chiang mai Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 Not a bigee, I'm looking for a surgeon to remove a folicular tumor from my forearm, they sit just under the skin so this is not major surgery by any means however they do tend to grow quite large and become unsightly. There's five surgeons listed on the pinned list, one at RAM and four at Rajavej, since I've no experience with any of them I wonder if anyone can make a recommendation? Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uptheos Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 Sending you a pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARISTIDE Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 There's an Indian-Thai doctor at Ram wife said very good. (she removed some Cysts under the skin) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiang mai Posted May 18, 2013 Author Share Posted May 18, 2013 No you can't do it Oz, you nearly cut my arm off last time plus you were too expensive! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiang mai Posted May 18, 2013 Author Share Posted May 18, 2013 There's an Indian-Thai doctor at Ram wife said very good. (she removed some Cysts under the skin) Got a name by any chance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARISTIDE Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 PM away There's an Indian-Thai doctor at Ram wife said very good. (she removed some Cysts under the skin) Got a name by any chance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiang mai Posted May 18, 2013 Author Share Posted May 18, 2013 (edited) Many thanks to both posters and to Tywais, that's three good recommendations from three reliable sources, Dr Siri at Sriphat/private, Dr Trichak at RAM and Dr Ekacai Paiboonworachat at RAM. I've got what I need so no need to post anything further on this.. Cheers Edited May 18, 2013 by chiang mai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
market trader Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 Why all the PM's? Are surgeons now a big secret here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARISTIDE Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 Forum rules Why all the PM's? Are surgeons now a big secret here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mapguy Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 Sounds, really, like you have a cyst, not a tumor. Usually, a dermatological surgeon does this sort of thing, but general surgeons shouldn't have a problem with it. I expect they will do a biopsy as routine although it would be unusual to find anything nasty. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiang mai Posted May 21, 2013 Author Share Posted May 21, 2013 (edited) Sounds, really, like you have a cyst, not a tumor. Usually, a dermatological surgeon does this sort of thing, but general surgeons shouldn't have a problem with it. I expect they will do a biopsy as routine although it would be unusual to find anything nasty. Good luck! I also thought my previous one was a cyst but the surgeon told me differently, It's actually called a follicular tumor, a grey solid mass that has the texture of leather, it starts by wrapping itself around the hard follicle duct hence its name. Appranetly they can grow almost anywhere on the biopsy and just becuae it's classified as a tumor doesn't make it any the more dangerous. I had one two inches away from the new growth site about four years ago and a surgeon at Bumrungrad removed it very easily and subsequently sent it for biopsy. They are rarely cancerous although they do tend to grow quite quickly and become unsightly plus the scar can be quite lengthy (the previous one was a twelve stitch job). Getting it removed early is therefore the better option. Edited May 21, 2013 by chiang mai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uptheos Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Why all the PM's? Are surgeons now a big secret here? I had something personal/additional to say to Chiang Mai, which was more suitable in a pm.. Hope that's OK with you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiang mai Posted May 24, 2013 Author Share Posted May 24, 2013 Just to wrap this up: in the end I went with Dr Trichak and he was just fine, I'm confident the outcome would have been the same no matter which of the three I would have chosen. The procedure took half an hour and cost THB4,400 including biopsy, Dr Trichak is a very pleasant man with good English language skills and a great disposition, I can highly recommend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uptheos Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Just to wrap this up: in the end I went with Dr Trichak and he was just fine, I'm confident the outcome would have been the same no matter which of the three I would have chosen. The procedure took half an hour and cost THB4,400 including biopsy, Dr Trichak is a very pleasant man with good English language skills and a great disposition, I can highly recommend. Pleased all went well and I agree with your assessment of Dr.Trichak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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