What acne treatment actually does, what it costs in Spain, and what a clinic has to hold on the public register before it can legally offer it to you.
What it is
Acne treatment, known clinically as medical acne management. A clinic offering it needs the matching unit on its entry in the national register of health centres, and the doctor performing it needs the qualification that unit implies. Both are public and both take five minutes to check.
What it costs
What the quote should include
A surgical quote in Spain normally covers the pre-operative tests, the theatre, the anaesthetist and the follow-ups. A non-surgical quote covers the product and the session. Normally is not always, and an itemised written quote is your right here.
What pushes it up
City, the seniority and specialty of the doctor, the product or device, the number of areas, and whether a general anaesthetic is involved. VAT at 21 per cent applies to purely aesthetic treatment; treatment with a therapeutic purpose is exempt. Ask which you are being quoted.
When a price is too low
A figure far below the bottom of that range usually means a diluted or non-original product, a practitioner without the qualification the treatment requires, or a quote that omits something you will be charged for later. Ask which, in writing.
Before you book
Ask who performs it and what their official qualification is, ask to see the registry authorisation, ask for the itemised quote including VAT, and ask what happens if you are not happy. A clinic that answers all four without hesitating is telling you something useful.
Want us to find you a clinic for acne treatment?
Tell us what you want done and where. We run the registry check and the medical-register check ourselves and send you what we found, including the parts we could not confirm. Free, and no clinic gets your details unless you ask.
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Clinics we have checked
Ranked by how little is left unanswered, not by who pays us. Three so far, and we publish the working for each one.
- Top pick
SMD Clinic
Villanueva de la Cañada, Madrid
A family-run dental and aesthetic medicine practice west of Madrid, not a franchise.
- 4 checks passed
- 3 still open
- Address and phone published
- 02
Clínica Bayón
Madrid
A central Madrid aesthetic medicine practice built around facial rejuvenation and ageing management.
- 4 checks passed
- 4 still open
- Address and phone published
- 03
DT Clinic Madrid
Madrid
A Madrid cosmetic surgery practice working across body and facial procedures.
- 2 checks passed
- 4 still open
- No public phone number yet
Listed, not yet checked
27 more we can tell you something true about
Every practice below has its own live website and one public marker we looked at ourselves, linked on each card. That is not our full check, and we say so on every one. Take the eight questions with you.
Derma Clinic Spain
SEME doctorAlfaz del Pi, Alicante•dermatology, hair transplant, injectables
Dermatology, hair restoration and aesthetic medicine clinic in Albir, working in English and French.
What we can see: SEME lists its doctor at this address with colegiado 030309033, health authorisation U.48 22769 and the SEME quality seal since February 2025. source
Still to check: REGCESS registry number on the clinic's own site, colegiado numbers for the other two doctors
Their website →Belaneve
SECPRE surgeonAlicante, Alicante•dermatology, plastic surgery, skin treatments
Dermatology and plastic surgery clinic at Playa de San Juan, Alicante.
What we can see: A surgeon in the SECPRE Alicante directory lists this clinic's address as his contact. The site names fourteen doctors, six of them dermatologists. source
Still to check: REGCESS registry number, colegiado numbers
Their website →Centro Dermatologico Estetico de Alicante
Doctors namedAlicante, Alicante•dermatology, skin treatments, laser hair removal
Dermatology and aesthetic medicine centre in Alicante with fourteen named doctors.
What we can see: The team page names fourteen doctors individually with their specialties. The site states over three decades of operation. source
Still to check: REGCESS registry number, colegiado numbers
Their website →Clinica Kyra
SECPRE surgeonAlicante, Alicante•plastic surgery, injectables, dermatology
Plastic surgery and aesthetic medicine clinic in Alicante with two SECPRE-listed surgeons.
