Has anybody got experience of skin doctor (alias dermatologist) at either queen sirikit in sattahip/ban chang, or sri racha district hospital?

Do both have this specialist?

Which one could be better?

Thank you

1 minute ago, giogio said:

Has anybody got experience of skin doctor (alias dermatologist) at either queen sirikit in sattahip/ban chang, or sri racha district hospital?

Do both have this specialist?

Which one could be better?

Thank you

My girlfriend had a skin issue, I took her to hospital on soi Buakhou, they told her that they don't have a skin doctor.

I ended up taking her to Banglamung hospital, she saw the doctor, then some blood tests, then back to the doctor, he wrote out a prescription, she's much better now.

Great hospital

A few months ago I had surgery for skin cancer at the Bangkok Hospital. This was with a special cancer surgeon. My initial diagnosis and lab test was at Bumrungrad Hospital. I cannot remember the name of the Dermatologist at Bumrungrad because of the long Thai name. The cancer surgeon at the Bangkok hospital was recommended by another surgeon who is a personal friend of my wife. Unfortunately, my skin cancer went deep and I had to have muscle tissue removed, now I am scared s___less to go out in the sun. I am not going to fool around anymore seeking a dermatologist that does not do a thorough examination or have credentials and experience like the dermatologists at Bumrungrad.

Siracha hospital have skin doctors.

1 hour ago, carlyai said:

Siracha hospital have skin doctors.

Thank you

2 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

My girlfriend had a skin issue, I took her to hospital on soi Buakhou, they told her that they don't have a skin doctor.

I ended up taking her to Banglamung hospital, she saw the doctor, then some blood tests, then back to the doctor, he wrote out a prescription, she's much better now.

Great hospital

Did you see a gp on the ground floor?

Or a specialist?

Dr. Nicha at Medpark, she did some cysts and a Mohs. Pleasant and efficient. Went to see her because Bumrungrad's skin clinic couldn't do a Mohs and had a 3 weeks turn around on their email communication. Very disappointing..

9 hours ago, Screaming said:

A few months ago I had surgery for skin cancer at the Bangkok Hospital. This was with a special cancer surgeon. My initial diagnosis and lab test was at Bumrungrad Hospital. I cannot remember the name of the Dermatologist at Bumrungrad because of the long Thai name. The cancer surgeon at the Bangkok hospital was recommended by another surgeon who is a personal friend of my wife. Unfortunately, my skin cancer went deep and I had to have muscle tissue removed, now I am scared s___less to go out in the sun. I am not going to fool around anymore seeking a dermatologist that does not do a thorough examination or have credentials and experience like the dermatologists at Bumrungrad.

Avoiding the sun might not be the right approach:

https://www.midwesterndoctor.com/p/dermatologys-crusade-against-the

Story At a Glance:

•Sunlight is crucial for health, and avoiding it doubles mortality rates and cancer risk.

•Skin cancers are the most common cancers in the U.S., leading to widespread “advice” to avoid the sun. However, the deadliest skin cancers are linked to a lack of sunlight.

•The dermatology field, aided by a top marketing firm, rebranded themselves as skin cancer (and sunlight) fighters, becoming one of the highest-paid medical specialties.

•Despite billions spent annually, skin cancer deaths haven't significantly changed.

•Since skin cancer removals are so profitable, the Dermatology profession has not only hyped up sunlight hysteria but also buried a variety of effective and affordable skin cancer treatments.

Edited July 16Jul 16 by BangkokHank

5 hours ago, BangkokHank said:

Since skin cancer removals are so profitable, the Dermatology profession has not only hyped up sunlight hysteria but also buried a variety of effective and affordable skin cancer treatments

Yes like Aldara 5% cream, effective in certain circumstances but barely mentioned here and only 250 baht

2 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

Yes like Aldara 5% cream, effective in certain circumstances but barely mentioned here and only 250 baht

Correct, it is effective in certain cases, mostly pre-cancer or small carcinomas in the beginning stage. This is however not a reason not to let a specialist have a checkup from time to time as most people are not able to know if Aldara is recommended for their skin issues. In case of real basal carcinoma you could loose time if in fact you need a surgery as the cancer can grow wider and deeper.

