I made this account especially to spread my story. I usually browse reddit but not a poster, if it in the wrong place, please feel free to delete it and I apologize in advance.
I'm sharing this story to spread aware about this horrible hospital and its doctors, might be helpful to someone.
This story was written in segments to make it short and more readable.I wish if I could add more images, but I'm mentally suffering and broken, I can't get to show more of myself.
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I'm transgender MTF, started my FFS journey in 2018, booked with Yanhee international hospital Dr. Suthat Koonnawarote for the procedures, mainly I choose Yanhee because it was the cheapest, I was tight on money and wanted to move with my transition, mistake on my side, but I did researches about Yanhee and Dr. Suthat, I found good reviews on the little info I could find and so on I proceeded with the operation.
The operation:
I did 2 operations.2019: with rhinoplasty, genioplasty, jaw shaving v line and cheek implants.
On 2nd operation 2022: I did revision for jaw shaving and brow shaving + hairline lowering and eyebrows lift.
None of the procedure came as expectation by the doctor nor did he follows any of my wishes, not even close and mostly they were "random practice".
Jaw had sharp angle and required revision, chin is slanted and uneven, nose still has hump, and cheeks as if they never had any implants.
But worst of them all is on 2nd operation, asked for oval feminine hairline and he gave me "M" shaped hairline, my eyebrows looks worse and I have a flat caveman looking eyebrows now, they sag over my eyes and can barely lift them up, trying hard not looking grumpy.
For transgender who's trying to look more feminine, he made me more manlier than a man could ask for, with possibility that it can never be fixed, I went into deep depression with suicidal thoughts, I couldn't look at my face anymore. I cried alot.
Follow up:
I can see the shock on nurses faces during my follow ups, as how I looked before and after the surgery, one of the nurses even cried and hugged me.
Dr. Suthat was careless, I could see he wasn't happy with his own results but in all coldness he said "I can try another way"... this butcher was "trying" on his patients
I got upset and moved out of the room, I talked to some manager and he offered to be seen by another surgeon Dr.Somsak, he suggested to do another revision right away but results aren't guaranteed, and would laugh for no reasons, I swear this hospital is running by clowns. And was told I need to pay for the revision, to fix Dr. Suthat mistake...
When I filled a complaint and asked for refund and compensation, the hospital's management took by their doctor's side and said "I didn't like the results"... What results? Of being butchered? And paying to look worse?
After struggling with my life for 6 months, I went to another hospital hoping to fix it, the doctor suggested to wait a year for full recovery but assured me it can be fixed, maybe not as much I'd hope for, and then pointed at my uneven chin and jaw.
He suggested to do CT scan and we looked at the results, not only we found that Dr. Suthat Koonnawarote did the procedures as poorly as it can possibly be done, but there was protruded screw coming out of my genioplasty bracket and unexplained screws on my jaws.
I had to undergo with another revisions for chin, jaw and rhinoplasty.
My face now looks more feminine, as I hoped it would be and feeling more confident.
Contacting Dr. Suthat Koonnawarote:
After the first operation.
I was understandable and read that most surgeries don't come out as expected but they were far off from looking natural or normal. Dr Suthat told me it's just the swelling and should wait 6 months for final results and I did.
After a year I contacted the hospital again, my jaw wasn't smooth, it had sharp angle and didn't look feminine, my chin was slanted and uneven, cheeks as if they never had implants, and still had nose hump after rhinoplasty.
He promised me to fix them for free so I booked back at Yanhee, to be told that is the best result could be achieved and he can't do anything anymore, did not even bother to take X ray or CT scan, I was persistent and he said he can only fix the jaw angle, and along I asked to do hairline lowering and brows shaving with eyebrows lift.
Also asked for his opinion on what else would he recommend for more feminization, "You face is long, you never look feminine" said to me while laughing. That was my cue, I should have left but I was stupid, I was excited to get rid of my male looking eyes.
Then I was charged for the revision that I was promised for free, after traveling all the way, I went with it after convincing them to drop off 50%.
And as results, I ended with more damage by that butcher.
Dr. Suthat Koonnawarote:
The doctor does not speak English as suggested by the hospital's page and some reviews, mostly speak of broken English with simple words.
Did not provide any advice, recommendation or explanation during the consultations, and would just asks "What you want?"
Would laugh occasionally, would wave his hand at me and say something in Thai that makes everyone in the room ( the nurses and coordinator) look at me and laughs. Felt I was a joke subject, so disrespectful.
It didn't feel I was talking to a doctor at all. But I though I was being paranoid.
Conclusion :
It's all on me, I was stupid, had many signs to quit, as someone said, if the doctor didn't treat you as human, that's not a doctor, go elsewhere.
Dr Suthat did not treat me as human, more like practice project.
I gambled with my life and now I'm suffering for it.
I paid about $15k on Yanhee, and had to do revision for all the procedures in another hospital and spent so far another $12k.
Still have to pay to fix my eyebrows and hairline in 6 months from now.
My life suffered dramatically because of this and trying my best to recover.
I'm probably the first person who had their FFS gone wrong and ended looking worse than what they started with and had to go for another FFS.
I wouldn't recommend Yanhee hospital, don't gamble with your life, don't make the same mistakes I did, and find better place with real doctors.
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