Prof C Sofianos | Plastic Surgery
Under our open methodology this clinic scores 77/100 on structural verification: physician certification, licences, facility and legal-entity traceability, identifier disclosure and advertising honesty.
Rank #7 of 19 ranked clinics · last checked 31 August 2026
- Specialist-led
Summary
Solo plastic-surgery practice in Bedfordview, Johannesburg, with additional consulting rooms in Melrose and Brackenhurst. The responsible surgeon is named with role on the site and matched in the national specialist register.
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. Matched by registration number in HPCSA iRegister: ACTIVE, category contains SPECIALIST and PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY, matching the advertised segment. [hpcsa-sofianos] |
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. Matched by licence number: ACTIVE "INDEPENDENT PRACTICE MEDICAL PRACTITIONER" row in the same register. [hpcsa-sofianos] |
OFF | 8 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M4 | Facility registration Register exists; no record found (we do not claim 'unlicensed'). COHSASA accredited-facilities list checked; this location not present (voluntary accreditation register). [cohsasa] |
SEC | 10 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M5 | Legal-entity traceability Could not verify — no points, counts against coverage, not a negative finding. |
? | ? | 8 | 2026-08-31 |
| M6 | Self-disclosure of identifiers No identifiers at all. No licence, facility or legal-entity registration numbers published on the site. [site] [site-services] |
SEC | 10 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M7 | Advertising honesty No pattern from the lexicon found. |
SEC | 12 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M8 | Cross-locale consistency Could not verify — no points, counts against coverage, not a negative finding. Single-language (English-only) site; no second front to compare. |
? | ? | 5 | 2026-08-31 |
| M9 | Patient documents None. No consent, risk-disclosure, aftercare, revision-policy or complaints content found on the checked pages. [site] [site-services] |
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] [site-services] |
|---|---|
| Provides the service itself (not an aggregator, booking site or tour packager) | verified yes [site] [site-services] |
| In scope: the intervention is performed by a physician | verified yes [site] [site-services] |
| Names a responsible physician | verified yes [site] [site-services] |
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 Chrysis Sofianos [hpcsa-sofianos] [site] [site-services] | Plastic and reconstructive surgeon | MP 0712582 |
Legal entity: could not verify
Scope and procedure segments
Clinic focus: specialist (no focus adjustment) [site] [site-services]
- Rhinoplasty: verified yes →
- Breast surgery: verified yes →
- Liposuction & body contouring: verified yes →
- Hair transplant: verified no
- Injectables: verified yes →
- Medical weight loss: verified no
- Sanctions / discipline register (HPCSA published Professional Conduct Committee guilty verdicts, plus the ERASED/SUSPENDED status in the HPCSA iRegister): no entry found [hpcsa-sanc-sofianos]
What we could not verify
- M5 · Legal-entity traceability
- M8 · Cross-locale consistency
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://cs.surgery/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | 010 500 5151 |
| Address | Suite 3, Level 1, Life Bedford Gardens Hospital, 7 Leicester Road, Bedfordview, 2008 |
| City | Johannesburg |
For identification only; details change — verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | Class | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| site | https://cs.surgery/contact/ | clinic's own site | physician name, role, addresses, phone | 31 August 2026 |
| site-services | https://cs.surgery/services/ | clinic's own site | procedures menu | 31 August 2026 |
| hpcsa-sofianos | https://hpcsaonline.custhelp.com/app/i_reg_form | official register | HPCSA iRegister: POST .../getDataFromRnow regNumber=MP0712582 w_id=27 — Prof Chrysis Sofianos, matched ACTIVE rows "INDEPENDENT PRACTICE SPECIALIST ... PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY" and "INDEPENDENT PRACTICE MEDICAL PRACTITIONER" | 31 August 2026 |
| hpcsa-sanc-sofianos | https://www.hpcsa.co.za/api/website/find-all-document | official register | HPCSA published Guilty Verdicts 2025/2026 (category Judgements) checked for registration number MP0712582 — no match; cross-read against iRegister Status = ACTIVE (no ERASED/SUSPENDED/TERMINATED row) | 31 August 2026 |
| cohsasa | https://cohsasa.co.za/accredited-facilities/ | secondary | COHSASA accredited-facilities list (46 South-Africa-and-region facilities) checked — this operating location not present (voluntary accreditation register; absence not penalised) | 31 August 2026 |
| aprassa | https://aprassa.co.za/search-result.php?provincesearch=3&town=4&typ… | secondary | APRASSA (Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons of Southern Africa) area search, Johannesburg — practitioner listed as a member with practice address (association signal only, not used for M1 provenance) | 31 August 2026 |
Change history
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 31 August 2026 | Initial collection. |
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