Dr. Worapon Ratanalert

Dr. Worapon Ratanalert (นพ.วรพล รัตนเลิศ) is a Thai plastic surgeon who operates at Yanhee International Hospital, a private hospital whose Bangkok address lies in Bang Phlat district. Yanhee's English-language profile gives his role as plastic surgeon at the hospital from 2018 to the present. Its Thai-language profile files his expertise under two of the hospital's centres, the Plastic Surgery Center (ศูนย์ศัลยกรรมตกแต่ง) and the Transgender Center (ศูนย์ข้ามเพศ), and the page for the Yanhee Pride Center, the hospital's gender-affirming service, labels him 'Plastic Surgeon | Expert in Gender Reassignment Surgery (MTF)'.

Male-to-female genital surgery is where most of the published detail about him sits. Yanhee's page on full-length peritoneal flap vaginoplasty states that the technique was introduced by Dr. Worapon. Its vulvoplasty page says the hospital's scar-concealing vulvoplasty is currently performed by him, and its non-penile-inversion vaginoplasty page describes how he uses foreskin and penile skin to build the labia minora. PubMed indexes five papers carrying his name on these subjects, published between 2020 and 2026, and he was an associate editor of a 2021 handbook on transgender healthcare published by Chulalongkorn University's Center of Excellence in Transgender Health.

His profiles also name procedures outside genital surgery. The English profile lists FTM mastectomy (chest masculinization), Asian rhinoplasty, Asian blepharoplasty and Adam's apple shaving. The Thai profile adds breast reduction, breast lift, face and neck lift, tummy tuck, navel reshaping and lateral canthus (outer eye corner) surgery, and Yanhee's eyelid-surgery and buttock-augmentation pages include him in their lists of available surgeons.

He holds a Doctor of Medicine from Chulalongkorn University and Thai board diplomas in surgery and in plastic surgery. His name appears on the member list of ThPRS, Thailand's plastic surgery society, and his Yanhee profile gives Thai and English as his languages.

You can request a consultation with Dr. Worapon Ratanalert through our patient team, who contact Yanhee and confirm availability with you before anything is booked. We dated every source behind the provider facts here when we opened it, from his hospital profiles to the society's member list and PubMed; our research methodology explains how we check them.

Dr. Worapon's medical degree and specialist training all took place in Thailand, and the dates below match across Yanhee's English and Thai profiles.

• Medical degree (2011): Doctor of Medicine (แพทยศาสตรบัณฑิต), Chulalongkorn University.
• General surgery (2016): specialty training in general surgery at Prince of Songkla University, with a Thai board diploma (วุฒิบัตร) in surgery dated B.E. 2559 (2016).
• Plastic surgery (2019): specialty training in plastic surgery at Chulalongkorn University, with a Thai board diploma in plastic surgery (สาขาศัลยศาสตร์ตกแต่ง) dated B.E. 2562 (2019).
• Gender-affirming surgery: the English profile lists him as a visiting surgeon specialising in MTF sex reassignment surgery at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital. No dates are given for this.

The Thai profile names both diplomas but not the body that issued them. The Thai Handbook of Transgender Healthcare Services (2021), which he co-edited, describes him as a Diplomate of the Thai Board of Surgery and a Diplomate of the Thai Board of Plastic Surgery.

Shorter courses and certificates also appear on his Yanhee profiles, most of them undated:

• Advanced Asian Rhinoplasty & Bone Contouring: Mini Visiting Fellowship, IFAAS (2022)
• Master Course: Precise Facial Fat Grafting, taught by Dr. Steve Cohen
• Hands-on training at Mae Fah Luang University in botulinum toxin and intradermal injection, and in fillers and their complications
• Certificates of attendance from Chulalongkorn University for courses in comprehensive head and neck reconstructive and aesthetic surgery, and in breast anatomy, aesthetics and reconstruction
• A certificate of appreciation from the 2019 International Annual Meeting of the Taiwan Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

These are continuing-education courses, not further specialist qualifications. Some of them cover techniques, such as facial bone contouring, fat grafting and injectables, that do not appear among the procedures his profiles list, so this page does not present them as services he offers. If one of them interests you, ask his team directly.

