He continued his surgical training in Leicester, London, Frimley Park and Southampton. During this time he attained FRCSEd(plast) (professional surgical qualification) as well as a well rounded general exposure prior to specialising in Plastic Surgery. Mr Heppell’s Plastic Surgery training started in 1996 at Royal Hospital Haslar and continued at East Grinstead, Stoke Mandeville, Salisbury and Oxford. Throughout this period Mr Heppell received a thorough training in all aspects of Plastic Surgery including Breast Surgery, Hand Surgery, Burns, Craniofacial Surgery and Reconstruction. After passing the specialist Plastic Surgery examinations FRCS(Plast) he then departed these shores for a specialist fellowship in Breast Reconstructive Surgery in Toronto, Canada and a Microvascular Reconstruction fellowship in Winnipeg, Canada.