KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 — The Health Ministry said it was acting against beauty centres for providing invasive medical treatments listed under the 2020 Aesthetic Medical Practice...
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The ministry said the action included prosecuting these for offering unlicensed and unregistered healthcare facilities.“As of now, at least 17 cases of such kind have been charged in court,” it said in a statement yesterday. On November 4 last year, Health Minister Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad said that 306 complaints were received in 2023 from the public after undergoing aesthetic procedures from unregistered premises and 46 complaints were received in 2024 up until September that year.
The ministry, however, has not utilised Section 33 of the Medical Act to act against errant aesthetic centres.
Ministry Says Acting Against Beauty Centres Offering Surgery Invasive Treatments
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