Society membership and licence. Dr. Worapon is named on the ThPRS member list, which we were able to check. His Yanhee profile also names ThSAPS, Thailand's society for aesthetic plastic surgeons, but that society publishes no member list we could consult, and it cites the Medical Council of Thailand under 'Credentials'. His ThPRS entry gives Thai medical licence number 41457. 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. You can search the register yourself using his Thai name, วรพล รัตนเลิศ.

Yanhee International Hospital (current). Yanhee's English profile lists Dr. Worapon as a plastic surgeon at the hospital from 2018 to the present, and several Yanhee procedure pages repeat that he has been at Yanhee since 2018. He works across the Plastic Surgery Center and the Pride Center, where the hospital's gender-affirming team sits. According to its own page, the Pride Center handles male-to-female as well as female-to-male surgery, and its listed services reach beyond the operating room: psychiatric consultations, hormone therapy, planning of the surgery, and care after it.

Center of Excellence in Transgender Health, Chulalongkorn University. Dr. Worapon was an associate editor of The Thai Handbook of Transgender Healthcare Services (Center of Excellence in Transgender Health, Chulalongkorn University, 2021; ISBN 978-616-586-530-2) and co-wrote its fourth chapter, on gender affirmation surgery. The handbook already gives his affiliation as the Plastic Surgery Center and Sex Reassignment Surgery Center at Yanhee Hospital. His ThPRS member entry, which the society's sitemap dates to October 2021, lists the Center of Excellence in Transgender Health (CETH) and the Tangerine Community Health Clinic in Bangkok as workplaces alongside Yanhee. We could not confirm that either of those roles is current, so neither is listed as a place to see him.

Published work. PubMed indexes these papers with Dr. Worapon as an author:

• Pedicled Peritoneal Flap Vaginoplasty in Male-to-Female Gender Affirmation Surgery: A Case Report. Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery, 2020 (affiliation: CETH, Chulalongkorn University)
• A Refinement Technique to Conceal the Scar Along the Labia Majora in Gender-affirming Vaginoplasty. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, 2025
• Labia Minora Redefined: A Nonpenile Inversion Technique in Gender-affirming Vaginoplasty. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, 2025
• Full-Length Peritoneal Flap Vaginoplasty: A Feasible Approach for Hairless Neovaginal Reconstruction in Gender-Affirming Surgery. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2026
• Intraoperative Perfusion Assessment in Full-length Peritoneal Flap Vaginoplasty Using Indocyanine Green Angiography. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, 2026

The four papers from 2025 and 2026 give his affiliation as the Plastic Surgery Center, Yanhee International Hospital. Read in order, the titles trace one line of work: a single case report on lining the vagina with a flap of peritoneum, then a full-length version of that technique, then a way of checking the flap's blood supply during the operation, with two parallel refinements to how the labia are built and where the outer scar falls.

Conference work. Yanhee's Thai-language news pages record him as a speaker at the 19th Ramathibodi Annual Symposium of Plastic Surgery (RASP 2025) on 26 August 2025, presenting his scar-concealing male-to-female technique, and as a keynote speaker at the Thai PATH Conference 2026.

What is not published. His total years in practice and any independently verified case numbers are not stated in the sources we reviewed. His own website and his Thai profile carry self-reported case counts; because we cannot verify them, we do not repeat them. How many operations of your specific type he performs each year is a fair question for your consultation.

Each area below is named for Dr. Worapon on an official Yanhee page or on his own website, which his Yanhee profile links to, and each part says where. The general guidance after each fact comes from our procedure guides and describes what patients usually experience. It is not a description of his personal technique unless the text says so, and it cannot settle whether, for instance, a peritoneal flap or a zero-depth vulvoplasty is right for your body; Dr. Worapon decides that after examining you.

