Dr. Walop Supavanich

Dr. Walop Supavanich (Thai: นพ. วลพ ศุภวณิช) is a male doctor who is named in the staff directory of Meko Clinic in Bangkok. On this site the Chatuchak location is listed as Meko International Hospital, the name used on the clinic's contact page. The specialty we can source for him is ear, nose and throat surgery: his Meko profile gives a Thai Board qualification in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. We use that label because it is the one the profile supports.

The clinic's directory entry names two areas of expertise, facelift and brow lift, and his profile also lists several facial aesthetic surgery courses and workshops. Putting those together, we describe his work as facial plastic surgery practised from an ENT background. Please read that phrase for what it is. Neither the profile nor the directory gives him the title of facial plastic surgeon; it is our summary of his listed expertise and course history, not a credential he is stated to hold.

In short: an ENT-board doctor at Meko Clinic whose directory entry lists facelift and brow lift. For background reading on the operations themselves, see our pages on facelift and brow lift.

Every fact about him here is taken from the clinic's public profile and directory, read on 2 October 2026. Each item below is attributed to the clinic. Our provider research methodology page sets out how information is gathered and labelled. To have our patient team approach the clinic on your behalf, use request a consultation.

The Meko profile separates his formal qualifications from the extra courses he has attended.

Formal qualifications. The profile gives his first medical degree as an M.D. awarded in 2005 by the Siriraj Hospital medical faculty at Mahidol University. It then lists a board credential in ENT surgery (otolaryngology-head and neck surgery) under the Thai Board system, dated 2011 and also tied to Siriraj. Otolaryngology covers surgery of the ear, nose, throat, head and neck, and for some ENT surgeons work on the nose and face is a natural extension of that field.

Courses and workshops. After those qualifications the profile records a series of short educational events. We reproduce them as courses and workshops because that is how they are described. They are not fellowships, and the profile does not say that any of them led to a degree or a certificate of specialisation.

• 2013, Germany: Finesse in Facial Plastic Surgery, including hands-on training in advanced rejuvenation surgery of the face.
• 2013, Singapore: the 3rd Singapore Facial Plastic Surgery Course, with hands-on dissection.
• 2013, Thailand: a Masterclass in Rhinoplasty (meeting and workshop).
• 2014, Thailand: a Masterclass in Blepharoplasty (meeting and workshop).
• 2015, USA: the MicroAire Aesthetics Bioskills Workshop (Endotine).
• 2024, South Korea: IFAAS, Advanced Facial Aesthetic Surgeries, on Asian facelifting.
• 2024, Taiwan: the Bellisima Endoscopic Facelift Workshop.
• 2025, Turkey: the Teo-Nayak Masterclass on deep plane face lift and rhinoplasty.

Laid out by date, the earlier events (2013 to 2015) touch on facial rejuvenation, nasal surgery and eyelid surgery, while the 2024 and 2025 entries are about facelifting, including endoscopic and deep plane methods. That pattern is consistent with the facelift expertise named in the clinic's directory. It cannot tell you how many facelifts he has performed, or which technique he would propose for your face. That belongs in a consultation.

The profile also names him as a speaker at the 2025 Keosan Seminar in Thailand, in a session called Fixtine combine FITme. No description of the session is given, so we do not interpret it.

The one practice we found for Dr. Walop Supavanich is Meko Clinic, listed here as Meko International Hospital. The clinic's website says it was established in 1982. We found no other hospital or clinic that lists him, and his profile does not say when he started there, so we give no start date.

Membership. His profile states that he is a member of Thailand's royal college for otolaryngologists and head and neck surgeons. Because the college's own member list was not reachable, we label this as stated by the clinic and not independently confirmed. We found no plastic surgery society listing for him, and we do not suggest one.

Licence. The address of his Meko profile page contains the number 31936, which the profile presents as his medical licence number. 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. Verifying a licence is a reasonable step for any patient: you can search the name on the Council's public check page, or ask our patient team to help with it before you commit to anything.

What we could not find. No published information on his years in practice or his surgical volume, and no academic posts, awards or verified patient reviews linked to his name, and none are included here. His profile also lists no spoken languages; that point returns in the overseas patient section below.

The clinic's directory entry gives two areas of expertise for him: facelift (ดึงหน้า) and brow lift (ยกคิ้ว). We connect him to those two procedures and no others. Meko offers a broader menu of facial and body treatments, but a clinic listing a treatment does not show that every surgeon there carries it out, so we do not stretch his page to cover the rest. The explanations below follow our own procedure pages and are general information for patients, not a description of his personal technique.

### Facelift

In a facelift (rhytidectomy) the surgeon lifts and repositions deeper tissue in the jaw, lower face and neck and trims surplus skin. Our facelift guide says the aim is to improve sagging jowls and neck laxity, and that it does nothing for the forehead, eyelids or fine surface lines. For that reason it is often planned alongside a brow lift or eyelid work.

Our guide describes four broad options: a SMAS facelift, which tightens the supporting layer beneath the skin and the skin above it; a deep plane facelift, which releases and repositions deeper tissue as one unit and is more technically demanding; a mini facelift, with shorter incisions for milder changes; and a neck lift, often added to treat neck skin and muscle bands. His 2024 and 2025 courses cover Asian facelifting, endoscopic facelifting and deep plane face lift. Those entries show which methods he has studied. They do not show which one he would choose for you, so a useful question is: which technique do you suggest for my face, and why that one over the others?

