Step 1 — Check that the clinic is actually licensed
Every legal clinic must be licensed by the Department of Health Service Support (HSS) under the Ministry of Public Health, and must display its license — with an 11-digit license number — clearly inside the clinic. To check:
- Note the clinic's name as written on its sign, or the 11-digit number from its license certificate
- Go to the HSS private-healthcare-facility lookup at hosp.hss.moph.go.th
- Search by license number (เลขที่ใบอนุญาต) or facility name (ชื่อสถานพยาบาล)
- If the clinic is legal, the system shows a record matching its real name and location
If nothing comes up, the name doesn't match, or the location doesn't match the branch you plan to visit — stop and ask the clinic directly first. Don't book or transfer a deposit yet. Many newer license certificates also carry a QR code you can scan to check on the spot, right at the clinic.
Step 2 — Check the doctor is real and the license is current
Procedures like filler, Botox, thread lifting or high-energy lasers may only be performed by a doctor holding a medical license. To check:
- Ask for the first and last name of the doctor who will perform your procedure (a transparent clinic can always tell you)
- Go to the Thai Medical Council site tmc.or.th and choose the doctor-lookup menu (ตรวจสอบรายชื่อแพทย์), or go directly to checkmd.tmc.or.th
- Type the first and last name — Thai or English both work — and search
- The registry shows the doctor's record with a photo — compare it against the person who will actually treat you, and if you know the license number, cross-check that it matches
Crucially, since early 2026 the Medical Council also discloses suspended and revoked licenses (พักใช้/เพิกถอน) in this same lookup — for the first time. So the check now tells you more than whether someone is a real doctor: it tells you the license's current status.
The warning signs that mean walk away
- No license certificate displayed — or evasiveness when you ask to see it
- No answer to who the treating doctor is, or the person performing the procedure is not a doctor
- Services offered outside a licensed facility — at homes, hotels or events; injection and laser procedures cannot legally be performed outside a licensed facility
- A price too cheap to explain — it usually travels together with split vials or counterfeits
- Pressure to decide or transfer a deposit immediately because the promotion ends today
What you can always ask to see — no need to feel awkward
- The facility license certificate and its 11-digit number
- The treating doctor's name and medical license
- A new product box opened in front of you, with a Thai-language Thai FDA label and lot number
- Documentation or certificates for the machine, for energy-based procedures
A clinic that meets the standard is glad to show every item on this list — these are exactly the things that prove its own credibility.
If you find an illegal clinic or a fake doctor
Report it to the HSS hotline 1426, which handles illegal clinics and fake doctors directly, or contact the Medical Council at 02-590-1887. Your report protects the next person. And if you have already been harmed, keep every piece of evidence — receipts, chats, photos and the product box.
The bottom line
Five minutes and two official websites screen out the biggest risks before you spend a single baht. We use these two steps as the first gate for ranking every clinic on this site — and we'd encourage you to run them on every clinic, whether it's on our list or not.