Bangkok Hospital Hat Yai

Bangkok Hospital Hat Yai (โรงพยาบาลกรุงเทพหาดใหญ่) is a private hospital at 75 Soi 15, Phetkasem Road, Hat Yai, in Songkhla province in Thailand's lower south. Patients also write the name as Bangkok Hospital Hatyai or Bangkok Hatyai Hospital. The hospital's pages sit inside the Bangkok Hospital website (bangkokhospital.com/en/hatyai), and its former domain, bangkokhatyai.com, now forwards there.

Cosmetic and reconstructive surgery here belongs to the hospital's Plastic Surgery Clinic (คลินิกศัลยกรรมตกแต่ง), which the hospital places under two centre groups at once: Surgery, and Aesthetic & Anti-Aging. The clinic describes its work as both reconstructive and cosmetic. Our keyword searches of the hospital's doctor directory found six doctors whose listed specialty or training is in plastic, facial plastic or oculoplastic surgery. Every one of them is listed as part-time at this hospital, and several have a second base in Hat Yai: the Prince of Songkla University teaching hospital, another private hospital, or a private clinic.

Key facts, each taken from the hospital's own pages or the accreditor's database:

• Type: a private hospital with a broad range of specialty clinics, not a hospital devoted to cosmetic surgery
• Opened: 1997, according to the hospital's information page
• Beds: 400, as stated on that information page. The page reads as older text: it describes a first 12-storey phase of 180 beds opening in June 1997 and a second phase still to come, so treat 400 as the hospital's own figure rather than a count we could confirm as current
• Accreditation: HA Thailand (Healthcare Accreditation Institute), current cycle 22 July 2025 to 21 July 2028; not listed by Joint Commission International (JCI)
• For overseas patients: an International Patient Advocate Program (IPAP) listing Thai, English and Malay, with Chinese named on the information page
• Not published: operating-room and intensive-care bed numbers, cosmetic surgery prices, and the surgeons' clinic days

The sections below cover the surgeons, what the clinic says it treats, the accreditation record, what the hospital offers visitors from abroad, the location, and the route for requesting a consultation via our patient team. Where a patient would reasonably want a fact the hospital has not published, we say it is missing instead of guessing.

The clinic's page divides its work into two strands.

Reconstructive surgery, which the hospital describes as including:

• correction of birth defects and abnormal facial features
• care for people burned by fire or scalding water
• treatment of facial wounds and of facial bone fractures after accidents

Cosmetic surgery. The page states that cosmetic operations are also offered and names the face, chest or abdomen as example areas. It goes no further: no individual operations, techniques or implant types are listed.

The care team. The hospital says patients are looked after by a multidisciplinary team of specialist surgeons, anaesthesiologists, nurses and other physicians such as internists, organised through what it calls its Patient Care Unit. A dedicated nursing team gives advice on self-care after discharge, and a dedicated inpatient ward looks after patients following surgery. So a patient who needs to stay in after an operation recovers on a hospital ward set aside for post-surgical care.

Neighbouring departments. Other units named on the hospital site that may be relevant to a cosmetic or reconstructive patient:

• Aesthetic & Anti-Aging and Dermatology & Aesthetics, the hospital's skin and aesthetic medicine units
• the Ear, Nose, Throat Center (ENT) and the Eye Clinic
• the Surgery Clinic, Hand & Microsurgery Clinic, Orthopedic Surgery Clinic, The Vascular Surgery Clinic and the Minimally Invasive Laparoscopic Surgery Center

The five surgeons listed under surgery also have a Breast Clinic on their profiles. Read these clinic listings as places where a surgeon can be seen, not as a statement of the operations he or she performs.

Gaps in the published information. We found no gender-affirming surgery service on the hospital's pages, and no page naming a specific cosmetic operation such as rhinoplasty, eyelid surgery, breast augmentation or a tummy tuck. A missing page does not prove an operation is unavailable, but confirm the operation with the surgeon before you plan a trip around it. If you are researching gender-affirming surgery, our gender-affirming surgery section lists providers whose own pages document that work.

Six doctors on Bangkok Hospital Hat Yai's official profiles work in fields that matter for cosmetic and reconstructive surgery. The hospital marks all six as part-time and does not publish their clinic days or hours, so availability has to be checked for each one. They are grouped by field below, in no order of preference.

