Paul O’Keeffe graduated from the University of Sydney in 1965 and obtained FRCS (England) in 1971. He trained in plastic surgery in Norwich, before returning to Sydney in 1973, where he obtained FRACS (Plastic Surgery). A consultant plastic surgeon at Royal North Shore Hospital, and at Manly District Hospital in Sydney, founder member of the Australasian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, and distinguished lecturer at international meetings, he has over 30 years of clinical experience, which he is now developing in private practice.