Key facts
- Specialty
- Plastic surgery
- Subspecialties
- MTF Sex Reassignment Surgery, FTM Mastectomy, Adam's Apple Shaving, Asian Rhinoplasty, Asian Blepharoplasty
- City
- Bangkok, Thailand
- Practises at
- Yanhee International Hospital
- Medical school
- Chulalongkorn University
- Residency and fellowship
- Prince of Songkla University; Chulalongkorn University; IFAAS
- Societies
- The Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons of Thailand (ThPRS); The Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons of Thailand (ThSAPS); Medical Council of Thailand (listed under 'Credentials' on the profile) (TMC)
- Special interests
- MTF Sex Reassignment Surgery; FTM Mastectomy; Adam's Apple Shaving; Asian Rhinoplasty; Asian Blepharoplasty (listed under his Yanhee medical experience); Expert in Gender Reassignment Surgery (MTF); Expertise (ความชำนาญ): Plastic Surgery Center (ศูนย์ศัลยกรรมตกแต่ง) and Transgender Center (ศูนย์ข้ามเพศ); Treatment experience listed (ประสบการณ์ในการรักษา): male-to-female gender reassignment (แปลงเพศจากชายเป็นหญิง), umbilicoplasty (ตกแต่งสะดือ), breast reduction and breast lift (ลดขนาดหน้าอก, กระชับหน้าอก), double eyelid and lateral canthus surgery (ทำตาสองชั้น, เก็บหางตา), face and neck lift (ดึงหน้า ดึงคอ), abdominal fat excision / tummy tuck (ตัดไขมันหน้าท้อง); Non-penile inversion vaginoplasty (NPIV) with a scar concealment technique that places the labia majora scar in the interlabial sulcus; Full-length peritoneal flap vaginoplasty: a skin-free, hairless neovaginal lining technique introduced by Dr. Worapon at Yanhee; Nonpenile inversion vaginoplasty that reserves penile and foreskin skin mainly for building the labia minora (technique he published in PRS Global Open, December 2025)
- Languages
- Thai, English
- Procedures
- 15 documented procedures
About Dr. Worapon Ratanalert
Dr. Worapon Ratanalert is a plastic surgeon in Bangkok, Thailand. Places of practice named in official listings: Yanhee International Hospital. Procedures named in official sources include Asian rhinoplasty, blepharoplasty, double eyelid surgery and 12 other procedures. Medical degree: Chulalongkorn University. You can request a consultation with Dr. Worapon Ratanalert through our patient team, who confirm availability with the hospital or clinic.
Education and training
- Medical degree2011
Doctor of Medicine (แพทยศาสตรบัณฑิต)
Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
Source (yanhee.net) (opens in a new tab) - Residency2016
Specialty training in General Surgery
Prince of Songkla University, Thailand
Source (yanhee.net) (opens in a new tab) - Residency2019
Specialty training in Plastic Surgery
Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
Source (yanhee.net) (opens in a new tab) - Fellowship2022
Advanced Asian Rhinoplasty & Bone contouring: Mini Visiting Fellowship
IFAAS
Source (th.yanhee.net) (opens in a new tab) - Board certification2016
Diploma (วุฒิบัตร) in Surgery (สาขาศัลยศาสตร์), B.E. 2559; described as 'Diplomate of the Thai Board of Surgery' in the CETH handbook
Thai board certificate (วุฒิบัตร); issuing body not named on the profile, Thailand
Source (th.yanhee.net) (opens in a new tab) - Board certification2019
Diploma (วุฒิบัตร) in Plastic Surgery (สาขาศัลยศาสตร์ตกแต่ง), B.E. 2562; described as 'Diplomate of the Thai Board of Plastic Surgery' in the CETH handbook
Thai board certificate (วุฒิบัตร); issuing body not named on the profile, Thailand
Source (th.yanhee.net) (opens in a new tab) - Training
Visiting surgeon specializing in MTF Sex Reassignment Surgery
King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thailand
Source (yanhee.net) (opens in a new tab) - Training
Master Course: Precise Facial Fat Grafting
Master course taught by Dr. Steve Cohen
Source (yanhee.net) (opens in a new tab) - Training
Training in Botulinum Toxin and Intradermal Injection (Hands-on)
Mae Fah Luang University, Thailand
Source (yanhee.net) (opens in a new tab) - Training
Fillers and Complication (Hands-on)
Mae Fah Luang University, Thailand
Source (th.yanhee.net) (opens in a new tab) - Certificate2019
Certificate of Appreciation: 2019 International Annual Meeting of Taiwan Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Taiwan Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Taiwan
Source (yanhee.net) (opens in a new tab) - Certificate
Certificate of Attendance: Comprehensive Head and Neck Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
Source (th.yanhee.net) (opens in a new tab) - Certificate
Certificate of Attendance: Breast Anatomy, Aesthetic and Reconstruction
Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
Source (th.yanhee.net) (opens in a new tab)
Professional experience
- CurrentSince 2018
Plastic Surgeon
Yanhee International Hospital, Bangkok
Source (yanhee.net) (opens in a new tab) - Current
Plastic Surgeon | Expert in Gender Reassignment Surgery (MTF)
Yanhee Pride Center, Yanhee International Hospital