Aldara usually has to be used for longer periods, in my experience often months. The 250 Baht for 1 sachet can easily reach 2,000 Baht or more as you have to purchase more of them. My latest liquid nitrogen treatment for 10 different spots was charged 2,800 Baht by the hospital.

Edited July 17Jul 17 by msbkk

2 hours ago, msbkk said:

Correct, it is effective in certain cases, mostly pre-cancer or small carcinomas in the beginning stage. This is however not a reason not to let a specialist have a checkup from time to time as most people are not able to know if Aldara is recommended for their skin issues. In case of real basal carcinoma you could loose time if in fact you need a surgery as the cancer can grow wider and deeper.

Aldara usually has to be used for longer periods, in my experience often months. The 250 Baht for 1 sachet can easily reach 2,000 Baht or more as you have to purchase more of them. My latest liquid nitrogen treatment for 10 different spots was charged 2,800 Baht by the hospital.

I had had not taken my basal cell carcinoma lesion seriously because I had read that it is extremely rare to die from it. But, as you said, it can grow wider and deeper, making it more difficult to deal with later. That's what I'm experiencing now. I should have had it surgically removed years ago when it first appeared. Now I am using Aldara cream to try to make it small enough to be able to be surgically removed. I have been using the Aldara for about two weeks, and it does seem to be helping. Before that, I used an expensive cream called Curaderm from the UK. It cost around 7,000 baht for a small (20ml) tube, and I have used THREE tubes so far. That also helped, as it somehow bores down and gets to the root of the problem. But it didn't manage to completely resolve my current lesion.

I have been having the liquid nitrogen treatments at the Institute of Dermatology near Victory Monument once a month for the past few months. There I paid less than half of what you paid at a hospital for a dozen or so lesions to be treated, but my first visit involved quite a lot of waiting time. On subsequent visits my waits were much shorter, as I was in the system and was able to have appointments.

I also had one big, old basal cell carcinoma lesion surgically removed there - for 7,000 baht. I wonder what these surgical removals cost at private hospitals? Certainly more, but how much more?

Regarding sun exposure, here is my current policy: Sun, yes. Sunburn, no. I also don't use sun screen, as it blocks the benefits of sunlight while putting harmful chemicals into the body. I just strictly control the amount of time that I spend sunbathing. I start each sunbathing season with just a few minutes, and gradually increase it as my skin gets darker.

2 hours ago, msbkk said:

Correct, it is effective in certain cases, mostly pre-cancer or small carcinomas in the beginning stage. This is however not a reason not to let a specialist have a checkup from time to time as most people are not able to know if Aldara is recommended for their skin issues. In case of real basal carcinoma you could loose time if in fact you need a surgery as the cancer can grow wider and deeper.

Aldara usually has to be used for longer periods, in my experience often months. The 250 Baht for 1 sachet can easily reach 2,000 Baht or more as you have to purchase more of them. My latest liquid nitrogen treatment for 10 different spots was charged 2,800 Baht by the hospital.

2 hours ago, msbkk said:

Correct, it is effective in certain cases, mostly pre-cancer or small carcinomas in the beginning stage. This is however not a reason not to let a specialist have a checkup from time to time as most people are not able to know if Aldara is recommended for their skin issues. In case of real basal carcinoma you could loose time if in fact you need a surgery as the cancer can grow wider and deeper.

Aldara usually has to be used for longer periods, in my experience often months. The 250 Baht for 1 sachet can easily reach 2,000 Baht or more as you have to purchase more of them. My latest liquid nitrogen treatment for 10 different spots was charged 2,800 Baht by the hospital.

Yes I concur with your observations. Here in Thailand, Aldara (Imiquimod 5%) is often prescribed for shallow intraepidermal skin cancers if you want to avoid surgery but it's best done as a follow up to liquid nitrogen treatment, once the treated area has dried up and the scab has fallen off (usually about two weeks).

