The Doctor

Dr Ong Jin Khang

Dr Ong founded The Retreat Clinic in 2013 and is its only doctor. His work runs on three commitments: read the face first, dose conservatively, and aim for the kind of result your photograph sees and your friends cannot place.

Portrait of Dr Ong Jin Khang at The Retreat Clinic

One doctor. Every plan.

The credentials, in plain terms.

Dr Ong is a medical doctor registered with the Malaysian Medical Council (registration number 45245). He holds an MBBS from the International Medical University.

He is LCP certified by Malaysia's Ministry of Health. The LCP, the Letter of Credentialing and Privileging, is the formal authorisation that allows a doctor to practise aesthetic medicine in Malaysia. It is worth knowing that not every operator in this category holds it. An aesthetic doctor and a skin specialist are not the same, and it is worth knowing whether you need a skin specialist or an aesthetic doctor in Setia Alam before booking.

He has more than a decade of clinical experience across injectables, energy based devices, and medical weight management. The clinic has been running, and refining its approach, since 2013.

Three principles, repeated daily.

The first is that diagnosis comes before any treatment, and the consultation is where that happens. The second is that the right treatment for the right indication matters more than whatever is currently trending in the feed. The third is that the work that lasts is decided by placement and judgement. The size of the syringe is a separate matter.

The same doctor, from consultation to follow up.

Dr Ong is the clinic's only doctor. Every assessment and every follow up is his, and he performs the injectable and laser treatments himself. Nothing is led or sold by a sales person. A consultation is in person, and where the assessment supports it, the treatment is done the same day.

A note on comfort.

Dr Ong is the clinic's only doctor. For patients who would prefer, a female staff member can sit in as a chaperone during treatment. We offer it without being asked, and we do not push it either way. All consultations and treatments take place in private rooms.

Teaching and speaking.

Dr Ong Jin Khang seated on stage as a session chairperson at AMSC 2026, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre
Chairing the periorbital rejuvenation session at AMSC 2026, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, 14 August 2026.

At AMSC 2026, the fifth edition of the Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology and Surgery Conference at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Dr Ong chaired the periorbital rejuvenation session and presented on monopolar radiofrequency skin tightening. The talk covered how bulk heating differs from other energy devices, what a slow heat means for the fat layer, and what a realistic lift curve looks like in the months after treatment. The same questions are answered for patients, in plain language, in his own XERF write up.

Dr Ong Jin Khang on stage at the NeoAsia Gala Awards Malaysia, September 2026, receiving the 2025 IBSA Key Opinion Leader Award
Receiving the 2025 IBSA Key Opinion Leader Award at the NeoAsia Gala Awards Malaysia, September 2026.

Recognition, listed for completeness: in September 2026 Dr Ong received the 2025 IBSA Key Opinion Leader Award at the NeoAsia Gala Awards Malaysia. It is an industry award, not a credential. The credentials that matter are public, and anyone can check them: Malaysian Medical Council registration 45245 and the Ministry of Health Letter of Credentialing and Privileging.

In brief

The essentials.

At a glance

RegistrationMalaysian Medical Council, registration number 45245.
QualificationMBBS, International Medical University.
CertificationLCP certified by Malaysia's Ministry of Health (LCP-AMP-001/2021(3), listed in the MOH National Registry).
ExperienceOver a decade in injectables, energy based devices and medical weight management.
ClinicThe Retreat Clinic, a KKM registered clinic in Setia Alam, founded in 2013.
LanguagesEnglish, Mandarin, Cantonese and Bahasa Malaysia.
TalksChaired the periorbital rejuvenation session and spoke on radiofrequency skin tightening at AMSC 2026 (fifth edition of the Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology and Surgery Conference), 13 to 14 August 2026, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre.

Verification

Check this clinic before you book

Everything below can be checked on a public register in a few minutes. We would rather you checked.

What to check

DoctorDr Ong Jin Khang, registered with the Malaysian Medical Council, MMC number 45245. Search the MMC register: merits.mmc.gov.my.
Aesthetic practiceLetter of Credentialing and Privileging LCP-AMP-001/2021(3), listed in the Ministry of Health national registry of doctors practising aesthetic medicine: Ministry of Health registry.
DevicesEvery medical device used in Malaysia must be registered with the Medical Device Authority. Search the register: mdar.mda.gov.my. The clinic's devices are bought through authorised distributors licensed by the Medical Device Authority. What changed for lasers and HIFU in 2026: the Medical Device (Designated Medical Device) Order 2026, explained.
AddressThe Retreat Clinic, 26 Ground Floor, Jalan Setia Dagang AK U13/AK, Setia Alam, 40170 Shah Alam, Selangor.
Former addressUntil 2020 the clinic was at 14-1-1 Jalan Setia Prima Q U13/Q, Setia Alam. Some older directory listings still show that address.

The same checks work for any clinic: how to check an aesthetic doctor in Malaysia.

See Dr Ong, in person.

In person, with Dr Ong. Skin and concerns are assessed. A course is recommended.