Blepharoplasty
in Thailand.
Blepharoplasty in Thailand is a 7–10 day trip — one or two days for surgery, then suture removal at the clinic before you fly home. Our Bangkok team books the surgeon (a board-certified plastic surgeon or oculoplastic ophthalmologist), the operating facility, and a recovery hotel ten minutes from your follow-ups. We've personally visited every clinic we recommend.
Last updated April 2026
“Half the Sydney quote, no scar visible.”
Hannah K. · Sydney, AU
Eyelid surgery in Thailand — about half the US price.
Upper blepharoplasty at mid-range Bangkok specialty clinics runs $1,400–$2,500 all-in; combined upper + lower runs $2,800–$4,500. The US surgeon-fee average is $3,359 for upper and $3,876 for lower per ASPS 2024 data: that figure is surgeon fee only, before facility, anaesthesia, and follow-up. The technique, instruments, and surgeon training are equivalent — only the overheads change.
🇹🇭Thailand
$1,400–$5,500
all-in, upper through combined / Asian double-eyelid
- Plastic surgeon or oculoplastic ophthalmologist fee
- Anaesthetist fee and operating-theatre fee
- Local-with-sedation or general anaesthesia
- Standard dressings, prophylactic antibiotics, analgesia
- Day-case discharge or overnight observation (combined cases)
- 1–2 post-op reviews in Bangkok including suture removal
Other Countries
- Asian double-eyelid technique often bundled into 'upper bleph' at home
- Medial epicanthoplasty and ptosis repair priced separately
- No concierge or travel coordination
Is eyelid surgery in Thailand safe?
Yes. The modern evidence is strong enough to address the one fear patients raise most: blindness. The biggest recent review of lower-eyelid surgery, 36 studies pooled, reported zero cases of vision loss.
Thailand hosts more JCI-accredited healthcare organisations than any country in Southeast Asia — the same international accreditation body behind top US hospitals. Its standards cover over 1,200 patient-safety and quality measures, re-audited every three years.
Bumrungrad International Hospital, the first hospital in Asia to earn JCI accreditation in 2002, is now on its 7th re-accreditation cycle and runs blepharoplasty in its plastic and cosmetic surgery centre. For eyelid surgery specifically, the surgeon's specialty matters more than the clinic's branding — board certification through the Royal College of Surgeons of Thailand (for plastic surgeons) or an oculoplastic fellowship under the Royal College of Ophthalmologists of Thailand (for ophthalmologists who specialise in eyelid surgery).
Nat
Co-founder, ClinicPins
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vision-loss cases reported across 36 studies in the most recent systematic review of lower-eyelid surgery — the strongest modern evidence on the rare 'blindness from blepharoplasty' fear
97.4%
successful crease formation in Asian double-eyelid surgery across 295 primary cases (590 lids) in a published large-series report; revision rate 2.5%
$3,359
US surgeon-fee average for upper bleph per ASPS 2024 data; that's surgeon fee only, before facility, anaesthesia, and follow-up
Surgeon credentials that matter
Medical Council of Thailand + plastic-surgery or oculoplastic certification
Every doctor practising in Thailand has to hold an active Medical Council of Thailand licence. For eyelid surgery, the surgeon should be either a plastic surgeon board-certified through the Thai Board of Surgery or an ophthalmologist with a 1–2 year oculoplastic fellowship under RCOPT. You can confirm any surgeon's registration yourself on the public licence-check tool.
ThPRS or ISAPS membership, or oculoplastic society membership
Senior plastic surgeons hold specialty society credentials on top of the basic medical licence: ThPRS (Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons of Thailand — only open to board-certified plastic surgeons) or ISAPS Active Member status. Oculoplastic ophthalmologists belong to the Thai Society of Oculoplastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the sub-society inside RCOPT. These are the credentials that show your surgeon does eyelid work routinely, not occasionally.
