Dr. Pongsatorn Sanguanchua

Dr. Pongsatorn Sanguanchua (Thai: นพ.พงศธร สงวนเชื้อ) is a Phuket plastic and reconstructive surgeon whose documented work spans the face, the breasts and body contouring. His institute profile dates his Thai Board certificate in plastic and reconstructive surgery to 2000. He sees patients at Phuket Plastic Surgery Institute (PPSI); the institute sits under the management of Bangkok Hospital Siriroj and uses the hospital's Mueang Phuket address. On the hospital's doctor pages he appears as a doctor of the institute, filed under 'Plastic Surgery' and 'Surgery'. An archived PPSI CV from 2021 also uses his nickname, 'Dr. Jib', which you may see in messages from the institute.

Dr. Pongsatorn's PPSI profile groups his surgical interests under three headings:

• Facial rejuvenation: blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery), face lift, thread lifting and endoscopic facial surgery.
• Aesthetic breast surgery: implant augmentation (round and teardrop implants), breast lift and breast reduction; the institute's longer biography of him adds fat transfer for breast enhancement.
• Body contouring: advanced (VASER) liposuction, high-definition VASER liposuction and lipofilling, which the Thai version of his profile specifies as fat injection to the breast, body and buttocks.

Mapped to the guides on ThaiCosmeticSurgery.com, those headings cover ten procedures: blepharoplasty, facelift, breast augmentation, breast lift, breast reduction, fat transfer breast augmentation, liposuction, VASER liposuction, HD liposuction and buttock fat grafting, which sits in our Brazilian butt lift guide. Thread lifting and endoscopic facial surgery also appear on his profile, though neither has its own guide on our site. His official profiles do not name rhinoplasty, tummy tuck or gender-affirming surgery; PPSI offers those, and the institute's page shows which of its surgeons document them.

Two society listings for Dr. Pongsatorn can be checked by anyone online. ThPRS, Thailand's national plastic surgery society, carries his name on its public member list, while the ISAPS (International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery) find-a-surgeon search returns him as an active member attached to Bangkok Hospital Siriroj. According to his Siriroj hospital profile, he speaks English and Thai.

To arrange to see him, send us a request and our team will take it to PPSI, whether you prefer a video call from home or an appointment in Phuket. Appointments are fixed only once PPSI confirms them.

Dr. Pongsatorn trained entirely in Thailand: medicine and surgery at Prince of Songkla University (PSU) in Songkhla, in the far south, followed by plastic surgery in Bangkok. In date order, the official record shows:

• Doctor of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla. Bangkok Hospital Siriroj gives 1994 as the year of the degree. His PPSI profile, however, dates his medical licence to 1993, and the archived PPSI CV lists his medical studies as 1988 to 1993. We use the hospital's year and flag the one-year gap here.
• Surgery training at PSU, 1998. Bangkok Hospital Siriroj records this only as 'Surgery'; the archived CV calls it general surgery training, running from 1993 to 1998.
• Siriraj, Bangkok: plastic and reconstructive surgery residency, based at Siriraj Hospital, which belongs to Mahidol University, completed in 2000 (the archived CV gives 1998–2000). PPSI's Thai-language biography of him names Siriraj as well.
• Thai Board of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: Board Certificate dated 2000 on his PPSI profile. This is Thailand's specialist qualification in the field.
• Hands-on VASER liposuction training, Istanbul, 2015, at the Bausch Lomb International Training Center and Liv Hospital, Turkey, with Prof. Dr. Cemal Şenyuva. The source is PPSI's English CV, which the institute has since removed from its website; we read the copy preserved by the Internet Archive.

A medical degree, a residency in surgery, then plastic surgery residency and board certification: this is the usual Thai route into the specialty. A few agency websites say he is board certified in general surgery, but no official page we opened publishes such a certificate, so this profile does not claim one.

Licence number. Medical Council of Thailand licence number 19847 appears both in his ThPRS directory entry and on his PPSI profile. 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. A name search there before you travel is the most direct check available on any doctor licensed in Thailand.

Society memberships. ThPRS lists him on its own member pages, and ISAPS lists him in its surgeon directory. The archived PPSI CV also claims membership of two more bodies, ASPS (American Society of Plastic Surgeons) and ThSAPS, the Thai aesthetic plastic surgery society, and that CV is the only source for either: ThSAPS has no public member list to search. Membership records affiliation with a professional body; it is not a measure of surgical results.

