Dr. Peera Thienpitoon

Dr. Peera Thienpitoon (Thai name: นพ. พีระ เทียนไพฑูรย์) is a Thai plastic surgeon whose profile appears in the doctor directory of Praram 9 Hospital. In the directory his entry sits beside the other Skin and Plastic Surgery doctors, with plastic surgery as his stated specialty. The hospital is a private one in the Huai Khwang district, so any consultation with him would happen in Bangkok.

This page keeps a clear line between documented facts and open questions. The hospital's profile records his medical degree and two residencies, every one of them completed at Chulalongkorn University. It does not name sub-specialties, special interests, society memberships, languages spoken or individual procedures. Rather than guess, we leave those out. Where a detail matters to your decision and is missing here, treat it as not publicly documented and raise it when you request a consultation.

Summed up: Dr. Peera Thienpitoon is a plastic surgeon with documented Chulalongkorn University training who is listed at Praram 9 Hospital. Our patient team can forward your questions and help you request a consultation, which the hospital and surgeon then confirm with you.

The approach behind pages like this one is explained in our provider research methodology. Facts come from official sources such as a hospital's own doctor page, and anything we could not confirm is omitted instead of estimated.

The Praram 9 Hospital profile traces Dr. Peera's education through three stages, all at Chulalongkorn University in Thailand:

• Medical degree (Doctor of Medicine), 1998. The profile records the degree as awarded with second-class honours.
• Residency in surgery, 2001. This is the general surgery stage of his training.
• Residency in plastic surgery, 2006. This is the specialist stage in plastic surgery.

The hospital prints these years in the Thai Buddhist Era calendar (2541, 2544 and 2549). We converted them to the Gregorian years used across this site.

What can a patient take from that sequence? In general, surgeons who specialise in plastic surgery first complete medical school and a period of general surgical training before a dedicated plastic surgery residency, and the entries above follow that shape. Dates of this kind describe qualifications, not results. They do not show which operations a surgeon performs most often, how many cases they have handled, or how outcomes compare between surgeons.

Two things are absent from the profile we reviewed: fellowship or overseas training, and any certificate or membership of a national plastic surgery society. We do not assert either. 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 that check matters to you, have the patient team obtain his registration details from the hospital before you plan travel.

The only practice we found for Dr. Peera Thienpitoon is Praram 9 Hospital, where the directory shows him as a plastic surgeon under the Skin and Plastic Surgery heading. We found no second hospital or private clinic connected with him, and no academic or leadership posts on the sources we reviewed.

No start date at Praram 9 appears in the profile, hence we cannot say how long he has worked there. We also offer no figure for years in practice or operations performed, because none is documented. The only dated milestones are his qualifications. A plastic surgery residency completed in 2006 tells you when his specialist training ended, but not how his work has developed since.

On Praram 9's own page the centre is described as a skin rejuvenation, cosmetic laser surgery and dermatology centre, found on level 9 of Building B. Dermatologists and plastic surgeons are listed together in its directory. The treatments the page itemises are mainly non-surgical: cosmetic lasers, botulinum toxin, hyaluronic acid filler, peels and similar. It follows that Dr. Peera's listing sits inside a combined skin and plastic surgery service, not a unit devoted only to operations.

Elsewhere in the hospital are a Surgery Center, an Eye Center whose team includes oculoplastic surgeons, an Ear, Nose and Throat Center that includes a facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon, and a Breast Clinic. None of these is documented as his department, so if you are considering a specific operation it is sensible to ask early which team would be responsible for it.

Praram 9 lists plastic surgery as Dr. Peera Thienpitoon's specialty. It does not list individual procedures or special interests under his name. Our rule is to connect a surgeon to a procedure only when an official page says they perform it, and the words "plastic surgeon" alone do not imply any particular operation. Accordingly, no named procedure is attached to this profile.

The hospital website also carries general articles on subjects such as breast augmentation and rhinoplasty. These are educational pieces written by the hospital. They are not evidence that Dr. Peera performs those operations, and we do not treat them that way.

