to the hospital during recovery.

King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital (Pathumwan). Owned by the Thai Red Cross Society, this is where Chulalongkorn's Faculty of Medicine trains its doctors; the address is 1873 Rama 4 Road, and the hospital opened its doors in 1914. The Faculty gives its size as more than 1,500 beds. HA Thailand's register shows Advanced Hospital Accreditation, renewed with effect from 23 May 2025 and running until 22 May 2029. JCI's directory of accredited organisations does not include it. An English-language version of its website exists, yet no official page we found sets out interpreter help, airport pick-up, a language list or other services for patients from abroad. Dr. Pasu's published clinic sessions there fall within normal working hours.

W Plastic Surgery Hospital (Lat Phrao). Founded in 2018 (B.E. 2561) as a specialist plastic surgery hospital, W has its address at 1 Soi Pradit Manutham 25, Pradit Manutham Road. Its service pages span facial, eyelid, nasal, breast and body operations, plus gender confirmation surgery. The official pages name only one language, Thai, and our records do not yet include an accreditation for it.

Meko (Chatuchak and Rama 2). Meko's cosmetic surgery hospital is at 41 Vibhavadi Rangsit Road, Chom Phon, Chatuchak, and a Meko Clinic branch operates on Rama 2 Road. Which of the two sites he attends is not stated on his Meko profile. We have no accreditation or published language list on record for Meko yet.

Language. No official source names the languages Dr. Pasu consults in. When you contact us, say which language you need; we then ask the facility whether he can consult in it or whether an interpreter can be arranged.

Planning your dates. For a facelift, the 10–14 days our guide describes is a general starting point rather than a promise; build flexibility into your return flight, since some people heal more slowly than others. Keep a few days free before the surgery date, because the in-person assessment and pre-operative tests come first. If you would like to speak with him before committing to the trip, ask for an online consultation and we will find out whether he offers one.

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A clear first message lets the team at your chosen facility give you a useful reply. Medical details and pictures should travel only through the site's booking form or WhatsApp number, and pictures should wait until Dr. Pasu's team has asked for them.

Useful in every enquiry

• The change or treatment you are hoping for, explained in your own words
• Which of his three facilities you prefer, when you can travel, and online versus face-to-face
• Long-term conditions, for example raised blood pressure, diabetes or a tendency to bleed
• A list of your medicines and supplements, blood thinners included, and anything you are allergic to
• Your nicotine intake, including cigarettes and vapes
• Earlier surgery, particularly on the same part of the body, and any operation reports you still have

Facelift enquiries

• Face and neck photos from the front, each side and both three-quarter angles, in soft even light, without make-up and with hair held back
• Dates and details of previous fillers, thread lifts or facelifts
• Whether your brows, eyelids or neck also concern you, so they can be assessed together

Body contouring enquiries

• The body areas you are thinking about, with photos if the team requests them
• Any large change in weight in recent months
• Dates of earlier body operations such as liposuction or abdominoplasty

Reconstructive enquiries

• Diagnosis, letters from your specialists, operation notes, pathology reports and your latest imaging
• Contact details for your treating doctor, should the hospital wish to speak with them

We forward what you send to the facility. Any additional tests are ordered by Dr. Pasu or the facility once you have been examined.