Jakarta — Innovation in aesthetic medicine is increasingly measured not only by treatment results, but also by how a clinic builds trust, expands access, and translates technology into a consistent patient experience. At Grand Honors 2026, held on 24 January 2026 at Hilton Garden Inn Taman Palem, Jakarta, Star Iconic Media presented Dr. Eklendro Youns Yohanes Senduk, D.AAAM., M.Kes, also known as dr. Ekles, founder of Ekle’s Clinic, with the Asia Iconic Excellence & Innovation Award 2026 under the category Iconic Entrepreneur & Aesthetic Doctor Excellence Award & Excellence in Aesthetic & Laser Innovation. Public award posts consistently identify him with that title and role.
The category itself is highly specific, and that makes the angle of recognition clearer. It connects two important dimensions of the aesthetic industry: entrepreneurial leadership and medical-aesthetic innovation. In practical terms, this means the award is not only about being a doctor or a founder, but about building a clinic model that combines professional aesthetic services with business growth, operational consistency, and treatment development in a competitive beauty and wellness market. Public company and media profiles of Ekle’s Clinic support that positioning by describing it as an aesthetic and laser clinic with a broad service model and a strong expansion footprint.
That context matters because Ekle’s Clinic has been publicly presented as a business that emphasizes a one stop solution concept in aesthetic care. Several media reports describe the clinic as offering a wide range of services, including aesthetic and laser treatments, injections, microneedling, lifting and body treatments, as well as skincare products. Those same reports also note the clinic’s use of newer treatment technologies and its effort to build a comprehensive beauty-care ecosystem rather than focusing on a single treatment niche. This is where the “excellence” and “innovation” dimensions of the award become especially relevant.
The innovation aspect of the recognition is further reinforced by how Ekle’s Clinic publicly positions laser and technology-based treatments within its brand identity. The clinic’s social channels and media coverage repeatedly refer to aesthetic and laser solutions as core parts of the business, while public-facing content from branch accounts highlights laser-related services as everyday treatment offerings. Although open sources do not provide a technical white paper or formal R&D record, they do consistently show that technology-led aesthetic treatment is central to the clinic’s consumer proposition.
The entrepreneurial side of the award also has a strong public basis. Reporting from 2023 states that Ekle’s Clinic began in Tomohon, North Sulawesi, in 2016 and had expanded to more than 30 branches across Indonesia by mid-2023. That scale of growth helps explain why the award category includes entrepreneurship alongside medical excellence. It suggests that the recognition is tied not only to clinical practice, but also to the ability to build an institution, replicate a service model, and create a broader national presence in the aesthetic sector.
For dr. Ekles, the award therefore reflects a dual identity that is increasingly important in modern beauty and wellness industries: medical leadership and founder-led business direction. Aesthetic medicine today often rewards those who can combine professional service standards with brand development, patient accessibility, and organizational scale. Public profiles linked to Ekle’s Clinic support that view by consistently identifying him as founder and associating his name with the clinic’s expansion, public branding, and treatment-led positioning.
Viewed more broadly, the Asia Iconic Excellence & Innovation Award 2026 places Ekle’s Clinic within a wider regional narrative of aesthetic businesses that are growing through service breadth, technology orientation, and strong founder visibility. In a market where patients increasingly seek clinics that combine safety, convenience, and modern treatment options, recognition under a category focused on aesthetic and laser innovation points to a business model that has achieved public resonance as well as commercial momentum.
At Grand Honors 2026, the recognition from Star Iconic Media ultimately highlighted more than a personal milestone. It acknowledged a founder and clinic brand publicly associated with the expansion of aesthetic and laser services in Indonesia, and with an approach that aims to integrate medical aesthetics, consumer trust, and business scalability into one unified model. Through that lens, the award fits both the profile of dr. Ekles and the broader direction of Ekle’s Clinic as reflected in public sources.
