Dr. Pattaya Tanthanatip

Dr. Pattaya Tanthanatip (Thai: นายแพทย์พัทยา ตันธนาธิป) practises plastic surgery in Bangkok. The Art's online doctor page names him as a plastic surgeon, labels him ศัลยแพทย์ตกแต่งเฉพาะทาง in Thai (roughly, a surgeon specialising in plastic surgery) and notes plastic surgery board certification. The same page gives the nickname "หมอเบียร์" (Dr. Beer), which Thai patients may come across on social media and in hospital materials.

He is documented at two Bangkok hospitals:

• The Art Plastic Surgery Hospital, a cosmetic-focused hospital in the Don Mueang district, where he is listed as a plastic surgeon.
• Somdech Phra Pinklao Hospital, a hospital of the Naval Medical Department in Thonburi, where the official plastic surgery clinic schedule lists him with the rank น.อ. (Navy Captain).

Everything on this page about the surgeon himself comes from those two official hospital sources. Neither one publishes a list of the operations he carries out, so we have attached no procedure to his name. What we can set out is where he works, how his training is recorded and how our patient team can put your request in front of him. Where a detail that patients normally look for is not publicly documented, this page states the gap openly.

If you are still comparing surgeons in the capital, our Bangkok city guide covers other hospitals and surgeons, and our research methodology explains what counts as evidence for us.

The Art's doctor page records the following training path. All of it was in Thailand apart from one short course in Japan:

• Internship, 2005 to 2007: Queen Sirikit Hospital, Royal Thai Navy.
• General surgery residency, 2007 to 2010: Somdejprapinklao Royal Thai Navy Hospital. The page also records general surgery board certification in 2010.
• Plastic surgery fellowship training, 2010 to 2012: Phramongkutklao Hospital. The page also records plastic surgery board certification in 2012.
• Cosmetic surgery training, October 2013: Showa University, Tokyo, Japan.

Two points follow from this record. First, it shows the sequence in which his qualifications are listed: general surgery training and certification, then a plastic surgery fellowship and a second certification. Second, his internship, residency and first post-residency job are all linked to the Royal Thai Navy's medical system, which is consistent with his continuing role at a naval hospital.

What the sources do not tell us: the medical school he attended is not stated on any page we read, and the profile does not name the body that issued each board certificate. 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. The hospital profile quotes a medical licence number, but since we could not match it to the register ourselves, we do not publish it. Anyone can search that register, so looking up his name there is the independent check. Our team can also request a written statement of his registration from the hospital.

We found no verifiable membership of a professional society, so none is listed. This reflects a limit in what we could confirm, and is not evidence that he belongs to none.

The official sources describe these roles:

• General surgeon, 2010 to 2012, Somdejprapinklao Royal Thai Navy Hospital, the same hospital where his general surgery residency took place.
• Plastic surgeon, from 2012, Somdech Phra Pinklao Hospital (Royal Thai Navy). The Art's profile gives 2012 as the start and presents the post as current. The hospital's own plastic surgery clinic schedule lists him separately, under the rank น.อ., with a Wednesday morning session.
• Plastic surgeon, current, The Art Plastic Surgery Hospital. No joining date is published, so we show none.

These two settings are quite different. Pinklao's plastic surgery clinic is part of the surgery outpatient department of a general naval hospital. The Art presents itself as a hospital built around cosmetic and plastic surgery. In its own about-us text the hospital reports a bed count of 29, twelve operating rooms and a one-surgeon, one-anaesthetist pairing for each patient. These describe the building and its routines, not how Dr. Pattaya himself works.

This page carries no years in practice, case counts, awards or outcome figures for him, because none appears in the sources we verified and we will not derive them from the dates of his qualifications. If outcomes matter to you, ask the hospital what he can show you directly, for example before-and-after photographs of patients who agreed to their use.

At present, his published profiles list qualifications and posts but no procedures and no special interests. The Art's page has no expertise section, and the Pinklao schedule only shows a plastic surgery clinic session. A job title alone does not tell us which operations a surgeon does, so we have deliberately linked no procedures to his profile.

The surrounding context is documented, though. The Art Plastic Surgery Hospital's official service pages cover facelift, nose surgery (rhinoplasty, revision rhinoplasty and alar base reduction), chin augmentation, double eyelid surgery, jaw contouring, hair transplant, breast augmentation, liposuction, tummy tuck, abdominal etching, labiaplasty and cosmetic vaginoplasty. The hospital further reports which operations its foreign clients request most: breast enlargement, open-technique nose surgery, liposuction, body shaping, tummy tuck and facelift. Such facts describe what the hospital offers through all of its surgeons. They do not show which of those operations Dr. Pattaya performs.

