South Africa clinic register — plastic surgery and aesthetic medicine, checked register by register

Score = weighted average of the axes that hold a value, on a 0–100 scale, per the open methodology. A score is published only when at least 75% of the axis weight is sourced. Axis cells show the 1–5 rubric value.

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

Clinics by city

Published records grouped by the city of the operating address; the number is how many clinics there hold a verified score.

• Cape Town (6): Dr Dawid Potgieter — Plastic Surgery Cape Town, Dr Kevin Adams — Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon, Dr Cordula Winkler — Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, The Cosmetic Surgery Institute, Prof Nick Kairinos — Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, Dr Nerina Wilkinson + Associates
• Durban (4): Dr Desigan Pillay — Lenmed Ethekwini Hospital and Heart Centre, Dr Manivasen Pillay — Life Chatsmed Garden Hospital, Dr Yvonne Brakovsky — Busamed Gateway Private Hospital, Dr Trishan Pillay — Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeon
• Johannesburg (4): Dr R S Halley-Stott — Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Dr Mark Steinmann — Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon, Dr Gavin De Aguiar — Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, Prof C Sofianos | Plastic Surgery
• Pretoria (3): Dr Franz F Birkholtz — Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon, Dr Grysie Annandale — Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, Centurion Cosmetic Clinic
• Sandton (2): Dr EA Christofides — Specialist Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, Dr Chris Snijman — Plastic Surgeon

Every published clinic in one line

Name, city, score out of 100 and the opening of the verified summary. The full profile with every checked cell is behind the name.

1. Dr EA Christofides — Specialist Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon · Sandton · 75.9/100 — Solo plastic-surgery practice consulting at Morningside Clinic and Netcare Sunninghill Hospital, Johannesburg. The responsible surgeon is named with role…
2. Dr Desigan Pillay — Lenmed Ethekwini Hospital and Heart Centre · Durban · 75.3/100 — Plastic and reconstructive surgery practice consulting at Lenmed Ethekwini Hospital and Heart Centre, Durban. The responsible surgeon is named with role on…
3. Dr Manivasen Pillay — Life Chatsmed Garden Hospital · Durban · 75.3/100 — Plastic, reconstructive and hand-surgery practice consulting at Life Chatsmed Garden Hospital, Chatsworth, Durban. The responsible surgeon is named with…
4. Dr Franz F Birkholtz — Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon · Pretoria · 74.4/100 — Solo plastic and reconstructive surgery practice in Groenkloof, Pretoria. The responsible surgeon is named with role and matched in the national specialist…
5. Dr Yvonne Brakovsky — Busamed Gateway Private Hospital · Durban · 73.3/100 — Plastic and reconstructive surgery practice consulting at Busamed Gateway Private Hospital, Umhlanga, with a breast-reconstruction and oncology-adjacent…
6. Dr Dawid Potgieter — Plastic Surgery Cape Town · Cape Town · 72.9/100 — Plastic, reconstructive and hand-surgery practice consulting at Mediclinic Constantiaberg (Plumstead) and two further Cape Town locations. The responsible…
7. Dr R S Halley-Stott — Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery · Johannesburg · 72.9/100 — Solo plastic-surgery practice at the Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre, Parktown. The responsible surgeon is named with role and matched in the national…
8. Dr Trishan Pillay — Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeon · Durban · 72.9/100 — Plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery practice on the KwaZulu-Natal North Coast, consulting at Netcare Alberlito Hospital, Ballito, and Busamed…
9. Dr Grysie Annandale — Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon · Pretoria · 72.4/100 — Solo plastic-surgery practice at Life Wilgers Hospital, Pretoria. The responsible surgeon is named with role and matched in the national specialist register.
10. Dr Kevin Adams — Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon · Cape Town · 72.4/100 — Solo plastic-surgery practice in Claremont, Cape Town, offering cosmetic, reconstructive and gender-affirming surgery. The responsible surgeon is named with…
11. Dr Cordula Winkler — Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon · Cape Town · 70.9/100 — Solo plastic-surgery practice in Somerset West, greater Cape Town. The responsible surgeon is named with role and matched in the national specialist register.
12. Dr Chris Snijman — Plastic Surgeon · Sandton · 69.4/100 — Solo plastic-surgery practice at Mediclinic Morningside, Sandton, branded around rhinoplasty. The responsible surgeon is named with role and matched in the…
13. Dr Mark Steinmann — Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon · Johannesburg · 69.4/100 — Solo plastic-surgery practice in Lonehill, Johannesburg, with a focus on breast aesthetic procedures. The responsible surgeon is named with role and matched…
14. The Cosmetic Surgery Institute · Cape Town · 68.8/100 — Dedicated cosmetic and reconstructive plastic-surgery clinic on Bree Street, Cape Town. The responsible surgeon is named with role and matched in the…
15. Centurion Cosmetic Clinic · Pretoria · 67.4/100 — Group cosmetic and reconstructive plastic-surgery clinic in Centurion, greater Pretoria. Three responsible surgeons are named with role, each matched in the…
16. Prof Nick Kairinos — Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon · Cape Town · 67.4/100 — Plastic and reconstructive surgery practice in Century City, Cape Town, predominantly reconstructive (skin-cancer and microsurgical reconstruction) with a…
17. Dr Gavin De Aguiar — Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon · Johannesburg · 65.9/100 — Solo plastic-surgery practice at Netcare Waterfall City Hospital, Midrand. The responsible surgeon is named with role and matched in the national specialist…
18. Prof C Sofianos | Plastic Surgery · Johannesburg · 65.9/100 — Solo plastic-surgery practice in Bedfordview, Johannesburg, with additional consulting rooms in Melrose and Brackenhurst. The responsible surgeon is named…
19. Dr Nerina Wilkinson + Associates · Cape Town · 64.1/100 — Plastic-surgery and medical-aesthetics practice at the V&A Waterfront, Cape Town. The responsible surgeon is named with role and matched in the national…

Registers we check against

Country map for South Africa, compiled 31 August 2026. Where a register class does not exist publicly, the corresponding axis is not applicable and is dropped from the normalisation — we never simulate a register.