Regulation of Clinical Aesthetic Treatments

65 Mr Abdul Muhaimin Abdul Malik asked the Coordinating Minister for Social Policies and Minister for Health whether the Ministry will consider introducing stricter penalties for individuals who provide unlicensed aesthetic treatments.

66 Mr Abdul Muhaimin Abdul Malik asked the Coordinating Minister for Social Policies and Minister for Health given the growing demand for aesthetic treatments, whether the Ministry will consider (i) reviewing regulations on aesthetic procedures and (ii) introducing psychological screening guidelines for patients to mitigate risks of cosmetic procedure addiction.

Mr Ong Ye Kung: Clinical aesthetic procedures performed by registered medical and dental practitioners are regulated under the Healthcare Services Act (HCSA). Unauthorised persons who provide clinical aesthetic procedures are already subject to significant penalties. The Ministry of Health will continue to monitor the situation and review the adequacy of existing penalties to ensure that they serve as effective deterrents whilst protecting public safety.

Medical and dental practitioners must also abide by their respective Ethical Code and Ethical Guidelines, which stipulate taking reasonable care to ensure that patients do not have psychological or psychiatric illnesses involving self and body image before providing aesthetic procedures to them.