Kenneth Hughes, MD - Plastic Surgery Blog

Incredibly Happy 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 Dr. Hughes. I […]

Fat Transfer 11 Oct 2021 Day of treatment 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 I love results him and Nataly we soo […]

Many members of the public view plastic surgery as a trifling subject reserved for the pretentious and vane.  The reality is that appearance and self esteem are concerns that affect us all.  The reality is, everyone’s life experience is unique, and how we feel about ourselves and how we look is important. The motivation to […]

It does not have to be reiterated again the massive loss of life that has occurred due to the novel coronavirus over the past year has been staggering.  The better part of a million people are gone due to the novel coronavirus.  Now that the United States has largely gained control of the virus and […]

How Did Los Angeles County Go From One of the Highest Rates from COVID to One of the Lowest? Given the up and down pattern of infection throughout the pandemic, clearly social distancing and mask wearing had much to do with the pattern.  However, given the surging numbers after Thanksgiving and following Christmas and New […]

Dr. Kenneth Hughes, Los Angeles plastic surgeon, has been able to avoid any COVID instances in his Los Angeles plastic surgery center since the onset of the pandemic last year.  Blood clot is just one of the many complications of acquiring the COVID infection.  It is important to determine the rate of blood clot or […]

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 […]

  Dr. Kenneth Hughes, Los Angeles plastic surgeon, reviewed findings from a recent research study about disparity among different ethnic groups secondary to coronavirus.  A recent study showed that black and Hispanic people made up 53% of the morbidity for those patients hospitalized for coronavirus. However, these same individuals made up 58% of those hospitalized.  […]

When Dr. Kenneth Hughes was a clinical instructor and fellow at Beth Israel Deaconess at Harvard University, he gave frequent presentations about all aspects of plastic surgery including safety for the office staff.       Aesthetic Plastic Surgery: Safety for the Office Staff Kenneth Hughes, MD Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Beth Israel […]

Medical tourism occurs for the most part due to economic considerations.  Patients are not seeking out the best care but rather the cheapest option. Some of the patients travel to recover in island paradises or the promise of that.  The Dominican Republic has taken a lot of criticism about its medical tourism industry. The CDC […]