Dr. Pitch Paiboonkasemsutthi

Dr. Pitch Paiboonkasemsutthi, written นพ.พิชญ์ ไพบูลย์เกษมสุทธิ in Thai, has been on the plastic surgery staff of Yanhee International Hospital in Bangkok since 1999, the start year given on Yanhee's English-language profile of him. Yanhee is privately owned and stands at 454 Charansanitwong Road in Bangkok's Bang Phlat district. Our searches turned up no second hospital or clinic where he currently sees patients, so any appointment we request for him is at Yanhee.

He qualified as a doctor at Chulalongkorn University in 1985, trained in general surgery at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital (1991) and in plastic surgery at Siriraj Hospital (1996), and was board-certified in Thailand (วุฒิบัตร) at the end of each of those two stages. Dr. Pitch is shown on the online membership list of ThPRS, the Thai professional body for plastic and reconstructive surgeons, which romanises his surname as Paibulkasemsuthi.

Across his Thai, English and Korean-language Yanhee pages, the operations tied to him fall into four groups:

• Facial surgery: facelift, eyelid and double eyelid surgery, nose reshaping and nose implants, cheek implants, and chin implants or chin advancement.
• Breast surgery: augmentation and lift, plus reconstruction, for which Yanhee's breast reconstruction page and his Korean-language profile both name him.
• Body contouring: tummy tuck, liposuction, arm lift, thigh lift and buttock implants, and he appears on Yanhee's English butt lift page as well.
• Neck: reduction of the Adam's apple, which our site covers as tracheal shave.

The line that stands out on his Thai profile is the expertise entry. It connects him with Yanhee's centre for putting right cosmetic operations that left patients dissatisfied after surgery at another clinic. Anyone weighing corrective surgery after an operation elsewhere may find that entry the most relevant part of his record, although the profile does not specify which corrections he undertakes.

Yanhee records Thai and English as his languages. To request a consultation with Dr. Pitch Paiboonkasemsutthi, send us your request; our patient team asks Yanhee about his availability and confirms the details with you before anything is fixed. Everything on this page was checked on 27 September 2026 against the hospital's profiles of him in English, Thai and Korean, a Yanhee news item and the ThPRS directory. Our research methodology sets out how we verify surgeons.

Yanhee's English and Thai profiles of Dr. Pitch give identical years for his core training. The Thai version writes them in the Buddhist calendar as 2528, 2534 and 2539, which are 1985, 1991 and 1996.

• 1985, qualification as a doctor. Doctor of Medicine (แพทยศาสตรบัณฑิต), conferred by Chulalongkorn University.
• 1991, general surgery. Specialty training at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in Bangkok. For that same year the Thai profile also notes certification in surgery, issued through Chulalongkorn University.
• 1996, plastic surgery. Specialty training at Siriraj Hospital, which also issued his plastic surgery board certificate (the Thai profile's wording is สาขาศัลยศาสตร์ตกแต่ง). On the English profile this credential is worded “Board of Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery of Thailand”.

So his surgical training ran in two steps: certification in general surgery, then plastic surgery certification five years later. Both certificates are Thai, and neither profile lists a board qualification from another country.

Study visits abroad. Only the Thai profile mentions these, and it gives no dates or durations for any of them:

• microsurgery at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (โรงพยาบาลฉางกัง), Taiwan;
• facial thread lifting in Hong Kong, at an institution the profile does not name;
• a forehead augmentation technique learned from South Korean doctors, who are also unnamed.

The profile describes all three as study visits (ศึกษาดูงาน) rather than fellowships, and we follow its wording. Thread lifting and forehead augmentation are also missing from the procedures Yanhee attributes to him, so if either is what you want, ask whether he performs it today.

A PubMed author search under three English spellings of his surname (Paiboonkasemsutthi, Paibulkasemsuthi and Paiboonkasemsutti) returned no records.