Source (yanhee.net) (opens in a new tab) - Since 2021
Associate editor and co-author of Chapter 4 (Gender Affirmation Surgery), The Thai Handbook of Transgender Healthcare Services
Center of Excellence in Transgender Health (CETH), Chulalongkorn University
Source (ihri.org) (opens in a new tab) Workplace listed on his ThPRS member entry (entry last updated 2021-10-18; current status not confirmed)
Tangerine Community Health Clinic (คลินิกสุขภาพชุมชนแทนเจอรีน), Bangkok
Source (thprs.org) (opens in a new tab)Workplace listed on his ThPRS member entry (entry last updated 2021-10-18; current status not confirmed); PubMed affiliation on his 2020 case report
Center of Excellence in Transgender Health (CETH), Chulalongkorn University
Source (thprs.org) (opens in a new tab)
Selected publications
- Intraoperative Perfusion Assessment in Full-length Peritoneal Flap Vaginoplasty Using Indocyanine Green Angiography. (opens in a new tab) · Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Global Open, 2026
- Full-Length Peritoneal Flap Vaginoplasty: A Feasible Approach for Hairless Neovaginal Reconstruction in Gender-Affirming Surgery. (opens in a new tab) · Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2026
- Labia Minora Redefined: A Nonpenile Inversion Technique in Gender-affirming Vaginoplasty. (opens in a new tab) · Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Global Open, 2025
- A Refinement Technique to Conceal the Scar Along the Labia Majora in Gender-affirming Vaginoplasty. (opens in a new tab) · Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Global Open, 2025
- The Thai Handbook of Transgender Healthcare Services (associate editor; co-author of Chapter 4, Gender Affirmation Surgery) (opens in a new tab) · Book, Center of Excellence in Transgender Health, Chulalongkorn University (ISBN 978-616-586-530-2), 2021
- Pedicled Peritoneal Flap Vaginoplasty in Male-to-Female Gender Affirmation Surgery: A Case Report. (opens in a new tab) · Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery, 2020
Procedures performed
Procedures are listed only when an official source, such as a hospital or clinic profile, a department page or the surgeon's own site, names them. A listing is not a recommendation: whether a procedure suits you is decided at a consultation.
Facial plastic surgery
Breast surgery
Body contouring
Feminizing procedures
Masculinizing procedures
Where these listings come from
- 'Asian Rhinoplasty' listed under his medical experience at Yanhee yanhee.net (opens in a new tab)
- Listed under 'Available doctors: These plastic surgeons at Yanhee perform eyelid surgery' on the Yanhee eyelid surgery page yanhee.net (opens in a new tab)
- 'Asian Blepharoplasty' listed under his medical experience at Yanhee; Thai profile treatment experience lists ทำตาสองชั้น (double eyelid surgery) yanhee.net (opens in a new tab)
- Thai profile treatment experience lists ดึงหน้า (facelift) th.yanhee.net (opens in a new tab)
- Thai profile treatment experience lists ดึงคอ (neck lift) th.yanhee.net (opens in a new tab)
- Thai profile treatment experience lists กระชับหน้าอก (breast lift) th.yanhee.net (opens in a new tab)
- Thai profile treatment experience (ประสบการณ์ในการรักษา) lists ลดขนาดหน้าอก (breast reduction) th.yanhee.net (opens in a new tab)
- Listed under 'Available doctors: These plastic surgeons at Yanhee perform buttock augmentation' on the Yanhee buttock augmentation (implant) page yanhee.net (opens in a new tab)
- Thai profile treatment experience lists ตัดไขมันหน้าท้อง, which Yanhee's own Thai procedure page defines as 'การตัดไขมันหน้าท้อง หรือ Tummy Tuck (Abdominoplasty)' (https://th.yanhee.net/lp/ตัดไขมันหน้าท้อง/) th.yanhee.net (opens in a new tab)
- Yanhee full-length peritoneal flap vaginoplasty page: 'The technique was introduced by Dr. Worapon Ratanalert'; Yanhee news page says the hospital offers it and calls him the surgeon who developed it yanhee.net (opens in a new tab)
- 'Adam's Apple Shaving' listed under his medical experience at Yanhee yanhee.net (opens in a new tab)
- Yanhee profile lists 'MTF Sex Reassignment Surgery'; the Yanhee nonpenile inversion vaginoplasty page describes how 'Dr. Worapon uses preputial (foreskin) and penile skin' to form the labia minora alongside a functional canal yanhee.net (opens in a new tab)
- Yanhee vulvoplasty page: scar-concealing vulvoplasty technique 'is currently performed by Dr. Worapon Ratanalert' yanhee.net (opens in a new tab)
- 'FTM Mastectomy' listed under his medical experience at Yanhee yanhee.net (opens in a new tab)
Hospitals and clinics where Dr. Worapon Ratanalert practises
Bang Phlat, Bangkok
Yanhee International Hospital
โรงพยาบาลยันฮี
- Private hospital
- International patient service
Yanhee International Hospital is a 400-bed private hospital in Bang Phlat, Bangkok, listed as JCI accredited. It runs a plastic surgery centre, the Pride Center for gender-affirming surgery and a hair transplant centre.
