Kenneth Hughes, MD - Plastic Surgery Blog

Dr. Kenneth Hughes, Harvard-trained, board-certified plastic surgeon in Los Angeles, has performed hundreds of breast augmentation surgeries both by fat transfer or fat grafting and by the placement of silicone, saline, or gummy bear implants. Given the recent concern in the rate of anaplastic large cell lymphoma in a small subset of breast implant patients, […]

Previous surgery compounds the risks for complications for expert revision plastic surgeons like Dr. Kenneth Hughes. It is important to understand that not every plastic surgeon’s practice is the same.  Statistically, the average plastic surgeon will perform about 4 plastic surgeons a week or fewer.  Most perform less than 200 surgeries a year.  Primary breast […]

Dr. Kenneth Hughes in Los Angeles performs many revision surgeries for a wide range of procedures like liposuction, tummy tuck, breast augmentation, rhinoplasty and many others.  Some of these patients elected to have their plastic surgery procedures outside of the United States.  Wendy Fry from the San Diego Tribune recently highlighted some of the problems […]

Breast augmentation, also known as augmentation mammoplasty, is a procedure in plastic surgery that increases the size of the breasts and gives them a fuller appearance. It may be done from one or more reasons, including making naturally small breasts bigger, bringing symmetry to asymmetrical breasts, or restoring breast size after pregnancy. All in all, […]

The size of a woman’s breasts can be affected by hereditary factors, extreme weight loss, the aging process, and pregnancy. Fortunately, if you are unhappy with the size of your breasts, there are many different surgical options available for improving them. One such option is known as a breasts augmentation procedure. The breast augmentation surgery […]

Some Breast Implants May Cause Cancer Much of the information presented here is from the FDA website on the current recommendations and understanding of breast implant associated cancer. Individuals with breast implants have a risk of developing breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma, or BIA-ALCL. BIA-ALCL  is a type of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (cancer of the […]

The days leading up to a breast augmentation, also known as an augmentation mammaplasty, are often filled with stress and anxiety.  This is frequently the case leading up to any kind of surgery, plastic, cosmetic, or otherwise.  This is a normal response considering this is an important life decision. In order to help ensure a […]