Indonesia's Medical Aesthetics Market Expands as Demand for Doctors Rises

Indonesia's medical aesthetics market is projected to nearly double, rising from $234.11 million in 2022 to $450.23 million in 2028. The growth is also increasing demand for doctors who can handle aesthetic procedures with clinical competence and preparation.

Procedures expanding in Indonesia include fillers, botulinum toxin, lasers, thread lifts and microneedling. Each requires doctors to understand the patient's condition, anatomy, the procedure itself and how to assess the result.

Danu Mahandaru, a practitioner and instructor at Jakarta Science Academy, said doctors' growing interest in the field must be matched by sufficient practical experience. Watching an instructor perform a procedure alone, he said, is not enough.

"Our participants do not take turns and watch. Each person handles their own case, from assessment to evaluation, while the instructor provides individual guidance," Danu said in a written statement. Direct experience allows trainees to assess a case, choose a treatment, perform the procedure and evaluate the outcome. That process matters because patients' tissue responses and anatomical conditions can differ.

Jakarta Science Academy, which has operated since 2018, uses an individual hands-on training model. It says its network of more than 100 partner clinics can give graduates a route into practice, although it does not guarantee income. The academy also says it holds an A accreditation from Indonesia's Ministry of Health as a health-training provider, under a certificate issued in May 2025 and valid for five years.

The article advises prospective trainees to consider official accreditation, the ratio of participants to cases, practice facilities, instructors' competence and post-training support. As the market expands, it says, training should involve more than obtaining a certificate. Doctors also need to understand cases and make clinical decisions before treating patients independently.

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Our participants do not take turns and watch. Each person handles their own case, from assessment to evaluation, while the instructor provides individual guidance.