Three practical questions come up repeatedly before a facelift: where the scars will sit and how they are concealed, how long visible swelling lasts, and how long to stay in Thailand. Our facelift page puts the usual operating time at 2 to 5 hours, a hospital stay of 1 to 2 nights, bruising that mostly settles in 2 to 3 weeks, and a commonly advised 10 to 14 days in Thailand. These are general figures only; the timeline for your own case is set by the treating surgeon.

### Brow lift

The brow lift operation, known in some clinics as a forehead lift, moves the eyebrows to a higher resting position and smooths the forehead. People tend to consider it when low-set brows give the eyes a heavy or tired look, or when a drooping brow adds to the look of surplus upper eyelid skin. Since brow position and upper eyelid skin affect each other, surgeons often examine them together, and blepharoplasty is sometimes discussed alongside.

Our brow lift page is still only a brief overview, so this part stays general. Sensible questions for him: which approach do you propose for me, where would the incisions go, how do you judge how far to raise the brows so the result looks natural, and what does healing involve around the hairline and forehead?

### Rhinoplasty and eyelid surgery

His course list includes a rhinoplasty masterclass (2013), a blepharoplasty masterclass (2014) and the 2025 Turkish masterclass that pairs deep plane face lift with rhinoplasty. Those are entries under training. The clinic's directory does not list nasal or eyelid surgery as his expertise, so we do not present either as a service he provides. If one of them interests you, have the patient team ask Meko whether he does that surgery. We will not guess.

We have no description from Meko of how Dr. Walop Supavanich conducts his appointments. What follows is general advice on how a careful facelift or brow lift consultation tends to go, built around the two procedures named in his directory entry.

Say what bothers you. Be precise. Jowls, neck bands, a heavy brow and deep forehead lines are separate concerns with separate remedies. Pictures of your own face from earlier years usually help more than pictures of other people.

The assessment. In general a surgeon looks at skin quality and elasticity, brow and hairline position, bone structure, any previous surgery or fillers, and your overall health. Smoking will come up. Our facelift guide links smoking to a higher chance of poor skin healing, so expect a direct question about it.

Questions worth putting to him

• Which operation, or which combination, do you advise in my case, and what else could I consider?
• Which facelift technique would you use, and how does it differ from a mini facelift or a deep plane approach for my face?
• Where will the incisions be, and how are the scars expected to look as they mature?
• What are the risks in my situation? Our facelift page names haematoma, infection, temporary facial nerve weakness, numbness, visible scarring, hair loss near the incisions, asymmetry and dissatisfaction with the result as general risks.
• Where will the operation take place, what anaesthetic is planned and who will administer it?
• What hospital stay do you expect, and after I leave hospital, how much longer must I remain in the city?
• Who is my contact for problems after I return home, and what does follow-up involve?
• Can I see examples from patients who started where I am? Any example shows one person's outcome and is not a promise about yours.

Realistic expectations. A facelift repositions and tightens tissue; it will not turn back time or alter who you are. According to our guide, the result keeps refining for several months and scars mature over about a year. A thorough surgeon talks about limits as readily as benefits, and only an assessment, online or face to face, can show whether an operation suits you.

The clinic's contact page gives the main Chatuchak address as 41 Vibhavadi Rangsit Road, Chom Phon, Bangkok 10900, and says it is open daily from 9 am to 8 pm. It also shows a second location, the Rama 2 branch, off Rama 2 (house number 500), Bang Mot subdistrict, Chom Thong, Bangkok 10150, open from 10 am to 8 pm. Our research did not establish at which site Dr. Walop Supavanich sees patients, so we make no assumption: have the location written into your appointment confirmation. For wider context on the city, see our Bangkok page.

Several things we looked for and could not find on Meko's pages: an international patient desk, hospital-arranged airport transfers, interpreter services, bed or operating-theatre numbers, an international accreditation, and any statement of which languages he speaks. Not finding something is not proof that it is unavailable. It does mean you should not take English-language consultation, translation help or transport for granted until the patient team has confirmed each one in writing.

Planning your stay (general guidance). For a facelift our guide advises a stay of 10 to 14 days, which lets stitches come out in stages and early complications be spotted before the flight. Our brow lift page puts the usual time away from home at 7 to 10 days and goes no further. Treat both as ranges, and ask for his own advice for your case. In general, choose lodging close to the clinic, arrange a helper for the first days, avoid heavy lifting and bending, sleep with your head raised, and fly only when your surgeon says it is safe.

Before leaving, agree who you should contact if something worries you back home and how you will send photographs and updates. Meko's pages that we read show no prices, so ask for a written, itemised quote that separates the surgeon's fee, facility and anaesthesia charges and nights in hospital.

A well-prepared first message makes an online or first in-person consultation far more useful. For facial surgery of this kind, gather the following.

Photographs. Take sharp, evenly lit pictures with no make-up or filters: face-on, each side in profile, and both three-quarter views. Add one with the chin slightly lifted so the neck shows, and one with hair tied back so the brows and hairline are clear. An older photo of yourself, if you have one, shows how your face has changed over time.

Medical background. Current medicines, supplements and allergies; earlier operations, especially on the face, eyelids or neck; any history of bleeding problems, blood clots, high blood pressure, diabetes or slow wound healing; and your use of tobacco or nicotine, vaping included. Our facelift page ties smoking to a higher chance of poor skin healing, so be frank about it.

Earlier cosmetic treatments. Fillers, botulinum toxin, threads or laser work, with rough dates and where each was done.

Your aims and questions. A brief written list of what troubles you most, what you would like left alone, and the questions from the consultation section above.

Travel details. Possible travel dates, how many days you could stay away from home, whether someone will accompany you and a budget range, so the team can talk through realistic options.

Send all of this through the request form linked above. If the clinic needs more, for example blood work or a referral letter from your regular doctor, the patient team will let you know.