Plastic Surgery Group (Affidea)
Under our open methodology this clinic scores 80/100 on structural verification: physician certification, licences, facility and legal-entity traceability, identifier disclosure and advertising honesty.
Rank #7 of 20 ranked clinics · last checked 20 September 2026
- Specialist-led
80/100
coverage 100% (threshold 75%)
Summary
Specialist plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery group in Zürich, part of the Affidea network. Medical lead and team physicians named with roles; all four matched in the federal MedReg register with an active plastic-surgery practice licence. The operating company and a cantonal controlled-substances establishment licence are matched in the company and facility registers. The site publishes risks and complications, an implant follow-up service and corrective procedures after an earlier reconstruction.
Google Maps listing (reference, not scored)
What the clinic's public Google Maps listing showed when we read it: the rating other people gave, the number of their reviews and the hours the clinic itself publishes there. This block is a reference only — it does not enter the score, the rank, the ceilings or the holds, and we have not checked it beyond matching the listing to this record.
| Google rating | 4.1 out of 5 · reviews: 8 |
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| Opening hours as published on the listing |
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| Open the listing on Google Maps | Google Maps |
Source: Google Maps, read 4 October 2026. The listing was matched to this record by the clinic's website address, the clinic's phone number.
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, status current; the registered specialty matches what this physician advertises. MedReg: federal postgraduate title 1035 Plastische, Rekonstruktive und Ästhetische Chirurgie for all four named physicians. [medreg-9784] [medreg-76151] [medreg-77272] [medreg-115779] |
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 (surname stem and given name or initial; a second identifier where the name is ambiguous). MedReg: cantonal practice licence, canton Zürich, permissionState "Erteilt", permissionActivityState "Aktiv" for all four physicians. [v1.3 2026-09-22: the number is not printed on the clinic's own pages (audit no_number_on_record) — matched by name] [medreg-9784] [medreg-76151] [medreg-77272] [medreg-115779] |
OFF | 8 | 2026-09-22 | |
| M4 | Facility registration Record found: name, address and status match. BetReg id 8979 "Plastic Surgery Group AG", Seefeldstrasse 214, 8008 Zürich, responsible person Jian Farhadi — name, address and status match. [betreg-psg] |
OFF | 10 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M5 | Legal-entity traceability The clinic names the legal entity or the responsible person in its legal notice and the record is found by name; or the number the clinic publishes leads to an entity with a different name that is tied to this location by the same address or the same responsible person. Zefix: Plastic Surgery Group AG, CHE-321.269.383, status EXISTIEREND, matched to the uid on the MedReg permission addresses of Farhadi, Grufman and Hürlimann at this site. [zefix-psg] |
OFF | 8 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M6 | Self-disclosure of identifiers Logos without numbers. Site names physicians' specialist titles but publishes no licence or registration number with an issuing authority. [site-hirslanden] |
SEC | 10 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M7 | Advertising honesty Systematic superlatives; systematic safety promises without an absolute; absolutes about the past (success rates, “no infection since …”, satisfaction figures, “we guarantee your satisfaction”); comparisons with surgery. The clinic’s own text pledges a maximum of quality and safety on the strength of its surgeons’ experience, without an absolute such as a percentage or a no-risk statement; read as promotional wording (operator reading of 2026-09-20: a pledge of safe treatment without an absolute is 3, pending the owner’s ruling on that family of wording). Quoted as evidence. [site-hirslanden] Durch unsere Expertise an verschiedenen Zentren für Plastische Chirurgie garantieren wir unseren Patientinnen und Patienten ein Höchstmass an Qualität und Sicherheit. |
SEC | 12 | 2026-09-20 | |
| M8 | Cross-locale consistency All load-bearing fields agree. Mechanical comparison of 3 language fronts (de, it, en) on 2026-09-17: every matched physician name, phone number and published number appears on every front. [fronts] |
SEC | 5 | 2026-09-17 | |
| M9 | Patient documents Two or three. Three of the five classes published: the procedure pages carry a possible-risks-and-complications block, the site runs an implant follow-up service and describes the post-operative course, and a page sets out the corrective procedures offered after an earlier reconstruction. Consent documentation and a complaint or mediation route are not addressed. Pages loaded: home, Impressum, contact, the centres pages, the day-clinic page and the reconstructive and aesthetic breast-surgery pages. [site] [site-procedure] [site-correction] |
SEC | 5 | 2026-09-20 |
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-hirslanden] |
|---|---|
| Provides the service itself (not an aggregator, booking site or tour packager) | verified yes [site-hirslanden] |
| In scope: the intervention is performed by a physician | verified yes [site-hirslanden] |
| Names a responsible physician | verified yes [site-hirslanden] |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Prof. Dr. med. Jian Farhadi [site-hirslanden] [medreg-9784] | Specialist, plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery | not published |
| Dr. med. Duveken Fontein [site-hirslanden] [medreg-76151] | Specialist, plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery | not published |
| Dr. med. Vendela Grufman [site-hirslanden] [medreg-77272] | Specialist, plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery | not published |
| Dr. med. Valeska Hürlimann [site-hirslanden] [medreg-115779] | Specialist, plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery | not published |
Legal entity: Plastic Surgery Group AG · CHE-321.269.383 [zefix-psg]
Scope and procedure segments
Clinic focus: specialist (no focus adjustment) [site-hirslanden]
- Rhinoplasty: could not verify
- Breast surgery: verified yes →
- Liposuction & body contouring: could not verify
- Hair transplant: could not verify
- Injectables: could not verify
- Medical weight loss: could not verify
What we could not verify
Every applicable axis holds a sourced value.