What we can see: Two surgeons in the SECPRE Alicante directory, one with this clinic as his listed address. The site publishes both colegiado numbers. source
Still to check: REGCESS registry number
Their website →IDERMA
Doctors namedBarcelona, Barcelona•dermatology, skin treatments
Clinical, oncological and aesthetic dermatology centre with two Barcelona consulting rooms.
What we can see: The site states it is the dermatology service of the Hospital Universitario Quiron Dexeus and offers Mohs micrographic surgery, with named dermatologists. source
Still to check: REGCESS registry number, colegiado numbers
Their website →Instituto de Dermatologia Doctor Ignacio Umbert
Doctors namedBarcelona, Barcelona•dermatology, injectables, skin treatments
Dermatology and aesthetic medicine practice on Plaza Manuel Corachan, Barcelona.
What we can see: The site names its founding director, publishes two Barcelona consulting addresses and states a Mohs surgery unit. source
Still to check: REGCESS registry number, colegiado number
Their website →Instituto de Fotomedicina
Registry numberBarcelona, Barcelona•skin treatments, laser hair removal, dermatology
Medical laser and aesthetic medicine centre at the Centro Medico Teknon, Barcelona.
What we can see: The centres page publishes health registry number E08741249 alongside both street addresses. source
Still to check: names and colegiado numbers of the medical team, founding year
Their website →Dermadenia
Doctors namedDenia, Alicante•dermatology, hair transplant, plastic surgery
Dermatology, aesthetic medicine and hair transplant clinic in Denia.
What we can see: The team page names each dermatologist with their medical school and specialist training hospital. source
Still to check: REGCESS registry number, colegiado numbers
Their website →Clinica Dra. Laura Fernandez
SEME doctorIbiza, Baleares•injectables, skin treatments, dermatology
Aesthetic medicine clinic in Ibiza with dermatology, nutrition and a hair surgery unit.
What we can see: SEME publishes colegiado 070707371 for its doctor, the Paseo Juan Carlos I address, and health authorisation U.48 4382. source
Still to check: REGCESS registry number, who performs the hair surgery it advertises
Their website →Canarias Dermatologica
Doctors namedLas Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas•dermatology, skin treatments, hair transplant
Dermatology clinic on Calle Venegas; its hair and alopecia unit trades under a second name.
What we can see: The legal notice publishes the company name, NIF and registered address, which match those on the sister site. source
Still to check: REGCESS registry number, colegiado number for its lead dermatologist
Their website →Clinica Dermatologica Internacional
Doctors namedMadrid, Madrid•dermatology, skin treatments
Dermatology group with three Madrid sites, founded and directed by Dr Ricardo Ruiz Rodriguez.
What we can see: The team page names twenty-seven dermatologists with their stated subspecialties, including Mohs surgery and dermatopathology. source
Still to check: REGCESS registry number, colegiado numbers
Their website →DermaMoratinos
DERMUS clinicMadrid, Madrid•dermatology, skin treatments
Dermatology and aesthetic medicine clinic in Madrid, listed in the DERMUS association directory.
What we can see: The clinic page states authorisation by the Comunidad de Madrid under number CS15118. Also listed in the DERMUS private dermatology directory. source
Still to check: colegiado numbers of the dermatologists, a full street address on the homepage
Their website →Grupo Pedro Jaen
DERMUS clinicMadrid, Madrid•hair transplant, dermatology
Dermatology group whose Calle Cinca site is its trichology and hair transplant unit.
What we can see: The site states the group is directed by the president of the Academia Espanola de Dermatologia y Venereologia. DERMUS lists its trichology lead at this address. source
Still to check: REGCESS registry number, colegiado numbers
Their website →IDEI Dermatologia
Registry numberMadrid, Madrid•dermatology, skin treatments
Dermatology clinic with two Madrid sites, covering skin cancer and alopecia.
What we can see: The legal notice publishes the centre's health authorisation as CS15042, and the contact page gives the Retiro address. source
Still to check: colegiado numbers, AEDV membership of the named dermatologists
Their website →capilDERM
DERMUS clinicMadrid, Madrid•hair transplant, dermatology
Hair transplant and trichology clinic on Calle Monasterio de Montesclaros.
