MenuClose

Appointment

Location

Call Us

TOP PLASTIC SURGEON
IN LOS ANGELES AND BEVERLY HILLS

Breast Reduction in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills, CA

Dr. Kenneth Benjamin Hughes is a Harvard-trained and board-certified plastic surgeon performing multiple male surgery procedures in Los Angeles, CA. As one of the nation’s preeminent cosmetic and reconstructive surgeons, he has been a gifted expert in his field for many years. His fully customized treatments are routinely requested by local and out-of-town patients, both male and female.

During your consultation at his modern, state-of-the-art practice, Dr. Hughes will thoroughly review your medical history and carefully examine your symptoms after listening to your unique aesthetic goals. If plastic surgery is in your best interest, he may then approve you for one or more of these procedures specifically designed for male patients:

Gynecomastia Correction

Gynecomastia is a condition where men develop larger breasts that are damaging to a patient’s self-esteem. This is frequently an unfortunate byproduct of puberty or can also result from hormonal imbalances, certain types of medications, or weight fluctuations. During gynecomastia correction surgery, Dr. Hughes removes excess breast tissue for more aesthetically pleasing contours.

Pectoral Implants

On the other hand, some men may be frustrated with constantly working their chests at the gym but not being able to achieve that toned, rugged appearance they desire. Pec implants can be strategically inserted into the chest, customized to the patient’s wanted effect. 

Male Brow Lift

A brow lift, also known as a forehead lift, is done to reduce prominent forehead wrinkles and lift the eyebrows for a more youthful, “alert” look. For a male brow lift, Dr. Hughes follows the contours of the supraorbital rim to preserve the masculine appearance while being sure not to create large, visible scars.

Male Eyelid Surgery

Male eyelid surgery, also known as a male eyelid lift or male blepharoplasty, is performed to eliminate “bags” below the eyes or reduce droopy upper eyelids. Besides these being cosmetic concerns, the latter can sometimes cause blocked peripheral vision. 

Male Face and Neck Lift

Loose, hanging skin on the middle to lower face and neck can be corrected with a male face and neck lift. The symptoms typically addressed with this treatment include:

  • Wrinkles
  • Fine lines
  • Deep nasolabial folds
  • Jowls
  • Double chin
  • Turkey neck
  • Muscle banding in the neck

Male Neck Lift

While face and neck lifts are often combined, some men experience a loss in skin elasticity that is primarily based just below the chin and jawline. Jowling, double chin, turkey neck, and muscle banding are commonly treated with the male neck lift technique.

Male Liposuction

Male liposuction can be an excellent choice for men at or near a healthy body weight who are struggling with isolated fat deposits that are just not responding to diet and exercise. Dr. Hughes employs multiple liposuction and liposculpture techniques to help you achieve firm, masculine contours. This treatment is frequently used to address the:

  • Abdomen
  • Flanks
  • Thighs
  • Back
  • Upper arms
  • Chin

Male Tummy Tuck

The male tummy tuck is used to remove unwanted skin and small amounts of fat in the abdominal region, as well as tighten the muscles themselves if necessary. In men, these symptoms can occur after weight loss or due to aging or heredity.

Revolutionize Your Masculine Features

If you’re interested in any male surgery procedures in Los Angeles, CA, listed above, Dr. Kenneth Hughes is standing by and ready to meet with you. To start your aesthetic journey, contact Hughes Plastic Surgery today to set up your initial consultation!

Dr. Kenneth Hughes, Harvard-trained, board-certified plastic surgeon, has performed hundreds of breast reductions in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills for patients from California, all over the US, and from around the world.   Although breast reduction is not as popular as breast augmentation and breast lift, cosmetic breast reduction requires a great deal of skill to perform. Dr. Kenneth Hughes offers breast reduction surgery to women suffering from back, neck, and shoulder pain secondary to large breasts. The procedure not only reduces the size of the breasts but serves to lift and reshape the breasts as well.  Thus, Dr. Kenneth Hughes who is an expert at both breast lift surgery as well as breast reduction surgery will be able to produce the best cosmetic results for breast reduction surgery.

 

Dr. Kenneth Hughes Was Selected Among Best Breast Reduction Surgeons in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills, CA

 

Along with breast reduction, Dr. Hughes offers patients many options when it comes to breast procedures. He regularly performs procedures like breast augmentation with fat grafting, inverted nipple correction, breast reconstruction, breast augmentation revision, and the combination breast augmentation/lif.