Contact details
| Website | https://affidea-plasticsurgerygroup.ch/de-CH/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +41 44 826 50 60 |
| Address | Seefeldstrasse 214, 8008 Zürich |
| City | Zürich |
For identification only; details change — verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | Class | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| site | https://affidea-plasticsurgerygroup.ch/de-CH/ | clinic's own site | clinic name, locations, physician quote | 31 August 2026 |
| site-hirslanden | https://www.hirslanden.ch/de/klinik-hirslanden/centers/plasticsurge… | clinic's own site | physicians, address, phone, safety/quality guarantee statement (clinic's own first-person text, co-published on the Hirslanden network profile) | 31 August 2026 |
| site-farhadi | https://www.hirslanden.ch/de/corporate/aerzte/5/prof-dr-med-jian-fa… | clinic's own site | physician profile | 31 August 2026 |
| medreg-9784 | https://www.healthreg-public.admin.ch/medreg/api/public/person | official register | MedReg (BAG, Medizinalberuferegister) person detail: POST https://www.healthreg-public.admin.ch/medreg/api/public/person body {"id":9784}, header api-key: <public client value, not recorded — read it from the page bundle at query time> — record for Jian Farhadi, federal postgraduate title, cantonal practice licence (Berufsausübungsbewilligung) and restrictions block | 31 August 2026 |
| medreg-76151 | https://www.healthreg-public.admin.ch/medreg/api/public/person | official register | MedReg (BAG, Medizinalberuferegister) person detail: POST https://www.healthreg-public.admin.ch/medreg/api/public/person body {"id":76151}, header api-key: <public client value, not recorded — read it from the page bundle at query time> — record for Duveken Berthe Yvonne Fontein, federal postgraduate title, cantonal practice licence (Berufsausübungsbewilligung) and restrictions block | 31 August 2026 |
| medreg-77272 | https://www.healthreg-public.admin.ch/medreg/api/public/person | official register | MedReg (BAG, Medizinalberuferegister) person detail: POST https://www.healthreg-public.admin.ch/medreg/api/public/person body {"id":77272}, header api-key: <public client value, not recorded — read it from the page bundle at query time> — record for Vendela Filippa Katrin Grufman, federal postgraduate title, cantonal practice licence (Berufsausübungsbewilligung) and restrictions block | 31 August 2026 |
| medreg-115779 | https://www.healthreg-public.admin.ch/medreg/api/public/person | official register | MedReg (BAG, Medizinalberuferegister) person detail: POST https://www.healthreg-public.admin.ch/medreg/api/public/person body {"id":115779}, header api-key: <public client value, not recorded — read it from the page bundle at query time> — record for Valeska Celine Hürlimann, federal postgraduate title, cantonal practice licence (Berufsausübungsbewilligung) and restrictions block | 31 August 2026 |
| zefix-psg | https://www.zefix.ch/ZefixREST/api/v1/firm/1305849.json | official register | Zefix (EHRA) central business register, GET https://www.zefix.ch/ZefixREST/api/v1/firm/1305849.json — legal entity "Plastic Surgery Group AG", status EXISTIEREND | 31 August 2026 |
| betreg-psg | https://www.healthreg-public.admin.ch/betreg/api/public/company/8979 | official register | BetReg (BAG, Betrieberegister) establishment detail, GET https://www.healthreg-public.admin.ch/betreg/api/public/company/8979 — establishment "Plastic Surgery Group AG", cantonally licensed to obtain controlled substances | 31 August 2026 |
| fronts | https://affidea-plasticsurgerygroup.ch/de-CH/ | clinic's own site | language fronts compared mechanically for M8 — de: https://affidea-plasticsurgerygroup.ch/de-CH/ | it: https://affidea-plasticsurgerygroup.ch/it-CH/ | en: https://affidea-plasticsurgerygroup.ch/en-CH/ | 17 September 2026 |
| site-procedure | https://affidea-plasticsurgerygroup.ch/de-CH/dienstleistungen/rekon… | clinic's own site | procedure page with the risks-and-complications block | 20 September 2026 |
| site-correction | https://affidea-plasticsurgerygroup.ch/de-CH/dienstleistungen/rekon… | clinic's own site | page on corrective procedures after an earlier reconstruction | 20 September 2026 |
Change history
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 22 September 2026 | axes.M3: 5 → 4 (Methodology v1.3 (owner rulings 2026-09-22) — § F rule 6 — the number is not printed on the clinic's own pages (audit no_number_on_record) — matched by name) |
| 20 September 2026 | axes.M7: 2 → 3 (Operator audit: one reading for pledges of safe treatment that carry no absolute, applied across the fleet on 2026-09-20) |
| 20 September 2026 | summary: "previous" → "rewritten" (Removed wording that restated the clinic's own promotional phrase (build lint); replaced with what the site publishes) |
| 20 September 2026 | axes.M9: null → 3 (Complete scan of the clinic's own pages (v1.2 loop pass 1)) |
| 17 September 2026 | axes.M8: null → 5 (Mechanical cross-locale comparison (methodology v1.1, item 9).) |
| 31 August 2026 | Initial collection. |
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