Plastic surgery

• [Dr. Niti Tawaranurak](/doctor/niti-tawaranurak/) (นพ. นิติ ถาวรานุรักษ์). Specialties on his hospital profile: Plastic Surgery and Surgery. Training shown there: Doctor of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University (2005); surgery, Prince of Songkla University (2010); plastic surgery, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University (2013). The Medical Council of Thailand register records surgery and plastic surgery as his recognised specialties, and he is a member of the Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons of Thailand (ThPRS) as well as the Royal College of Surgeons of Thailand, according to their lists. Thonburi Rajyindee Hospital in Hat Yai also lists him as a part-time plastic surgeon in its Plastic Surgery Department. Languages: English and Thai.
• [Dr. Orawan Chansanti](/doctor/orawan-chansanti/) (พญ. อรวรรณ ชาญสันติ). The hospital lists her under Surgery, with the sub-specialty Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Published training: Doctor of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University (2001); surgery, Prince of Songkla University (2006); plastic surgery, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University (2008). The Medical Council register recognises her in surgery and plastic surgery, the Royal College of Surgeons of Thailand records plastic surgery as her field, and ThPRS includes her as a member. Her facial plastic label therefore rests on plastic surgery training; no ear, nose and throat training is published for her. Languages: Chinese, English and Thai.
• [Dr. Weerapong Lertsuwannawin](/doctor/weerapong-lertsuwannawin/) (นพ. วีระพงศ์ เลิศสุวรรณาวิน). Listed in Plastic Surgery. Both entries on his profile are from the Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University: Doctor of Medicine (2004) and plastic surgery (2012). ThPRS includes him as a member. Language: Thai.
• [Dr. Pataradon Muangsombut](/doctor/pataradon-muangsombut/) (นพ. ภัทรดนย์ เมืองสมบัติ). Listed in Plastic Surgery; his hospital profile names plastic surgery as his education, with no year or institution. ThPRS includes him as a member. Muangsombut Clinic in Hat Yai names him as its specialist plastic surgeon, and the clinic's chin augmentation page attributes that work to him. No languages are published for him.
• [Dr. Sukhum Keerativittayanun](/doctor/sukhum-keerativittayanun/) (ทพ. นพ. สุขุม กีรติวิทยานันท์). Listed in Plastic Surgery and General Dentistry; the Thai titles ทพ. and นพ. show he is qualified as both a dentist and a physician. ThPRS includes him as a member. His two PubMed-indexed papers give oral and maxillofacial surgery at Prince of Songkla University's Faculty of Dentistry as his affiliation. No degree, training institution, year or language is published for him.

Dr. Niti's and Dr. Orawan's research papers give Prince of Songkla University's Division of Plastic Surgery (Faculty of Medicine), also in Hat Yai, as their affiliation.

Oculoplastic surgery (ophthalmology)

• [Assoc. Prof. Orapan Aryasit](/doctor/orapan-aryasit/) (รศ.พญ. อรพรรณ อาญาสิทธิ์), who appears on the hospital's pages as Dr. Orapan Aryasit in the Eye Clinic. She is an ophthalmologist; the Medical Council register records ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery as her sub-specialty. Published training: Doctor of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University (2006); ophthalmology, Prince of Songkla University (2011); oculoplastics fellowship, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul (2013). At Prince of Songkla University she is an Associate Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and is named as a specialist in its ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery clinic, which treats eyelid conditions including ptosis (a drooping upper eyelid), blocked tear ducts and disorders of the eye socket. Languages: English and Thai.

Licence checks. On 27 September 2026 the Medical Council of Thailand register confirmed the licences of Dr. Niti Tawaranurak, Dr. Orawan Chansanti and Assoc. Prof. Orapan Aryasit. 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. Dr. Pataradon's licence number appears on his clinic's website and Dr. Weerapong's on his ThPRS entry, but neither has yet been matched on the register; no licence number is published for Dr. Sukhum. The register is public, so you can search it yourself before booking. Our research methodology explains how these checks are made.

The hospital has not published an operation-by-operation list for its Plastic Surgery Clinic. The evidence we have:

• Cosmetic surgery of the face, chest and abdomen, named as example areas on the clinic page, without specific operations.
• Reconstructive surgery for birth defects and abnormal facial features, burns, facial wounds and facial bone fractures.
• Chin augmentation, documented for Dr. Pataradon Muangsombut on the website of his own practice, Muangsombut Clinic, rather than on Bangkok Hospital Hat Yai's pages. Our chin augmentation guide lists the providers where it is documented.
• Ptosis correction, documented for Assoc. Prof. Orapan Aryasit at the Prince of Songkla University ophthalmic plastic surgery clinic. At Bangkok Hospital Hat Yai she is listed in the Eye Clinic, and the hospital does not name ptosis surgery. See ptosis correction.

For any specific operation, two questions therefore matter: does this surgeon perform it, and does he or she perform it at Bangkok Hospital Hat Yai rather than at another base? Our patient team puts both to the hospital and passes on the answer.

What follows is general background on the three areas the clinic names, to help you prepare questions. It describes how these operations are usually approached; it does not describe what this hospital's surgeons do.