JCI-hospital privileges and facility accreditation
Premium-tier blepharoplasty in Thailand happens inside JCI-accredited hospitals — Bumrungrad (JCI-accredited since 2002), Samitivej, BNH, Bangkok Hospital. Hospital-grade sterilisation, on-site anaesthetists, and the option of overnight observation cover the times when complications are most likely to be caught early: the first night and the day-1 wound check.
What the research says
The biggest recent review of lower-eyelid surgery — 36 studies pooled in 2025 — reported no cases of vision loss in any included study. Hematoma (a blood collection under the skin) ran from 0 to 2.2%, infection from 0 to 1.6%, and most centres reported revision rates under 3%. The lower-lid-specific risk to ask about is the lid sitting too low afterwards, what surgeons call ectropion or scleral show. That ranged from 0 to about 11% across studies, lowest with the transconjunctival approach (incision inside the eyelid, no external scar) and highest with skin-and-muscle removal in patients who already had loose lower-lid skin.
For upper-lid surgery, the most recent review of randomised trials — 12 trials, 450 patients — found that dry-eye symptoms significantly decreased after surgery in patients who had pre-operative dry-eye complaints, not the other way round. The technique choice between removing skin only versus skin and muscle together did not change patient satisfaction. For East Asian double-eyelid surgery, a single-surgeon series of 295 primary cases (590 lids) reported 97.4% successful crease formation and a 2.54% revision rate, with no keloid scarring. Bottom line: this is one of the safer procedures in cosmetic surgery, and the modern evidence does not support the old "blepharoplasty causes blindness" fear.
Risks to be aware of
Blepharoplasty is one of the safer cosmetic procedures, but every operation has trade-offs. The main things to watch for, in order of how often they come up: hematoma (a blood collection under the skin, 0–2.2% in the largest review); for lower-lid surgery, the lid pulling away from the eye (ectropion or scleral show, 0–11%, much lower with the inside-the-eyelid transconjunctival technique); dry-eye symptoms in the early healing period (most resolve, and upper-lid surgery often improves pre-existing dry eye); incomplete eyelid closure (lagophthalmos, more common when the surgeon removes both skin and muscle versus skin alone); and scarring. Modern skin-redraping epicanthoplasty reports 98.5% with no visible or minimal scarring across 136 patients. Vision loss is extremely rare and was not reported in any of the 36 studies in the 2025 systematic review.
How to minimise risk:
- Choose a board-certified plastic surgeon (ThPRS or ISAPS member) or an oculoplastic ophthalmologist with a fellowship under RCOPT — not a general doctor offering the procedure
- For lower-lid surgery, ask whether your surgeon recommends the transconjunctival approach (no external scar, lower ectropion risk) or transcutaneous (when skin removal is needed)
- Stop aspirin, ibuprofen-type painkillers, and fish oil 10–14 days before surgery. List every supplement and herbal product with your anaesthetist
- Stop nicotine (cigarettes, vapes, patches) for 4 weeks before and 4 weeks after surgery. Smoking slows skin healing
- Plan for 7–10 days in Bangkok for isolated upper or lower (10–14 days for combined or with epicanthoplasty / ptosis repair). The day-1 wound check and day-5 to day-7 suture removal both happen in-country
Pricing
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Price ranges by clinic tier
Prices based on our 2026 clinic research, cross-referenced with published Thai hospital service pages. Ranges are for the headline procedure at each tier; medial epicanthoplasty (+$300–$800), ptosis repair (+$500–$1,500), and brow lift (+$2,500–$5,500) are typically priced separately. All-in figures include surgeon, anaesthetist, theatre, and overnight admission where applicable.
Budget Specialty
$700–$3,000
Save 65–80% vs 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇦🇺🇨🇦Independent specialty clinic, ThPRS-member or oculoplastic-fellowship surgeon, day-surgery facility. Suits standard upper bleph or single-area lower bleph for uncomplicated cases. Combined upper + lower or East Asian double-eyelid + epicanthoplasty rarely offered at this tier.
