Cosmipolis Clinic
Under our open methodology this clinic scores 84.9/100 on structural verification: physician certification, licences, facility and legal-entity traceability, identifier disclosure and advertising honesty.
Rank #5 of 18 ranked clinics · last checked 31 August 2026
- Specialist-led
Summary
Multidisciplinary private clinic in Bruges offering plastic and aesthetic surgery alongside dentistry, phlebology and other disciplines. Several of its plastic surgeons, including a visiting consultant who heads the plastic-surgery department of a Ghent hospital, are found in the federal specialist-board register under plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery.
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. Four named plastic surgeons found in HealthPro (FPS Public Health) with speciality MBS45 (plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery), status current. [healthpro-vanwaes] [healthpro-decuypere] [healthpro-casaer] [healthpro-dewolf] |
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 NIHDI number: Van Waes 11973956, Decuypere 14893260, Casaer 13631567, De Wolf 13810127. [healthpro-vanwaes] [healthpro-decuypere] [healthpro-casaer] [healthpro-dewolf] |
OFF | 8 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M4 | Facility registration Could not verify — no points, counts against coverage, not a negative finding. |
? | ? | 10 | 2026-08-31 |
| M5 | Legal-entity traceability Legal entity and registration number published and matched in the register. Legal entity Cosmipolis HIC matched in KBO/BCE by name and address; VAT number also published on the clinic's own site. [kbo] |
OFF | 8 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M6 | Self-disclosure of identifiers Logos without numbers. The clinic publishes its own VAT/enterprise number without naming the issuing register. [site-disciplines] |
SEC | 10 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M7 | Advertising honesty One or two soft superlatives. One soft superlative found ('a leading medical center in Bruges') without an issuer; no guarantee-class statement found. [site-disciplines] |
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
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-team] [site-vanwaes] |
|---|---|
| Provides the service itself (not an aggregator, booking site or tour packager) | verified yes [site-disciplines] |
| In scope: the intervention is performed by a physician | verified yes [site-disciplines] |
| Names a responsible physician | verified yes [site-team] |
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. Carl Van Waes [site-vanwaes] [healthpro-vanwaes] | Plastic, aesthetic and reconstructive surgeon (visiting consultant) | 11973956 |
| Dr. Fien Decuypere [site-team] [healthpro-decuypere] | Plastic surgeon | 14893260 |
| Dr. Bob Casaer [site-team] [healthpro-casaer] | Plastic surgeon | 13631567 |
| Dr. Edward De Wolf [site-team] [healthpro-dewolf] | Plastic surgeon | 13810127 |
Legal entity: Cosmipolis HIC · 1010566091 [kbo]
Scope and procedure segments
Clinic focus: aesthetic in general clinic (focus adjustment -2) [site-disciplines]
What we could not verify
- M4 · Facility registration
- 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://cosmipolis.care/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +32 50 68 10 60 |
| Address | Sint-Claradreef 77, 8000 Brugge |
| City | Bruges |
For identification only; details change — verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | Class | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| site-team | https://cosmipolis.care/artsen/ | clinic's own site | physician names and roles | 31 August 2026 |
| site-vanwaes | https://cosmipolis.care/arts/dr-carl-van-waes/ | clinic's own site | physician name, role, treatments, address, other hospital affiliation | 31 August 2026 |
| site-disciplines | https://cosmipolis.care/disciplines/ | clinic's own site | treatments offered, address, VAT number, advertising text | 31 August 2026 |
| healthpro-vanwaes | https://apps.health.belgium.be/healthpro-search-engine/api/professi… | official register | specialist certification MBS45, federal visa, NIHDI number for Carl Van Waes | 31 August 2026 |
| healthpro-decuypere | https://apps.health.belgium.be/healthpro-search-engine/api/professi… | official register | specialist certification MBS45, federal visa, NIHDI number for Fien Decuypere | 31 August 2026 |
| healthpro-casaer | https://apps.health.belgium.be/healthpro-search-engine/api/professi… | official register | specialist certification MBS45, federal visa, NIHDI number for Bob Casaer | 31 August 2026 |
| healthpro-dewolf | https://apps.health.belgium.be/healthpro-search-engine/api/professi… | official register | specialist certification MBS45, federal visa, NIHDI number for Edward De Wolf | 31 August 2026 |
| kbo | https://kbopub.economie.fgov.be/kbopub/toonondernemingps.html?lang=… | official register | legal entity, registration number, seat address | 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.