Dr. Somtaporn Ueathaweephol

Dr. Somtaporn Ueathaweephol (Thai name สมถพร เอื้อทวีพล, also called "หมอกุน" or "Dr. Kun") is a female Thai ophthalmologist. The hospital lists her for eye surgery (ศัลยกรรมตา). Its premises are in Bangkok's Dusit district, and it describes itself as a cosmetic surgery hospital. We record her specialty as oculoplastic surgery within ophthalmology, which means she comes to the eyelid from the eye-doctor side of medicine rather than from general plastic surgery.

The facts about her here come from the hospital's own doctor page for her, plus the checks described below. That page gives her special interest as eyelid surgery, and double-eyelid surgery in particular. It also names three problems she works on: asymmetric eyes, drooping eyelids (ptosis) and a weak eyelid-lifting muscle. It refers to her own double-eyelid technique too, though it does not describe how that technique differs from a standard one.

The record is narrow, and it is better to say so at the start. Nothing published describes her as a plastic surgeon, and nothing links her to nose, face-lift, breast or body procedures. If one of those is what you need, a different surgeon is the right starting point: browse our find a surgeon directory or ask the patient team to suggest names.

The short version:

• Who: Dr. Somtaporn Ueathaweephol, ophthalmologist, with a board certificate in ophthalmology from Chulalongkorn University (listed year 2026).
• Where: Masterpiece Hospital, Sukhothai Road, Dusit, Bangkok. Our Bangkok guide gives wider context for the city.
• Documented focus: double-eyelid surgery, eyelid skin and fat, ptosis and asymmetric eyes.
• Next step: send a request through the booking form for Dr. Somtaporn. A person on our team answers it; nothing is booked automatically.

Licence. The hospital page prints licence number 640231. The number is reproduced as the hospital gives it; it can be looked up on the Medical Council of Thailand's public register at checkmd.tmc.or.th. Please check it on the Council's public register yourself before you commit to anything. The way we gather and label this information is explained in our research methodology.

The training listed for Dr. Somtaporn is entirely within ophthalmology. For a patient wondering why an eye doctor does cosmetic eyelid work, the order of the entries explains a good deal.

• Medical degree: Doctor of Medicine with first-class honours (แพทยศาสตรบัณฑิต เกียรตินิยมอันดับ 1), Srinakharinwirot University, Thailand, listed as 2020.
• Internships: ophthalmology posts at the Department of Ophthalmology, Srinakharinwirot University, and at the ophthalmology unit of Burachat Chaiyakorn Hospital. The page gives no dates for either.
• Residency: resident in ophthalmology (แพทย์ประจำบ้าน สาขาจักษุวิทยา), Department of Ophthalmology, Chulalongkorn University. No dates are given.
• Research fellowship: Research Fellow in the Retina-Uveitis Unit of the same Chulalongkorn department. Retina and uveitis are medical conditions inside the eye rather than cosmetic concerns, so this entry shows breadth in general ophthalmology, not eyelid experience.
• Board certificate: specialist certificate in ophthalmology (วุฒิบัตรแพทย์เฉพาะทางสาขาจักษุวิทยา) from Chulalongkorn University, listed as 2026.

Study visits abroad. Three visits are listed under the Thai heading ประสบการณ์การดูงาน, which translates as study or observation experience: Seoul National University in South Korea (2022), Hokkaido University in Japan (2024) and Moorfields Eye Hospital in the United Kingdom (2025). We describe them as study visits because that is the wording used. They are not degrees, fellowships or certificates from those institutions, and the page does not say what she studied at each one or whether any of it concerned eyelid surgery.

Awards. The hospital page mentions an APACRS Travel Grant Award (2024) and a placement in a World Creative Festival competition in South Korea. We could not confirm either one from another source, and neither is a professional-society membership.

What we could not find. We located no membership of a Thai or international plastic-surgery or oculoplastic society, and a PubMed search for her name returned nothing. The hospital page does mention research experience in ophthalmology in general terms. Possible papers surfaced in web searches, but none could be tied to her, so we list no publications. None of this counts against her. It only means the public record we can rely on is short, and a consultation is the place to ask about anything beyond it.

Present post. The hospital lists Dr. Somtaporn as an ophthalmologist (แพทย์เฉพาะทางด้านจักษุวิทยา) providing eye surgery at Masterpiece Hospital. No start date is given, so we cannot say how long she has been there.

Earlier posts named on the page:

• Resident in ophthalmology, Chulalongkorn University
• Research Fellow, Retina-Uveitis Unit, Chulalongkorn University
• Intern, ophthalmology unit, Burachat Chaiyakorn Hospital
• Intern, Department of Ophthalmology, Srinakharinwirot University

No years are attached to these posts, which is why we do not lay them out as a timeline. The one pattern the list does show is that each documented post, from internship onward, has been in ophthalmology.