- Upper or lower bleph (single area)
- Local anaesthesia with sedation
- Day-surgery discharge
- 1 post-op review in Bangkok
Mid-Range Specialty
$1,400–$4,500
Save 50–70% vs 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇦🇺🇨🇦ThPRS or ISAPS plastic surgeon, or RCOPT-certified oculoplastic ophthalmologist, in an accredited day-surgery facility. Upper, lower, combined, and East Asian double-eyelid all available. Most international patients in this tier.
- Upper, lower, combined, or Asian double-eyelid
- Local-with-sedation or general anaesthesia
- Day-surgery discharge or overnight observation
- 2 post-op reviews including suture removal
Premium International
$2,200–$5,500
Save 30–50% vs 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇦🇺🇨🇦JCI-accredited hospital setting — Bumrungrad, BNH, Samitivej, Bangkok Hospital. Senior ThPRS or oculoplastic-fellowship surgeon, full anaesthesia support, optional overnight admission for combined cases.
- Upper, lower, combined, Asian double-eyelid, ptosis repair
- Board-certified anaesthetist
- Optional overnight hospital admission
- Hospital-grade sterilisation and follow-up
- Published surgeon case portfolios
What's included — and what isn't
Typically included
- Pre-op consultation, bloodwork, and surgical planning
- Plastic surgeon or oculoplastic ophthalmologist fee
- Anaesthetist and operating-theatre fees
- Local-with-sedation or general anaesthesia
- Standard dressings, prophylactic antibiotics, analgesia
- 1–2 post-op reviews including suture removal
- Day-case discharge or overnight observation (combined cases)
Typically not included
- Combined upper + lower (vs single area)+30–50% on single-area price
- Asian double-eyelid (full incision premium)+$200–$600 over standard upper bleph
- Medial epicanthoplasty add-on+$300–$800
- Ptosis repair add-on+$500–$1,500
- Brow lift (combined)+$2,500–$5,500
- Recovery hotel (7–14 nights)฿2,500–฿8,000 per night
- Flights, airport transfers, insurancevaries by origin
- Silicone scar gel for the medial epicanthus฿800–฿2,500 per tube
Your Trip
Your eyelid-surgery trip to Thailand
Isolated upper or lower bleph is a 7–10 day trip; combined upper + lower or Asian double-eyelid + epicanthoplasty is closer to 10–14 days. Most patients arrive on day −1, operate on day 0, have their day-1 wound check, get sutures out at days 5–7, and fly home from day 7 or day 10.
Phase 1
Before you arrive
4–8 weeks out
- Send recent photos (eyes open, eyes closed, looking up, looking down) and a short medical history to our team on WhatsApp.
- Virtual consultation with your chosen surgeon to confirm the technique (upper, lower, combined, or Asian double-eyelid) and review adjuncts like medial epicanthoplasty or ptosis repair.
- We book your surgery date, the operating facility, a 7–14 night recovery hotel within ten minutes of the clinic, and all transfers.
- Stop aspirin, NSAIDs, fish oil, and most herbal supplements 10–14 days pre-op. Stop nicotine for 4 weeks pre-op. Your surgeon sends a written list.
- Arrange 2 weeks off work for non-camera-facing roles; longer if you are in client-facing or on-camera work.
“We plan the trip around two dates: surgery day and the day-7 suture-removal check. Hotel, transfers, soft-food delivery, the cool-compress routine — everything works backwards from those two.”
Nisha
Co-founder, ClinicPins
Phase 2
Surgery day and the first 48 hours
Day 0 to Day 2
- Early arrival at the clinic or hospital — typically 8:00 AM for final consent, photographs, and surgical markings.
- Surgery runs 1–3 hours under local anaesthesia with sedation or general anaesthesia. Day-case discharge for isolated upper or lower; overnight observation possible at premium-tier hospitals for combined cases.
- Day-1 wound check at the clinic. Cool gel packs in 15-minute rotations, head elevated 30–45° for sleep, no bending, no lifting.
- Most patients are reading by day 2 per Bumrungrad's published guidance. Pain is mild — paracetamol covers most cases; opioids rarely needed.
- We meet you at the hotel on day 1 with everything for the first three days: cool gel packs, a soft-food meal plan, the clinic’s WhatsApp line, and a back-up taxi number.