His English Yanhee profile names two workplaces, and a Thai-language hospital news story adds a senior title:

• Yala Hospital. Listed under medical experience with no dates and no job title, so we do not know when he worked there or in what role.
• Yanhee International Hospital, from 1999. His current post, as a plastic surgeon attached to the hospital's ศูนย์ศัลยกรรมตกแต่ง (Plastic Surgery Center).
• Head physician of the Plastic Surgery Center. A Yanhee news item dated 25 February 2022, reporting on the hospital's care, together with the Pavena Foundation, of a young woman burned with acid across her body, calls him หัวหน้าแพทย์ศูนย์ศัลยกรรมตกแต่ง. No current Yanhee page uses that title for him, so we cannot tell whether it still applies.

Yanhee also puts his name on its own patient information. He is credited as medical reviewer on the English facelift and arm lift pages. Separately, the “Available doctors” panels on the English pages for eyelid surgery, Adam's apple shaving, buttocks augmentation, butt lift and breast reconstruction include him among the surgeons who carry out those operations.

According to the hospital, its plastic surgery department has 18 board-certified plastic surgeons, every one of them a ThPRS member. In a department of that size, a request for “plastic surgery at Yanhee” could be passed to any of them, so write Dr. Pitch's name on your request if you want him.

About the case totals on his Thai profile. Next to several of the operations it lists, the Thai profile prints cumulative case figures. These are Yanhee's own numbers and we have no means of auditing them, so we leave them out. A more useful question is one only he can answer: how many of your particular operation does he personally perform in a typical year now?

Three kinds of Yanhee source connect him with specific operations. His Thai profile has a short treatment-experience list (ประสบการณ์ในการรักษา) of five items: nose augmentation, double eyelid surgery, facelift, breast augmentation and abdominal fat excision. His Korean-language profile carries longer “Procedures Performed” tabs. And several English procedure pages name him under “Available doctors”. Each part below opens with the source that names him and then gives general guidance from our own procedure guides. Only an examination by Dr. Pitch can establish whether a given operation is suitable for you.

Facelift

Three Yanhee sources name him for facelift surgery: ดึงหน้า on the Thai treatment list, “Face Lift Surgery” on the Korean-language profile, and his reviewer credit on the English facelift page, which describes mid-facelift, neck lift and endoscopic facelift options.

General guidance from our facelift guide: the operation addresses jowls, loose skin along the jaw and laxity in the neck by repositioning deeper tissue and trimming excess skin. It does nothing for the forehead, the eyelids or fine lines on the skin surface, which is why a brow lift or eyelid surgery is sometimes added, at the cost of a longer operation and a longer recovery. Our guide gives general anaesthesia or sedation, typically one or two nights on the ward, and a common total of 10–14 days in Thailand, long enough for stitch removal and a healing check before the flight. Bleeding under the skin (haematoma) is the most frequent significant complication; weakness of a facial nerve is a recognised risk and is usually temporary. Smokers have more skin healing problems, so stopping nicotine matters especially here.

At consultation, ask Dr. Pitch which of the facelift approaches Yanhee describes he would choose for your face, whether your neck needs separate attention with a neck lift, and where each incision would sit. Mention any earlier fillers or thread lifts so that he can take them into account.

Eyelid surgery and double eyelid surgery

Double eyelid surgery (ตา 2 ชั้น) is one of the five items on his Thai treatment list. His Korean-language profile adds “Eyelid Lift Surgery”, and he is in the surgeon panel of the English-language eyelid surgery page on Yanhee's website.

Two operations are worth keeping apart. Double eyelid surgery concerns the upper-lid crease: forming one where there is none, or defining an existing one, using an incision or, when the lid suits it, a stitch-based technique. Blepharoplasty deals with surplus skin, fat or muscle in the upper or lower lids. As general guidance, many eyelid operations need only local anaesthetic plus sedation; lower-lid or combined surgery may be done under general anaesthesia instead. Stitches tend to come out around days 5–7, and many visitors fly home at about that point. A new crease can look higher than intended at first while the swelling settles.

Let Dr. Pitch know if you have glaucoma, dry eyes or thyroid eye disease, if you wear contact lenses, and if your sight has changed recently. An eyelid whose margin droops (ptosis) has a muscle problem rather than a skin problem; ptosis correction is not among the operations Yanhee lists for him, so ask whether he or a colleague would treat it.