Gaps in the record. There is no published count of the eyelid operations she has performed, no figure for how long she has been operating on eyelids, and no outcome or complication data. We make no estimates. A fair question to put to her is what experience she has with the exact operation you are weighing up, and whether she can show examples of her own work where patients have agreed to share it. A surgeon who is comfortable with a procedure can answer that in plain terms.

About the hospital. The hospital's website traces the business to a 2013 opening as Masterpiece Clinic at Siam Square, later becoming the Sukhothai Road hospital. For scale, it reports fourteen beds and seven theatres; four of those theatres are for anaesthesia cases. Accreditation is covered further down this page and on the hospital's own page.

Two procedure areas are recorded for Dr. Somtaporn, and a group of related eyelid problems is named in the text of her page. Each is described below in general terms, then followed by points to raise with her. The general descriptions follow our own procedure pages; they say nothing about her personal results.

### Double eyelid surgery

Her hospital page refers to her own double-eyelid technique and carries a double-eyelid question-and-answer section. In general, double eyelid surgery (Asian blepharoplasty) creates or refines a fold in the upper lid. The fold can be made by opening the lid and shaping it surgically, or, in a lid that suits it, by placing stitches only. Stitch-only creases may hold for less time. People choose it when the crease is missing, faint or uneven, or when they would like the lid to look more open. Our double eyelid surgery page lists the surgeons and hospitals we have documented, and the blepharoplasty overview explains the wider family of eyelid operations.

Points to raise: which method suits the thickness and shape of your own lid; how high the fold will sit and whether that suits your face; how long a suture approach would be expected to last in your case compared with an incision; and how the two sides will be made to match if they differ now. Because the page mentions her technique without describing it, it is reasonable to ask her to explain, in her own words, what she would do for your lids.

### Blepharoplasty: excess skin and fat

The page describes her handling of excess eyelid skin and fat. Broadly speaking, blepharoplasty takes out or moves skin, muscle and fat so that hooded lids and puffy lower lids look flatter, and for some people it also frees a view that heavy upper lids partly block. Upper-lid incisions sit within the natural crease. Lower-lid surgery can be done through a cut just below the lashes or from the inside of the lid (transconjunctival), which leaves no scar on the skin. See the blepharoplasty page for the types of operation.

One distinction matters here. Lower-eyelid surgery for eye bags appears among the services the hospital advertises. Dr. Somtaporn's own page speaks of skin and fat in general terms and does not single out the lower lid. If under-eye bags are your main concern, ask whether she would be the operating surgeon for that part of the plan before assuming so.

### Drooping eyelids (ptosis) and asymmetric eyes

Her page names drooping eyelids, a weak eyelid muscle and asymmetric eyes as problems she works on. In general, ptosis is a lowered lid margin, which is a separate matter from loose skin. It needs the lifting muscle to be assessed and, where appropriate, repaired, and a surgeon should look for it before deciding on a skin or crease operation. Our ptosis correction page lists the surgeons we have documented for it. As an ophthalmologist she can be expected to look at the health of the eye as well as the shape of the lid.

Points to raise: whether the difference between your two eyes comes from ptosis, from unequal creases, or from the brow or eye socket, because each leads to a different operation; what can and cannot be evened out; and whether the work would be done in one stage or more.

### Outside the documented areas

Nothing on her page covers repeat (revision) eyelid surgery, brow lifting, injectables, or any facial or body procedure beyond the eyelids, so we do not list her for them. If your situation falls outside the areas above, our staff can pass that question to the hospital.

The hospital's website has a free enquiry form on which you can ask for an online consultation. The notes below is general guidance on how eyelid consultations commonly go. It is not a description of Dr. Somtaporn's own routine, which we do not have.

Eye and health history. Because the surgery is beside the eye, you will probably be asked about dryness, glaucoma, thyroid-related eye changes, earlier surgery or injections near the eye, lens wear, sight problems and eye drops or tablets. These bear directly on safety, and an ophthalmologist is trained to weigh them, which is one reason some patients prefer an eye specialist for lid work. Mention everything, including things that seem unrelated.

Looking at the lids. In general the surgeon assesses the position of the lid margin, the strength of the lifting muscle, how much skin and fat there is, the existing crease and how the two sides compare. If you want a double eyelid, expect a conversation about fold height and shape. When the brow itself has dropped, a brow lift can suit better than eyelid surgery, so ask her whether your brow should be part of the discussion.

