How to Check an Aesthetic Clinic's Licence in Malaysia

In Malaysia, a safe aesthetic treatment needs three things: a registered clinic, a doctor on the Malaysian Medical Council register, and a Letter of Credentialing and Privileging (LCP) that covers your procedure. You can check all three online in about 5 minutes.

Step 1: Look at the sign

A medical clinic uses the word Klinik on its signboard. A Pusat Kecantikan is a beauty centre. It is not a medical facility and should not offer injections such as Botox, fillers or skin boosters.

Step 2: Check the doctor is registered

Search the doctor’s name on MeRITS, the Malaysian Medical Council register. Then ask the clinic to confirm the doctor holds a current annual practising certificate.

Step 3: Check the doctor’s LCP

Without an LCP, a doctor cannot perform aesthetic procedures in Malaysia. Two points to check:

• It exists. Search the Ministry of Health national registry of doctors practising aesthetic medicine, or ask the clinic to show you the LCP.
• It covers your procedure. An LCP lists the procedures a doctor is privileged to perform. General practitioners cannot perform invasive procedures; surgery such as eyelid, nose or breast procedures is for plastic surgeons.

LCPs are time-limited: 3 years for general practitioners and 5 years for specialists. Check the date.

Step 4: Check the product

Ask which brand will be injected and check it is registered with the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA). Ask to see the box before treatment.

Check the clinic’s registration

Clinics offering aesthetic services register with the Ministry of Health’s Medical Practice Division. See the MOH aesthetic medical practice page and ask the clinic for its registration certificate if you are unsure.

Warning signs

• Injections offered in a salon, spa or at home
• The clinic will not tell you the doctor’s full name
• The doctor has an LCP, but not for the procedure you are booking
• Unbranded products, or a box you are not allowed to see

How to report

• A registered clinic with a doctor without an LCP, or unregistered products: Ministry of Health, 1-800-888-828, or the MOH complaints portal
• A salon or spa offering injectables: the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living, 1-800-886-800, or a police report

Next step

Use our consultation questions at your first appointment, or compare licence-checked clinics in Kuala Lumpur.