Male-to-female vaginoplasty without penile inversion

His English profile lists MTF sex reassignment surgery first among his areas of experience. Yanhee's page on non-penile-inversion vaginoplasty explains that Dr. Worapon uses preputial (foreskin) and penile skin to form the labia minora while also creating a functional vaginal canal, a technique he published in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open in December 2025. His own website describes a non-penile-inversion vaginoplasty with a scar-concealment step that places the labia majora scar in the interlabial sulcus, the groove between the outer and inner labia; that refinement appeared in the same journal in 2025.

In general, vaginoplasty is genital surgery that forms a vaginal canal, a clitoris and labia; an orchiectomy (removal of the testes) is usually part of the same operation. It is major surgery: our guide notes a hospital stay of commonly five to seven nights, about three to four weeks in Thailand, and dilation needed long term to keep depth. In penile inversion vaginoplasty, an approach many surgeons use, penile skin lines the canal. Because Dr. Worapon's published approach reserves penile skin mainly for the labia, ask him exactly which tissue would line your canal, whether any of it needs hair removal beforehand, and how that choice affects dilation and sensation.

Full-length peritoneal flap vaginoplasty

Yanhee's page on full-length peritoneal flap vaginoplasty says the technique was introduced by Dr. Worapon Ratanalert, and a Yanhee news page says the hospital offers it and names him as the surgeon who developed it. Yanhee describes the result as a skin-free, hairless lining for the new canal. His publications follow the technique from a 2020 case report on a pedicled peritoneal flap, to a 2026 paper in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery on the full-length version, to a 2026 paper on assessing the flap's blood flow during surgery with indocyanine green angiography, an imaging method that uses a fluorescent dye.

In general, peritoneal vaginoplasty uses the peritoneum, the thin lining of the abdominal cavity, to line part of the vaginal canal, or in the full-length version Yanhee describes, the canal without skin; our vaginoplasty guide notes that it is often robotically assisted. The sources we reviewed do not say how Dr. Worapon reaches and raises the flap, so ask whether he uses a laparoscopic, robotic or other approach, how any earlier abdominal surgery would affect your suitability, and what your dilation routine would be. For this operation our peritoneal vaginoplasty guide plans on 21 to 30 days in Thailand as a typical range.

Vulvoplasty (zero-depth)

Yanhee's vulvoplasty page states that its scar-concealing vulvoplasty technique is currently performed by Dr. Worapon. In general, vulvoplasty creates the external genitals without a vaginal canal, so the long-term dilation that follows a full-depth vaginoplasty is not needed. The choice between depth and zero depth depends on your body and your goals as much as on surgery; ask him how he would talk that decision through with you and what options would remain if your wishes changed later.

Techniques not listed for him

Neither of his profiles lists penile inversion or colon (sigmoid) vaginoplasty. Yanhee's pages on colon vaginoplasty and on penile-peritoneal vaginoplasty name him only as their medical reviewer, which is not a statement that he performs those operations. If you are considering either, ask the hospital who would operate.

FTM mastectomy (top surgery)

'FTM Mastectomy' appears among his areas of experience on the English profile; the profile does not say which techniques he uses. In general, top surgery removes breast tissue and excess skin to create a flatter, masculine-contoured chest. Our top surgery guide describes three main techniques: the double incision method with free nipple grafts, generally chosen when the chest is medium-sized or larger; periareolar surgery, through a cut around the areola, when the chest is smaller and the skin retains good elasticity; and the keyhole approach, for very small chests with firm skin. For time in Thailand, the same guide suggests 10 to 14 days, so that any drains are out and the nipples have been reviewed before the flight home. The guide adds that, under WPATH SOC-8, starting hormones is not required before chest masculinization.

