Aesthetic Medicine Legislation in Malaysia

• Aesthetic medical practice

  Concerned with beauty or relating to beauty, related to medicine, to do or perform
• Why MOH is governing doctors doing aesthetics

  • To ensure safety of aesthetic medical practice
  • To ensure patient safety and to uphold professional standards
• Who can practice aesthetic medical practice

  • Registered Medical Practitioner with LCP
  • Registered with MMC
  • Valid APC
  • Chapter 1 (General Practitioners)
  • Chapter 2 (Medical Specialists)
  • Chapter 3 (Surgical Specialists)
• How to practice aesthetic medical practice in Malaysia legally

  1. Letter of Credentialing and Privileging (LCP)

  2. RMP

  3. Completed compulsory service

  4. 2 years of experience in aesthetics (Full time) AND 2 years of experience as General Practitioner

  5. Insured

  6. Logbook
• Why do you need LCP

  • To perform aesthetics procedures
  • To open a GP clinic with aesthetic service
• How to get LCP

  1. Application

  2. Notification

  3. Exam
• The assessments

  • MCQ
  • Interview
• The assessments are held twice a year, however during Covid-19 pandemic, only once in 2020 and once in 2021</b>
• MCQ assessment

  • 50 questions
  • Single best answer
  • No negative marking
  • Basic science and general medicine
  • Benign skin conditions
  • Botulinum toxin injection
  • Cellulites
  • Chemical peels
  • Cosmeceuticals
  • Ethics, policy and guidelines
  • IPL
  • LASERS
  • Registered filler injection
  • Skin anatomy and physiology
  • Skin ageing
  • Skin infection
  • Skin malignancy
  • Skin tightening procedures
  • Sun protection
  • Tattoos
  • Wound healing
• Interview assessment

  • Procedure base
  • Safety
  • Basic science on procedure
• Non-invasive procedures

  • Chemical Peel (Superficial)
  • Microdermabrasion
  • Intense Pulse Light (IPL)
• Minimally invasive procedures

  • Chemical Peel (Medium Depth)
  • Botulinum Toxin Injection
  • Filler Injection (excluding silicone and fat)
  • Superficial Sclerotherapy
  • LASER for skin rejuvenation
  • LASER for treating skin pigmentation
  • LASER for hair removal
  • Skin Tightening Procedures (RF, ultrasound, infrared up to upper dermis)
• Ethics, policy and guidelines

  • MMC Guidelines on the Ethical Aspects of Aesthetic Medical Practice
  • MOH Guidelines on Aesthetic Medical Practice for Registered Medical Practitioners
  • MMC: Code of Professional Conduct
• The MOH Guidelines on Aesthetic Medical Practice for Registered Medical Practitioners will be a Director General directives linked to Act 586 (AKTA KEMUDAHAN DAN PERKHIDMATAN JAGAAN KESIHATAN SWASTA 1998) under section 76
• 1. 5 questions on ethics, policy and guidelines