Rhinoplasty and nose implants

His Thai list includes nose augmentation (เสริมจมูก), and his Korean-language profile has two separate entries, “Nose Reshaping” and “Nose Implant”. On the record, then, his nose work covers changing the shape of the nose as well as raising the bridge.

Our rhinoplasty guide describes the operation as reshaping the bony and cartilage framework and redraping the skin over it. Augmentation, the approach usually meant by Asian rhinoplasty, adds height at the bridge or tip, either with an implant or with cartilage harvested from the septum, an ear or a rib. Among the options on Yanhee's nose implant page are ear or rib cartilage and three implant materials: silicone, Gore-Tex and Medpor. Each material has its own profile for infection, for how it feels and for how it holds up long term, so ask him which he favours for your nose and his reasons. In general terms, general anaesthesia is the norm for rhinoplasty, the outer splint is typically taken off somewhere between day 5 and day 10, international visitors commonly stay 7–10 days, and the tip can take 12 months or longer to reach its final shape. With an implant, infection, movement or extrusion can mean it has to be removed.

Cheek and chin implants

Neither is on the Thai list; the evidence is his Korean-language profile, which names “Cheek Implants” and “Chin Advancement and Chin Implant”. Yanhee's chin page describes two routes: an implant placed on the chin, and a sliding genioplasty, which moves the chin bone itself forward. For planning, our chin augmentation page lists roughly 5–7 days in Thailand. The cheek augmentation guide is still being written and gives no stay yet, so ask him directly. Other points to settle with him: implant or bone surgery, which implant material, where the incision will be, and how long swelling usually lasts. Forehead augmentation, which his Thai profile says he studied with South Korean doctors, is not among the procedures Yanhee lists for him; raise it if it is part of your plan.

Breast augmentation and breast lift

His Thai list includes เสริมหน้าอก (breast augmentation), and the Korean-language profile names both “Breast Augmentation” and “Breast Lift Surgery”. He is also named for breast reconstruction, on Yanhee's English reconstruction page and on the Korean-language profile; our site has no guide to reconstruction yet.

As general guidance, an implant or transferred fat adds volume but does not correct sagging. According to our breast lift guide, sagging to the point where the nipple is level with or lower than the crease under the breast usually calls for a lift; an implant can go in during that operation or later. Doing both together is a more complex undertaking with a higher chance of later revision than either alone, so ask Dr. Pitch whether he would recommend one operation or two for you. Typical stays are about 7–10 days after breast augmentation and about 10–14 days after a lift. No implant lasts for ever, and many people with implants later need another operation to swap them or take them out. Certain textured implants have been associated with BIA-ALCL, an uncommon lymphoma, so ask him which surface, shape and brand he has in mind, and make sure Yanhee gives you your implant card before you leave.

Body contouring: abdomen, arms and thighs

His Thai treatment list covers the abdomen with an entry for abdominal fat excision, Yanhee's Thai wording for the tummy tuck. His Korean-language profile adds “Tummy Tuck”, “Liposuction”, “Arm Lift Surgery” and “Thigh Lift”, and he is the medical reviewer of Yanhee's English arm lift page.

What separates these operations is whether the problem is fat or loose skin. Liposuction takes out fat through small incisions but leaves slack skin behind; excess skin is dealt with by cutting it away, as in a tummy tuck, an arm lift or a thigh lift. Yanhee states that it performs full and mini tummy tucks and offers tumescent and Vaser liposuction, so ask him which version fits your body.

General figures from our guides: tummy tucks need general anaesthesia; expect 1–3 nights as an inpatient, drains that often stay in for the first days, and a common total stay of 12–14 days in Thailand. Compared with other cosmetic operations its blood-clot risk is relatively high, so discuss clot prevention and the flight home with him. For liposuction, plan on 7–10 days as a common stay; expect to keep a compression garment on for several weeks, and allow 3–6 months before judging the final shape. The bigger the volume removed at one sitting, the higher the risks. For arm and thigh lifts, our guides suggest planning 10–14 days. Ask where each scar would run and whether he would treat several areas together or in separate operations.