Research record. None of the PubMed records under the surname Sanguanchua can be attributed to him, so we list no publications. A publication record reflects research activity, not how well a surgeon operates.

PPSI's timeline of Dr. Pongsatorn's career has two chapters: nine years in Songkhla province, where he trained, and practice in Phuket from 2009.

• 2000–2009, Prince of Songkla University: plastic and reconstructive surgeon and medical teacher in the Faculty of Medicine's Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. His Thai name also appears on an old researcher registry page of the PSU medical faculty.
• 2000–2009, Bangkok Hospital Hatyai and Rajyindee Hospital, Songkhla: consultant plastic and reconstructive surgeon at both hospitals during the same period.
• From 2009, Bangkok Hospital Phuket: plastic and reconstructive surgeon.
• 2011–2014: Deputy Director, Bangkok-Phuket Plastic Surgery Institute.
• 2015–2017: Deputy Director, Phuket Plastic Surgery Institute (PPSI).
• Current: surgeon at Phuket Plastic Surgery Institute, listed by Bangkok Hospital Siriroj among the institute's doctors. Neither official page gives a start date for this role.

Two entries on that timeline need context.

Is he still at Bangkok Hospital Phuket? The PPSI profile still shows '2009 – Present' against Bangkok Hospital Phuket, and his ThPRS directory entry, last updated in 2019, gives his work address as a plastic surgeon there. We could not confirm a current role: his doctor page on the Bangkok Hospital Phuket website returned no content when we checked, and PPSI's contact page gives only the Siriroj address. This profile therefore lists PPSI and Bangkok Hospital Siriroj as his places of practice. If it matters to you to be seen at Bangkok Hospital Phuket, ask our team to check with the institute before you book travel.

Titles older than the institute. According to PPSI, the institute dates from 21 March 2016, when two units merged: an aesthetic centre at the Siriroj hospital and a cosmetic surgery institute at Bangkok Hospital Phuket. His 2011–2014 deputy director post, and the start of the 2015–2017 one, therefore come before the institute's founding date under its present name. The official pages do not say which unit each title belonged to.

In short, Dr. Pongsatorn's documented career moves from university-based plastic surgery and teaching in Songkhla through the 2000s to hospital-based practice in Phuket from 2009, with deputy director roles along the way. Neither PPSI nor the hospital publishes case numbers or procedure volumes for him. If you want to know how often he performs your operation, ask him at consultation.

Below, each procedure area on Dr. Pongsatorn's official profiles is paired with background from our procedure guides. That background describes what these operations usually involve; whether one is suitable for you, and how he would carry it out, needs his own assessment at consultation.

Eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty)

Blepharoplasty is the first item under facial rejuvenation on Dr. Pongsatorn's PPSI profile. As a general guide, surgery on the upper lids takes away the surplus skin, and sometimes fat, that creates hooding, and surgery on the lower lids reduces or repositions the fat that forms under-eye bags. Upper lid incisions are hidden in the lid crease; lower lid work is done either through a cut just under the lashes or through the inside of the lid, the second leaving no visible scar. Your eye health gets checked first: he will ask about your eyesight, any glaucoma or dry-eye history, and thyroid disease affecting the eyes. Heavy lids are not always a skin problem: a lid edge that droops (ptosis) needs repair of the lifting muscle, and a low brow is treated at the brow, so part of his assessment is working out which applies to you. In Thailand, according to our guide, the operation is typically performed with sedation and a local anaesthetic, or else under general anaesthesia, and the stitches usually come out between day 5 and day 7; international patients commonly plan a stay of 5–7 days to cover that. His profile does not say which eyelid techniques he uses (upper, lower or double eyelid), so ask him. Read more in our blepharoplasty guide.

