Lecturer Piyawat Matrakool

Lecturer Piyawat Matrakool (Thai: ปิยวัฒน์ มาตระกูล) works as a plastic surgeon in Bangkok. SiPH's own doctor page for him gives his title as lecturer and places him as a lecturer and as a plastic surgeon in the hospital's Surgery Center (Plastic Surgery). Plastic surgery is the only specialty the profile gives; it does not name a subspecialty.

The single workplace we can document for him is Siriraj Piyamaharajkarun Hospital (SiPH), at 2 Wanglang Road, Bangkok Noi, in Bangkok. On this site he is presented as a surgeon you can ask our patient team about, not as someone who can be booked instantly. To find out whether he suits your question, request a consultation with Lecturer Piyawat Matrakool and our team will check availability with the hospital.

What is and is not documented. The hospital profile we reviewed gives his specialty, his education and the days of his clinic. It does not list individual procedures, professional society memberships, spoken languages, publications or years in practice. No register entry is cited here; the licence can be looked up on the Medical Council of Thailand's public register at checkmd.tmc.or.th. We therefore do not state any of those details here. Where a patient would reasonably want to know something that is not public, the sections below say so plainly rather than filling the gap.

For how we collect and check this information, see our provider research methodology.

The following qualifications appear on the Siriraj Piyamaharajkarun Hospital profile, in this order:

• Doctor of Medicine (2014), Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University.
• Higher Graduate Diploma in Clinical Science (2018), Mahidol University.
• Diploma of Plastic Surgery (2022), Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University.

Read together, these entries show a medical degree from Siriraj, a postgraduate clinical-science diploma four years later, and a plastic surgery diploma from the same faculty in 2022. Each of the three entries names a Mahidol University institution, and the profile gives his current title as lecturer; beyond that, we draw no conclusions about his career path.

How to read this. The profile calls the 2022 qualification a Diploma of Plastic Surgery. It does not say whether this corresponds to a board certification, and it does not name any fellowship or overseas training. We do not infer either. Should board status be important for your decision, have our team ask the hospital for written confirmation; a surgeon or hospital can normally confirm it on request.

In general, a qualification tells you where and when someone trained, not how many of a particular operation they have performed. Hands-on experience with your particular operation is something to raise in person when you meet him.

The profile lists one current position: lecturer and plastic surgeon at Siriraj Piyamaharajkarun Hospital, Surgery Center (Plastic Surgery). We found no earlier positions, other hospitals or private practice listed in public sources, so we do not describe any.

The hospital profile also shows his clinic schedule as Thursdays 09:00 to 12:00 and Sundays 13:00 to 14:30. Schedules at hospitals change, and a listed clinic slot is not the same as an open appointment, so treat this as a guide to when he is usually seen in clinic rather than a promise of availability. If you request a consultation through us, we verify the real time with the hospital for you.

Siriraj Piyamaharajkarun Hospital also has a separate Skin and Plastic Surgery Center, where the hospital names services including eyelid work, nasal surgery, jaw and craniofacial surgery, breast reconstruction, scar revision, hand surgery and lymphedema surgery. His own entry sits under the Surgery Center (Plastic Surgery) heading, so we do not assume that he performs any specific service from that centre's list. Ask which procedures he personally performs before you plan around any of them.

His hospital profile lists Plastic Surgery under the heading 'Expert' and nothing more specific. No individual procedure is named, so no procedure page is attached to his profile. We chose this deliberately: a general plastic surgeon may work in reconstructive, hand, burn, wound or cosmetic surgery, and a title alone does not tell us which.

What the hospital itself documents. For context, the facility's official pages list a number of procedures it offers, including ptosis correction, double eyelid surgery, lower eyelid surgery and genioplasty (chin surgery). If one of these is what you are researching, our guides explain the general picture:

• Double eyelid surgery
• Ptosis correction
• Lower blepharoplasty
• Genioplasty

These are facility-level facts. They do not mean that Lecturer Piyawat Matrakool performs them. The right way to find out is to name your procedure when you request a consultation and ask for confirmation of whether he, or another surgeon at the hospital, would operate. You can see the other surgeons listed at the hospital on its facility page.

If your procedure is outside what he performs. That is a normal and useful answer. A good consultation ends with either a clear plan or a clear referral, and our team can help you compare other surgeons for the same procedure.

Because his procedure areas are not itemised publicly, your first consultation matters more than usual for establishing fit. Here are topics worth covering.

Scope and experience

• Does he personally perform the procedure you are considering, and is it a regular part of his practice?
• Will he be the operating surgeon, and who assists?
• Can he show examples of results for patients with a similar starting point, with consent, and explain what was and was not achieved?

Plan and alternatives

• What is the recommended technique for you and why, and what are the alternatives, including doing nothing?
• What are the realistic limits for your anatomy? Surgeons generally describe what can be improved rather than promising a specific look.
• Which parts of your goals are cosmetic and which are functional? For eyelid problems such as drooping, for example, the distinction can affect the approach.

Safety and recovery

• What are the main risks for this operation and for your own health history, medicines and previous surgery?
• Where will the operation take place, what anaesthesia is planned, and is an overnight stay expected?
• What does the recovery usually involve, when are follow-up visits, and what happens if a problem arises after you return home?
• What is the policy for revision surgery, and what would it cost?

In general, any reputable surgeon will welcome these questions. A surgeon who gives a clear answer, including saying when a procedure is not right for you, is giving you useful information. Bring a written list and note the answers. If you are comparing several surgeons, ask each the same questions so the replies are comparable.

Lecturer Piyawat Matrakool's documented practice is at Siriraj Piyamaharajkarun Hospital on Wanglang Road. The hospital lists a number of specialty centres, including ear, nose and throat, eye, dental and surgery centres alongside the Skin and Plastic Surgery Center.

The pages we read mention no international patient desk, interpreter, airport pick-up or language list, and his profile is silent on languages. Whether a consultation can run in English is therefore unconfirmed, and it is worth settling before you book flights.

In general, overseas patients considering surgery in Bangkok should plan for:

• a consultation before any decision, in person or, where the hospital allows it, by sending photos and records first;
• time in Thailand both before and after an operation, as surgeons commonly want to review healing before you fly; ask for his specific advice rather than relying on a general rule;
• travel insurance and a plan for aftercare at home, including who will treat you if there is a complication;
• written confirmation of the surgeon, the procedure, the fee and what the fee includes before you pay anything.

Please note that the hospital's schedule listed for him, on Thursdays and Sundays, is limited to specific clinic hours, so flexibility with travel dates can help.

Preparation is the quickest way to make a short clinic slot useful. In general, a plastic surgeon will find the following helpful, and you can send most of it with your request.

Your goal, in your own words. Name the area and what bothers you, and say whether it is mainly appearance, function or both. If you already know the procedure by name, include it.

Clear photographs. Use natural daylight, a plain background and a neutral expression. For the face, front, both sides and an angled view are usual. For eyelid concerns, add one photo taken with eyes open, looking at the camera. For chin or jaw questions, add a side profile with your teeth together. Skip filters and heavy make-up.

Medical history. List current medicines and supplements, allergies, previous operations (especially in the area concerned), chronic conditions, smoking or vaping, and any history of bleeding or healing problems.

Records. If you have had previous surgery, injectables or filler near the area, bring or send any operative notes, implant cards or product details you have.

Your logistics. Your country, rough travel window, how long you can stay in Thailand and any questions about language, so our team can ask the hospital the right things.

Our procedure guides can help you prepare questions, but they are general and are not advice about your own case.