Cosmetic Surgery/tourism Package Proposed To Promote Thailand As Surgical Hub

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Cosmetic surgery/tourism package proposed
PONGPHON SARNSAMAK
THE NATION

BANGKOK: -- The Medical Council and plastic surgeons yesterday urged the government to support their efforts to promote Thailand as a surgical hub of Asia, a move they believe could earn the Kingdom as much as Bt200 billion a year.
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The doctors and the council have proposed a cosmetic surgery-and-tourism package that would include airfare, cosmetic surgical services, luxury accommodation and shopping trips, according to council secretary Dr Samphan Komrit.

He said patients from the United Kingdom, for example, would be charged Bt300,000 for a breast-surgery package that would include airfare, a stay at a luxury hotel like The Oriental, and a shopping trip in Bangkok. In the UK, the cosmetic surgery alone would cost between Bt400,000 and Bt500,000.

Samphan said demand for cosmetic surgery has increased drastically worldwide, particularly in the United States, Europe and Asia.

In Asia, China has the highest number of people undergoing cosmetic surgery, followed by Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. Rhinoplasty ("nose jobs") and double-eyelid surgery top the list of desired operations.

Many foreigners visit Thailand to undergo aesthetic surgery. Rhinoplasty, double eyelid and sex-change operations are most popular among foreign visitors from Asia and neighbouring countries like Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam.

"They have learned that Thai surgeons are the best for providing cosmetic surgery, when compared with other countries like South Korea, Singapore and Malaysia," he said.

Dr Atthaphan Pornmontarath, president of the Thai Association and Academy of Cosmetic Surgery and Medicine, said private hospitals, hotels and associations of dentists and physicians had formed the Medical Tourism Association to promote Thailand as a medical hub.

The new association will facilitate medical services for foreign patients while they are in Thailand.

"Don't worry. A doctor will see you and provide medical services even if you are staying at a hotel," he said.

Later this year, the association will conduct a roadshow in Southeast Asia with the goal of attracting more foreigners to undergo medical treatment and cosmetic surgery in Thailand.

In the past few years, more than 1.4 million foreign patients came to the Kingdom to undergo treatment at local hospitals, lured by Thai doctors' good reputation, the inexpensive treatment and the country's tourist attractions.

Thailand earns over Bt120 billion a year from medical tourism, Bt30 billion of which goes to private hospitals and clinics providing medical treatment to foreign patients.

If the government fully supports the effort to turn Thailand into an Asian medical and surgical hub, the country could earn up to Bt200 billion annually within the next five years, with some Bt60 billion of that amount likely to go to the medical industry, Samphan said.

Dr Chonlatis Sinratchatanant, president of the Facial Surgery Association, said he had found that many local clinics have become agents for South Korean hospitals. Many Thai youngsters undergo cosmetic surgery in South Korea due to the popularity of Korean youth culture here.

He said Thai doctors have had to treat a number of problematic cases involving women who had undergone botched cosmetic surgery in South Korea. He suggested that patients check the reputation of the clinic they planned to use in South Korea, and also to find out whether they could claim for compensation.

Samphan warned that clinics and private hospitals that invite physicians from countries like South Korea to provide cosmetic surgery to local patients are violating the law.


-- The Nation 2013-02-22

[Pimay1]

Is there no end to this hub madness?

[chooka]

Ah now the Cosmetic Sugery HUB.

[Curt1591]

I think they just pluck this crap out of their asses?

[JeremyBowskill]

perhaps T.A,T can use this in their slogan somehow...... If you too would like to cut off yer meat and 2 veg and get a mangina, then come to amazing Thailand! Free plastic fantastics up to a D cup to anyone who has a c@*k chop in low season. Recon that will have them queing down the isles at unspellable airport......

[arthurboy]

I think they just pluck this crap out of their asses?

Curt, that deserves a public and a great big .

Beautifully summed up. 'Nuff said.

[ChrisY1]

The boob and flap hub of Asia!

[kotsak]

[Thai at Heart]

There are companies doing this already. Cue the "foreigners are entering tourism business".

Funny how they say that they have had to rectify bad surgery from Korea, this happens just as often on the for Europeans returning from Thailand.

[DocN]

hubhubhubhubhubhubhubhub...

[Chao Lao Beach]

Clearly not happy with yesterdays HUB of South East Asia

[laurentbkk]

what about making Thailand the Hub of the "one of the most dangerous roads in the world" or maybe the Hub of Tourist scams ?

Please stop with those hubs wannabe , its getting ridiculous now .

[Kooweerup]

what about making Thailand the Hub of the "one of the most dangerous roads in the world" or maybe the Hub of Tourist scams ?

Please stop with those hubs wannabe , its getting ridiculous now .

I am sure there are more to come. The ministry of HUBS doesn't get paid to sit on thier rear ends. The HUB pool has hardly been tapped yet.

