Dr. Pavinee Annoppornchai

Dr. Pavinee Annoppornchai (พญ. ภาวิณี อรรณพพรชัย) is a female plastic surgeon. The hospital's own web profile attaches her to the plastic surgery centre at its headquarters campus in Huai Khwang, Bangkok. The profile gives her specialty simply as plastic surgery and then lists a wide spread of surgical interests, running from gender-affirming genital surgery through to facial rejuvenation and eyelid work.

The treatments named under her entry include gender reassignment surgery in both directions (male to female and female to male), three vaginoplasty variants, face lift and neck lift surgery, endoscopic forehead lift, upper and lower eyelid surgery, eyelid ptosis correction, maxillofacial trauma surgery and mastectomy. This page concentrates on the areas that match a procedure guide on our site: vaginoplasty with its peritoneal and colon (sigmoid) variants, facelift, neck lift, brow lift, upper blepharoplasty, lower blepharoplasty and ptosis correction. Interests that have no matching guide here (female-to-male surgery, no-depth vaginoplasty, maxillofacial trauma repair and mastectomy) are mentioned as listed items only, without any description of how they are done.

Two credentials appear on the profile: a medical degree from Chulalongkorn University and a plastic surgery qualification recorded against the Medical Council of Thailand. The profile does not publish years in practice, case volumes, awards, society memberships or outcome statistics, so none are given on this page. If any of that matters to your decision, raise it with Dr. Pavinee herself once you request a consultation.

The Bangkok Hospital profile records two items of formal qualification:

• Doctor of Medicine (Second Class Honors), Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, 2016. This is the basic medical degree.
• Plastic Surgery, The Medical Council of Thailand, 2024. This is the entry for her specialist (board-level) qualification in plastic surgery.

The profile does not name a residency hospital, a fellowship, overseas training or any further postgraduate degree, so this page does not describe any. It also lists no professional-society membership, and we found no research publications under her name, so we make no claim of either kind.

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. If registration matters to you, and it reasonably should, our team can query the hospital on your behalf before you book flights. In general, any surgeon you consult should be able to tell you their registration details on request.

Everything in the list below that begins "The hospital lists" is drawn from Dr. Pavinee's Bangkok Hospital entry. Everything introduced with "In general" is background information about the operation, not a statement about her technique, her results or her personal protocols.

### Gender-affirming vaginoplasty Under the heading of male-to-female gender reassignment surgery, her entry spells out three variants: colo-vaginoplasty, then peritoneal, then no-depth vaginoplasty. In general, vaginoplasty creates a vagina, clitoris and labia, normally alongside orchiectomy in the same sitting. It is a major operation with general anaesthesia, surgery that commonly runs 3–6 hours and a ward stay of 5–7 nights, followed by long-term dilation to maintain depth. The most established technique uses inverted penile skin to line the canal.

Colo-vaginoplasty matches our colon (sigmoid) vaginoplasty guide: a short bowel segment forms the lining, and as a rule the option is held back for cases like revision or too little usable skin. Peritoneal vaginoplasty draws on the abdominal lining, often with robotic assistance, to line part of the canal. No-depth (zero-depth) vaginoplasty builds the external genitals without a canal and so avoids lifelong dilation. The possible complications of any vaginoplasty include bleeding, infection, wound-healing problems, urinary changes, narrowing or loss of depth, altered sensation and, rarely, a fistula between the vagina and bowel. Which approach, if any, is appropriate cannot be judged from a web page; it depends on anatomy, earlier surgery, goals and the surgeon's own assessment.

### Facelift and neck lift The hospital lists "face lift / neck lift surgery". In general, a facelift repositions the deeper tissue of the lower face and jawline and trims surplus skin, and a neck lift is commonly added to address loose neck skin and visible muscle bands. Brow position, lids and fine skin texture need other treatments. Typically that means 2–5 hours of operating time, general anaesthesia or sedation, and one to two nights in hospital. Risks include bleeding or bruising under the skin, infection, scarring, numbness, nerve injury and healing problems, and smoking markedly raises the chance of skin complications. Whether a SMAS, deep-plane or mini approach would suit you is an individual decision made after examination.

### Brow lift The hospital lists endoscopic forehead lift surgery, which is its wording for what we call brow lift. In general, an endoscopic brow lift works through short incisions hidden in the scalp, using a small camera, to raise a low or heavy brow, and it is sometimes paired with eyelid surgery when brow position and eyelid skin both contribute to a tired look.