The Pride Center describes female-to-male surgery as staged: mastectomy, then hysterectomy and oophorectomy, then phalloplasty or metoidioplasty. Only the mastectomy stage is listed for Dr. Worapon. For gender-affirming hysterectomy, the Pride Center page names gynaecologist Dr. Boonchai Thanyalakpark.

Adam's apple shaving (tracheal shave)

'Adam's Apple Shaving' is listed on his English profile. In general, a tracheal shave, also called chondrolaryngoplasty, reduces the prominence of the thyroid cartilage at the front of the neck; our guide gives a typical time in Thailand of five to seven days. It is not designed to change the pitch of the voice. Voice surgery is a separate operation: at Yanhee the Pride Center page lists ENT specialist Dr. Ornouma Sriwanishvipat for voice change, and our voice feminization guide explains the options. Ask Dr. Worapon where the scar will sit and how he judges how much cartilage can be removed without affecting your voice.

Asian rhinoplasty

'Asian Rhinoplasty' is listed on his English profile, and in 2022 he completed a mini visiting fellowship in advanced Asian rhinoplasty and bone contouring with IFAAS. In general, Asian rhinoplasty means augmentation: raising a low bridge or projecting the tip. Our rhinoplasty guide explains that this can be done with your own cartilage, taken from the septum, ear or rib, or with an implant such as silicone or ePTFE, and that each option has its own trade-offs in infection risk, feel and long-term stability. International patients usually allow 7 to 10 days in Thailand, long enough for the nasal splint to be taken off and the result reviewed before the journey home, and the final tip shape may take twelve months or more to show. Ask him which material he recommends for your nose and why, and mention any reduction goals, such as narrowing, because the profile names only Asian rhinoplasty.

Double eyelid and eyelid surgery

'Asian Blepharoplasty' is on his English profile, the Thai profile lists double eyelid surgery and lateral canthus (outer corner) surgery, and Yanhee's eyelid-surgery page includes him among the plastic surgeons who perform blepharoplasty. In general, double eyelid surgery creates or refines the upper-lid crease through a full incision or, for suitable lids, a suture method that may be less long-lasting. Eyelid surgery is often done under local anaesthesia with sedation, stitches come out after around five to seven days, and a new crease usually looks more swollen at first and settles as the swelling goes down. Expect questions about dry eyes, glaucoma, thyroid eye disease and vision, and ask him to check whether a drooping lid margin (ptosis) is part of the picture, because that needs a different repair.

Face and neck lift

The Thai profile lists face lift and neck lift (ดึงหน้า ดึงคอ). As a general description, a facelift raises and repositions the tissues of the lower face and jawline and removes excess skin, while a neck lift tightens the neck and is often combined with it. A facelift does not treat the forehead, eyelids or fine surface wrinkles. Techniques range from mini and SMAS lifts to deep plane lifts, and his profiles do not say which he uses, so ask. Both guides suggest planning 10 to 14 days in Thailand. They identify haematoma (blood collecting under the skin, sometimes needing drainage) as the most frequent significant complication, and they single out smoking, which should be stopped beforehand since it raises the chance of poor skin healing.

Breast reduction and breast lift

The Thai profile lists breast reduction and breast lift (ลดขนาดหน้าอก, กระชับหน้าอก), and he holds a Chulalongkorn certificate of attendance for a course on breast anatomy, aesthetics and reconstruction. In general, a breast reduction removes tissue, fat and skin and lifts the breast at the same time, while a breast lift reshapes and raises the breast without making it much smaller. The scar pattern depends on technique, from around the areola to a vertical or anchor-shaped scar, and a reduction can change nipple sensation and may affect breastfeeding. Our guides put the usual time in Thailand for either operation at 10 to 14 days. Breast augmentation is not among the procedures listed for him.

