Kenneth Hughes, MD - Plastic Surgery Blog

  Achieving the best scars with the mommy makeover surgery is an important aspect of the overall aesthetic result.  In general, scarring is a product of genetics. Some people are good scar formers and others are poor scar formers. However, scar formation is also influenced heavily by environment in the postoperative period and during recovery […]

seroma (fluid collection, which typically must be drained with a needle and syringe) dehiscence (breakdown of the wound) skin necrosis (death of part of the skin) umbilical loss (death of the belly button) nerve injury hypertrophic scar or keloid (typically more common in darker skin individuals or in people predisposed to this, usually runs in […]

  Dr. Kenneth Hughes can perform any number of procedures at once to address loose skin on the arms or thighs or face or neck Dr. Hughes performs body lifts, arm lifts, thigh lifts, inferior butt lifts, and more.  The point is that everyone needs or wants something slightly or greatly different. Dr. Hughes performs the […]

  In many cases, the mommy makeover includes tummy tuck and breast augmentation in its most basic form.  While the tummy tuck is certainly effective in its removal of tissue and correcting issues of skin laxity and abdominal wall laxity, the scar produced is often objectionable to many patients. Dr. Kenneth Hughes, MD in Los […]

Local Anesthesia Procedure for the Brazilian Buttlift: Is It Appropriate? Local anesthesia for Brazilian buttlift is usually a much less than adequate form of anesthesia for a surgery that is significant.  In plastic surgery, plastic surgeons use local anesthesia for small procedures like mole removal or scar revisions.  Local anesthesia involves injecting local anesthetic or […]

Dr. Kenneth Hughes, Harvard-trained, board-certified plastic surgeon in Los Angeles, has been voted Top Rated Plastic Surgeon in Los Angeles for the third year in a row.  Dr. Hughes is honored and humbled to be recognized by this independent rating company.  So many of the awards that are bestowed upon plastic surgeons are the result […]

Facebook and Instagram are utilized by many plastic surgeons to help promote their businesses.  Many plastic surgeons spend small fortunes to gain the attention of the prospective patients. For almost a year, Facebook and Instagram saw fit to restrict Dr. Kenneth Hughes’s profile and prevented him from inviting people and potential patients to like his […]

Dr. Hughes is Amazing. Look No Further. 25 Mar 2021 Dr. Hughes is amazing! He is so knowledgeable and talented. His staff Magda and Nataly are wonderful also! His facility is pristine. It even smells good. Dr. Hughes fixed a botched liposuction surgery I had on my arms and stomach. I am still healing, it’s […]

Incredibly Happy with Breast Augmentation 29 Apr 2021 3 days post I got breast implants 2 years ago from another surgeon and have been very unhappy with them. They were different sizes, didn’t look right on my body, and he messed up the placement of one of my nipples. I finally got them redone with […]

Butt Implants and Fat Transfer to the Hips Review for Dr. Kenneth Hughes 11 Oct 2021 Dr Kenneth Hughes was great I had 2 procedure I love both of them. First procedure he had fix my butt implants a previous dr messed up on. I came back for a fat transfer my hips so far […]