Apinut Wongkietkachorn,  MD
Associate Member

Endoscopic Gliding Forehead Lift:
A Brow Shaping Method to Lift Medial and Lateral Brow
Apinut Wongkietkachorn, Associate Member

ISAPS: Congratulations! What an honor to have been awarded the best presentation by an early-career surgeon at the Singapore Awards Ceremony. What does this award represent to you? 

WONGKIETKACHORN: It is a great honor to receive this award. I believe this award reflects the dedication and hard work we put into our efforts to enhance patients' health and benefit. It is the symbol of using science to help patients. 

ISAPS: What innovations do you describe in your presentation? 
WONGKIETKACHORN: It is an advanced and innovative forehead lifting method that has been developed to not only lift the brow but also shape the brow the way we want. The results are phenomenal.

ISAPS: Besides winning your award, what was your fondest memory from the Olympiad in Singapore?  

WONGKIETKACHORN: Meeting great friends that I have collaborated with for many years. ISAPS not only provides excellent knowledge in plastic surgery but also offers the opportunity to meet great people, making it a truly unique organization.

ISAPS: What were the most compelling reasons that motivated you to join ISAPS, and why do you believe that being a member is essential for your professional growth? 

WONGKIETKACHORN: My two greatest mentors, Dr. Ozan Sozer and Dr. Sanguan Kunaporn, are my inspiration to join ISAPS. They are some of the most successful plastic surgeons in the world and are an example of how ISAPS can augment professional growth. We always believe that ISAPS is for everyone, no matter what country or what race they are, we are the group that joins all the people with a similar goal, “to help patients better”. 

ISAPS: What do you think of when you hear “#ISAPSFamily“? 

WONGKIETKACHORN: It is a warm and purposeful family. Many family members dedicate themselves to improving patient outcomes and benefits. 

ISAPS: Looking ahead to next year in Cancun, what are you looking forward to, and what topics are you most interested in? 

WONGKIETKACHORN: I look forward to attending another great meeting, where we will explore the latest advancements in cutting-edge knowledge. I hope to present two of my prospective works on patient safety that I have been working on for almost four years. They will discuss the new embolism prevention protocol in abdominoplasty and the use of NIMS in deep plane facelift. I hope to share works that can help patients be safer during surgery.

To see all of this year's award winners, click here.