Good BKK hospital - perhaps Bumrungrad ?

[wayne747]

Hi

My significant other has diffuse hairloss which is needless to say very hard to accept for a woman.
She does not trust doctors here in the West (where we live), or at least would also like a second opinion from a homeland doctor too.

So on a future trip home to the local som tam pots we would also like to consult a thai doctor.
We naturally come in via Bangkok from our international flight, and might as well consult a doctor in BKK and not back in Udon.

We (I) are looking for a real hospital/clinic/dermatology department, not a beauty salon that will do hair spa treatments.

Can any of the esteemed readership recommend a good hospital in BKK, and in particular a good dermatology dept/dermatologist ?
Bumrungrad pops up in Google.

Thanks in advance for any help and good suggestions !

[roland22]

Search engine of my health insurance shows:

Dr. Rattapon Thuantong

Speciality:
Dermatology
Special Interest:
Hair loss , Hair problems, Skin conditions

Hospital:
2 Soi Soonvijai 7, New Petchburi Road, Bangkapi, Huay Khwang , Bangkok, 10310,

No phone number.
And no personal experience with him, sorry.

[maxeboy]

Definately choose BUMRUNGRAD.
The best ward and doctors in Thailand.
PM me when You arrive in Bangkok.
You can choose 2 hotels only munutes walk away from hospital.
Kind regards from maxeboy.

[semperfiguy]

Wayne747, you may want to take a look at this:

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/WomensHeal ... d=13320129

My wife was having some pretty bad hair hair loss when I came here two years ago, and we attributed it to stress. Once she transitioned into a new life with me, the hair loss discontinued. Menopause is also a contributing factor.

[fatbob]

Send an email to [email protected] asking what you want to know and if they can help, for me they are the best in Thailand by a long shot. The skin specialist I see their is Dr Nussra every year to check for melanoma.

[wayne747]

Maxeboy, semperfiguy and coxo:
Thanks a lot all.
Good to know Bumrungrad is the place to go.

Maxeboy, if we get closer to decision to go, then I will pm you for sure.
I do hope we can sort out things here in farangland where doctors are probably better educated.
The "problem" is they take a balanced view of treatment and don't immediately give you injections.

Funny name, Bumrungrad, one would think it is a Russian outfit

Stress is indeed a factor in hairloss, which doctors here have mentioned. The problem is that stress today shows up as hairloss 4-6 months after . That makes the cause-effect relationship hard to demonstrate. It would be easier if stress today gave hairloss tomorrow.

Coxo, I read your input on melanoma too - which prompted me to ask about Bumrungrad. Thx