Planning a trip to Thailand for hair transplant & Lasik eye surgery?

I personally wouldn't (and didn't) get LASIK until my eyes went several years without changing (as measured by an optometrist). Because whatever change they're doing, they'll keep doing, so until they're stable you might as well try contacts. And if you haven't already, it seems you oughta still try contacts anyway, to see what difference you can expect, to help decide if it's worth it. Though there are some corrections they can do in LASIK that contacts or glasses cannot do. If you're decided for sure you want LASIK, then I'd recommend getting a consultation with a reputable clinic here, before you make an appointment anywhere for the surgery. If they say you're a bad candidate for LASIK, take their word for it, and get used to your eyes as they are.

Honestly, it sounds like your mind is already made up: I can tell that you really, really want to have both procedures done so I say go for it! The (elective) surgeries may not work and there's always the possibility of negative sides effects (including death) BUT it sounds like you're aware of risks and would be very, very happy with the results should they be positive.

That said, I found your post incredibly Pollyanna-ish in tone. This is fine, of course; it's always good to be hopeful but something in it worries me a bit. Perhaps I sense you're seeing this as an amazing panacea and am worried you'll end up really disappointed if anything falls short? I'd definitely go with the place that has the best results/happiest clients and really consider the negative reviews as well. I have two more points to consider: - How would you feel if the surgeries do not yield the results you are hoping for? I personally think a confident guy who happens to be bald or balding is more attractive than a guy with a so-so hair transplant. However, if you think having a bit more hair will make you feel happier and more confident in general, then it sounds worth it. (It sounds like this is the case.) If you're doing it because you think it'll make you look better or seem more attractive to others, then I'd perhaps reconsider. - Clearly, Thailand feels like a second-home to you and you love your time spent there. However, as you know, recovery after surgeries can be painful and limiting so your experience could be very different. Would you be OK with this?

WHAT!!! Have you been to an optometrist?? Doesn't sound like it. LASIK is not for every vision issue, and kinda risky if you are not a good candidate based on YOUR vision needs. See a good optometrist who can lend advice. Hair replacement is less risky if it fails, so go crazy. But don't play games with your vision. Get lots of advice before choosing any procedure or clinic. I just... You don't sound like you understand how it works! I have many close family and friends who are licensed airplane pilots and some opted for corrective procedures, some did not. Flying an airplane is a passion (if you know any pilots, you know this is true :)) PLUS it is very Life or Death. Nobody I know pilot-wise was cavalier about choosing corrective surgery because if it went wrong, their passion, or career path, or practical basic vision would be threatened. It was a careful decision, multiple doctor opinions were weighed, and then a procedure and clinic (some overseas) were chosen if proceeding was the right choice. I don't want to negate what I just wrote by telling you my personal experience here. But... Is there a reason contacts won't work for you? Have you tried them? As you get older, your vision acuity gets less. My direct understand is that depending on your condition, surgical intervention will not help that, or only be temporary - so not worth the risk sometimes. Depending on YOUR vision. An optometrist can recommend a surgical procedure or contacts if necessary. Again - no input here on hair. But for your vision? DO YOUR HOMEWORK.

I am a semi-professional goalie with average eye sight and I would love to have at least (or better!)than 20/20 vision. Be aware thathttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_acuity - it basically means that you can read at 20 feet what the average person can read at 20 feet. Young people with good vision often achieve an acuity of 20/10. Bear in mind also that this kind of foveal visual acuity is only one aspect of the visual capabilities that are going to be important to you as a goalie - peripheral vision and target tracking are also (presumably) very important. You need to understand how and LASIK surgery is likely to change all of these factors for you - and you need to get this diagnosis, I suggest, before going considering going abroad for surgery - not by somebody in Chiang Mai on the morning you turn up there.

Lasik can sometimes be a partial success, too. My husband had Lasik a decade ago, from one of the best opthamologists at the time - his vision improved immensely but he unfortunately still needs glasses to drive or use his laptop. He's just now looked at http://www.orthokacademy.com/what-is-orthokeratology/, which is a system where you wear contact-like things at night. It actually stops the progression of your vision degeneration, no surgery necessary. Obviously, given that it's on going, that would need to be done closer to home. I'd be very careful with surgery in general, when any place far from home - especially, would you have a travel partner? Evacuation insurance that covers this? It was my understanding, when I entertained a similar idea long ago, that evacuation insurance is null and void for medical tourism. If it's a similar price stateside, why do it there? Having gotten infections or just recovered roughly from small, elective surgeries myself, I would err on the side of being close to your bed.

Have you checked any of the Thai expat forums? Someone there surely has had LASIK and can provide recommendations.

Have you considered the downsides of LASIK? Like, if your vision is deteriorating, is there a reason you can't address that with contact lenses or prescription sport gear, without running the risk of night blindness? I assume night blindness would be more of an issue than wearing contacts would.

If you are physically active in a contact sport are you certain you want LASIK? Athletes (and police officers, firefighters, etc) usually get PRK surgery rather than LASIK, it is more invasive and slower to heal but unlike LASIK it heals completely. I would talk to at least two eye care specialists in your area first. If this were me I would never, in a million years, consider having my eyes operated on in another country far from home to save money where my first language is not theirs and I have no solid evidence as to the real state of surgical care there. Dude, this is your vision we are talking about, as someone who has had multiple semi-experimental surgeries for a degenerative eye disease (with good if mixed results) ... YOU REALLY NEED TO INVESTIGATE THIS MORE!!