Dr. Marcelo Ponce — Cirugía Plástica Facial
Verification pending: less of the axis weight is sourced than the threshold requires, so no score is published yet.
Status: verification pending · last checked 30 August 2026
No crown: crowns require register-verified gates, never a clinic's own claim.
Summary
Facial plastic-surgery practice inside a private-hospital tower in Guayaquil. The responsible surgeon is named with role and tied to this address, and appears in an open professional-society member roll for the Guayas chapter.
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 Only a secondary source (association, aggregator) supports the certification. Found in the SECPRE Capítulo Guayas open member roll as PONCE LOPEZ HERNAN MARCELO; association provenance caps this cell at 2. [secpre] |
SEC | 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 Could not verify — no points, counts against coverage, not a negative finding. Medical-licence register (ACESS) unreachable on the research date; could not verify. |
? | ? | 8 | 2026-08-30 |
| M4 | Facility registration Could not verify — no points, counts against coverage, not a negative finding. Facility register (ACESS) unreachable on the research date; could not verify. |
? | ? | 10 | 2026-08-30 |
| M5 | Legal-entity traceability Could not verify — no points, counts against coverage, not a negative finding. No legal entity or registration number is named on the site. |
? | ? | 8 | 2026-08-30 |
| M6 | Self-disclosure of identifiers No identifiers at all. No identifiers, registration numbers or issuer logos are published on the site. [site] |
SEC | 10 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M7 | Advertising honesty Systematic superlatives without guarantees. Repeated exact-outcome claims (years of rejuvenation) without an issuer, a systematic pattern. [site] Rejuvenece Tu Rostro de 15 a 20 años |
SEC | 12 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M8 | Cross-locale consistency Could not verify — no points, counts against coverage, not a negative finding. The site publishes a single language front, so no cross-locale comparison is possible. |
? | ? | 5 | 2026-08-30 |
| M9 | Patient documents None. No informed-consent, risk, aftercare, revision-policy or complaint-route document was found. [site] |
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] |
|---|---|
| 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. Marcelo Ponce López [site] [secpre] | Plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgeon | not published |
Legal entity: could not verify
Scope and procedure segments
Clinic focus: specialist (no focus adjustment) [site]
- Rhinoplasty: verified no
- Breast surgery: verified no
- Liposuction & body contouring: verified no
- Hair transplant: verified no
- Injectables: verified yes →
- Medical weight loss: verified no
What we could not verify
- M3 · Basic medical licence
- M4 · Facility registration
- 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://drmarceloponce.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +593 96 797 8586 |
| Address | Omnihospital, Torre Médica II, Piso 11, consultorio 88, Av. Juan Tanca Marengo, Guayaquil |
| City | Guayaquil |
For identification only; details change — verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | Class | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| site | https://drmarceloponce.com/ | clinic's own site | physician, role, address, menu, advertising text | 30 August 2026 |
| secpre | https://secpreguayas.com/Miembros/miembros.html | secondary | PONCE LOPEZ HERNAN MARCELO listed among the Guayas chapter's 78 members | 30 August 2026 |
Change history
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 31 August 2026 | Initial collection. |
Correction or right of reply
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