Richard graduated from University College Dublin in 1997 and completed both his basic surgical and higher surgical training in plastic surgery at The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. He has trained in numerous units throughout Ireland, the UK and Australia including an Aesthetic Fellowship in the U.K. He is on the Specialist Register with the Irish Medical Council for Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery. And a full member of the Irish Association of Plastic Surgeons (IAPS), The International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS) and The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). Richard was appointed Consultant Surgeon, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon to The Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Eccles Street, Dublin. Drawing on his surgical experience gained during extensive training, Richard established The Hanson Clinic in Ireland in 2010, which boast a solid and trusted reputation worldwide.