Damkerng Pathomvanich

About doctor Damkerng Pathomvanich

Dr. Damkerng Pathomvanich is a renowned plastic and reconstructive surgeon at Bumrungrad International Hospital in Thailand.

With over 50 years of active experience in plastic surgery, Dr. Pathomvanich has become one of the leading specialists in his field.

The doctor is especially interested in performing reconstructive plastic surgeries of the face, breast lifts, and hair transplantation.

Dr. Pathomvanich was one of the first plastic surgeons in Thailand to practice in hair transplantation. He actively practices the “open technique”.

Dr. Damkerng Pathomvanich has been certified and re-certified by the American Board of Surgery since 1979.

Professional experience

• Surgical residency in Brooklyn, New York.
• Surgical resident at Hillcrest Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio.
• Private practice in general surgery, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.
• Fellowship in Cosmetic and Restoration Hair Surgery sponsored by the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery at the Cosmetic Surgery Center in Little Rock, Arkansas and Stough Medical Associates in Hot Spring, Arkansas.
• Private practice in hair restoration and cosmetic surgery in Bangkok, Thailand.
• Director of the Hair Restoration Surgery Training Program (approved by ISHRS).
• Served on the original ISHRS International Advisory Committee, ISHRS Board of Governors for the last three years, and is a member of the ISHRS.
• Founder and former President of the Asian Association of Hair Restoration Surgeons.

After completing his fellowship in the United States, where he gained experience in hair transplantation using the latest methods, Dr. Pathomvanich returned to Thailand and began actively applying his knowledge to treat patients across Asia.

The doctor is the author of numerous scientific papers published worldwide. He has also written several textbooks on hair transplantation, reconstructive, and cosmetic surgery.

Together with his colleague Bertram Ng, the doctor invented a laser hairline device that helps make the hairline symmetrical.

Over the past 20 years, Dr. Pathomvanich has been an invited speaker at numerous international conferences on hair restoration surgery.

Currently, the doctor continues to improve his technique in FUT and FUE to minimize follicle damage. He also actively applies transection to reduce scarring while obtaining more grafts for optimal patient results.

Dr. Damkerng Pathomvanich has developed a new graft placement device designed to minimize trauma during implantation. The dilator device that he has developed and has used over the past few years has significantly improved the results of graft placement.

Doctor’s specialty

Dr. Pathomvanich’s primary clinical interests include:

Hair transplantation, development of new techniques, and improving results through his own innovations Eyebrow transplantation Cosmetic plastic surgery, among others

• plastic surgery;
• breast lift;
• hair loss treatment;
• hair transplantation, development of new techniques and improvement of results using our own innovations;
• eyebrow transplant;
• cosmetic plastic surgery, etc.