“The first 72 hours is when the surgeon catches anything that needs catching. We check in three times in the first day and we are at the wound check the next morning with you. Bring a wide-brim hat: you will look puffy, and concealer does not start working until around day 5.”
Nat
Co-founder, ClinicPins
Phase 3
Suture removal and flight clearance
Day 3 to Day 10
Days 3–5
Peak swelling and bruising. Bruising is purple-blue and starts to darken before it fades. Walking around the hotel is fine; no exercise, no bending, no swimming.
Days 5–7
Suture removal at the clinic. Bruising shifts from purple-blue to yellow-green and becomes concealable with makeup. Swelling has visibly come down.
Days 7–10
Final pre-flight review. The surgeon clears long-haul travel from day 7 for most isolated upper or lower cases; combined cases or those with epicanthoplasty or ptosis repair may need day 10 or day 12. You fly home.
Days 10–14 (combined cases)
Combined upper + lower, Asian double-eyelid + epicanthoplasty, or eyelid + brow-lift cases stay the longer end. Easier scar-management and a final check before you leave.
“Days 3 to 5 are the puffiest. By day 7 most patients say 'okay, I look like myself plus a bruise.' By day 10 almost everyone is back to normal social life with concealer. Single-eyelid creases keep refining for months — that's expected.”
Nisha
Co-founder, ClinicPins
Recovery
You're here anyway. Make a trip of it.
Most isolated upper or lower bleph patients fly home from day 7; combined cases stay through day 10. Once your surgeon clears you, our concierge team can plan the rest of your stay wherever you'd like — there's no medical reason to head straight home.
Stay in Bangkok
Sukhumvit or Silom puts you ten minutes from the clinic for follow-ups. Air-conditioned cafés, English-speaking pharmacies on every corner, and a wide-brim-hat-friendly culture. Easy first week with no flights to manage.
Head to the Beaches
Phuket, Krabi, or Koh Samui a 1-hour flight south once your surgeon clears you. Resort-style rest, soft sea air, sunglasses culture. UV protection matters for fresh eyelid skin: bring SPF 50+ and big sunglasses.
Escape to the Mountains
Chiang Mai in the north is cooler than Bangkok and easier on fresh scars: less sweat, less sun. Slow pace, good food, short drives to hot-springs hotels that understand quiet recovery.
“Most of our eyelid-surgery patients build the trip around the procedure. We book the hotels, the domestic flights, and the transport — you focus on UV protection, big sunglasses, and the second half of the holiday.”
Nat
Co-founder, ClinicPins
Options
Procedure types
Four types cover almost every international blepharoplasty case in Bangkok. Your surgeon chooses based on what's actually loose, droopy, or fatty around your eyes — not on a 'signature' technique.
Upper blepharoplasty (standard)Most common
The workhorse procedure. The surgeon removes excess upper-eyelid skin, sometimes with a small amount of orbicularis muscle and orbital fat. The incision sits inside the natural upper-eyelid crease and heals to a near-invisible scar in most patients. The most recent review of randomised trials — 12 trials, 450 patients — found that dry-eye symptoms significantly decreased after surgery in patients who had pre-existing dry-eye complaints. Skin-only removal is the lower-risk default; aggressive muscle removal raises the risk of incomplete eyelid closure.
Session length
1–1.5 hours under local with sedation.
Incision
Hidden in the natural upper-eyelid crease.
Recovery
7–10 days in-country; back to work around day 7–10.
Final result
Settles at 3–6 months.
$1,400–$3,800
Save 50–70% vs home“Upper bleph is the most predictable eyelid procedure we book. Patients in their late 40s with hooded lids see the biggest 'I look rested' effect. The dry-eye fear most have going in is the wrong fear; the data shows the opposite happens for most patients.”
