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🇪🇸  Treatment in Spain

EU rules, short flights from the UK, Ireland and France, and public registers for doctors, dentists and clinics.

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Not medical advice. Whether a treatment is right for you is a decision to take with a doctor or dentist who has examined you. Talk to your own doctor before you book.

EU rules

Yes

Currency

EUR

Language

Spanish

Time zone

UTC+1

Treatments in Spain: Hair transplant · Dentists: implants and veneers · Weight-loss surgery · Cosmetic surgery · Laser eye and lens surgery

Check a clinic or a doctor in Spain

Doctors

General Council of Medical Colleges: register of doctors (Registro de Colegiados)

Search by name and first surname, or by collegiate number: lists doctors registered and authorised to practise in Spain.

Dentists

General Council of Dentists: search of registered dentists

Search a dentist to check they are registered with a dental college.

Clinics

Ministry of Health: general register of health centres (REGCESS)

Lists centres, services and establishments authorised by the regional health authorities.

Doctors: Search the doctor in the Registro de Colegiados (link above) by name and first surname, or by collegiate number: registration with a provincial medical college (colegiación) is compulsory to practise in Spain.

Dentists: Search the dentist in the General Council of Dentists' guide (link above).

Rules worth knowing

  • Health centres need an authorisation from the regional health authority; the Ministry's register lists them.
  • Dental treatment, Cosmetic surgery, Eye surgery: EU law (Regulation 2017/745, art. 18) requires the health institution to give a patient who has had an implant fitted the device's identification (name, serial and lot number, UDI, model, manufacturer) and an implant card in the patient's name; crowns, fillings, braces, screws and plates are exempt. Ask for it before you leave and keep it with your records.

Treatments in Spain

Hair transplant in SpainOne trip Dental implants and veneers in SpainOne or two trips, by procedure Weight-loss surgery in SpainAt least 10 days before flying home Cosmetic surgery in SpainAt least 7 to 10 days (by procedure) before flying home Laser eye and lens surgery in SpainUp to 7 days (by procedure) before flying home

Cities where many clinics are

Who licenses the clinics in each city, the regional register where there is one, and the airport. We never rank, review or recommend clinics.

Barcelona Catalonia · BCN

Official travel advice

Your own government's advice on Spain: Ireland (DFA) · France (Diplomatie) · Australia (Smartraveller) · New Zealand (SafeTravel) · Germany (Auswärtiges Amt) · Canada (travel.gc.ca) · United States (CDC travel health) · Sweden (UD, Sweden Abroad) · Norway (UD, regjeringen.no) · Austria (BMEIA) · Switzerland (EDA: choose the country) · Denmark (Udenrigsministeriet) · Finland (UM) · Belgium (SPF Affaires étrangères) · Netherlands (Nederland Wereldwijd) · Singapore (MFA)

Sources

Next review due 25 Jan 2027.