[noitom]

Buyer beware in Thailand!

[Stokakrishna]

plastic surgery hub

sex hub

corruption hub

fake clothes and accessories hub

incompetent goverment and officials hub

coconut hub

[rubl]

The Medical Council and plastic surgeons yesterday urged the government to support their efforts to promote Thailand as a surgical hub of Asia, a move they believe could earn the Kingdom as much as Bt200 billion a year.

"could earn" With this type of wishful thinking we could all be rich any time now

[Pimay1]

The Medical Council and plastic surgeons yesterday urged the government to support their efforts to promote Thailand as a surgical hub of Asia, a move they believe could earn the Kingdom as much as Bt200 billion a year.

"could earn" With this type of wishful thinking we could all be rich any time now

Well my old GF had high hopes of becoming rich for six months after the last election. After that she just went back to knitting socks.

[ginjag]

plastic surgery hub

sex hub

corruption hub

fake clothes and accessories hub

incompetent goverment and officials hub

coconut hub

P.M. HUB for rarely being in the house for P.M. questions and P.M.hub for rarely being in her country to govern. The hub for photo/camera poses for ALL Government employees Edited February 22, 2013 by ginjag

[youngXpat]

Thailand is slowly becoming the HUB of all HUBS. THE REAL HUB that will beat all other known HUBS into hubmission. It really is becoming HUB-tastic. What a great HUB, sorry place to be!

[padped]

Hubble bubble boil and trouble hahahaha

[Thai at Heart]

Thailand is slowly becoming the HUB of all HUBS. THE REAL HUB that will beat all other known HUBS into hubmission. It really is becoming HUB-tastic. What a great HUB, sorry place to be!

Well it is obviously Hub(ris)

hu·bris

/ˈ(h)yo͞obris/

Noun

1. Excessive pride or self-confidence.
2. (in Greek tragedy) Excessive pride toward or defiance of the gods, leading to nemesis.

[Pimay1]

I don't care if my chin sinks down to my chest as long as I am healthy. No one is cutting on my face. If my old girl friend doesn't like my looks she can take a look in the mirror. That should wake her up.

Edited February 22, 2013 by Pimay1

[alant]

Point 1, the UK pricing they quote is incorrect.

Point 2, Thailand has recently proposed increasing medical bills by 10%

Point 3. The £ is dropping like a stone and gets you a poxy 43THB

Point 4. Thee is no comeback if it goes wrong.

Suggest suvarnabhumi becomes hub for Thais wanting to go to UK for cosmetic surgery.

[RisqEM]

Wow! How amazing is Thailand?? Hub of tourism, insurance hub, tech hub, medical hub, and now the hub of plastic surgery???

Jack of all trades, master of nothing

[belg]

when medicine becomes business

ah, my experiences in thai hospitals is that it is big business

for a anything and everything, they love to prescribe you medicine you don't need or might even harm you (antiobiotics resistance)

[stoli]

It is just amazing all of the above posters that read ThaiVisa not for info, but just to complain. Don't any of you have a life? The Medical Community comes up with a very good marketing program, and all you can say is "hub"? Get real. Kindergarden is closed for the year.

[Pimay1]

It is just amazing all of the above posters that read ThaiVisa not for info, but just to complain. Don't any of you have a life? The Medical Community comes up with a very good marketing program, and all you can say is "hub"? Get real. Kindergarden is closed for the year.

Don't take life so seriously my friend. We have fun every day on the forum. Have a couple of Leos and chill a bit you will live longer.

[overherebc]

It is just amazing all of the above posters that read ThaiVisa not for info, but just to complain. Don't any of you have a life? The Medical Community comes up with a very good marketing program, and all you can say is "hub"? Get real. Kindergarden is closed for the year.

Don't see any mention of terms like, Code of Practice. Adherence to International Standards. Competency as recognised by International Standards. Insurance and Liability.

Rant over, too many heinichangs

[puck2]

To be honest I wish them to be successful.

For such a hub you need a lot of stupid falangs.

BTW, how do you recognise that a lady had had a cosmetic breast surgery?

When she moves her toes the eyes open and close, open and close, open and .........

[HerbalEd]

It is just amazing all of the above posters that read ThaiVisa not for info, but just to complain. Don't any of you have a life? The Medical Community comes up with a very good marketing program, and all you can say is "hub"? Get real. Kindergarden is closed for the year.

Don't take life so seriously my friend. We have fun every day on the forum. Have a couple of Leos and chill a bit you will live longer.

Rather perverse "fun" I'd say. Sure, a bit of ribbing is fun now and then, but finding or creating the negative in virtually every post is a big bore. I actually enjoy TV ... as well as many other sites ... but the large number of ultra-pessimistic posters on TV is unique ... and has become predictably booooring.

Edited February 22, 2013 by HerbalEd