Clinique Bellefontaine — Dr Yann Favre
Under our open methodology this clinic scores 78/100 on structural verification: physician certification, licences, facility and legal-entity traceability, identifier disclosure and advertising honesty.
Rank #9 of 15 ranked clinics · last checked 31 August 2026
- Specialist-led
Summary
Plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery clinic in Lausanne founded and directed by Dr Yann Favre. The responsible surgeon is named with role; a federal specialist title in plastic surgery and an active Vaud practice permission are matched in the national physician register, and the operating company is matched by name in the federal company register. The clinic's own text states it is currently the only clinic in Switzerland offering a particular combined technique and one of a few offering others.
Axis by axis
rubric value 1–5 · ? could not verify (no points, not a negative finding) · — not applicable: this country has no register of that class · OFF official register · SEC secondary source
| Axis | Finding (rubric anchor) | Value | Source class | Weight | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1 | Specialist certification of the responsible physician Found by name or number; specialty matches what is advertised; status current. Federal postgraduate title in Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, national physician register; matches the specialty advertised. [medreg] |
OFF | 26 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M2 | Identifiability of the responsible physician Physician(s) named with role and tied to this address. |
SEC | 16 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M3 | Basic medical licence Matched by name. Matched by name in the national physician register; active Vaud practice permission, no restrictions recorded. [medreg] |
OFF | 8 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M4 | Facility registration Register exists; no record found (we do not claim 'unlicensed'). Federal establishment register searched by clinic name; no establishment record found. [betreg] |
OFF | 10 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M5 | Legal-entity traceability Matched by name. Operating company matched by name and address in the federal company register. [zefix] |
OFF | 8 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M6 | Self-disclosure of identifiers Logos without numbers. FMH and EBOPRAS specialist status named; no licence or registration number published. [site-en] |
SEC | 10 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M7 | Advertising honesty One or two soft superlatives. Two soft exclusivity/superlative claims on the clinic's own page without a naming issuer. [site-en] We are currently the only clinic in Switzerland to use this combination of techniques. |
SEC | 12 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M8 | Cross-locale consistency All load-bearing fields agree. |
SEC | 5 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M9 | Patient documents Two or three. The general terms and conditions describe informed consent and disclosure of risks before treatment; aftercare, revision policy and complaint route are not addressed. [site-terms] |
SEC | 5 | 2026-08-31 |
Score ceilings
No ceiling applies. We never apply one on 'not found' alone.
Holds
No hold on this profile.
Inclusion policy
Four mechanical conditions. The first three decide whether a clinic is listed at all; the fourth decides whether it can be scored.
| Identifiable: live public surface + working in-country contact | verified yes [site-en] |
|---|---|
| Provides the service itself (not an aggregator, booking site or tour packager) | verified yes [site-en] |
| In scope: the intervention is performed by a physician | verified yes [site-en] |
| Names a responsible physician | verified yes [site-en] |
Who is responsible
Named physicians and the legal entity, as published and as matched in the registers. A missing number is a statement about disclosure, not about licensing.
| Physician | Role | Register ID |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Yann Favre [site-en] [site-fr] [medreg] | Founder and medical director; specialist FMH & EBOPRAS in plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery | not published |
Legal entity: Bellefontaine SA · CHE-224.316.469 [zefix]
Scope and procedure segments
Clinic focus: specialist (no focus adjustment) [site-en]
- Rhinoplasty: verified yes →
- Breast surgery: verified yes →
- Liposuction & body contouring: verified yes →
- Hair transplant: could not verify
- Injectables: verified yes →
- Medical weight loss: could not verify
- Sanctions / discipline register (MedReg — Medizinalberuferegister (FOPH): conditions and restrictions (Auflage oder Einschränkungen) recorded on a physician's cantonal practice licence): no entry found [medreg]
What we could not verify
Every applicable axis holds a sourced value.
Contact details
| Website | https://www.belle-fontaine.ch/en/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +41 21 601 33 33 |
| Address | Rue Belle-Fontaine 2, 1003 Lausanne |
| City | Lausanne |
For identification only; details change — verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | Class | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| site-en | https://www.belle-fontaine.ch/en/ | clinic's own site | physician, role, address, phone, menu, advertising text (English front) | 31 August 2026 |
| site-fr | https://www.belle-fontaine.ch/ | clinic's own site | physician, role, address, phone (French front, cross-locale check) | 31 August 2026 |
| site-terms | https://www.belle-fontaine.ch/en/general-terms-and-conditions/ | clinic's own site | consent and risk-disclosure text (patient documents axis) | 31 August 2026 |
| medreg | https://www.healthreg-public.admin.ch/medreg/api/public/person | official register | POST body {"id":24943}, header api-key: AB929BB6-8FAC-4298-BC47-74509E45A10B → Favre Yann, GLN 7601000741462, cetTitle Chirurgie plastique/reconstructive et esthétique 1035 (issued 2013-06-20), permission canton Vaud Autorisation octroyée/Actif, address Dr Yann Favre Bellefontaine 2 1003 Lausanne, restrictions: [] | 31 August 2026 |
| betreg | https://www.healthreg-public.admin.ch/betreg/api/public/company/search | official register | POST body {"name":"Bellefontaine"} — matchCount 0 | 31 August 2026 |
| zefix | https://www.zefix.ch/ZefixREST/api/v1/firm/1462973.json | official register | POST search body {"name":"Belle-Fontaine"} → ehraid 1462973; GET detail → Bellefontaine SA, uid CHE-224.316.469, address Rue Bellefontaine 2 1003 Lausanne, purpose covers medical/surgical and aesthetic cabinets, status EXISTIEREND | 31 August 2026 |
Change history
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 31 August 2026 | Initial collection. |
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