After Qualifying in Medical school in 1986, dr Hoeyberghs went to the UK for in depth surgical training. In those days becoming a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons meant a thorough training in all surgical aspects and a lot of hands on experience in the general specialties. From 1989 onwards he specialized in the reconstructive aspects of plastic surgery, hand surgery, burns and tumour surgery as well as neonatal surgery of congenital malformations.
From 1992 he went further abroad to the US, South America and Scandinavia to meet up with and learn from the leading specialists in Cosmetic surgery.