Plastic Surgery Costa Rica — Dr. Miguel Alfaro
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 #9 of 11 ranked clinics · last checked 31 August 2026
- Specialist-led
Summary
Single-surgeon plastic surgery practice at Hospital CIMA in Escazú. Responsible surgeon named with role and tied to this address; specialist certification matched in the CMC register; the clinic's own English-language page states a guaranteed-superiority claim (quoted on the profile).
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. CMC register: Activo, Cirugía General, Cirugía Plástica y Reconstructiva (fs=5329). [cmc] |
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. Licence MED966 matched, status Activo. [cmc] |
OFF | 8 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M4 | Facility registration Not applicable: this country has no Facility register. |
— | — | — | 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 Logos without numbers. Names professional-society memberships without ID numbers. [site] |
SEC | 10 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M7 | Advertising honesty Guarantee or ‘100%’-class statement (bright line; cap candidate). Your experience with plastic surgery in Costa Rica will never be better, safer or more tailored to your needs than with us. |
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 Two or three. Dedicated recovery page covers postoperative aftercare and procedure risks/complications; no consent form, revision policy or complaint route found. [site-recommendations] |
SEC | 5 | 2026-08-31 |
Score ceilings
- Outcome guarantee or ‘100% safe’-class statement — ceiling 65/100The clinic's own page https://www.plasticsurgery.co.cr/ (en, 2026-08-31) states: “Your experience with plastic surgery in Costa Rica will never be better, safer or more tailored to your needs than with us.”. Under this methodology an outcome guarantee caps the score at 65.[site]
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] |
|---|---|
| Provides the service itself (not an aggregator, booking site or tour packager) | verified yes [site] |
| In scope: the intervention is performed by a physician | verified yes [site] |
| Names a responsible physician | verified yes [site] |
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. Miguel E. Alfaro Dávila [site] [cmc] | Plastic surgeon | MED966 |
Legal entity: could not verify
Scope and procedure segments
Clinic focus: specialist (no focus adjustment) [site]
- Rhinoplasty: verified no
- Breast surgery: verified yes →
- Liposuction & body contouring: verified yes →
- Hair transplant: verified no
- Injectables: verified no
- Medical weight loss: verified no
- Sanctions / discipline register (Colegio de Médicos y Cirujanos de Costa Rica — Registro de Infractores (physicians under a firm suspension)): no entry found [cmc-sanctions]
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://www.plasticsurgery.co.cr/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +506 2208-1709 |
| Address | Hospital CIMA, San Rafael de Escazú, Costa Rica |
| City | Escazú |
For identification only; details change — verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | Class | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| site | https://www.plasticsurgery.co.cr/ | clinic's own site | physician, menu, advertising claim, credentials | 31 August 2026 |
| site-recommendations | https://www.plasticsurgery.co.cr/surgical-recommendations/ | clinic's own site | aftercare, risks | 31 August 2026 |
| cmc | https://medicoscr.hulilabs.com/es/search?fs=5329&sort=last_name_asc… | official register | specialist certification, medical licence, status | 31 August 2026 |
| cmc-sanctions | https://medicos.cr/web2/registro-de-infractores/ | official register | no active sanction for MED966 | 31 August 2026 |
Change history
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 31 August 2026 | Initial collection. |
Correction or right of reply
Corrections are applied with a source link and logged publicly. A clinic statement without a source is published next to the data; the score does not change.
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