Face. Facial cosmetic surgery ranges from eyelid surgery to nose reshaping and chin work; our eyelid surgery and rhinoplasty guides describe each. Eyelids show why assessment comes first. Hooded, excess upper-lid skin and an upper lid whose edge droops over the eye (ptosis) can look alike in a mirror but are separate problems: ptosis is treated by repairing the muscle that raises the lid, and surgeons look for it before planning an operation to remove skin. Expect to be asked about dry eye, glaucoma, thyroid eye disease and your eyesight, since each bears on whether eyelid surgery is safe. For a drooping lid in particular, ask whether the oculoplastic surgeon in the Eye Clinic should see you as well as the plastic surgery team.

Chest. 'Chest' can mean quite different operations: implant or fat-transfer breast augmentation, a breast lift, breast reduction, or gynecomastia surgery for men. The hospital has not said which of these its surgeons offer. Before recommending anything, a surgeon generally examines the shape of the chest, the quality of the skin and the amount of breast tissue. If implants are part of the plan, bear in mind that they are not lifetime devices and many people eventually need them replaced or removed, so ask how follow-up would work after you return home.

Abdomen. A tummy tuck generally removes loose skin and fat below the navel and, in most cases, repairs abdominal muscles that have separated, often after pregnancy. It does not take the place of weight loss. Liposuction is a separate operation that is frequently added. Surgeons commonly suggest waiting until any future pregnancies are behind you and your weight has held steady for some months, and smokers are asked to stop well ahead of surgery, since smoking makes wound-healing problems more likely. Compared with many other cosmetic operations, a tummy tuck carries a higher risk of blood clots, and a long journey home adds to it, so ask the surgeon what clot prevention they use and when they would clear you to fly.

Reconstruction. For a question about reconstruction after a burn, a facial injury or a facial fracture, the surgeon needs to know exactly what treatment you have already had. Collect whatever records you can from that first treatment, because they shape what reconstruction is possible.

HA Thailand. In the Healthcare Accreditation Institute's database, Bangkok Hospital Hat Yai (โรงพยาบาลกรุงเทพหาดใหญ่) has this record:

• Status: accredited, standard-level re-accreditation (ต่ออายุการรับรองคุณภาพขั้นมาตรฐาน, code RS)
• Accredited on: 22 July 2025
• Valid until: 21 July 2028
• History: first accredited on 26 February 2010, with continuous re-accreditation since then, per the same record
• Checked by us: 27 September 2026

The hospital's Facilities page likewise says it is certified by the Healthcare Accreditation Institute. The HA entry still gives the old web address, bangkokhatyai.com, which belongs to the same hospital.

JCI. Bangkok Hospital Hat Yai is absent from Joint Commission International's list of accredited organisations. On 27 September 2026 we went through every Thailand entry and ran searches for 'Hat Yai', 'Hatyai' and 'Bangkok Hospital'. Other Bangkok Hospital branches appear; Hat Yai does not. Nor does the hospital claim JCI status: its Awards & Accreditations page lists two items, an HA-HPH commemorative award and the Asian Hospital Management Awards 2018.

Reading the accreditation correctly. HA accreditation assesses the organisation of the hospital as a whole, such as its safety and infection-prevention arrangements, as surveyors find them during each accreditation cycle. It says nothing about the result of any particular operation, and it does not grade a surgeon's cosmetic work. For that, look to the surgeon's own training, registration and society membership, set out in the surgeons section above.

This section covers what the hospital itself says it provides. What our patient team does is described in the booking section.

International Patient Advocate Program (IPAP). The hospital assigns each international patient a dedicated advocate, from first contact until the patient returns home. Under the programme it lists:

• a free pre-arrival consultation and medical advice by e-mail, with a treatment plan and an initial fee quotation based on the specialist's recommendations
• translation and interpretation
• guidance with Thai visa issues
• help with health insurance, and coordination with insurance companies abroad
• liaison with embassies and international organisations
• fit-to-fly certificates and medical reports for patients going home abroad

Languages. The IPAP page names Thai, English and Malay (Bahasa Melayu); the hospital's information page adds Chinese. Individual surgeons' published languages vary, as the surgeon list shows, so if you need an interpreter in the consultation room, say so when you make the request.

Arrival and transport. The hospital lists airport arrival and departure transfers and transport between hotel and hospital. Its arrival page says hospital representatives and a van service are available from Hat Yai International Airport, Hat Yai Bus Station, Hat Yai Railway Station and Sadao Immigration, the border checkpoint on the road from Malaysia. It also offers hotel coordination.

Food and faith. Special diets are available (vegetarian, western and Muslim), there is a halal-certified restaurant on site, and the hospital has Muslim prayer rooms.

Payment. The hospital accepts MasterCard, Visa and American Express and has an online payment service. Deposit, payment and cancellation terms are the hospital's own; ask for them in writing alongside any quotation.

Insurance. The hospital's help with insurance does not mean a cosmetic operation is covered. Check your own policy's terms before relying on it, and keep the hospital's medical report and invoices for any claim.

