Royal Belgian Society for Plastic Surgery

What Royal Belgian Society for Plastic Surgery does

The Royal Belgian Society for Plastic Surgery (RBSPS; Société Royale Belge de Chirurgie Plastique, Reconstructrice et Esthétique) is a Belgian non-profit professional medical society (ASBL) founded in 1955 and headquartered in Brussels. It functions as the official scientific body representing plastic, reconstructive, and aesthetic surgery in Belgium, with membership restricted to surgeons officially recognized by the Belgian Ministry of Public Health (INAMI/RIZIV -210) and trainees. The society's core offering is a patient-facing informational portal (rbsps.org) covering procedures across face, breast, body, and lipofilling categories, combined with a searchable directory of 223 certified member surgeons, patient-safety recommendations, and the BRA Day breast reconstruction awareness program. A separate restricted portal (pro.rbsps.org) serves member surgeons with continuing-education resources and reporting tools for illegal practices. RBSPS maintains governance ties to the Collegium Chirurgicum Plasticum Belgicum (CCP) for national specialist examinations, the GBS professional union for representation before Belgian public authorities, the UEMS at the European level, and the Commission d'Agrément for training-center accreditation. Administrative councils of RBSPS and GBS were merged in 2007 into a single entity, and the society was granted the "Royal" title in 2005.

The underlying technology consists of two web portals — a multilingual public site and a member-restricted site — with no proprietary software, AI capabilities, or APIs disclosed. Revenue is not publicly disclosed; the organization is funded through membership dues, event-related income (BRA Day), and potentially institutional support, operating with a small staff of approximately 8 employees. The go-to-market model is non-commercial: patient acquisition occurs via the public website and surgeon referrals, while member acquisition is governed by INAMI recognition and CCP examination pathways.

Name

Royal Belgian Society for Plastic Surgery

Legal name

Société Royale Belge de Chirurgie Plastique, Reconstructrice et Esthétique (RBSPS)

Website

https://rbsps.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1955

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Royal Belgian Society for Plastic Surgery (RBSPS) is a Belgian non-profit scientific society, founded in 1955, representing officially recognized plastic surgeons. It operates a patient information portal and a surgeon directory, and coordinates training, ethics, and breast reconstruction awareness programs in Belgium.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Brussels

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Royal Belgian Society for Plastic Surgery (RBSPS) is the official scientific body for plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery in Belgium, exclusively comprising officially accredited plastic surgeons and trainees. It provides a public-facing patient information portal (rbsps.org) with educational content on procedures, a searchable directory of 223 certified member surgeons recognized by the Belgian Ministry of Public Health, patient safety recommendations, and BRA Day breast reconstruction awareness events, as well as a restricted professional portal (pro.rbsps.org) for member surgeons offering continuing education and practice resources.

Product overview

The Royal Belgian Society for Plastic Surgery operates a patient-facing information portal (rbsps.org) and a professional portal (pro.rbsps.org). The patient portal provides educational content about plastic surgery procedures organized into four main categories: Face (facelift, blepharoplasty, rhinoplasty, cleft repair), Breast (reconstruction, augmentation, lift, reduction), Body (liposuction, brachioplasty, thigh lift, abdominoplasty), and Lipofilling. The website also features a surgeon finder directory connecting patients with RBSPS-member plastic surgeons recognized by the Belgian Ministry of Public Health, patient safety recommendations, and BRA Day awareness programs for breast reconstruction. The professional portal serves member surgeons with resources for continuing education and practice management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• RBSPS Patient Information Portal

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Collegium Chirurgicum Plasticum Belgicum (CCP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1955Created in 1988, the CCP organizes national teaching sessions, annual knowledge exams, and oral examinations for specialist candidates. Success leads to the Fellow of the Collegium Chirurgicum Plasticum diploma. The RBSPS sponsors CCP activities.
• GBS - Groupement des Unions Professionnelles Belges de Médecins SpécialistescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Professional Association of Belgian Plastic Surgeons is an emanation of GBS, which coordinates professional interests of medical specialists in Belgium. GBS represents the discipline before public authorities (SPF Santé Publique, INAMI, KCE).
• UEMS - Union Européenne des Médecins SpécialistesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean umbrella organization for medical specialists. GBS (Belgian Professional Association) is a member of UEMS, connecting Belgian plastic surgeons to European professional standards.
• Belgian Cleft Lip and Palate Reconstruction CenterscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of specialized Belgian hospitals providing cleft lip and palate reconstruction: UZA (Antwerp), AZ Sint-Jan (Bruges), Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc and HUDERF and UZ Brussel (Brussels), GHdC (Charleroi), UZ Gent, UZ Leuven, CHC and CHU de Liège (Liège). These centers work with multidisciplinary teams of specialized surgeons, orthodontists, and speech therapists.
• Belgian Ministry of Health (Commission d'Agrément)coreOthersThe Commission d'Agrément (French and Dutch chambers) is responsible for controlling the training of specialist candidates in Plastic Surgery. They approve and verify the quality of training centers based on legal requirements. Members are appointed jointly by academic and professional associations.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS): Global professional society for board-certified aesthetic plastic surgeons. Comparable in providing surgeon directories, patient education, and ethical standards, but with international rather than single-country scope.
• American Society of Plastic Surgeons: National professional medical society for plastic surgeons in the United States. Directly comparable to RBSPS in mission (advocacy, education, patient safety, surgeon directory) but operates at much larger scale and with more developed digital infrastructure.
• British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS): The UK national professional society for plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgeons. Closely mirrors RBSPS's structure and mission, including surgeon finder directories, patient information portals, and training coordination.
• European Association of Plastic Surgeons (EURAPS): European academic plastic surgery association focused on scientific exchange and standards. Overlaps with RBSPS in its scientific society function and in serving as a forum for European plastic surgeons.
• Deutsche Gesellschaft der Plastischen, Rekonstruktiven und Ästhetischen Chirurgen (DGPRÄC): The official German national society for plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgeons. Structurally comparable to RBSPS as a combined scientific and professional body governing the specialty in a single European country.
• Société Française de Chirurgie Plastique Reconstructrice et Esthétique (SOFCPRE): The official French national society for plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery. Mirrors RBSPS in serving as the recognized scientific body for the specialty in France, with patient information and surgeon directory functions.

Broad incumbents

• Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes (UEMS): European umbrella organization for medical specialists of which RBSPS/GBS is a member. Relevant peer for cross-border standards harmonization, training mutual recognition, and specialty policy advocacy.
• Royal Belgian Society for Surgery (Société Royale de Chirurgie): The broader Belgian professional society covering surgery at large (with a Royal designation similar to RBSPS). Adjacent incumbent peer sharing governance patterns, history, and audience overlap with Belgian surgeons.
• Ordre des Médecins / Belgian Medical Association: The overarching Belgian medical regulatory body that supervises all physicians including plastic surgeons. Comparable as a higher-level Belgian professional authority that RBSPS/GBS interacts with in advocacy and accreditation matters.

Regional players

• Nederlandse Vereniging voor Plastische Chirurgie (NVPC): Dutch national society for plastic surgeons. Closest geographic peer to RBSPS, with a nearly identical structure combining scientific society, professional association, and patient-facing information in the Benelux context.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/royal-belgian-society-for-plastic-surgery

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

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