Tummy tuck and navel reshaping

The Thai profile lists abdominal fat excision (ตัดไขมันหน้าท้อง), a term Yanhee's own Thai procedure page defines as tummy tuck (abdominoplasty), and umbilicoplasty, or navel reshaping (ตกแต่งสะดือ). In general, a tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) is aimed at a loose lower abdomen: surplus skin and fat beneath the belly button are removed, and the surgeon usually also closes a diastasis recti, the gap between the rectus muscles that often follows pregnancy. It is not a weight-loss operation, and a full tummy tuck usually means repositioning the navel. Allow roughly 12 to 14 days in Thailand, according to our guide, which also notes that smoking greatly increases wound-healing risks. If you are interested in navel reshaping on its own, ask him how he would approach it for you and the length of stay he would advise.

Buttock implants

Yanhee's buttock augmentation page, which covers implants, lists Dr. Worapon among the surgeons who perform it. You can read our overview of buttock implants before your consultation. Implant augmentation is a different operation from a fat-transfer Brazilian butt lift, which is not listed for him. Ask about the implant type and where it is placed, where the incision will be, what restrictions on sitting and exercise apply during recovery, and how long he would want you to stay in Bangkok.

A consultation is where Dr. Worapon assesses whether a procedure suits you; nothing on this page replaces that. Patients commonly find it useful to arrive with written questions. The lists below are built around the procedures his profiles name.

If you are considering vaginoplasty or vulvoplasty

• Which of his approaches (non-penile-inversion vaginoplasty, full-length peritoneal flap vaginoplasty or zero-depth vulvoplasty) does he recommend for your anatomy and goals, and why?
• What tissue will line the canal, and will any skin used need hair removal first?
• How does he check the blood supply of the tissue during surgery? His 2026 paper describes indocyanine green angiography for peritoneal flaps; ask whether he uses it in every case.
• What will your dilation routine be, and what support is available once you are home?
• How many nights in hospital and how long in Bangkok does he advise for your technique?
• Which documents does he require? Our vaginoplasty guide explains that surgeons in Thailand generally work to WPATH SOC-8; for genital surgery it suggests a period of hormone therapy, at least six months, unless that is clinically inappropriate or the patient does not want hormones, and some surgeons still ask for two letters. The sources we reviewed do not publish his exact requirements.
• If you have no assessment or hormone care arranged yet, could Yanhee provide them? The Pride Center says it offers both psychiatric consultation and hormone therapy.
• How are complications such as narrowing of the canal, urinary problems or a fistula managed, and what are the arrangements if you later want a revision?

If you are considering top surgery or a tracheal shave

• Which top surgery technique suits your chest size and skin, and will your nipples be grafted?
• How long will you need drains and a binder, and when can you fly?
• For a tracheal shave, where will the scar lie, and how does he protect your voice?
• If you are planning more than one gender-affirming procedure, would he stage them or combine any in one trip, and how would that change your time in Bangkok?

If you are considering facial, breast or body surgery

• Rhinoplasty: cartilage or implant, and what are the risks of each for your nose?
• Eyelid surgery: incision or suture method, and is there any ptosis?
• Face or neck lift: which technique, and how does he reduce the risk of haematoma?
• Breast or tummy surgery: where will the scars lie, and how might future pregnancy or weight change affect the result?
• Buttock implants: which implant, where will it sit, and what recovery restrictions apply?

Questions for every procedure

• How many operations of this type does he perform each year, and what complication and revision rates does he see?
• Who gives the anaesthetic, and what kind of room will you stay in at Yanhee?
• What exactly does the quote cover? Yanhee says its package prices for most cosmetic operations usually bundle in several items: doctor's fees, medicines, your room, nursing care, food and the operating-room fee. Ask for an itemised list that also shows whether extras such as dilators or compression garments are included.
• Will your operation notes and discharge summary be in English for your doctor at home?

His Yanhee profile gives Thai and English as his languages. If neither suits you, Yanhee says its interpreters are available to foreign patients at no additional charge, so mention the language you need when you send your request.