Rooms. The photos on this profile show inpatient rooms published on the hospital's Room Rates page. Room categories and rates are the hospital's to quote and can change, so we do not reproduce them here.

Address: 75 Soi 15, Phetkasem Road, Hat Yai, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand 90110. The hospital's official map pin sits at 7.016122, 100.486004.

Hat Yai has an international airport and a railway station, and the hospital lists pick-up points at both. Points to plan around:

• Flying in: Hat Yai International Airport (HDY); flights from Bangkok take about 1.5 hours. Hospital representatives and a van service are listed at the airport.
• Train or bus: Hat Yai Railway Station and Hat Yai Bus Station are both on the hospital's pick-up list.
• From Malaysia: Hat Yai is linked to Malaysia by road and rail, and the hospital names Sadao Immigration among its pick-up points. Its IPAP team offers guidance on Thai visa questions.
• Rainy season: on the Gulf side of southern Thailand the wettest weeks usually come between about October and December; build spare days into travel and check-up plans at that time of year.
• Official travel advice: some governments warn against travel to parts of the far south, including certain Songkhla districts close to the Malaysian border. Read your own government's latest advice and your travel-insurance conditions before booking, particularly if you intend to come overland.

Choose accommodation near the hospital so that post-operative visits are easy; the hospital offers hotel coordination. More on the city is in our Songkhla and Hat Yai guide. Other Hat Yai providers on our site are Thonburi Rajyindee Hospital, TYP Hospital, Muangsombut Clinic and Jaturong Clinic.

The hospital's IPAP service can be contacted directly. Our patient team is an alternative if you want a single contact who can also help you weigh up other Hat Yai options. Using us costs you nothing, and no appointment or operation date exists until Bangkok Hospital Hat Yai itself confirms it.

The steps:

• Your request. Request a consultation at Bangkok Hospital Hat Yai, or begin on a surgeon's profile if you have already chosen one. Say what you would like treated, which dates work, and whether you would prefer to begin online or face to face.
• Our enquiry to the hospital. Because all six surgeons work here part-time, we first find out who can see you within your travel window, and whether the operation you are asking about is done at this hospital, and by whom.
• The surgeon's requirements. We let you know which photos, reports or medical history the surgeon wants to see.
• Your options. You then see what the hospital proposes: the consultation format, possible dates and the next steps. Whether to go ahead is your choice.
• Hospital confirmation. Only Bangkok Hospital Hat Yai can confirm an appointment or a surgery date, and deposits and payment terms are set by the hospital.

Starting remotely. If you live abroad, an online consultation or an e-mail review of your photos before you buy flights lets the surgeon say whether surgery looks suitable and what they would suggest. The hospital's IPAP offers pre-arrival advice by e-mail; whether a particular surgeon also holds online consultations is not published, so we ask. A surgeon decides whether to operate only after examining you face to face.

Request a consultation with a named surgeon:

• Dr. Niti Tawaranurak, plastic surgery
• Dr. Orawan Chansanti, facial plastic and reconstructive surgery
• Dr. Weerapong Lertsuwannawin, plastic surgery
• Dr. Pataradon Muangsombut, plastic surgery
• Dr. Sukhum Keerativittayanun, plastic surgery
• Assoc. Prof. Orapan Aryasit, oculoplastic surgery (Eye Clinic)

The more complete your request, the more useful the surgeon's first reply. Include whatever applies to you, and our patient team will send it on to the hospital.

Everyone

• age, height, weight and the country you will travel from
• medical conditions, regular medicines, supplements and allergies
• smoking or vaping, and any personal or family history of bleeding or clotting problems
• earlier operations, above all any previous surgery on the same body area, with the operation notes where available
• possible travel dates and the length of stay you can manage
• whether you want an interpreter; the hospital lists Thai, English, Malay and Chinese

Face and eyelids

• clear photos in even daylight without make-up: front, both sides at an angle, and both profiles
• for eyelids: close-ups with the eyes open, looking up and gently closed
• any eye conditions such as dry eye, glaucoma or thyroid eye disease, and your latest glasses prescription or eye test
• for a drooping eyelid: roughly when it started, and whether one or both sides are affected

Chest

• front and side photos with your arms relaxed at your sides
• if you have had breast implants before: the implant card, or the brand, size and type, and the date of the operation
• any recent breast imaging reports

Abdomen

• front and side photos standing, and one bending slightly forward
• your pregnancy history and whether you plan more children
• how stable your weight has been over recent months

Reconstruction after an injury, burn or birth condition

• photos of the area, and records of the original treatment: operation notes, discharge summaries, and scans or X-rays of any facial fracture
• what troubles you most: how the area works, how it looks, or both

Share photos only through the channel our patient team gives you, never on public social media. Sending information does not commit you to any treatment.