Nat
Co-founder, ClinicPins
Lower blepharoplasty (transconjunctival or transcutaneous)
Two technique variants and the choice matters. The transconjunctival approach places the incision inside the eyelid (no external scar) and avoids the skin-and-muscle disruption that drives the lid-pulling-down complication called ectropion. It is the right answer for younger patients with under-eye fat bags and intact skin. The transcutaneous approach uses a sub-ciliary incision (just below the lash line) and is needed when there is also loose lower-lid skin to remove. Modern lower-bleph technique adds a canthal-support stitch in patients with looser lids to mitigate ectropion.
Session length
1.5–2 hours under local with sedation or general.
Incision
Transconjunctival: no external scar. Transcutaneous: hidden under the lash line.
Recovery
7–10 days in-country; lower-lid swelling lasts slightly longer than upper.
Ectropion risk
Technique-dependent — ask which approach your surgeon uses and why.
$1,800–$4,500
Save 50–70% vs home“We always ask which lower-lid technique a surgeon recommends and why for your specific anatomy. Younger patients with fat bags and good skin are usually transconjunctival. Older patients needing skin removal are usually transcutaneous with a canthal-support stitch.”
Nisha
Co-founder, ClinicPins
East Asian double-eyelid surgeryBangkok specialty
Bangkok is a regional hub for East Asian double-eyelid surgery, performed at high volume in dedicated specialty clinics. Three technique variants: full incision (a continuous incision along the planned crease, the most durable option and best for excess skin or fat), partial incision (two or three short incisions, softer crease and faster recovery), and suture-only (no incision, three to six buried sutures, the fastest recovery but least durable). A single-surgeon series of 295 primary cases (590 lids) reported 97.4% successful crease formation and a 2.54% revision rate, with no keloid scarring. The most common cause of an unsatisfying result is missed pre-existing eyelid droop (ptosis), even a subtle 1–2 mm, which has to be corrected at the same surgery rather than later.
Session length
1–2 hours under local with sedation.
Best technique
Full incision is the most durable; suture-only is the fastest recovery but least permanent.
Common add-on
Medial epicanthoplasty creates a wider eye opening (+$300–$800).
Final crease shape
Settles at 6 months.
$1,800–$4,200
Save 50–65% vs home“Thai surgeons do this procedure at scale. It is rarely an occasional add-on here the way it is at most Western clinics. The pre-op assessment that matters most is whether you have any subtle eyelid droop; fixing it at the same surgery is what prevents an asymmetric result later.”
Nat
Co-founder, ClinicPins
Combined procedures and adjuncts
Most patients in their 40s and beyond combine procedures in a single trip. Common combinations: upper + lower bleph (about 30–50% extra over single-area pricing), Asian double-eyelid + medial epicanthoplasty for a wider visible eye opening, and upper-bleph + ptosis repair when there is even mild upper-lid droop. Modern medial epicanthoplasty (skin-redraping technique, 136-patient series) reported 98.5% no visible or minimal scarring and zero severe scarring requiring revision. Eyelid surgery is also the single most common adjunct to a facelift in Thailand — combined in roughly 18% of revision facelift cases in published 30-year series. Combined cases stay 10–14 days in Bangkok rather than 7–10.
Combined upper + lower
2–3 hours under general or local-with-sedation.
Asian double-eyelid + epicanthoplasty
1.5–2.5 hours; one operation, one recovery.
Ptosis repair
+$500–$1,500 added to the base bleph.
Recovery
10–14 days in Bangkok for combined cases.
$2,800–$5,500
Save 40–60% vs home“Combining the right adjuncts in one trip is more comfortable and more honest about cost than coming back. Eyelid + epicanthoplasty stays one surgery, one recovery — not two.”
Nisha
Co-founder, ClinicPins
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Verified Clinics
Eyelid-surgery clinics in Bangkok
Three clinics across the tier range. Each has a surgeon credentialed beyond the baseline Medical Council of Thailand licence — ThPRS plastic-surgery board certification or an oculoplastic fellowship under RCOPT, with society membership on top.
Bumrungrad International Hospital — Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery Centre
VerifiedWattana, Bangkok
JCI-hospital setting, ThPRS-certified surgeons, hospital-grade sterilisation
Full-service JCI-accredited hospital — first in Asia to earn JCI accreditation in 2002, now on its 7th re-accreditation cycle. Runs blepharoplasty under local-with-sedation or general anaesthesia, with optional overnight admission for combined cases. Board-certified anaesthetist on every case.
