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Is it easy to get an extension? Say I did want to extend, what is the process? Are there immigration offices I would need to visit?

Well, I have tickets that I can change but probably at a cost. Tickets with full flexibility were just way too expensive. I would either need to pay to change or buy new tickets should I want to stay longer. I am actually staying the entire time in facilities owned by the hospital and will still have twice daily nurse visits and have access to the doctor during my entire time too. hopefully that is sufficient. They seem to think it is.

I think this is fairly accurate, although what I'm going for is a little more involved than a 'basic' browlift, so what I'm paying would be a little more than this.

Fair enough. I do have a return ticket. Booked at the same time as the flight out, so both the outbound and inbound are on the same e-ticket.

Yeah, I guess there is always risk but It's a fairly renowned surgeon I'm going to and his results have been, from what I've seen anyway, pretty amazing. It's UK prices cheap but still many thousands of pounds I've paid. It will actually be the most expensive single purchase I have ever made. I was looking at insurance too, there is only one insurance company I've found that covers surgical procedures too, so I'd imagine I'd end up going with them and it seems a comprehensive cover too. Thanks for the advice 😄

Hello All, I have asked this question elsewhere and I have been told that it is not required but I thought I would ask here anyway, just to reassure myself. I am from the UK and I'm going to Thailand in the summer for a surgery. As I can travel to Thailand for 60 days visa exempt (+30 day extension) I just want to confirm that going to Thailand for a surgery (it will be a 3hr surgery, according to the surgeon) is fine? I am going for a total of 18 days and I will be having the surgery on the second day, recovery is ~1 day and then the rest of the time in Thailand I am expecting to go explore Bangkok. I am only there for a total of 18 days. The hospital are the ones who have told me when to book my flights for (the day to arrive and to leave) and they don't expect me to be there for more than 18 days. I have looked at multiple Thai medical tourism websites that all say that people from the UK and multiple other (I think about 90) countries don't need a visa to enter and only certain surgeries would require the use of a medical visa because of the length of stay required for recovery. Also, as I said, others have told me that visa exempt is fine, as I'll be back out of Thailand well within the time. I'm going for a browlift and liplift if that makes a difference? Thanks