Nasal Polyp Removal in Thailand Your guide to cost, top specialists & hospitals

Our partner hospitals hold JCI accreditation and run dedicated ENT departments with full-time rhinology specialists. They have endoscopic suites equipped with image-guided navigation, microdebrider systems, and in-house imaging. These are full-service hospitals, not day-clinics, with the infrastructure to manage any complication.

Polyp and sinus surgery should be done by a surgeon board-certified in ENT, ideally with rhinology fellowship training and a high volume of endoscopic sinus cases. Experience matters most when polyps are extensive or have recurred, and when working close to the eye and skull base, where image-guided navigation is used as standard.

Board certification in ENT is the starting point. Beyond that, look for specific experience in endoscopic sinus surgery and rhinology, and ask whether image-guided navigation is used for extensive or revision cases. A good surgeon will also be honest with you that surgery clears the polyps but that ongoing medical treatment is needed to keep them from returning.

Most patients breathe noticeably better once healing settles, with less congestion, fewer infections, and a sense of smell that often returns gradually over weeks. The gains are real and felt early, while the work of holding on to them belongs to the aftercare that follows.

Because polyps grow from ongoing inflammation, they commonly recur, and what happens after surgery matters as much as the operation itself. Continuing steroid nasal sprays and saline rinses long-term is the single best way to keep polyps from returning, and for severe recurrent disease biologic medicines are an option. Patients who keep up their medical treatment get the most lasting benefit.

The fly-in figure our partner hospital quotes for endoscopic polypectomy with a microdebrider is ฿176,000, or about $5,176, with one night in hospital. It is a flat package rather than a scale, so the figure is the same whether you have a handful of polyps or a nose full of them. This is the figure we hold at one hospital rather than what Thailand as a whole charges, and prices across the same network vary considerably by branch.

The package covers the operating theatre and recovery room, the surgeon and anaesthetist teams, the medicines and supplies used during the operation, and one night in a standard inpatient room with nursing care and meals. Your pre-operative CT scan, blood work, and medical clearance by an internal medicine physician are charged on top, as are pathology on the tissue removed and any take-home medication. Coordinator support comes from us and is not a hospital charge.

The polypectomy itself does not move with how extensive the polyps are. What changes the total is whether your CT scan shows sinus disease that needs opening in the same operation, since endoscopic sinus surgery is quoted as separate and dearer packages, from ฿191,000 for a maxillary or ethmoid clearance up to ฿282,000 for a full house FESS. Straightening a deviated septum at the same time and image-guided navigation are also outside this package. Your scan is what allows an accurate quote rather than a rough estimate.

At about $5,176, the package undercuts the US range of $6,000 to $15,000, but only at the bottom end, and the saving against the cheapest American private quote is modest. Against the UK at £4,000 to £9,000, Canada at C$5,000 to C$11,000, and Singapore at S$5,000 to S$11,000, the Thai figure converts to roughly the same as or more than the bottom of those ranges, so Thailand is not automatically the cheaper option for this operation. What the package does buy is a fixed price with no waiting list. Our partner hospitals hold JCI accreditation and use the same endoscopic platforms as leading Western ENT departments.

Surgery is not usually the first thing tried for nasal polyps. The standard starting point is medical treatment aimed at shrinking the polyps and calming the inflammation behind them. That means a daily steroid nasal spray or drops, often used for several weeks, sometimes alongside saline rinses, and for a flare a short course of oral steroid tablets to bring bulky polyps down quickly. For a good number of people this controls symptoms well enough that an operation is not needed, at least for a while.

The honest limit of medical treatment is that it works while you keep taking it and tends to lose ground when polyps are large or keep coming back. Sprays struggle to reach polyps that are already blocking the nose, and repeated courses of oral steroids are not something to stay on long-term because of their side effects. For severe, recurrent disease that does not respond, newer biologic medicines such as dupilumab can shrink polyps and improve symptoms, and these are an option in carefully selected patients, though they are an ongoing injected treatment rather than a one-off fix.