Samitivej Plastic and Esthetic Surgery Institute
VerifiedSukhumvit, Bangkok
JCI-hospital setting, integrated plastic-surgery institute
Samitivej's dedicated plastic-surgery institute lists upper and lower blepharoplasty as standard offerings inside a JCI-accredited hospital setting. Full anaesthesia team, English-speaking nursing staff, day-surgery discharge for isolated cases.
Bangkok Plastic Surgery (Dr. Pichet Rodchareon)
VerifiedSukhumvit, Bangkok
ISAPS Active Member, high facial-aesthetics volume
Dedicated plastic-surgery clinic led by an ISAPS Active Member plastic surgeon. Listed volume of over 3,000 aesthetic surgical procedures across facial, breast, and body work. ISAPS membership requires specialty-board certification plus existing-member sponsors — peer-verified, not self-declared.
Your Surgeon
How to choose your eyelid surgeon
Before committing to any surgeon, ask these questions — most are happy to answer on video before you book:
Eyelid surgery in Thailand is performed by both pathways and both are valid. Plastic surgeons are board-certified through the Thai Board of Surgery via RCST and join ThPRS. Oculoplastic ophthalmologists complete an additional 1–2 year fellowship after their ophthalmology residency under the Royal College of Ophthalmologists of Thailand. For complex cases involving the eye itself (ptosis, complex lower-lid malposition), oculoplastic fellowship is the higher-credential pathway. Confirm the registration via the public licence-check tool before you book.
This is the lower-bleph question that matters most. The 2025 systematic review of 36 studies shows the lower-lid-pulling-down complication (ectropion) is much lower with transconjunctival (incision inside the eyelid, no external scar) than transcutaneous (incision below the lash line). Transconjunctival is right when there is fat to remove but skin is still tight. Transcutaneous is right when there is also loose skin, and modern technique adds a small canthal-support stitch in higher-risk patients to mitigate ectropion.
Case volume is a stand-in for skill. A surgeon doing 200+ upper bleph per year is in different territory from one doing 20. East Asian double-eyelid in particular benefits from very high volume — Bangkok specialty clinics often do this procedure daily. Ask for the annual number in your specific procedure type, not 'eyelid surgery' as a category.
Even mild 1–2 mm ptosis is the leading cause of asymmetric results in Asian double-eyelid surgery and unsatisfying upper bleph in older patients. Published series name detection of latent ptosis as one of the five technical success factors. A skilled surgeon measures pre-op eyelid height (margin-reflex distance) precisely. If they do not, push back.
Day-7 photos look better than the final result — swelling fills out the under-eye and softens crease asymmetries. What you need to see is 6-month and 12-month photos in your specific procedure type, with your skin tone if possible. An honest surgeon shares these without hesitation, including the cases that taught them something.
Complications after discharge are uncommon. We send you home with a written recovery plan your GP or local plastic surgeon can follow, we stay on WhatsApp, and we loop in your Bangkok surgeon directly if anything needs escalating. A confident surgeon has a written plan covering wound care, scar management, and the rare case where a return trip is needed.
How we verify
We ask for Medical Council of Thailand registration numbers, Thai Board of Surgery certificates (plastic surgeons) or RCOPT oculoplastic fellowship certificates (ophthalmologists), copies of ThPRS or ISAPS membership, and unedited 6-month and 12-month case photos in your specific procedure. If a clinic won't share these before you book, we don't recommend it.
Patient Stories
What patients say
All reviews are from verified patients who received treatment at the clinic they're reviewing. All photos shared with explicit written consent.
“Sydney quoted AUD $14,000 all-in for the combined procedure with a plastic surgeon. Bumrungrad did the same operation with a ThPRS surgeon for AUD $5,800 with the day-surgery facility, and ClinicPins booked a hotel ten minutes from the clinic. Sutures out at day 6, flew home at day 9, back to the office at week 3.”
Hannah K.
