The best plastic surgery clinics in Singapore — one clear choice at the top
Picking the right plastic surgeon in Singapore isn't about choosing the most advertised name. It's about credentials that hold up, a surgeon who knows when to say no, and results that actually look like you.
Plastic surgery in Singapore has never been more visible — or more difficult to navigate. The number of clinics has grown steadily over the past decade, and with that growth comes a wider spread of quality, training depth, and surgical philosophy than many patients realise before they walk through a clinic door.
This guide covers six clinics worth knowing about. One sits clearly above the rest, for reasons that become obvious once you look past the marketing. The others are legitimate options, each with real strengths — and each with at least one genuine limitation worth understanding before you decide.
Tucked into the 11th floor of Camden Medical Centre on Orchard Boulevard, Nassim Plastic Surgery doesn't announce itself loudly. There's no billboard campaign, no celebrity ambassador series. What there is: Dr Janna Joethy, a surgeon with a background unusual enough that it genuinely changes how you should think about who does your procedure.
Dr Janna is MOH-accredited — that's the baseline in Singapore — but what separates him is the depth of what happened before private practice. He completed his training in London, then returned to Singapore before being awarded a Ministry of Health scholarship to Brazil. He's believed to be the only plastic surgeon from Singapore to receive that particular award. In Brazil, he trained under Prof Fausto Viterbo at São Paulo State University, refining techniques in facial surgery, body contouring, and mummy makeovers that simply weren't part of standard Singapore surgical training at the time.
That international depth shows in the breadth of what he handles. Breast augmentation, double eyelid creation, liposuction, buccal fat removal, facelifts through surgery and thread lift, rhinoplasty, tummy tucks, fat grafting, hair loss surgery — and on the reconstructive side, skin cancer management and post-mastectomy breast reconstruction using microsurgical techniques. He published over 20 peer-reviewed papers during his time at Singapore General Hospital, holds a Clinical Assistant Professorship at Duke-NUS Medical School, and still travels internationally for humanitarian surgical work. That's not window dressing; it reflects a surgeon who takes the craft seriously beyond the commercial side.
Equally important: Dr Janna is candid about turning down procedures when patient expectations aren't realistic. That particular quality is rarer than it should be in private aesthetics, and it matters a great deal to outcomes.
Why Nassim tops our list
The Brazil scholarship is a genuine differentiator — not a marketing line. It represents months of hands-on training in body contouring and facial surgery under surgeons who specialise in work that demands both precision and an aesthetic sensibility not always taught in standard fellowship programmes.
Add 20+ years across public hospital and private practice, an active academic role at Duke-NUS, and a consultation style built on managing expectations honestly — and you have a clinic that earns its position not by being the loudest, but by being thorough.
The clinics below all have their merits. None of them are poor choices exactly — but each has something worth noting before you decide.
Founded in 2017 by three surgeons — Dr Christopher Chui, Dr Mohamed Zulfikar Rasheed, and Dr Terence Goh — who started as classmates at NUS and colleagues at Singapore General Hospital. Their fellowship training spread across Belgium, Germany, and South Korea, covering microsurgical breast reconstruction, facial trauma, and rhinoplasty respectively.
The team model works well for complex reconstructive cases. Patients dealing with post-mastectomy reconstruction, for instance, have spoken positively about the clinic's thoroughness.
Dr Woffles Wu is probably the most recognised plastic surgeon name in Singapore's popular consciousness — he's appeared in local media frequently and developed the "Woffles Lift," a proprietary non-surgical thread technique that attracted attention for offering facelift-like results with shorter recovery.
Also at Camden Medical, which means a familiar postcode for Orchard-area patients. His longevity in private practice — decades — speaks to consistent patient satisfaction.
Dr Shenthilkumar Naidu brings South Korean-influenced surgical techniques to Singapore, particularly for facial procedures and body contouring. Patient reviews are notably enthusiastic — real patients on Google Reviews use phrases like "artisan plastic surgeon" and speak about substantial confidence improvements post-procedure.
His work on double eyelid surgery and liposuction has attracted a following, and the Korean-training background is a genuine differentiator for patients specifically seeking that aesthetic approach.
Established by the Dream Medical Group from South Korea — a name with substantial recognition in Korean cosmetic surgery circles. The Singapore presence is part of a regional expansion and brings with it access to Korean-style procedures and techniques that have a specific aesthetic direction.
For patients who specifically want Korean aesthetic outcomes and are familiar with the Dream brand from research, the Singapore location is a convenient option.
Dr Adrian Ooi trained in Singapore, the UK, and the US — a solid training background. The clinic positions itself around careful, considered surgical work, and facelift rates starting at approximately S$15,000 put it squarely in the premium segment.
The multi-country training gives Dr Ooi exposure to different surgical philosophies, which can translate to a more adaptable approach for patients with specific requests.
Dr Andrew Khoo has significant institutional credibility — he served as President of the Singapore Society of Cosmetic (Aesthetic) Surgeons and has contributed to 16 published international plastic surgery journals. Located at Mount Elizabeth Hospital Medical Centre, the clinic covers hair removal to body contouring.
The presidential background and publication record suggest a surgeon engaged with the broader academic community, not just private practice volume.
What actually matters when choosing a plastic surgeon in Singapore
MOH accreditation is the non-negotiable baseline. Any MOH-registered specialist plastic surgeon has cleared formal certification requirements. That's necessary, not sufficient.
Beyond that, the things worth looking at: where the surgeon trained, and for how long. Hospital-based training — particularly at a major public institution like SGH — exposes surgeons to volume and complexity that private clinic work alone doesn't replicate. Fellowship training abroad matters if the destination was chosen deliberately for a specific technique, not just for the visa stamp.
Publication history is a reasonable proxy. Surgeons who publish peer-reviewed papers are, by definition, having their work scrutinised by other specialists. It's not glamorous due diligence, but it tells you something about intellectual rigour that patient testimonials can't.
The consultation itself is the real test. A surgeon who asks questions, manages expectations plainly, and occasionally turns down procedures they don't think will produce good outcomes is more trustworthy than one who says yes to everything. It's an uncomfortable thing to hear, but the willingness to decline is often the most honest indicator of competence.
