Professor Wood moved to Australia in 1987 and not long after sought out the late Harold McComb, a brilliant plastic surgeon and Founding Member of the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons (Professor McComb passed away in August 2012). She describes him as 'an extraordinary man and an extraordinary plastic surgeon. He was always questioning the boundaries and looking to improve.' Professor McComb was an inspirational person in Professor Wood's life, and the Fiona Wood Foundation was formerly known as the McComb Foundation, which was established in 1999.