Klíníkin Ármúla
Under our open methodology this clinic scores 85.2/100 on structural verification: physician certification, licences, facility and legal-entity traceability, identifier disclosure and advertising honesty.
Rank #6 of 7 ranked clinics · last checked 31 August 2026
- Specialist-led
Summary
Multi-specialty private clinic with a plastic and cosmetic surgery department alongside orthopaedic, digestive, women's-health and pain-management services. Three named physicians on the plastic-surgery team hold the state specialist licence in plastic 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. Starfsleyfaskrá: three named plastic-surgery-team physicians hold the sérfræðileyfi Lýtaskurðlækningar. [board] |
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. Currently valid Læknir licence on file, no expiry date. [board] |
OFF | 8 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M4 | Facility registration Record found: name, address and status match. Facility registered as operator of healthcare service under the named physicians (RA20-5281, RA17-4273, RA15-4026), cross-confirmed via each physician's Starfsleyfaskrá detail record. [facility] |
OFF | 10 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M5 | Legal-entity traceability Legal entity and registration number published and matched in the register. Klíníkin Ármúla ehf., registered 12.11.2014. [rsk] |
OFF | 8 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M6 | Self-disclosure of identifiers No identifiers at all. No licence or registration numbers published on the clinic's own site. [site] |
SEC | 10 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M7 | Advertising honesty Could not verify — no points, counts against coverage, not a negative finding. Quote not re-verified on 2026-08-31; previous value 4 withdrawn. |
? | ? | 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] |
|---|---|
| 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-lyta] |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Helena Sveinsdóttir [site-lyta] [board] | Plastic surgeon (sérfræðingur í lýtalækningum) | RA20-5281 |
| Kári Knútsson [site-lyta] [board] | Plastic surgeon | RA17-4273 |
| Jóhannes Árnason [site-lyta] [board] | Plastic surgeon | RA15-4026 |
Legal entity: Klíníkin Ármúla ehf. · 6811140920 [rsk]
Scope and procedure segments
Clinic focus: aesthetic in general clinic (focus adjustment -2) [site]
- Rhinoplasty: verified yes →
- Breast surgery: verified yes →
- Liposuction & body contouring: verified yes →
- Hair transplant: verified no
- Injectables: verified yes →
- Medical weight loss: verified no
- Sanctions / discipline register (Starfsleyfaskrá — takmarkað starfsleyfi (currently restricted licence to practise), Embætti landlæknis): no entry found [board]
What we could not verify
- M7 · Advertising honesty
- 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://www.klinikin.is/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +354 519 7000 |
| Address | Ármúla 9, 108 Reykjavík |
| City | Reykjavík |
For identification only; details change — verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | Class | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| site | https://www.klinikin.is/ | clinic's own site | address, phone, service categories | 31 August 2026 |
| site-lyta | https://www.klinikin.is/lytalaekningar | clinic's own site | named plastic-surgery-team physicians, procedure menu | 31 August 2026 |
| board | https://vefkerfi.landlaeknir.is/apex/f?p=2600:5:0::NO::P5_NAFN:J%C3… | official register | Starfsleyfaskrá — Sérgrein(ar) and valid-licence status per named physician; takmarkað starfsleyfi flag checked, none present | 31 August 2026 |
| facility | https://vefkerfi.landlaeknir.is/apex/f?p=2600:7:0::NO::P7_ADSETUR:K… | official register | Rekstraraðilaskrá CSV export — facility operators at Klíníkin/Klínikin Ármúla, Ármúla 9 | 31 August 2026 |
| rsk | https://www.skatturinn.is/fyrirtaekjaskra/leit/kennitala/6811140920 | official register | legal entity, registration date, ÍSAT code | 31 August 2026 |
Change history
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 31 August 2026 | axes.M7: 4 → null (Citation re-check: quote not found at https://www.klinikin.is/ (quote not found); cell degraded to could-not-verify.) |
| 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.