What we can see: Listed in the DERMUS directory of private dermatology clinics, with the doctor named and the address published. source
Still to check: REGCESS registry number, colegiado number
Their website →Clinica Dr. Antonio Burgos
SEME doctorMalaga, Malaga•hair transplant, injectables, dermatology
Hair transplant, aesthetic medicine and dermatology clinic in Malaga, with a second site in Madrid.
What we can see: Dr Antonio Burgos Rueda listed in the SEME member directory for Malaga at the address the clinic publishes. source
Still to check: REGCESS registry number, NICA number
Their website →Clinica Dr. E. Herrera
Doctors namedMalaga, Malaga•dermatology, skin treatments, injectables
Dermatology clinic in central Malaga with a team of dermatology specialists.
What we can see: The site names a professor of dermatology at the Universidad de Malaga and a hospital head of dermatology among its doctors. source
Still to check: REGCESS registry number, NICA number
Their website →Eliseo Clinic
AEDV memberMalaga, Malaga•dermatology, skin treatments, injectables
Medical and aesthetic dermatology clinic on Calle Atarazanas, Malaga.
What we can see: Health centre number NICA 64818 published on the clinic's own site, which also states AEDV membership for its lead doctor. source
Still to check: REGCESS registry number, colegiado number
Their website →Ocean Clinic Marbella
SECPRE surgeonMarbella, Malaga•plastic surgery, injectables, dermatology
Plastic surgery, aesthetic medicine and dermatology clinic on Avenida Ramon y Cajal, Marbella.
What we can see: Dr Kai Oliver Kaye listed in the SECPRE member directory for Malaga province, with the Marbella address. The clinic also publishes NICA 31337 in its footer. source
Still to check: REGCESS registry number, colegiado numbers for the named surgeons
Their website →Clinica Dermatologica Hernandez-Gil
DERMUS clinicMurcia, Murcia•dermatology, skin treatments
Dermatology practice in the Centrofama gallery, Murcia, with four dermatologists listed.
What we can see: Listed in the DERMUS directory of private dermatology clinics for Murcia, with the doctor named and the address published. source
Still to check: REGCESS registry number, colegiado numbers of the four doctors
Their website →Clinica Inderma
DERMUS clinicMurcia, Murcia•dermatology, hair transplant, skin treatments
Dermatology clinic on Avenida de Europa, Murcia; medical, laser and FUE hair transplant.
What we can see: Listed in the DERMUS directory of private dermatology clinics for Murcia, with the doctor named and the address published. source
Still to check: REGCESS registry number, colegiado numbers
Their website →Clinica Aureo
SEME doctorPalma, Baleares•injectables, skin treatments, dermatology
Clinic in the Son Moix centre combining aesthetic medicine, dentistry and dermatology.
What we can see: SEME publishes colegiado 070706279 and health authorisation U.48 4313 at an address matching the clinic's own contact page. source
Still to check: REGCESS registry number, colegiado numbers of the dentistry and dermatology staff
Their website →Instituto Balear de Dermatologia
AEDV memberPalma, Baleares•dermatology, skin treatments
Dermatology clinic on Carrer del General Felix Mas, doing medical, surgical and aesthetic work.
What we can see: The team page states AEDV membership for one of its dermatologists and names the clinic's founder. source
Still to check: REGCESS registry number, colegiado numbers
Their website →Planas Salud Medicina Estetica
SEME doctorPalma, Baleares•injectables, skin treatments, dermatology
Aesthetic medicine centre on Cami dels Reis, with dermatology and laser hair removal.
What we can see: The clinic publishes its medical director's colegiado number on its own homepage. The same number appears in SEME with authorisation U.48 5175. source
Still to check: REGCESS registry number, colegiado number of the dermatology staff
Their website →
3 more listed in the full directory.