Facelift, thread lifting and endoscopic facial surgery

Next to blepharoplasty, Dr. Pongsatorn's profile names face lift, thread lifting and endoscopic facial surgery. Our facelift guide explains that the operation repositions deep tissue along the jaw and lower face, frequently including the neck, and trims loose skin. Brow position, eyelid hooding and fine surface wrinkling are unaffected by it; those need brow surgery, eyelid surgery or skin-directed treatment instead. The guide describes different extents of surgery, from a mini lift to a full facelift or a deep plane lift. Blood collecting under the skin (a haematoma, which sometimes has to be drained) is the most common significant complication the guide lists, and skin healing problems are more likely in smokers, so he will expect you to be nicotine-free for a period on both sides of the operation. As general guidance, expect a hospital stay of one to two nights after a facelift, and allow 10–14 days in Thailand overall. Thread lifting and endoscopic facial surgery have no separate guide on our site, so use the consultation to ask Dr. Pongsatorn how he would choose between them and a facelift for your degree of sagging, and what each would and would not achieve. See our facelift guide.

Breast augmentation with round and teardrop implants

On implants his profile is specific: breast augmentation with round and teardrop implants. Shape is only one of the choices our breast augmentation guide sets out. The others are the fill (silicone gel or saline), the surface (smooth or textured; the U.S. FDA links a rare lymphoma, BIA-ALCL, mainly to textured implants), the incision site (breast fold, lower areola edge or armpit) and the pocket, meaning over the chest muscle or partly beneath it. Volume from an implant cannot correct a nipple that has dropped, so Dr. Pongsatorn may discuss adding a lift, or doing a lift instead. Implants also do not last a lifetime, and our guide notes that many people have further surgery at some stage to exchange or remove them. For this operation, overseas patients commonly allow 7–10 days in Thailand. Because his profile does not name implant brands, ask which he uses, and take home the implant card, which records the device's brand, size, type and lot numbers. See breast augmentation.

Breast lift and breast reduction

Both appear under aesthetic breast surgery on Dr. Pongsatorn's profile. A lift (mastopexy) removes stretched skin and moves the nipple and areola higher; our guide says the usual trigger is a nipple that now sits on or beneath the breast crease, and the extent of the scars depends on how much lift is needed. Reduction surgery removes glandular tissue, fat and skin so that heavy breasts become smaller, lighter and higher in one operation; neck, back and shoulder pain is a frequent reason people request it. For either operation the general guidance is 10–14 days in Thailand, a support bra worn as instructed (including on the flight) and scars that soften and fade across 12–18 months. A reduction can leave you unable to breastfeed, so raise any pregnancy plans early. Want upper fullness too? Our guide explains that an implant may go in during the lift or in a second stage, and that the combination has a higher revision rate than a lift or augmentation on its own; Dr. Pongsatorn can tell you which sequence he would recommend for your breasts. See breast lift and breast reduction.

Fat transfer to the breasts

Fat transfer for breast enhancement is named in PPSI's biography of Dr. Pongsatorn, and his Thai profile lists fat injection to the breast. The method, in general: fat is collected by liposuction, usually from the abdomen or thighs, then injected into the breasts. Our guide cautions that the size increase is normally modest, since the body absorbs some of the grafted fat, and that a second session is sometimes needed; you also have to have enough spare fat. Patients who want to avoid an implant sometimes choose it for that reason. Overseas patients typically allow 7–10 days in Thailand. See fat transfer breast augmentation.

VASER and high-definition VASER liposuction

Body contouring, the third heading on his profile, names 'Advanced Liposuction (VASER)' and 'High-Definition VASER Liposuction', and the archived PPSI CV records his hands-on VASER course in Istanbul in 2015. Our liposuction guide is clear that this is contouring, not a way to lose weight, and that it leaves loose skin and cellulite untouched. VASER uses ultrasound energy to loosen fat before it is removed and is sometimes chosen for fibrous areas or fine sculpting; high-definition work shapes the fat around visible muscle contours and is meant for suitable lean patients. The guide adds that the surgeon's judgement and experience count for more than the device, and that taking out a large volume at one sitting brings a higher risk of fluid shifts, bleeding and clots, which is why surgeons set a limit based on your weight and health. General expectations: several weeks in a compression garment, a 7–10 day stay in Thailand, and patience for 3–6 months before the final contour can be judged. PPSI does not supply garments but helps patients buy them. See liposuction, VASER liposuction and HD liposuction.