However, not everyone can tolerate Aldara. It works by activating the immune system to attack the cancer cells and this causes side effects such as flu symptoms. Those are easy to tolerate but in some cases people experience extreme fatigue and vivid nightmares. That happened to me so after 10 days my Australian dermatologist told me to stop using Aldara and switch to Efudix (Fluorouracil 5%) cream. Aldara is an immunotherapy cream whereas Efudix is a chemotherapy cream (it directly targets the cancer DNA).

We couldn't find any pharmacies in our area stocking Efudix (one said it was only available from hospital pharmacies with a hospital doctor's prescription) so my Thai partner called all the big hospitals and cancer clinics in Phuket, Surat Thani and Bangkok and was eventually told that Efudix is not registered in Thailand (as it is in most Western countries), so completely unavailable in Thailand.

So earlier this week I went down to Singapore to purchase Efudix after getting a prescription from the National Skin Centre first. The doctor there said Efudix is definitely the better treatment if you can't tolerate the side effects of Aldara. (The tube of Efudix was SGD53 - actually much cheaper than what my 10 packets of Aldara cream cost me in Thailand).

I'm back in Thailand now and about to start the Efudix treatment.

There is another type of non-surgical treatment that's even better than Aldara or Efudix and that's red-light Photo Dynamic Light treatment with special PDT creams (usually Metvix or ALA) but again that's not available in Thailand. I will have that treatment done in Australia in October if the Efudix doesn't work in the meantime. (You can also get PDT in Singapore but it requires a week-long stay because it needs two treatments a week apart, so is an expensive option when you take into account the cost of airfares and accommodation).

2 minutes ago, BangkokHank said:

I had had not taken my basal cell carcinoma lesion seriously because I had read that it is extremely rare to die from it. But, as you said, it can grow wider and deeper, making it more difficult to deal with later. That's what I'm experiencing now. I should have had it surgically removed years ago when it first appeared. Now I am using Aldara cream to try to make it small enough to be able to be surgically removed. I have been using the Aldara for about two weeks, and it does seem to be helping. Before that, I used an expensive cream called Curaderm from the UK. It cost around 7,000 baht for a small (20ml) tube, and I have used THREE tubes so far. That also helped, as it somehow bores down and gets to the root of the problem. But it didn't manage to completely resolve my current lesion.

I have been having the liquid nitrogen treatments at the Institute of Dermatology near Victory Monument once a month for the past few months. There I paid less than half of what you paid at a hospital for a dozen or so lesions to be treated, but my first visit involved quite a lot of waiting time. On subsequent visits my waits were much shorter, as I was in the system and was able to have appointments.

I also had one big, old basal cell carcinoma lesion surgically removed there - for 7,000 baht. I wonder what these surgical removals cost at private hospitals? Certainly more, but how much more?

Regarding sun exposure, here is my current policy: Sun, yes. Sunburn, no. I also don't use sun screen, as it blocks the benefits of sunlight while putting harmful chemicals into the body. I just strictly control the amount of time that I spend sunbathing. I start each sunbathing season with just a few minutes, and gradually increase it as my skin gets darker.

In a private hospital a surgical removal including biopsy can easily cost 30,000 Baht or more. And much more if a skin transplant is needed. One more reason why early removal is important.

I had a dermatology treatment last year at Pattaya International Hospital. Very professional

1 hour ago, msbkk said:

In a private hospital a surgical removal including biopsy can easily cost 30,000 Baht or more. And much more if a skin transplant is needed. One more reason why early removal is important.

Good to know. In that case, should I end up needing to have another surgery, I will do it at the Thai government Institute of Dermatology. Thanks.

There is a cancer hospital in Nha Trang, Vietnam, where I had a very large cancerous lesion removed from my shoulder - for about 15,000 baht. I had gotten a quote for the surgery in Thailand before going to Vietnam, and the price I was quoted was double - plus a lot more on top of that for a skin transplant due to the size of the lesion. When I told the Vietnamese doctors about this, they just laughed - and said that the skin transplant was not necessary - and it was just about making money. They did the surgery without the skin transplant, and now, I can hardly even notice that I had surgery. So now, I would reject any skin transplants should they suggest one.

