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Currently in the South at Hat Yai. Town centre massage prices here, with most customers being the considerable numbers of Thai and other Asian visitors, seem to have held steady for some time at 200 Bht/hr (in some cases, such as in the hotels, maybe 250 Bht/hr). Very few western visitors here and lots of massage places jostling for business, all of which keeps the lid on prices. I don't have the answer to the OP's question about Phuket, but I suspect that the western expats who must make up the bulk of the customers in Phuket just represent a soft target if the massage parlour operators want to collude in moving prices up.

Many thanks for this, Puschl.

I've looked at the table of South Indian scripts and have to agree that there are definitely plenty of similarities here. I'll follow up with friends who have links with those cultures.

Hi ladies,

My wife is planning some face-lift surgery and intends to go for an initial consultation at Bungrumrad Hospital, Bangkok, in view of their substantial cosmetic surgery department and an apparently good reputation. Has any Thaivisa member undertaken any cosmetic surgery of this type at Bungrumrad and have any useful comments on any of the individual cosmetic surgery specialists there? Dr Amorn Poomee clearly seems to be well regarded among posters to this thread, but are there any other specific suggestions?

My wife wants to minimise the need to consult ‘cold’ with one of the 25 or so specialists in this field at the hospital

She had some very successful treatment of this type in London some years back, but wants  an ‘update’ now and is ideally looking for someone who is comfortable working on a European face.

We are happy to receive any comments or suggestions by PM as well as by postings.

Hi ladies,

My wife has reviewed with interest the various postings on this subject in various threads on the Thaivisa forums and has decided, for her specific needs, to check out the following four names:

- Cotton House - Oriental Plaza
- I.F. Tailor - Surawong nr J Thompson
- Dino - by Robinsons, (Sukhumvit, presumably)
- Siam Emporium - Siam Center

She’s looking for a tailor experienced in making fitted office-type clothes for women, ie not just a good dressmaker. This includes fitted jackets and fitted shirts (for which they will need to have a good selection of proper quality cotton shirting material).  At one time in the past she used a tailor in one of the Pramot/Pradit/Prachum sois near the British Club/Neilson Hays Library, who made all the female attendants’ uniforms for Thai Airways, but that business has disappeared now. The tailor needs to speak reasonable English.

Before she starts her visits to these places, does anyone have and more up-to-date or additional suggestions? My wife will in any case post the results of her visits here in this forum.

You can PM to us as well as post, if you prefer.