- 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 families, although the etiology is multifactorial)
- slow healing (particularly in poor nutrition, diabetics, or in steroids)
- risks of mommy makeover may be more extensive with more procedures performed
About Dr. Kenneth Hughes
Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon · Hughes Plastic Surgery
- Board certification
- American Board of Plastic Surgery (verify)
- Education and training
- Honors Degree, Harvard University (1999)
- Plastic Surgery Aesthetic Fellowship, Harvard Medical School’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- Aesthetic and Cosmetic Surgery Fellowship, Harvard Medical School
- BA, cum laude in Biology, Harvard University (1995–1999)
- MD, cum laude, University of Alabama School of Medicine (1999–2004)
- Residency, Integrated General Surgery and Plastic Surgery, University of Kansas Medical Center (2004–2010)
- Fellowship, Plastic Surgery, Harvard Medical School (2010–2011)
- Memberships
- Alpha Omega Alpha (2004)
- Awards
- Harvard College Merit Scholarship (1995-1999)
- Research Scholars Program, National Institutes of Health (2000)
- Top 10% on General Surgery Residency Exam (2006)
- Clinical Trial Research Grant, Harvard Medical School (2010-2011)
- Best Plastic Surgeon in Los Angeles, California Magazine (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
- Alpha Omega Alpha, top 10 in medical school
- State Merit Scholarship, top 10 students in state (2000–2004)
- Ann Margaret-Clark Merit Scholarship (2003–2004)
- Clarence-Clapper Merit Scholarship (2002–2003)
- Madison County Scholarship, #1 student (2000–2002)
- Russell Merit Scholarship (2000–2001)
- Chief Resident (2009–2010)
- NPI
- 1801926761