Buttock implants and butt lift

Yanhee's English buttocks augmentation page, which covers silicone implants, names him in its surgeon panel, and “Buttocks Augmentation” appears on his Korean-language profile. The hospital's butt lift page, a skin-removal operation, lists him as well. Our buttock implants guide is not finished and does not yet give a typical stay. Ask him how long to remain in Bangkok, how long you must avoid sitting directly on the buttocks, and whether implants or a lift better match what you want.

Adam's apple reduction (tracheal shave)

Yanhee's English Adam's apple shaving page and his Korean-language profile both name him for this operation. Chondrolaryngoplasty, which our site calls tracheal shave, reduces the cartilage that forms a visible Adam's apple; our guide's planning figure is roughly 5–7 days in the country. Yanhee has a Pride Center for gender-affirming care and a voice change service that includes voice feminization, but voice surgery is not among the operations it lists for Dr. Pitch. If the tracheal shave is one of several feminizing procedures you are planning, ask Yanhee who would perform each one and in what order, and ask Dr. Pitch how he plans the reduction with your voice in mind.

Correcting cosmetic surgery done elsewhere

The expertise line on his Thai profile links him with that Yanhee revision centre without saying which corrections he carries out. As general guidance, a second operation on the same area is often harder than the first. On the nose, for example, our rhinoplasty guide notes that scar tissue lengthens the operation, that cartilage may have to be taken from an ear or a rib, and that a gap of at least a year after the original operation is usually advised. Our revision rhinoplasty and breast implant revision pages are still being prepared. He can only tell you whether he would take on your case after reading your records and examining you.

The consultation is where Dr. Pitch examines you and decides whether surgery makes sense. You can start from home: Yanhee's free online pre-assessment goes to an international coordinator for review. Treat any plan drawn up from photos as provisional; it becomes firm only after he has seen you in Bangkok.

Questions that follow from his record

• *How often do you perform my operation now?* Yanhee attributes more than a dozen face, breast and body operations to him, and the only volumes it publishes are hospital totals.
• *Who will be in the operating room?* Confirm that he will perform the whole operation himself, and ask who will give the anaesthetic.
• *For a correction of earlier surgery:* has he read the notes from your first operation, what could realistically be improved, and has enough time passed since then?
• *One operation or several?* Our guides point out that adding eyelid or brow surgery lengthens a facelift and its recovery, and that liposuction risks grow with larger volumes and with combined procedures. Ask how he would stage your plan and how many extra days each stage would add.
• *Which materials?* For breast implants: brand, shape, surface and size. For the nose, cheeks or chin: implant or your own tissue, and which implant.
• *What exactly does the quote cover?* Yanhee's own description is that most cosmetic packages bundle together the surgeon's fee, drugs, the hospital room, nursing, food, theatre costs and other charges. Get the figure in writing, together with its exclusions and the cost of any revision.
• *Aftercare once you are home:* Yanhee says follow-up continues by email, with photos passed to the doctor. Ask whether Dr. Pitch reviews them personally and what you should do if a complication needs treatment in your own country.
• *Flying home:* your discharge papers from Yanhee include a fit-to-fly certificate alongside a medical certificate and a discharge summary. Ask when he expects to clear you for travel.

Getting ready for surgery with him

Our procedure guides agree on a few basics. Stopping smoking and nicotine for several weeks before and after surgery lowers the risk of healing problems, which is particularly important for a facelift or a tummy tuck. Medicines and supplements that increase bleeding, such as aspirin, ibuprofen and some herbal products, may need to be paused, but only when a doctor tells you to. Expect pre-operative blood tests, and sometimes an ECG, at the hospital before the operation goes ahead.

Yanhee International Hospital, Dr. Pitch's base, is in Bang Phlat district, Bangkok 10700, at 454 Charansanitwong Road on Soi 90 in Bang-O. Yanhee calls itself a 400-bed hospital, and it grew out of the Yanhee Polyclinic, which its founders set up as an outpatient clinic in 1984.

