Category Archives: Plastic Surgery

The simple truth is that patients from all across the world visit Dr. Kenneth Hughes in Los Angeles every day for help with correcting some deformity caused by foreign materials or removing those foreign materials outright.  The most common foreign material injected is silicone, and the most common place for injection is the butt.  These […]

Aging, Injury, Genetics, and Poor Surgical Results Can Frustrate Even the Most Dedicated Heath and Nutrition Plan Dr. Kenneth Hughes, MD, most assuredly supports a strong health and nutrition focus for all patients.  However, aging, injury, and genetics can frustrate even the most dedicated heath and nutrition plan.   Dr. Kenneth Hughes sees this time […]

  Patients Must Receive Medical Clearance Prior to Surgery Dr. Kenneth Hughes, Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon, evaluates many plastic surgery patients for surgery who may be at increased risk for blood clots or DVTs and pulmonary emboli or VTEs (venous thromboemboli).   Some of these patients must undergo hematologic clearance to determine if having elective plastic […]

There was an article by a Dr. Jeffrey Keller, a physician in a jail, where he described several of the tactics used by criminals in the jails and prisons to manipulate doctors to try to get what they want.  Dr. Hughes sees all of these tactics on a regular basis with only very slight variation.  […]

MIT news office recently published the findings of MIT researchers for breast implant surfaces and the immune responses in patients.  Implant surface influences the development of scarring, inflammation, and other complications.  This is something plastic surgeons have known for years. Silicone breast implants have been in use since the 1960s, and the earliest versions had […]

Dr. Kenneth Hughes, Los Angeles plastic surgeon, is asked this question at least a dozen times a week.  It is very common among patients to have dimples or dents on the butt or hips.  Patients want a smooth contour free of such dents of dimples.  However, fat transfer to the buttocks or Brazilian buttlift or […]

  Patients Must Be Healthy or Receive Medical Clearance Prior To Plastic Surgery When patients request certain aesthetic or cosmetic procedure like the Brazilian buttlift or BBL, these patients must receive appropriate medical clearance and health must be optimized before consideration of surgery can be considered.  Many patients underestimate the complexity of plastic surgery and […]

As a combination procedure and complex revision plastic surgery expert, Dr. Kenneth Hughes has a plastic surgery practice unlike that of anyone else.   The practice is not limited to face or breast or body surgeries.  The practice is not limited to straightforward first time or primary plastic surgery.  The practice is also not limited to […]

In a recent article submitted to the journal of plastic and reconstructive surgery, Liposuction and Patient Safety: Appropriately Credentialing Providers, Teven, et al. discussed the importance of knowing the credentials of your surgeon who is performing your liposuction and Brazilian buttlift or BBL surgery.  The summary of the key points are provided below.  These same […]

Dr. Kenneth Hughes, Harvard-trained, board-certified plastic surgeon in Los Angeles, gives his patients the highest probability of success with his liposuction and Brazilian buttlift procedures.  However, he is not a magician and cannot obviate or circumvent scientific principles or laws of physics.  Starting patient anatomy dictates a great deal of the possibilities for improvement and […]