For that reason the first question to put to his team is: do you personally carry out this operation, and how often? If you would like background on an operation before you ask, these are our own guides to some procedures The Art lists:

• Rhinoplasty
• Breast augmentation
• Liposuction
• Tummy tuck
• Facelift
• Double eyelid surgery

When you write to us with the operation you are considering, we will ask the hospital whether Dr. Pattaya treats that area and relay what it says. Somdech Phra Pinklao Hospital is a public naval hospital, so what its plastic surgery clinic offers, and to whom, may differ from a private cosmetic hospital. Raise that question as well.

In general, a worthwhile plastic surgery consultation leaves you knowing what an operation involves, what it cannot achieve, who carries out each stage and what happens if recovery does not go to plan. His published profile says little about procedures, so the consultation is where you can fill in the gaps. Questions worth raising with him or his team:

• Experience with your operation. Does he perform it himself, and can he show consented examples of patients whose starting point resembles yours?
• Where it will happen. Surgery at The Art would take place in a specialist plastic surgery hospital, whereas a consultation at Pinklao would be in the hospital's plastic surgery clinic. Ask in which hospital your operation would actually be done, and what the admission and aftercare arrangements are there.
• Anaesthesia. The Art states that an anaesthetist is assigned to each patient. Ask who would give yours and what pre-operative checks are needed.
• Alternatives. Is a non-surgical or smaller option reasonable for your goal?
• Risks. In general, every operation carries downsides, from wound-healing problems to a result you may later want refined. Ask which matter most for your operation and how he would manage them.
• Recovery and follow-up. How long do patients usually stay in Bangkok, who checks your wound before you fly and who handles a problem once you are home?
• Costs. Request a written treatment plan that lists what is included (surgeon, anaesthetist, hospital stay, implants or materials, follow-up visits) and what is not.

You are free to say no at the end of a consultation. A responsible surgeon does not hurry you, and a plan set out in writing makes it far easier to compare options across hospitals. Whether a given operation fits your body and goals is for the surgeon to judge once he has examined you. If it helps, our team can set his answers beside those of other surgeons at the same two hospitals.

We found no published information about an international patient desk, interpreter service or language support at either hospital, and no language is documented for Dr. Pattaya himself. Do not assume that consultations in English are available for any operation. Ask before you travel, and request the answer in writing.

What the sources do tell us about the two sites:

• The Art Plastic Surgery Hospital stands on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road (number 287) in the Don Mueang district of Bangkok, postcode 10210. Its about-us page says roughly 15% of its clients are international, which suggests it treats overseas patients regularly. Further branches of the hospital group exist in Lat Phrao and in Pattaya city, so name the Don Mueang site when you write. The main building's floors include an operating room with a post-anaesthesia care unit, an in-patient ward and a VIP ward.
• Somdech Phra Pinklao Hospital is at 504 Taksin Road, Bukkhalo, Thonburi, Bangkok 10600. It belongs to the Naval Medical Department, so ask whether it can arrange a private cosmetic consultation for a non-resident and on what terms.

We have not recorded an accreditation for either facility. Our rule is to show accreditation only where an accreditor's database or a dated, current hospital notice supports it. Nothing here means we could not confirm one; it does not mean there is none.

In general, plan to stay in Bangkok long enough for a check-up before travelling home, and carry a copy of your operative report plus a way to contact the clinic. Your surgeon will advise when it is safe to fly after your particular operation.

We do not yet know which procedures Dr. Pattaya performs, so the most helpful thing you can give the team is a clear picture of your goal and your health. In general, surgeons ask for:

• Your goal in your own words, and the operation you have in mind or simply the area you want to change.
• Recent clear photos in good light and without filters, from the angles the team requests. For the face these are usually front and both sides. For the body, they are front, side and back, standing straight.
• Medical history: current and past conditions, previous operations and any complications, allergies, and everything you take regularly, including blood thinners, supplements and hormones.
• Smoking and vaping habits, which affect healing.
• Height, weight and any recent weight change, especially for body or breast surgery.
• Earlier cosmetic procedures, with dates and any operation notes you hold, particularly if you are asking about a revision.
• Timing: when you could come to Bangkok, how many days you can spare and who is travelling with you.

Send only what the patient team asks for, through our secure channels, and do not send identity documents. Photographs are used to assess your request and are not shared beyond the people who need them to answer you.