Questions worth putting to her:

• Which operation would you advise for my lids, and why that one over the alternative?
• Is there any ptosis, and does it change the plan?
• Should the fold be formed with an incision or with stitches alone, and how long would it hold in my lids?
• How will you match the two sides?
• What anaesthesia do you intend to use? Our blepharoplasty page says, in general, that it can be local with sedation or general.
• Which risks apply to me? Our blepharoplasty page names irritated or dry eyes, short-lived blurring, incomplete eye closure, lids that sit unevenly, visible scarring, a lower lid dragged downward and infection, and, rarely, bleeding behind the eye that can harm vision.
• If a touch-up is needed, who will see me, and how will that work once I am back home?

Timing in general. Our eyelid-surgery page puts the operation at roughly 1 to 2 hours and says it is usually a day case. It gives about 5 to 7 days for stitch removal and 1 to 2 weeks for most bruising to ease. Final crease shape and scarring keep settling for weeks to months, and double eyelid creases can look high at first before softening. These are general ranges from our procedure pages; the plan she gives you may differ.

Setting expectations. Use the visit to say plainly what you do not want. Bring pictures of lids you admire, together with photos of your own eyes from before any injections or earlier surgery. Expect an honest account of what your anatomy permits, since no surgeon can promise to reproduce a photograph. Our research methodology explains how we describe credentials and why we suggest checking a licence yourself.

Her workplace, Masterpiece Hospital, stands at 99/19 Sukhothai Road, in the Dusit area of Bangkok (10300). The paragraphs below concern the hospital rather than the surgeon, and rest on its website and on the accreditor's public register.

The building. The hospital's website calls it a cosmetic surgery hospital and reports a fourteen-bed inpatient capacity and seven operating theatres, split between four anaesthesia theatres and three used without anaesthesia, in a six-floor hospital building beside a five-storey office building. Among its listed face services are double eyelid surgery, rhinoplasty, fillers, forehead and chin augmentation, cheekbone reduction and facelift. Its body services include liposuction, hair transplantation, breast augmentation and abdominoplasty.

Reaching the hospital from abroad. The same page gives WhatsApp, WeChat, LINE and Telegram contacts, with separate numbers or accounts for people writing from Cambodia, Indonesia or China. Neither the hospital nor Dr. Somtaporn's page lists the languages spoken with patients, so we state none. If a particular language matters to you, ask our team to confirm it in writing before you pay for flights.

Accreditation. On the American Accreditation Commission International (AACI) register the hospital appears as accredited since February 2023, alongside ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 7101:2023 certification. No expiry dates are shown there. It does not appear in the JCI or Hospital Accreditation (Thailand) listings we checked.

Length of stay. Our general guide for eyelid surgery is about 5 to 7 days in Thailand, long enough for stitches to be checked and removed before the flight home. Her team sets the actual schedule. Take sunglasses with you, keep away from pools and eye cosmetics until the team clears you, and ask whether drops will be needed in flight. Adding other procedures to the trip lengthens it, so mention that early.

Getting there. We have no sourced transport directions for the hospital, so we give none. Ask the patient team for current advice when you book.

After you fly home. Before leaving, find out how to contact the team, how to send photographs for review and who deals with a problem. If you develop strong pain or your sight changes after the operation, seek care locally without waiting.

Clear information lets a surgeon give a worthwhile first opinion and can save a journey. Treat the lists below as general guidance for the eyelid operations recorded for her; her team may ask for other items.

Photographs

• Face-on photos with the eyes open, looking at the camera, in even daylight, without make-up or glasses.
• One with the eyes gently closed and one with the gaze slightly raised, since both show how the lid and fold behave.
• A side view of each eye.
• If one lid seems to droop, a photo of each eye taken from the same distance and angle so the two can be compared.
• Older photos from before any earlier surgery, injections or illness affecting the eyes.
• Pictures of eyelid shapes you like. They help explain what you mean, although a surgeon cannot promise a copy.

Health information

• Anything affecting your eyes: dryness, glaucoma, thyroid-related changes, earlier operations on the eye or lids, injuries, lens wear, recent infections.
• Current eye drops and other medicines, including blood thinners and supplements.
• Allergies, especially to anaesthetics, antibiotics or adhesives.
• Other conditions, for example diabetes or high blood pressure, and any past reaction to anaesthesia.
• A recent eye examination report or spectacle prescription, if you have one.

Practical details

• The operation you are asking about, and what bothers you most, in your own words.
• Which dates suit you for travel, and the length of time you can stay abroad. Our general figure for eyelid surgery is 5 to 7 days in Thailand.
• Any other procedure you would like on the same trip. Say so early, because not every combination suits one visit, and Dr. Somtaporn's recorded areas are the eyelids.
• The language you would like to use with the team.

Send these through our patient team, who will pass them to the hospital. Keep passport scans and card details out of chat and email.