Kenneth Hughes, MD - Plastic Surgery Blog

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

The problem with genius in plastic surgery or in any scientific field is that it goes largely unrecognized by the general public.  Even contemporaries overlook genius due to jealousy or similar human interest or self preservation.  Plastic surgery is a seemingly accessible field to the masses, because everyone can have an opinion about one’s external […]

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 […]

Dr. Kenneth Hughes, Los Angeles plastic surgeon, is an expert at fat necrosis removal in its various presentations.  Fat necrosis is the death of fat that occurs usually secondary to the lack of blood supply.  Without the blood supply, the fat dies and becomes calcified and hard.  This necrotic fat then may be painful or […]

Dr, Kenneth Hughes has been selected as Best Plastic Surgeons of Los Angeles in 2018, 2019, and 2020.  Three Best Rated, Kevin’s Best, Top 100 Registry, Wimgo, Top Doc, among others. Dr. Kenneth Hughes is recognized expert for mommy makeover, tummy tuck, liposuction, Brazilian buttlift, butt implants, rhinoplasty, and facelift. Three Best Rated® 50-Point Inspection […]

Are there really bad doctors out there and what does that really mean? Certainly, there is a spectrum of doctors available with training and intellect and technical skill as different as one could reasonably imagine. Dr. Kenneth Hughes has been educated and trained at the finest institutions and has received the highest scores possible for […]