Fat grafting to the buttocks

We link Dr. Pongsatorn to our Brazilian butt lift guide because his Thai PPSI profile lists fat injection to the buttocks and the archived CV lists 'Lipo-filling (breast, body, buttock)'. His English profile uses only the word 'Lipofilling', and neither profile uses the term BBL. A BBL combines liposuction with injection of the purified fat into the buttocks. Our guide explains that it has been linked to a rare but potentially fatal complication, fat embolism, which happens when grafted fat gets into the large veins within the gluteal muscle, and that plastic surgery societies advise placing the fat only in the layer above the muscle. Ask him how and where he injects, and how the team monitors safety. General guidance is 10–14 days in Thailand and no sitting directly on the buttocks for roughly two weeks.

Procedures his profiles do not list

Rhinoplasty, tummy tuck, combined breast and tummy surgery and gender-affirming surgery are offered at PPSI but are not among Dr. Pongsatorn's documented procedures. The PPSI page shows which surgeons there document each one.

You can meet Dr. Pongsatorn first by video before booking flights, since PPSI offers online consultations, or face to face at the institute in Phuket. Anything he proposes from photos remains provisional until he has examined you. The questions below follow his documented procedure areas; pick those that fit your plans.

Questions for any operation

• Will you carry out the whole operation yourself, and will it take place at Bangkok Hospital Siriroj, where PPSI is based?
• Which anaesthetic do you plan for me, who will give it, and how long will I be an inpatient? (PPSI says each patient has one-to-one care from an anaesthesiologist.)
• Can you list what the written quote covers: nights in hospital, tests, medicines, garments and follow-up appointments?
• How many days after the operation should I remain in Phuket, and who signs me off as fit to fly?
• After I fly back, who handles a problem, and how does PPSI's surgical promise work? The institute says the operating surgeon reviews complications or dissatisfaction reported within 12 months, complex cases go to a review committee, and responsibility for any revision is decided case by case.

Face

• Which of my eyelids need work: upper, lower, or all four? Could ptosis or a low brow be part of it, which eyelid surgery on its own would not fix?
• For a sagging jawline and neck, which do you advise, a facelift, a thread lift or an endoscopic procedure, and what scars would each leave?
• Would you combine eyelid surgery with a facelift for me? Our facelift guide notes that the two are often done together.
• When should I stop smoking or nicotine, and which medicines or supplements should I stop before surgery?

Breasts

• Would a round or a teardrop implant suit my chest better, and why? Silicone gel or saline? Smooth or textured?
• Which incision would you use, and would you place the implant above the muscle or partly beneath it?
• Do I need a lift as well as volume, and would you do it in one operation or two?
• Could my own fat be used instead of an implant? Do I have enough to spare, and how many sessions might it take?
• If I have a reduction: roughly how much tissue will you remove, what scars should I expect, and how likely is breastfeeding afterwards?
• Which implant brand do you use, and will I be given the implant card?

Body

• Given my weight, what is a safe amount to treat in one operation, and would you stage it?
• Which of standard liposuction, VASER or high-definition VASER would you choose for my body, and how does recovery differ between them?
• If fat goes into my buttocks: which layer do you inject into, and how do you keep the cannula out of the muscle?
• How long will I wear a compression garment, and which kind should I buy, since PPSI does not provide one?

PPSI can also produce a Crisalix 3D simulation from your photos. It is a useful way to agree on a goal with Dr. Pongsatorn, but it shows what you are aiming for, not a forecast of the healed result.

Dr. Pongsatorn operates within PPSI, so the institute handles most practical arrangements for overseas patients. Unless marked otherwise, the points below are taken from PPSI's official pages.

