Medical accompanies international individuals
PUBLISHED: 17 Mar 2025 at 05: 26
Vachira Phuket Hospital, a state-run clinic in Phuket, is reshaping the physician tourism industry. The doctor hopes to draw in more foreign patients who are looking to lose weight by profiting from the growing demand for this well-known treatment.
Older clinician at Vachira Phuket, Dr. Thakoon Poonthananiwatkul, said the doctor has more than a decade of experience in performing gastric surgery on the stomach and intestines, treating more than 3, 400 people.
Additionally, the Surgical Review Corporation ( SRC ), a nonprofit organization in the United States that promotes patient safety and establishes high standards for medical professionals, has approved its weight-loss surgery practices.
According to the physician, gastric surgery is a good choice for weight loss because it is typically done when diet and exercise fail or when overweight or obese individuals also have serious health issues as a result of their weight, according to the doctor.
These patients have lost on average between 25 % and 40 % of their body weight after the procedure is over.
According to Dr. Thakoon, whether that weight loss will be sustained typically depends on the victim’s dietary and exercise regimen.
He claimed that Vachira Phuket Hospital has an quality center for bariatric surgery that the US SRC has approved because he began this operation in 2015.
The accreditation may help promote Phuket’s campaign of medical and health tourism, Dr. Thakoon said, and it will help draw more Thai nationals and foreigners to the area to undergo this weight-loss procedure, as well as boost the local economy.
He claimed that over the past three years, Vachira Phuket Hospital has performed gastric surgery on 400 to 700 cases annually, or 40 to 50 people per month. The hospital’s expert group also performs for surgery on a daily basis all year round.
International customers who are interested in having bariatric surgeries are now treated as a novel target group as part of the patient’s plan to become a skilled tourism center of Phuket, he said.
He said the doctor will first recruit foreigners who currently reside on the beach area before moving on to other organizations.
These improvements, according to Dr. Veerasak Lorthongkham, the hospital’s director, reflect the hospital’s commitment to providing excellent care and supporting Phuket’s development as a premier clinical tourism destination.