Combined upper + lower blepharoplasty, Bumrungrad
“Three US plastic surgeons quoted $5,800 to $8,200 for upper bleph alone. Bangkok Plastic Surgery did the procedure with an ISAPS-certified surgeon for $1,900 — same morning surgery, sutures out day 5, flew home day 8. The dry-eye fear I had going in turned out to be backwards: the symptoms I had pre-surgery actually improved.”
James L.
Upper blepharoplasty, Bangkok Plastic Surgery
“Singapore quotes for the combined procedure ranged SGD $5,500 to $9,000. Samitivej did both in one operation for SGD $3,400 with a senior surgeon who does this case daily. The crease is symmetrical, the medial epicanthus has no visible scar at six months. Stayed eight days. Worth it.”
Mei W.
Asian double-eyelid + medial epicanthoplasty, Samitivej
“London quoted £6,400 for lower bleph alone. Samitivej did the transconjunctival approach for £2,300 — no external scar, the under-eye fat I had been talking about for years gone in 90 minutes. Day 1 wound check, sutures out day 5, flew home day 7. Concealable bruising by day 6.”
Sophie R.
Lower blepharoplasty (transconjunctival), Samitivej
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Mid-range ThPRS-certified specialty clinics charge $1,400–$3,800 for upper blepharoplasty, $1,800–$4,500 for lower, $1,800–$4,200 for East Asian double-eyelid, and $2,800–$5,500 for combined upper + lower. Premium JCI hospitals like Bumrungrad and Samitivej run at the higher end with optional overnight admission. The US surgeon-fee average is $3,359 for upper and $3,876 for lower per ASPS 2024 — and that figure is surgeon fee only, before facility, anaesthesia, and follow-up.
Plan 7–10 days in Bangkok for isolated upper or lower blepharoplasty, and 10–14 days for combined upper + lower or with epicanthoplasty / ptosis repair. That covers surgery, day-1 wound check, suture removal at days 5–7, and a final pre-flight review. Bumrungrad's published guidance lists return to work at 7–10 days and bruising/swelling resolution at 2–4 weeks.
The biggest recent systematic review of lower-eyelid surgery (36 studies, 2025) reported zero cases of vision loss across any included study. Hematoma ran from 0 to 2.2%, infection from 0 to 1.6%, and most studies reported revision rates under 3%. The 'blepharoplasty causes blindness' fear is real, and the modern evidence does not support it as a meaningful risk in current practice when surgery is done by a credentialed surgeon in an accredited facility.
For most patients, the opposite. The most recent meta-analysis of randomised trials in upper-eyelid surgery — 12 trials, 450 patients — found dry-eye symptoms significantly decreased after surgery in patients who had pre-existing dry-eye complaints. Patients with severe pre-existing dry eye, contact-lens intolerance, or prior LASIK should be screened more carefully pre-op. A short-term increase in dryness during early healing is normal and usually resolves.
Transconjunctival lower bleph puts the incision inside the eyelid: no external scar, no skin disruption. It is the right answer for younger patients with under-eye fat bags and intact skin. Transcutaneous lower bleph uses a sub-ciliary incision (just below the lash line) and is needed when there is also loose lower-lid skin to remove. The 2025 systematic review found ectropion (lid pulling down) is lower with transconjunctival; transcutaneous benefits from a canthal-support stitch in patients with looser pre-op lid skin.
Bangkok is a regional hub for it. Specialty clinics often perform multiple Asian double-eyelid cases per day rather than as occasional add-ons the way most Western clinics do. The largest published single-surgeon series reports 97.4% successful crease formation and a 2.54% revision rate across 295 primary cases — and the most important pre-op check is detecting any subtle eyelid droop (ptosis) so it can be corrected at the same surgery.
US, UK, Australian, Canadian, NZ, and Singapore passports are entitled to 60 days visa-exempt entry under Thailand's current exemption schedule. That comfortably covers the 7–14 day blepharoplasty trip with room to extend if your surgeon moves your flight clearance by a few days. We confirm the current rule for your passport in your trip plan.
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