• Address: PPSI's published address is 44 Chalermprakiat Rama 9 Road, Wichit subdistrict, Mueang Phuket, Phuket 83000, at Bangkok Hospital Siriroj. PPSI is run under the hospital's administration and uses the hospital's address. For the island in general, see our Phuket guide.
• Accreditation: PPSI has no separate accreditation of its own; the relevant record is the host hospital's. JCI (Joint Commission International) lists Bangkok Hospital Siriroj in its directory as an accredited hospital; our check on 27 September 2026 showed the Hospital Program award starting 15 December 2012, and the entry carried no end date.
• Languages: English and Thai for Dr. Pongsatorn, according to his Siriroj hospital profile; PPSI's international coordinators, the institute says, cover English, Chinese and French.
• Planning from abroad: PPSI runs video consultations with its plastic surgeons, sends a surgical recommendation with a price afterwards, and uses Crisalix software to turn your photos into a 3D simulation. For an in-person consultation, allow at least one week's notice.
• Transfers: the institute's own drivers can meet you at the airport and take you between your hotel and the hospital. This is free above a set procedure value and charged below it, but one FAQ answer puts that value at 100,000 baht and another at 10,000 baht, so ask for the current threshold in writing.
• Hotels: PPSI staff can recommend places to stay.
• Paying: PPSI accepts cash and credit cards as well as bank deposits made in Australia or from other countries, and wants the full amount before admission.
• Garments: you buy your own compression garment or support bra; PPSI will help you source one. You will need one after liposuction, fat grafting or any breast operation, so include it in your budget.
• Aftercare: PPSI's check-up schedule runs at the one-, three-, six- and twelve-month marks, and your coordinator can set up an online consultation if a complication arises once you are home. If you live abroad, ask how those later check-ups will be done.

Time in Thailand (general guidance from our guides). For the procedures on Dr. Pongsatorn's profile: eyelid surgery commonly 5–7 days; 7–10 days for breast augmentation, breast fat transfer or any form of liposuction; and 10–14 days where the operation is a facelift, a breast lift or reduction, or buttock fat grafting. If you plan more than one operation, ask how much longer to allow, and keep your return ticket flexible, because Dr. Pongsatorn, not your original booking, sets your earliest safe date to leave.

Flying home. After liposuction or buttock fat grafting, ask Dr. Pongsatorn what he recommends to lower your clot risk during the journey, such as walking breaks and compression. Buttock fat grafting also means planning how to avoid sitting directly on the buttocks; our guide mentions a cushion. After breast surgery, do not lift heavy luggage; arrange help or a transfer.

Paperwork. Before you leave, ask for your operation note, discharge instructions and, if you had implants, the implant card, so your own doctor has the full picture.

A detailed first message helps Dr. Pongsatorn give you a more useful early opinion. Treat any view he forms from photos as provisional; the examination at PPSI is what settles the plan.

For every request

• Age, height and current weight, plus any weight gain or loss over the last twelve months.
• A list of your diagnoses, prescription and over-the-counter medicines, supplements (flag anything that thins the blood), allergies and any bad reaction to an anaesthetic in the past.
• Your nicotine use, including cigarettes, vapes, pouches or gum.
• Any earlier surgery or injectables in the area you want treated, when they were done, and copies of operation notes if available.
• The procedure you have in mind, the change you are hoping for, and the window when you could travel.
• Whether you want a video consultation before you book flights.

Eyelids

• Three close-ups of your eyes with the forehead relaxed: gazing ahead, lids softly shut, then gazing upward.
• Any eye diagnosis, glaucoma, dry eye and thyroid eye disease included; whether you wear glasses or contacts; and when an optician or eye doctor last checked your eyes.

Facelift or thread lift

• Face photos from the front, each side and each three-quarter angle, hair pulled back, no make-up, chin level.
• One photo of your neck with the head tipped slightly forward.
• Past fillers, threads, energy-based treatments or facial surgery, with approximate dates.

Breast augmentation, lift, reduction or fat transfer

• Standing photos from neck to waist, arms at your sides: front, both sides and both angles.
• Current bra size, the cup size or shape you are hoping for, and any preference for round or teardrop implants or for your own fat instead of implants.
• Past pregnancies, plans for breastfeeding, and any breast lumps, biopsies or scans.
• If you want a reduction, describe what the size causes you, for example pain in the neck, back or shoulders, grooves from bra straps or rashes beneath the breasts.
• Previous breast operation? Send the implant card, or failing that the brand, size and type, with the date and the clinic or hospital that placed it.

Liposuction, VASER, high-definition liposuction or buttock fat grafting

• Photos of each area from front, side and back, standing relaxed, plus the areas that could supply fat for grafting.
• For high-definition liposuction, a short note on how you exercise, since the result is planned around muscle contours.
• Any earlier liposuction, fat grafting, buttock injections or implants in the area.

Taking the photos: a plain background, even daylight, the same distance for each shot, plain underwear or swimwear for body photos, and no filters or beauty modes. Label each photo with its angle.