27 minutes ago, BangkokHank said:

Good to know. In that case, should I end up needing to have another surgery, I will do it at the Thai government Institute of Dermatology. Thanks.

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There is a cancer hospital in Nha Trang, Vietnam, where I had a very large cancerous lesion removed from my shoulder - for about 15,000 baht. I had gotten a quote for the surgery in Thailand before going to Vietnam, and the price I was quoted was double - plus a lot more on top of that for a skin transplant due to the size of the lesion. When I told the Vietnamese doctors about this, they just laughed - and said that the skin transplant was not necessary - and it was just about making money. They did the surgery without the skin transplant, and now, I can hardly even notice that I had surgery. So now, I would reject any skin transplants should they suggest one.

Here in Thailand the surgeon suggested a skin transplant for my first surgery because of the large size of the carcinoma. I refused and ended up with a visible scar. It does not really disturb me so much, it is acceptable for me. A plastic surgeon will prefer the transplant for optical perfection.

1 hour ago, msbkk said:

Here in Thailand the surgeon suggested a skin transplant for my first surgery because of the large size of the carcinoma. I refused and ended up with a visible scar. It does not really disturb me so much, it is acceptable for me. A plastic surgeon will prefer the transplant for optical perfection.

That's something I never understood: Won't there be a scar in the place where the skin for the transplant was taken from?

Unless it would be on my face (in my case my surgeries have been on my shoulder, my calf, and my thigh), I don't care about scars.

On 7/16/2026 at 2:01 PM, giogio said:

Has anybody got experience of skin doctor (alias dermatologist) at either queen sirikit in sattahip/ban chang, or sri racha district hospital?

Do both have this specialist?

Which one could be better?

Thank you

I use the university hospital at Bang Saen and a while back started to see the outpatient dermatologist about a lesion on my ear. She wasn't getting anywhere and continually accused me of scratching it. In the end she said she would refer me to the plastic surgeon.

I went along to see him and he took one look and said it was cancer, only a matter of what type. Went back the same afternoon and he removed a lump from my ear, turned out to be BCC.

He did an excellent job, cost 13K and saw him for regular checkups over the following year. Now on annual checkup, the checkups are 100 baht a time.

Think the guy I saw was from a Sri Ratcha hospital and now at Bang Saen.

22 hours ago, giogio said:

Did you see a gp on the ground floor?

Or a specialist?

I'm not sure if it was a specialist, it was my first time at Banglamung hospital.

It was the ground floor

Edited July 17Jul 17 by SAFETY FIRST

1 minute ago, sandyf said:

I use the university hospital at Bang Saen and a while back started to see the outpatient dermatologist about a lesion on my ear. She wasn't getting anywhere and continually accused me of scratching it. In the end she said she would refer me to the plastic surgeon.

I went along to see him and he took one look and said it was cancer, only a matter of what type. Went back the same afternoon and he removed a lump from my ear, turned out to be BCC.

He did an excellent job, cost 13K and saw him for regular checkups over the following year. Now on annual checkup, the checkups are 100 baht a time.

Think the guy I saw was from a Sri Ratcha hospital and now at Bang Saen.

Would you give me the link or location or contact details of the university hospital in ban saen?

10 minutes ago, giogio said:

Would you give me the link or location or contact details of the university hospital in ban saen?

This is the english link to the university. If you scroll down a bit you will see link to the hospital, unfortunately in Thai so have to do a bit of translation.

When I registered there were 2 application forms, Thai and English. I registered using the Thai form and my pink card. During the covid outbreak the hospital put me on Mor Phrom. I knew a guy using the same hospital and when his wife found out she went and asked why her husband had not been put on, turned out he had registered with passport. Worth bearing in mind if you decide to use the facility.

4 minutes ago, sandyf said:

This is the english link to the university. If you scroll down a bit you will see link to the hospital, unfortunately in Thai so have to do a bit of translation.

