Dr. Kenneth Hughes Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

Problematic Tummy Tuck Patients

Problems That Cannot be Overcome in Some Tummy Tuck Patients Some patients who seek out tummy tuck to improve abdominal contours have anatomic or previous surgical considerations that cannot be overcome.  Some tummy tuck candidates may need to revise their thinking about possible results. Weight loss patients and postpartum patients […]

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What to Do with Bad Patients Who Try to Extort?

Plastic surgeons deal with a large group of patients who are largely dissatisfied with how they look.  These patients are disappointed with what they see in the mirror, and they are seeking out the plastic surgeon who can make them look and feel better.  However, the respect for doctors has […]

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Three Women and Plastic Surgery with Same Surgeon on Same Day in Tijuana

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 […]

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Black and Hispanic Make Up More Than 50% of Coronavirus Morbidity

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 […]

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Coronavirus Aftermath Claims More than 500,000 in the US

Dr. Kenneth Hughes has been monitoring the patient outcomes from coronavirus since the beginning of the pandemic.  The buzz around the virus has reduced markedly, yet the total number claimed by COVID moves to more than a half a million.  The total number of infected patients is over 30 million […]

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Silicone and Biopolymer Injection Responsible for Untold Deaths

Dr. Kenneth Hughes, board-certified, Harvard-trained plastic surgeon in Los Angeles, has received hundreds of inquiries from patients all over the US and throughout the world in regard to silicone and biopolymer injection removal.  Many times these injections are used to augment the buttocks or hips, but they can be used […]

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Evaluating Plastic Surgery Patients for Risk of Blood Clot or DVT

Dr. Kenneth Hughes, Harvard-trained board certified plastic surgeon in Los Angeles, has performed thousands of elective cosmetic surgery procedures.  The patient base is generally healthy as this is elective surgery.  However, some of the patients who elect to pursue elective plastic surgery may have medical issues or mutations, which may […]

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