 

Types of Breast Reduction Techniques

The most common breast reduction procedure typically requires a Wise pattern skin removal pattern to lift the breast. This is referred to as an anchor lift or inverted T lift.   Viewing breast reduction before and after photo galleries will help the patient gain a sense and understanding of the scar pattern.

Some smaller breast reduction procedures can be performed with smaller excision patterns. Dr. Kenneth Hughes can frequently perform breast reductions with a lollipop or vertical breast lift pattern to spare more extensive scarring. Dr. Hughes has also produced breast lift results without the vertical scar in appropriate patients.

Some patients may ask about liposuction of large breasts, but this is wholly ineffective in lifting the breasts.  Liposuction of the fat in the breasts will only lead to further drooping and does not result in the skin envelope tightening.

Secondly, liposuction can only remove fat, and, because the density of breast tissue is much greater than fat, breast tissue cannot be removed by the liposuction cannula.  Breast tissue can only be cut out or excised.  Thus, incisions should be made to make any meaningful reduction in breast tissue.

Dr. Kenneth Hughes minimizes the scar pattern to any extent possible.  In fact, Dr. Hughes reserves the anchor skin pattern for larger reductions so that he can tighten the skin envelope to the maximal extent possible and remove the most tissue possible. Dr. Hughes can reduce most any size breast to a C or a D cup.  It is always important to remember body dimensions in breast reduction and not reduce a woman’s breasts to make her disproportionately small.

Dr. Kenneth Hughes has revised many breast reductions in which too much tissue was taken and it is always better to get the surgery as close to perfect the first time.

 

Your Breast Reduction Surgery Day

Your breast reduction surgery will begin by arriving at the surgery center about 1 hour prior to the start of the surgery.  You will be greeted by the registered nurse, and your vital signs will be taken.  You will meet with our board-certified anesthesiologist, and you will meet with Dr. Hughes to finalize any surgical plans and ask any additional questions.

 

You will then be given relaxant medication, and you will be put to sleep by the anesthesiologist.  The breast reduction surgery takes between two and three hours to perform.  Patients go home the same day after recovery in the post anesthesia care unit.  You will have some minimal dressings.  Finally, Dr. Kenneth Hughes does not use drainage tubes, so there is very little to manage during the postoperative period.

 

Breast Reduction Follow-up and Recovery

Patients follow up within 7 days. Pain is minimal, and patients can go back to work in 4 to 7 days.  Patients should avoid strenuous activity or exercise for at least 6 weeks.  Incisions should be left dry and intact to ensure the best possible scarring.  Patients who perform too much activity or who stretch or place tension on the incisions may open the incisions, which can result in a much wider scar or poor shape (which can necessitate a revision).

 

Complications Following Breast Reduction Surgery

Nipple-areolar necrosis (the death of part or all of the nipple-areolar complex) is the complication which can create the most difficult issues for reconstruction.  This is due to violation or reduction of the blood supply to the areola and the subsequent death of that tissue.  Dr. Hughes has not encountered even a partial nipple areolar necrosis in hundreds of these procedures.

The most common issues after breast reduction or breast lift involve wound healing issues such as wound separation or scar widening.  It is imperative to follow Dr. Kenneth Hughes’s instructions to avoid these types of complications. A perfectly executed surgery can be totally ruined if a patient opens the incisions or cannot heal the incisions.

Changes in nipple sensitivity can occur as well, but this occurs in less than 1% of patients in Dr. Hughes’s experience.

 

Cost of Breast Reduction in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills, CA

  • The cost of breast reduction surgery is $15,000 to $20,000, depending upon the overall amount of reduction and the necessary skin removal.

Please note that pricing and cost for breast reduction may vary based on the individual needs of the patient.

 

Breast Reduction Before and After Photo Gallery

Breast Reduction Before & After

Breast Reduction Procedures

BEFORE & AFTER GALLERY

View Gallery

Schedule Your Breast Reduction Consultation with Dr. Kenneth Hughes

Breast reduction is a popular procedure that can deliver impressive results. To find out more about your breast reduction options, schedule a consultation with Dr. Kenneth Hughes today.

Related Procedures

Share on:

Ready to
Set up a Consultation?

Virtual Consultation
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

HUGHES PLASTIC SURGERY PROUDLY SERVES
OUT OF TOWN PATIENTS

Before & After Gallery