Dr. Worapon's operations take place at Yanhee International Hospital: Soi 90, 454 Charansanitwong Road, Bang-O, Bang Phlat, Bangkok 10700. The hospital states that it has 400 beds. It holds Joint Commission International (JCI) accreditation under the Hospital Program, and the certificate published on Yanhee's website carries an effective date of 13 March 2026 and an end date of 12 March 2029. In the HA Thailand database, Yanhee has no current Thai Hospital Accreditation; the last cycle listed there ended in 2019.

Yanhee's international service, as the hospital describes it, starts before you book: you can send in a free online pre-assessment, and one of its international coordinators reviews it. On the day you arrive, you register at the International Counter (first floor), and an interpreter is assigned to stay with you as you move between departments. Interpreting and translation carry no extra fee, and English-speaking staff and coordinators are posted at strategic points across the hospital.

The hospital can arrange transfers between the airport, your hotel and Yanhee for a charge, and its partner hotels give reduced rates when a stay is booked within a Yanhee package. Inpatients are visited every day by the international liaison team, and admitted patients whose treatment runs longer can get help extending a visa. Payment options Yanhee lists are bank transfer, debit or credit card, and cash in the main world currencies. Yanhee's discharge paperwork for overseas patients comprises a discharge summary, a medical certificate and a fit-to-fly certificate. After the flight home, the hospital keeps in touch by email and passes the photos you send on to the doctor.

How long to plan in Bangkok. Your stay depends on which of his procedures you have. Typical ranges from our guides: a tracheal shave or eyelid surgery, 5 to 7 days; rhinoplasty, 7 to 10 days; 10 to 14 days for top surgery, a facelift, a neck lift, breast reduction or a breast lift; for a tummy tuck, 12 to 14 days; and about three to four weeks for vaginoplasty, with 21 to 30 days quoted for the peritoneal technique. Dr. Worapon decides when it is safe for you to fly, so a flexible return ticket is sensible. For a stay of several weeks, check your visa conditions early, bearing in mind that Yanhee's visa-extension help is described for admitted patients.

For genital surgery in particular, many patients bring a companion and choose accommodation that allows rest and privacy. Before you leave Bangkok, confirm how follow-up with Dr. Worapon's team works from home, who to contact if a problem appears, and whether your operation notes will be provided in English.

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None of the items below is required for a first request, but each one helps Dr. Worapon's team give you a fuller answer. Medical details should reach us only via the booking form or WhatsApp. Photos are optional at this stage; wait until Dr. Worapon's team specifically requests them.

Useful for any operation

• Your chosen operation, plus the technique if you have a preference (for example, peritoneal flap or non-penile-inversion vaginoplasty)
• Your preferred dates, and whether you want an online or in-person consultation
• Your general health, current medicines, allergies, and whether you smoke or use nicotine
• Details and reports of any previous surgery in the same area
• The questions you want Dr. Worapon to answer

For vaginoplasty or vulvoplasty

• Whether you are hoping for a full-depth canal or zero-depth vulvoplasty, or are still deciding
• Any assessment letters or reports from a qualified health professional that you already have
• Your hormone therapy: what you take and since when
• Any hair removal you have had, and on which areas
• Any previous abdominal or pelvic surgery, which matters when a technique uses the lining of the abdomen

For top surgery or a tracheal shave

• Whether you use hormones, and any assessment documents you have
• Chest or neck photos, only if his team asks for them

For facial surgery

• Rhinoplasty: front, side and base (from below) photos in neutral light if requested, plus any history of nose injury, breathing problems or earlier nose surgery
• Eyelid surgery: any history of dry eyes, glaucoma, thyroid eye disease or vision problems
• Face or neck lift: previous facial procedures, including injectables

For breast and body surgery

• Plans for future pregnancy or breastfeeding
• Whether your weight has been stable
• Buttock implants: the shape you are hoping for, and any previous buttock procedures, including fat grafting or filler

Our patient team passes what you send to Yanhee. We are not a medical team and do not give medical advice; Dr. Worapon and the hospital decide what further information or tests they need.