Jean-Paul Meningaud has been a Professor at the University of Paris 12 since 2009, and Head of the Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, Aesthetic and Maxillofacial Surgery at the CHU Henri Mondor since 2012. He was formerly a Resident at the Paris Hospitals, and is a former Head of Clinic at the Salpêtrière Hospital. He is an appointed expert witness at the Paris Court of Appeal and accredited by the Court of Cassation (highest court in the French judiciary). As a specialist in face surgery, he has participated in 7 face transplants since 2007. As a Doctor of Science, he devotes a significant part of his time to research and publishes about twenty scientific articles per year, particularly in the fields of cosmetic surgery/aesthetic medicine as well as anti-aging medicine. In 2011, for his work on facial grafting, he received one of the highest distinctions in plastic surgery, the James Barret Brown award in the United States. He was President of the European association of his discipline (EACMFS) from 2018 to 2020. He has created nine University Diplomas that are a standard in the field of aesthetic medicine, and he is a full member of the French National Academy of Surgery.