Plastic Surgery Group (Affidea)
Under our open methodology this clinic scores 65/100 on structural verification: physician certification, licences, facility and legal-entity traceability, identifier disclosure and advertising honesty.
Rank #15 of 15 ranked clinics · last checked 31 August 2026
- Specialist-led
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 clinic's own published text states a safety and quality guarantee.
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. 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 licence number. MedReg: cantonal practice licence, canton Zürich, permissionState "Erteilt", permissionActivityState "Aktiv" for all four physicians. [medreg-9784] [medreg-76151] [medreg-77272] [medreg-115779] |
OFF | 8 | 2026-08-31 | |
| 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 Matched by name. 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 Guarantee or ‘100%’-class statement (bright line; cap candidate). The clinic's own text states a safety and quality guarantee for its centres. [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 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M8 | Cross-locale consistency Could not verify — no points, counts against coverage, not a negative finding. |
? | ? | 5 | 2026-08-31 |
| M9 | Patient documents Could not verify — no points, counts against coverage, not a negative finding. |
? | ? | 5 | 2026-08-31 |
Score ceilings
- Outcome guarantee or ‘100% safe’-class statement — ceiling 65/100The clinic's own page https://www.hirslanden.ch/de/klinik-hirslanden/centers/plasticsurgerygroup.html (de, 2026-08-31) states: “Durch unsere Expertise an verschiedenen Zentren für Plastische Chirurgie garantieren wir unseren Patientinnen und Patienten ein Höchstmass an Qualität und Sicherheit.”. Under this methodology an outcome guarantee caps the score at 65.[site-hirslanden]
Ceilings are applied only from verified-false findings with the exact quote or register entry cited. The clinic has a right of reply; a statement with a source changes the data, a statement without one is shown next to it.
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
- Sanctions / discipline register (MedReg — Medizinalberuferegister (FOPH): conditions and restrictions (Auflage oder Einschränkungen) recorded on a physician's cantonal practice licence): no entry found [medreg-9784] [medreg-76151] [medreg-77272] [medreg-115779]
What we could not verify
- M8 · Cross-locale consistency
- M9 · Patient documents
These cells score nothing and count against coverage, but they are not negative findings. If you can point to a public source, send it.
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: AB929BB6-8FAC-4298-BC47-74509E45A10B — 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: AB929BB6-8FAC-4298-BC47-74509E45A10B — 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: AB929BB6-8FAC-4298-BC47-74509E45A10B — 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: AB929BB6-8FAC-4298-BC47-74509E45A10B — 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 |
Change history
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 31 August 2026 | Initial collection. |
Correction or right of reply
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