If one particular operation interests you

Suppose your interest is a nose operation such as rhinoplasty, an eyelid operation such as blepharoplasty, a facelift or breast surgery. A sensible first step is a written question to the hospital: does Dr. Peera perform it, and is it done at Praram 9? Our patient team can ask on your behalf so you hold an answer before booking flights. Suitability is decided only through a face-to-face assessment; our procedure pages give general guidance and cannot predict how your own case would go.

Questions that apply to any operation

• How regularly does he carry out this particular operation, and what does he propose for your anatomy and goals?
• Which steps does he handle himself, and which are delegated to other members of the team?
• What risks are realistic for your health and your plan, and how does the hospital manage complications?
• What follow-up is available, in person and by remote contact, once you are back home?

We would rather you put these questions to the surgeon than rely on a list of operations we cannot verify.

At a first plastic surgery consultation the surgeon listens to what you want, examines the area concerned, reviews your health and says whether an operation is appropriate. In general the conversation should cover the points below, whichever procedure you raise.

Your goals, described plainly. Explain which feature concerns you and the change you are hoping for. Photos of results you admire can help, but be ready to hear that some outcomes are not realistic for your anatomy.

Your health history. Tell the surgeon about previous operations, ongoing conditions, allergies, everyday medication and supplements, tobacco or vaping, and any earlier anaesthetic or clotting problems. A full history protects you; gaps can change what is safe.

Alternatives as well as the operation. A good consultation also describes other routes, including non-surgical treatment and simply waiting. The centre where Dr. Peera is listed also provides dermatology and laser care, so some skin-related concerns may have a non-operative answer.

Risks and recovery. Ask which risks apply to you personally, what recovery usually involves, how long to remain in Bangkok and when flying home is reasonable. Our procedure pages, for example on rhinoplasty and breast augmentation, outline recovery in general terms. What your surgeon tells you after examining you outweighs any general description.

Cost and what is covered. No price is documented for Dr. Peera, so we publish none. Request a written estimate that spells out the surgeon's fee, hospital stay, anaesthesia, implants or other materials, medication and review visits.

Language. Dr. Peera's own languages are not given on the profile we reviewed. The hospital separately says it has interpreters for international patients, so tell the team your preferred language when you write.

Find the hospital at 99 Bang Kapi, in the Huai Khwang area of Bangkok (postcode 10310). The hospital's contact page lists two free shuttles: one starting at Phetchaburi MRT (Exit 1) in a van, and the other a bus leaving the Makkasan Airport Rail Link station, which suits arrivals at Suvarnabhumi.

For overseas patients, the hospital's international coordination page says interpreters can help from the first enquiry through to leaving the hospital, on a daily 7.00am to 5.00pm schedule. Six languages are named there (English, Mandarin, Burmese, Khmer, Japanese, Arabic), while the contact page adds country-specific phone lines for some nationalities. These are hospital-wide services. They say nothing about which languages Dr. Peera himself speaks.

Some general travel pointers:

• Arrive a few days ahead of any operation, leaving room for pre-operative checks and last questions.
• Plan your stay after surgery around your surgeon's advice, and agree the length in writing before buying return flights.
• Carry copies of your records, medication list and discharge papers home, and find out how your own doctor can contact the hospital.
• Check that your travel insurance covers elective surgery and any complications abroad.

On the sources we reviewed, no international accreditation is recorded for Praram 9, so we make no statement about one. If accreditation is important to you, ask the hospital for its current official position.

A little preparation makes the first conversation more productive and helps the patient team put precise questions to the hospital. In general, the following are useful.

• A brief written account of what you want changed, how long you have considered it and any procedures you have already had.
• Well-lit, unfiltered photographs of the area, from the front and side, without makeup or editing. For the face, use a plain background and a relaxed expression. For the body, wear plain underwear or swimwear.
• Your health information: conditions, previous operations, allergies, current medicines and supplements, and smoking or vaping habits.
• Records of earlier surgery if you are asking about a revision, such as operation notes, implant details and scans.
• Your height and weight, which surgeons often ask for with breast or body procedures.
• Your travel dates: when you could arrive, how long you can stay and any fixed return date.
• Your own questions, including those about interpreters, aftercare and costs.

Share only what you feel comfortable sending. Photographs give a surgeon a first impression, never a substitute for examination in person, and Dr. Peera or the hospital team may ask for more details or alter a plan once they have seen you.