Breast Lift and Implants with Dr Narongdej - Thailand

I am 21 years old but having recently lost 20+ kilos was left with saggy and deflated boobs. I had been thinking about having my breasts done for quite some time but finally decided to take the plunge and go to Thailand as it worked out to be more that half the price than what it would've cost me in Australia. I booked through destination beauty and was assigned to Dr Narongdej for surgery on the 6th of December 2014 at Piyavate hospital in Bangkok. My destination beauty rep was always nice, professional and helpful, and she replied to my emails very quickly which means I got organised fast. I arrived in Bangkok on the 5th of December with my mum and my sister and was greeted by the driver upon leaving the airport. Next thing I knew it was the day of my surgery and we were being picked up from our hotel (Somerset) by the driver (I would 100% recommend staying at this hotel as the destination beauty office is located within it, so anytime I had any problems/questions I could just pop down and ask away! Also you will meet a lot of other people staying there who have had surgery as well which is nice). When we arrived at Piyavate hospital I was taken to the Tria spa located within it to have my blood and temp taken, weighed and injected with blood thinner (I think thats what it was) which i'm pretty sure prevents blood clots. I was then taken (by buggy) the main hospital for x-rays and then back to tria spa for my consultation with Dr Narongdej. He was friendly enough, and recommended I go somewhere between 205-305cc, depending on which implant will be fit the best into my boobs after he performed the breast lift. I was fine with this as I was more getting them done to improve their perkiness, not for the size, and he is an experienced surgeon so I trust his opinion. After my consultation I was taken to my private room (which was lovely) to wait for surgery. I was wheeled down for surgery around 2pm and taken into an operating theatre. I didn't have a positive experience here as it was quite hectic, and there were about 10 people rushing around getting prepped. No one spoke to me and acknowledged that I was there and I had no idea what was going on or what I was going to be put under. My surgeon wasn't even there yet so I was getting more and more nervous to the point where I had to ask one of the nurses what was happening. She got the anaesthetist who told me my surgeon was prepping in another theatre which I was going to be taken to shortly. He also told me I was going to be put under soon. I had quite a scary experience waking up from anaesthesia, all I remember was my surgeon telling me to breathe, but it not being able to for a few seconds. Then I finally took a long gasping breath and went back to sleep. I wasn't sure if this was a dream however it felt extremely real. I wanted to ask my surgeon about it but never got the chance too unfortunately, I wonder if the same has happened to anyone else. Anyway I woke up for the final time in the recovery room, and the nurses were very friendly and said 'goodmorning!' to me :) I was then wheeled up to my room where I was to be staying for 3 nights. The nurses looking after me were so friendly, and came in every couple of hours to check my blood pressure and temp and give me my meds. The language barrier didnt cause any problems for me and they were honestly so lovely, they really did care! I was in a lot of pain but tried my hardest to get up and walk around as much as possible to prevent blood clots and boredom ;) Theres a TV in the room with a couple of movie stations however I would reccomend anyone going over that will be staying for more than a night to bring lots of stuff for entertainment! The movie stations played the same movies over and over and the other stations were all in Thai. So to save yourself from boredom maybe bring a laptop or some books to keep yourself entertained :) I was connected to their wifi as well which was good! Dr Narongdej came in on my final day to check me and see if i could go home. However it was a very quick visit. I had a few questions which he answered before checking my breasts and the blood viles attached to me and then quickly exiting the room without saying anything, not even goodbye. Im not trying to whinge but I had more questions I wanted to ask and he didn't even tell me if i could go home or not. The nurses didn't even know as he didn't say anything to anyone! I honestly thought I was going to get more time with him, it was pretty disappointing and I just got the vibe that he didn't really care at all. As if he had the money and had now lost interest, he was colder than he was when I first met him. I thought I would get the chance to ask him about my scary experience waking up from anaesthesia as well but I didnt realise he was going to be that quick otherwise I would've asked him straight up! The nurse had to call him and ask if I could go home and he said yes, but I had to be discarged with my blood viles still intact as I was draining too much blood still for them to be removed. The next 7 days were pretty crappy, I was very dizzy, tired and sore. I had to make constant trips back to the hospital to get my blood viles checked to see if they could be removed, I had them in for about 5 days so I couldnt really go anywhere far from the hotel. I didnt mind though because i was told to take it easy as sometimes girls do too much and ended up with infections. Destination were pretty good with organising my appointments at the hospital and getting me there/back, aside from a few times that the car was late. My follow up appointment was the day before we flew home, Dr Narongdej wasn't able to see us because he had an emergency he had to attend to so we had to see another doctor. The hospital were pretty disorganised, they were getting patients names confused and I ended up sitting in the room they took me to topless for an hour waiting for the doctor to come! It didnt bother me too much though I was just happy to be getting my stitches out and going home. All in all my experience was 50/50. I am happy with my result but there were some pros/cons of doing the surgery abroad. I understand that my surgeon has done thousands of these surgeries before but that doesnt mean he should the reduce the quality of his service as time goes on. Operations are a big deal to people, and its nice to know that your surgeon has your best interests at heart. Some people may have had different experiences with him but I personally feel as though he didnt care as much as he should. Improvement in the after care would have made my time there much much better and I would be 100% happy. I dont necessarily regret going but if something goes wrong I will get it fixed in Australia for peace of mind knowing that I am in good hands. I am grateful to my Doctor as he has done a great job and I am very happy with my results even though im not 100% healed yet (im 4 weeks post op). I dont want to seem like a whinger cause i know its the price you pay for going abroad, the only reason I came on here is to share my experience so that other people going over kind of know what to expect so that its not as much of a shock to them. There were certain trade offs to doing the surgery in thailand, so just be prepared for that and do your reasearch on the surgeon as much as possible to ensure you are in good hands. I would reccomend my doctor to anyone having the lift/augmentation, he is good at what he does. Just dont expect too much in terms of after care

I'm scared my review came off more negative than I wanted to. Dont get me wrong I am very happy with the results! One of my nipples is higher than the other at the moment so they can photograph weirdly but i'm still healing and they're still settling but I am pretty amazed with how good they turned out! I can finally wear whatever I want and be confident and for that I am forever grateful. Dr Narongdej is truly a good doctor there were just a few things I were unhappy with but at the end of the day I am in love with my new boobs. I just want to warn girls that going to Thailand is a very different and surreal experience which had many ups and downs!

I haven't updated in a while because I was unable to upload photos from my phone so I had to put them on the computer. This is my scarring 8 weeks post op. Its all been going ok aside from a few spitting stitches which have delayed the healing process of my scars, and caused a bit of discomfort. I emailed destination beauty a few weeks back and they told me it was normal to have spitting stitches and that they would go away on their own. Most of them have bar one or two, so hopefully in a few weeks they will be 100% gone. I am pretty happy with my results, they have settled in nicely. My nipples aren't as symmetrical as I would like, however this seems to come out more in photos, it is less noticeable in real life. I think they must be dropping and healing at different rates so hopefully this problem will resolve itself, however it doesn't bother me too much anyway :)