When I registered there were 2 application forms, Thai and English. I registered using the Thai form and my pink card. During the covid outbreak the hospital put me on Mor Phrom. I knew a guy using the same hospital and when his wife found out she went and asked why her husband had not been put on, turned out he had registered with passport. Worth bearing in mind if you decide to use the facility.

I cannot see the link.

Sometimes certain links dont show up on this platform.

Maybe you could forward it as a private message.

Then, i dont understand the registration bit.

I only have a passport. I rent a studio.

6 minutes ago, giogio said:

I cannot see the link.

Sometimes certain links dont show up on this platform.

Maybe you could forward it as a private message.

Then, i dont understand the registration bit.

I only have a passport. I rent a studio.

Apologies, I got interupted by a hungry baby.

This is the link https://www.buu.ac.th/en/burapha-university-hospital/

I looked up an old record and it was June 23 I had the op and the surgeon was Surgeon - Thanate Thanasarnwimon

If only a passport no problem, just that some have the Thai ID card which can make a choice.

3 minutes ago, sandyf said:

Apologies, I got interupted by a hungry baby.

This is the link https://www.buu.ac.th/en/burapha-university-hospital/

I looked up an old record and it was June 23 I had the op and the surgeon was Surgeon - Thanate Thanasarnwimon

If only a passport no problem, just that some have the Thai ID card which can make a choice.

Thnx

I See what u mean, i have a thai driving license.

3 minutes ago, sandyf said:

Apologies, I got interupted by a hungry baby.

This is the link https://www.buu.ac.th/en/burapha-university-hospital/

I looked up an old record and it was June 23 I had the op and the surgeon was Surgeon - Thanate Thanasarnwimon

If only a passport no problem, just that some have the Thai ID card which can make a choice.

Looks like he may be at Chonburi now, 8 months since my last check up. Possibly still part time at Bang Saen.

https://womenexpert.samitivejchonburi.com/en/doctor-detail.html?id=430

53 minutes ago, BangkokHank said:

That's something I never understood: Won't there be a scar in the place where the skin for the transplant was taken from?

Unless it would be on my face (in my case my surgeries have been on my shoulder, my calf, and my thigh), I don't care about scars.

54 minutes ago, BangkokHank said:

That's something I never understood: Won't there be a scar in the place where the skin for the transplant was taken from?

Unless it would be on my face (in my case my surgeries have been on my shoulder, my calf, and my thigh), I don't care about scars.

54 minutes ago, BangkokHank said:

That's something I never understood: Won't there be a scar in the place where the skin for the transplant was taken from?

Unless it would be on my face (in my case my surgeries have been on my shoulder, my calf, and my thigh), I don't care about scars.

My 3 surgeries were all at my face area. The surgeon suggested to use skin from my legs or calves where scars would not be so visible. If for a transplant a large part of skin is required the surgeon will take strips from different parts and put them together to reduce the risk of scars.

Edited July 17Jul 17 by msbkk

2 minutes ago, sandyf said:

Looks like he may be at Chonburi now, 8 months since my last check up. Possibly still part time at Bang Saen.

https://womenexpert.samitivejchonburi.com/en/doctor-detail.html?id=430

Why you went to bangsaen univ hospital rather than sriracha district hospit? The latter is much closer to banglamung and has skin specialist (a user replied so)

1 hour ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

I'm not sure if it was a specialist, it was my first time at Banglamung hospital.

It was the ground floor

10+ buildings there

31 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

10+ buildings there

Nope

Opd is only one building, and ground floor is gp.

Other building have specialities, and in my case at least, to be referred to specialities i had to go through gp first, which book me appointnent to specialist in other building.

Unless the procefure has changed, the gateway is one building on the big parking square

On 7/16/2026 at 2:01 PM, giogio said:

Has anybody got experience of skin doctor (alias dermatologist) at either queen sirikit in sattahip/ban chang, or sri racha district hospital?

Do both have this specialist?

Which one could be better?

Thank you

I live in Pratumnak but I go to Phyathai Hospital in Sriracha for most of my medical issues, including dermatology.

I trust them.

I used to go to Bangkok Pattaya.

Contact Gavin Waddell at Phyathai. He's a Scottish liaison officer there.