Dr. Worapon Ratanalert
Plastic surgeon, MTF gender-affirming genital surgery
Dr. Worapon Ratanalert is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon at the Plastic Surgery Center of Yanhee International Hospital, where he has practised since 2018. Yanhee is one of the JCI-accredited partner hospitals we coordinate with in Bangkok. His clinical focus is MTF gender-affirming genital surgery and vaginoplasty, and he is an actively publishing author on neovaginal reconstruction.
Focus
- MTF vaginoplasty, including peritoneal-flap (PPV) and penile-inversion techniques
- Non-penile-inversion and labia-refinement vaginoplasty methods
- Orchiectomy and related feminizing genital surgery
Education and training
- Doctor of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, 2011
- General Surgery training, Prince of Songkla University, 2016
- Plastic Surgery training, Chulalongkorn University (King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital), 2019
- Subspecialty focus in gender-affirming surgery
Memberships
- The Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons of Thailand
- The Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons of Thailand
- The Medical Council of Thailand
Selected publications
- Full-Length Peritoneal Flap Vaginoplasty: A Feasible Approach for Hairless Neovaginal Reconstruction in Gender-Affirming Surgery. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2025.
- A Refinement Technique to Conceal the Scar Along the Labia Majora in Gender-affirming Vaginoplasty. PRS Global Open, 2025.
- Labia Minora Redefined: A Nonpenile Inversion Technique in Gender-affirming Vaginoplasty. PRS Global Open, 2025.
- Intraoperative Perfusion Assessment in Full-length Peritoneal Flap Vaginoplasty Using Indocyanine Green Angiography. PRS Global Open, 2026.
- Pedicled Peritoneal Flap Vaginoplasty in Male-to-Female Gender Affirmation Surgery: A Case Report. Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, 2020.
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Sources and profiles
Gender Affirming Thailand is a medical-travel facilitator. Dr. Worapon performs surgery at Yanhee International Hospital; we arrange your consultation, travel and aftercare. Your surgeon is confirmed at consultation based on your procedure and assessment.
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