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Anyone know what baht bus to take at Pattaya bus stop. The thai baht buses in the bus station charge 50 baht to go to beach road.

yes, a baht bus map/route would be very helpful with translated thai words on these buses to indicate what route they are taking.

From reading this topic, I decided to visit Korat Memorial hospital which is a 4 hrs bus trip from Bangkok (flying in from the US). I took the bus to Korat bus terminal 1 which is  an easy walk to the hospital. I booked my stay at the Siri hotel which is located across the street from the hospital as are other hotels nearby. I went to the hospital and inquire about doing a lower Blepharoplasty and was told that Dr. Pinai, the plastic surgeon, hours are on Tuesday and Thursday 5pm to 7pm for patients and hours for surgery follows.

I met with Dr Pinai who speaks excellent English and explained to him what I wanted and asked if he could perform the surgery the same day. He replied yes. He also said that there was excess skin as well and that it will also be removed.

The cost in Jan 2017 was 10,000 baht plus 300 baht for medication (antibiotics, anti-inflammation pills and ointment and pain killers).

I was in the operating room with Dr. Pinai and two nurses for 1 hour for the procedure. Prior to that, I was prepped by the nurse for the operation, including the changing my clothes to a gown, washing my eyes, etc. All was done in a hospital where there more personnel on watch than in a clinic.ith

The procedure called to have my stitches removed 5 days after surgery and for a follow-up visit with the Dr Pinai in 7 days. Since I had already booked my hotel stay in Bangkok the day after my surgery, I had my stitches removed in Bangkok at the Thai Eye center by an excellent eye doctor, saving me valuable time from a long bus ride to Korat.

It has been two weeks since my blepharoplasty procedure and I am delighted with the results.

I would highly recommend Dr. Pinai and Korat Memorial Hospital for those seeking cosmetic surgery at affordable prices, especially those who are on a tight budget.

In any event, I think a bus trip to Korat and Korat Memorial Hospital to see Dr. Pinai for a consultation will be well worth the price of the bus trip at approximately $12 roundtrip from Bangkok.

I do not know about having Blepharoplasty done in Pattaya but I just had my done at Korat Memorial Hospital at a fraction of the cost (60% lower) than the prices charged by Chulalongkorn and Yanhee hospitals in Bangkok. The plastic surgeon's name is Dr. Pinai who speaks excellent English. His hours are Tues and Thurs from 5pm to 7pm. His hrs for surgery follows.

There are buses from Bangkok to Korat every 1/2 hr and it takes 4 hours. Bus terminal 1 in Korat is within walking distance of the hospital as are affordable hotels nearby.

I met with Dr. Pinai on Tuesday for the first time and explained to him what I wanted and asked him if he could do the surgery the same day. He said yes and it was done. No complications, healing nicely. I went back to Bangkok the next day and had my stitches removed in Bangkok instead of returning to Korat due to the fact that I had already booked my hotel in Bangkok beforehand.