### Eyelid surgery and ptosis correction Upper eyelid surgery, lower eyelid surgery and eyelid ptosis correction each appear on her list. In general, upper and lower blepharoplasty remove or rearrange skin, muscle and fat around the eyes, whereas ptosis correction treats an upper lid that sits low because its lifting muscle is weak or stretched. The two problems can look alike but are fixed differently, which is why a lid-position examination comes before any plan.

### Listed interests without a matching guide Maxillofacial trauma surgery, mastectomy and female-to-male gender reassignment surgery are named on the hospital page but have no dedicated guide on this site. The page does not say whether the mastectomy entry means gender-affirming chest surgery, so we neither describe nor link it as such. If one of these is your reason for contacting her, say so in your enquiry so the team can ask the hospital what is actually offered.

A consultation is the point at which a surgeon looks at your anatomy, reads your health history and decides whether an operation is appropriate. None of the information here replaces that assessment, and suitability for any procedure can only be decided individually.

For vaginoplasty enquiries, the surgeon is likely to ask about how long you have taken hormones, what they were, previous pelvic or genital surgery, your priorities (for example a canal versus a shallower, lower-maintenance result) and your overall health. Many Thai surgeons follow WPATH SOC-8; for genital surgery that generally involves a professional assessment on record and, where clinically suitable and wanted, hormone treatment for a period (the standards suggest at least six months). Some surgeons still ask for two letters, and requirements differ between providers, so put the question to Dr. Pavinee and the hospital team directly. Also ask about permanent hair removal in the area that will line the canal; it can take several months, so it affects timing.

If you are asking about facelift or neck lift, the surgeon will look at skin quality, facial structure, smoking history and any earlier facial surgery. Ask which technique she proposes, why it fits your face, and how it would be combined with a neck or brow procedure.

If you are asking about brow or eyelid surgery, the examination covers brow height, lid skin, fat and the strength of the lifting muscle. Ask whether your concern is surplus skin, a low brow, true ptosis or a mix, since the answer decides the operation.

Whatever the procedure, ask for the exact technique, the expected recovery, the main risks in your case, what follow-up looks like once you are home, and what a written quote covers and leaves out.

The hospital where Dr. Pavinee is listed sits on New Petchburi Road in Huai Khwang, reached from Soi Soonvijai 7, in central Bangkok. The hospital's own history page gives 1972 as its founding year, and the Joint Commission International directory showed it as an accredited organisation when we checked on 27 September 2026; accreditation status can change, so see the hospital page for the facility record.

For patients arriving from abroad the hospital publishes several services. An airport desk on the second floor beside Gate 5 (International Arrival Hall Exit B) at Suvarnabhumi, can handle pre-registration and appointment arrangements for first-time visitors. A free, first-come shuttle van links the airport with the hospital, limousine transfers can be booked through the Concierge Department, and an airport escort is available as a paid service. If you request a Fit to Fly certificate before you are discharged, the hospital says it can be printed at the airport desk. No interpreter-language list is published for this campus that we could find, so settle any translation needs with the hospital when you plan your visit.

When planning time away, use the general figures on our guides and then confirm with the hospital. As general information, our facelift guide puts a typical overseas stay at 10–14 days, and our vaginoplasty guide at three to four weeks, with desk work often resuming around six to eight weeks. These are general guides, not a schedule set by Dr. Pavinee; her own advice on timing, based on your assessment, takes priority.

Good preparation lets the surgeon and the hospital's international team give you a more useful answer. Gather the following.

• A brief health summary: ongoing conditions, everyday medicines and supplements, known allergies, any smoking or vaping, and, for a vaginoplasty enquiry, a note of any hormone treatment you have taken.
• Notes on earlier surgery in the region concerned, with operative reports if you hold them, whether that was genital, facial or eyelid surgery.
• Photographs suited to the procedure. For facial concerns, evenly lit front and side views with a relaxed expression. For eyelids or brow, add images with the eyes open and with them gently closed, and an older photo if you feel your appearance has changed. For vaginoplasty, anatomy is better discussed during the consultation than shown in an emailed photo.
• Your goals, written as a short list in your own words, plus the window in which you could fly out and how long your work or family commitments let you remain abroad.
• Supporting letters from a therapist or doctor if you are seeking gender-affirming surgery. Requirements vary, so ask what this surgeon and hospital expect rather than assuming.

Our patient team can tell you what the hospital asks for in your case once you have sent a consultation request.