How many surgeries does a Katoey do

do you need to drink to live like a real woman?

A “phuying praphet” (ladyboy) song from Bangkok. She has been

taking hormone replacement therapy at a young age of 13

and she had SRS at the age of 20. She looks like a cute and beautiful girl, right?

Get female sex hormone replacement therapy.

Have breast implants.

Undergo cosmetic surgeries to shape their bodies.

like jaw, hips and buttocks. Get voice chord surgery and shrink your Adam’s apple.

Finally, undergo male-to-female sexual reassignment surgery (SRS) to complete the transition.

Thailand is the cheapest place to have SRS

Thailand is indeed the cheapest place in the world.

for the ladyboys to perform the surgeries they want. It is perhaps the only country that

accepts transsexuals in society due to the

high tolerance value that Buddhist culture attributes. Some families even welcome their new daughters.

and pay the cost of the surgery.

Thailand is one of the profitable (cheapest) places to

perform male-to-female sex reassignment surgery (SRS).

In the West, it would cost around $ 25,000.

In Thailand, USD $ 1600 would cover the procedure.

Countries like Japan and Singapore will cost even more.

After SRS, they will be able to function like a real woman and

engage in sex, of course. Did you know that it is possible for a katoey to be pregnant?

Dr. Chen Huanran, a Beijing sex change surgeon stated

that has developed the technology to

getting a transgender woman pregnant and the cost of the procedure

around $ 24,156.

The life of a katoey …

Most katoeys seek a world where they can

behave freely and live the way they want.

A place where no one will judge or laugh at them.

so they can live their life as a real woman.

The transition of the famous

Thai kickboxer champion, Nong Tum, who was

kicked out of the ring after having SRS.

This is why most katoeys choose to work in restaurants,

or as a performer in the famous Ladyboy show. Others simply

choose to work as a prostitute or sex worker because it is

the easiest way to earn money quickly.

Guess what they will do with the money? Pay for

surgeries of course!

However, not all katoeys work in the nightlife industry.

Some katoeys have normal jobs as a shop assistant,

secretary, nurse, hairdresser, waitress,

beautician and even tv stars where they can still have

her freedom to live as a woman.

The life of a katoey is never easy. Make it worse,

the law in Thailand does not recognize them

as a woman even after having SRS.