About Skin Clinic Penang and how we rank clinics

Why this guide exists

Choosing a skin clinic in Penang is harder than it should be. Search results mix specialist dermatologists, GP clinics and beauty-led aesthetic chains. Many lists copy each other, and few say who the doctor actually is.

So we built a guide that answers the questions patients really ask. Who is the doctor? Are they a registered dermatologist or a general practitioner with an interest in skin? What does the clinic treat, where is it, and when is it open? Where a clinic publishes prices, we show them. Where it does not, we say so.

How Skin Clinic Penang chooses and ranks clinics

The top three positions are an editorial choice by the site owner. For places four to ten, we started from what people in Penang see when they search for terms such as "skin clinic penang", "skin specialist penang" and "dermatologist penang". From those results we picked the clinics that appeared most often and that we could confirm are genuinely operating.

To make the list, a clinic must:

• be physically located in Penang, on the island or in Seberang Perai
• have a working official website that names the clinic and its address
• show public evidence that it is open and seeing patients today
• be run by registered medical practitioners

We then order the list editorially. In other words, the ranking reflects our judgement and is not a medical endorsement or a score from a formula. We weigh how prominent the clinic is in Penang, how clearly it publishes doctor credentials, the range of skin services, and how transparent it is about hours and contact details. You can read the full reasoning in our ranking methodology.

How we check every fact

Every fact on a clinic page must trace back to a source. For each clinic we:

• read the clinic's official website, including doctor and branch pages
• cross-check addresses, phone numbers and hours against public listings and social media
• confirm doctor registrations where public registers or professional societies list them
• read each clinic's star rating from its own Google Maps listing, after matching the listing's name and address, and show the date we checked

If two sources disagree, we say so on the page or leave the detail out. Similarly, if we cannot verify something, such as a price or a qualification, it does not appear. Each clinic page shows a "Last verified" date.

Dermatologist or aesthetic doctor?

We take particular care with this label. In Malaysia, a dermatologist is a specialist listed on the National Specialist Register for dermatology. Many skin and aesthetic clinics are led by general practitioners or aesthetic physicians instead. They can be excellent for many treatments, but they are not dermatologists. We only use the word "dermatologist" when a reliable source confirms it.

What we do not do

• We do not accept payment for rankings or reviews.
• We do not book appointments or pass your details to clinics.
• We do not give medical advice. Please see our medical disclaimer.

At present the site carries no affiliate links. If that ever changes, we will label those links clearly and update the disclaimer.

Photos and logos

Clinic photos and logos come from each clinic's official website or social pages. They remain the property of the clinic and appear only on that clinic's own listing. If you represent a clinic and want an image changed or removed, contact us and we will act promptly.

Corrections and updates

Clinics change doctors, hours and addresses. If you spot something out of date, please tell us through the contact page. We review every correction against a source before we change the page, and we update the "Last verified" date when we do.

Who runs this site

Skin Clinic Penang is an independent publication. It is not owned by, or affiliated with, any clinic, hospital or medical group, and it has no ownership stake in any clinic we list. You can reach the editor through the contact page.

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