Accreditation. Joint Commission International (JCI) shows Yanhee as accredited under its Hospital Program. Yanhee has published the JCI certificate itself; it took effect on 13 March 2026 and expires on 12 March 2029. The national Hospital Accreditation (HA) programme is a separate matter: its database lists no current HA accreditation for Yanhee, and the most recent HA cycle there expired in 2019.

Services Yanhee describes for international patients

• A first-floor International Counter handles your registration; from there an interpreter is allocated and accompanies you from department to department, and Yanhee says interpreting costs nothing extra.
• English-speaking coordinators and staff placed at strategic points around the hospital.
• The online pre-assessment mentioned above, free and reviewed by an international coordinator.
• Transfers linking the airport, hotels and the hospital, arranged at a charge.
• Special rates at partner hotels for patients who book through a Yanhee package.
• While you are admitted, someone from the international liaison team looks in on you every day; the team can also help extend your visa if your admission runs longer than planned.
• Payment options: bank transfer, credit or debit card, or cash in major currencies.
• On leaving hospital, paperwork that includes a discharge summary, a medical certificate and fit-to-fly confirmation.
• Email follow-up after you get home, including photo updates for the doctor.

Since Dr. Pitch speaks English, many international patients can talk to him without an intermediary. The interpreter service covers other languages, but Yanhee does not publish which ones, so ask when you request an appointment.

Planning your time in Bangkok

The stays below come from our procedure guides. They are typical figures, not fixed ones, and Dr. Pitch decides when you are fit to fly.

• About 5–7 days: blepharoplasty, double eyelid surgery, chin augmentation, tracheal shave.
• About 7–10 days: liposuction, breast augmentation, rhinoplasty (including Asian rhinoplasty).
• About 10–14 days: breast lift, facelift, thigh lift, arm lift.
• About 12–14 days: tummy tuck.
• No figure yet: cheek augmentation and buttock implants, whose guides are still in preparation; our patient team can ask Yanhee.

Allow extra time for combined or extensive surgery. Choose accommodation near the hospital, keep your return flight flexible, and after a tummy tuck or liposuction talk to him about preventing blood clots on the journey home, a risk our guides highlight for both.

Good information helps Dr. Pitch and Yanhee's team give you a realistic first view. Get the items below ready, but hold on to photos and medical reports until someone asks for them. After your booking is confirmed we send a secure upload link; the WhatsApp number on this site is the alternative. Please keep medical records out of ordinary email, which is not secure enough for them.

Needed whatever the operation

• What you hope to change, when you are free to travel, and your preference between a video consultation and meeting him in Bangkok.
• Age, height and weight, and any recent change in weight.
• Any illnesses you are treated for, known allergies, and a list of your tablets, injections and supplements.
• Whether you use cigarettes, vapes or other nicotine, and when you could give it up.
• Earlier surgery, particularly on the same area, with any reports you have.
• Your own list of questions for him.

Extras by area

• *Facelift, cheeks or chin:* photos of your face straight on, in profile and at an angle, with a relaxed expression and hair clipped away from the face; details of past fillers, threads or facial operations.
• *Eyelids:* one photo looking straight ahead with eyes open and one with eyes gently closed; note dry eyes, glaucoma, thyroid eye disease or contact lens wear.
• *Nose:* photos from the front, each side and underneath, in even light; any earlier nose surgery or injury, breathing difficulty or allergy.
• *Breasts:* standing photos from the front and side; the cup size you wear now and the one you would like; if you already have implants, their card (or brand and size) and when they were put in; whether pregnancy or breastfeeding is planned.
• *Abdomen, arms, thighs or buttocks:* photos of the area from the front, side and back; weight changes over the past year; for a tummy tuck, whether more pregnancies are planned.
• *Adam's apple:* front and profile photos of the neck; past neck or throat surgery; any other gender-affirming procedures on your plan.
• *Correction of surgery elsewhere:* where and when the first operation was done, the operation notes, implant details, plus photos of how you looked before it and how you look today.

A missing document need not hold up your request. Tell us, and the team will say whether it matters.