Surgery comes into its own when polyps keep blocking the airway or dulling smell despite a proper trial of medical treatment, or when they are simply too bulky for sprays to manage. Clearing them endoscopically reopens the nose and lets the sinuses drain, and it also lets steroid sprays reach the lining properly afterwards so medical treatment works better. The two are not really rivals: surgery resets the airway, and ongoing medical management keeps the polyps from returning. That combination is what the rest of this page is about.

Most patients fly home around seven to ten days after surgery, once any packing has been removed and the surgeon has confirmed there is no active bleeding and healing is on track. Cabin pressure changes are generally well tolerated by then. Use saline spray during the flight, stay hydrated, and avoid forceful nose blowing.

Desk work is usually possible within one to two weeks. Light walking is encouraged from the first day. Do not drive for at least 24 to 48 hours after a general anaesthetic, and longer if you are still taking sedating pain relief; some jurisdictions and insurers require a longer break, so check before planning a hire car or onward road journey. Avoid the gym, swimming, and anything involving bending, lifting, or straining for at least two to three weeks, as this can disturb healing and trigger bleeding. Your surgeon will confirm when more strenuous activity is safe.

You will usually notice clearer breathing within the first week or two as swelling settles. Sense of smell, if it was affected, often returns gradually over several weeks. The most important thing for a lasting result is keeping up saline rinses and steroid sprays, since these manage the inflammation that caused the polyps in the first place.

Nasal polyp surgery in Thailand is usually performed under general anaesthesia, so you are fully asleep and aware of nothing while the surgeon works inside the nose. A consultant anaesthetist stays with you throughout and monitors you continuously, which is standard at the accredited hospitals we work with. For very small, isolated polyps a local anaesthetic is occasionally enough, but most cases, and certainly anything combined with sinus surgery, are done under a general so you stay completely still and your airway is protected.

Before you are cleared for anaesthesia you have a pre-operative assessment, including blood work and a review of your CT scan and any medicines you take. This is when blood thinners and anti-inflammatory supplements are paused under guidance, since the nasal lining bleeds easily, and any active infection is brought under control first. If you have any worry about going under, your anaesthetist will talk it through with you beforehand.

You feel nothing during the operation itself. When you wake, the sensation is pressure and a blocked, stuffy nose rather than sharp pain, sometimes with light packing in place. Oral pain relief is usually all that is needed, and the stuffiness eases noticeably over the following days as swelling settles and any packing is removed.

Yes. Endoscopic polyp and sinus surgery at a JCI-accredited hospital in Thailand meets the same safety standards as the UK, US, and Australia. Our partner surgeons are board-certified in ENT, many with rhinology fellowship training, use image-guided navigation for extensive cases, and operate in full-service hospitals with in-house emergency infrastructure should it ever be needed.

Choose a JCI-accredited hospital and a surgeon board-certified in ENT with specific experience in rhinology and sinus surgery. Pre-operative CT imaging is essential; it maps the polyps and identifies critical landmarks near the eye and skull base. If you have had previous nasal surgery, make sure the surgeon uses image-guided navigation to account for altered anatomy.

Often, yes, in time. Nasal polyps grow from ongoing inflammation that surgery does not switch off, so recurrence is common, and it is higher in people with asthma or aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease. The single best way to protect your result is to keep using steroid nasal sprays and saline rinses long-term, with biologic medicines an option for severe recurrent disease. Honest expectation-setting here matters more than any promise.

Plan for seven to ten days. This covers your pre-operative CT scan and consultation, surgery, a day or so of recovery, removal of any packing, an endoscopic cleaning appointment, and a final check before you fly home. The cleaning appointment is an important step in preventing scar tissue, so staying for it matters.

Your care coordinator handles hospital transfers, surgery scheduling, and all follow-up appointments. The package covers the surgeon and anaesthetist teams, the operating theatre, the medicines and supplies used during surgery, and one night in a standard room. Your CT scan, blood work, pre-operative medical clearance, pathology and take-home medication are billed separately, as are flights and accommodation, though your coordinator can recommend nearby hotels.

Stay near your surgeon in the city where you have surgery. You need to be close for the endoscopic cleaning appointment and follow-up checks, which are essential to healing well and avoiding scar tissue. Being nearby also keeps you close to the hospital if anything unexpected comes up in the first week.