Accreditation
- JCI
- Surgeons
- 20
- Procedures
- 65
- Beds
- 400
- Established
- 1984
- Languages
- English, Thai
Surgeons here
International patients
Published by the hospitals and clinics
These services are offered and provided by each facility itself, as listed on its official site.
Yanhee International Hospital
- International patient desk
- International Counter on the first floor for registration of international patients Source (yanhee.net) (opens in a new tab)
- An interpreter is assigned on arrival to help with registration and accompany the patient to each department Source (yanhee.net) (opens in a new tab)
- Interpreter/translator services without extra fees Source (yanhee.net) (opens in a new tab)
- English-speaking coordinators and staff at strategic points in the hospital Source (yanhee.net) (opens in a new tab)
- Free online pre-assessment reviewed by an international coordinator before travel Source (yanhee.net) (opens in a new tab)
- Transport between the airport, hotel and hospital can be arranged for a fee Source (yanhee.net) (opens in a new tab)
- Assistance with a visa extension for admitted patients who need to stay longer for treatment Source (yanhee.net) (opens in a new tab)
- Partner hotels, with special rates when booked through a Yanhee package Source (yanhee.net) (opens in a new tab)
- International liaison team visits inpatients every day Source (yanhee.net) (opens in a new tab)
- Payment by cash in major currencies, credit and debit cards, or bank transfer Source (yanhee.net) (opens in a new tab)
- Discharge documents include a medical certificate, fit-to-fly certificate and discharge summary Source (yanhee.net) (opens in a new tab)
- Follow-up after returning home by email coordination and photo updates to the doctor Source (yanhee.net) (opens in a new tab)
- Hospital office in Yangon, Myanmar Source (yanhee.net) (opens in a new tab)
Languages listed: English, Thai
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Credential research
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Hospital and clinic affiliation
Specialty
Education and training
Positions
- Yanhee International Hospital: Dr. Worapon Ratanalert (English profile) (opens in a new tab)
- Yanhee Pride Center (opens in a new tab)
- ThPRS member list: นพ.วรพล รัตนเลิศ, Worapon Ratanalert, MD. (licence 41457) (opens in a new tab)
- The Thai Handbook of Transgender Healthcare Services (CETH, Chulalongkorn University, 2021) (opens in a new tab)
Society memberships
Procedures
- Yanhee: Nonpenile inversion vaginoplasty (opens in a new tab)
- Yanhee: Full-length peritoneal flap vaginoplasty (opens in a new tab)
- Yanhee: Vulvoplasty (scar-concealing technique) (opens in a new tab)
- Yanhee International Hospital: Dr. Worapon Ratanalert (English profile) (opens in a new tab)
- Yanhee: Eyelid surgery (Available doctors list) (opens in a new tab)
- Yanhee: Buttock augmentation (Available doctors list) (opens in a new tab)
- Yanhee Hospital: นพ.วรพล รัตนเลิศ (Thai profile) (opens in a new tab)
Special interests
- Yanhee International Hospital: Dr. Worapon Ratanalert (English profile) (opens in a new tab)
- Yanhee Pride Center (opens in a new tab)
- Yanhee Hospital: นพ.วรพล รัตนเลิศ (Thai profile) (opens in a new tab)
- Dr. Worapon Ratanalert: Non-Penile Inversion Vaginoplasty (NPIV) with Scar Concealment Technique (opens in a new tab)
- Yanhee: Full-length peritoneal flap vaginoplasty (opens in a new tab)
- Yanhee: Nonpenile inversion vaginoplasty (opens in a new tab)
Languages
Medical information
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