Kenneth Hughes, MD - Plastic Surgery Blog

Dr. Kenneth Hughes, Los Angeles plastic surgeon, gets many calls each day about what a plastic surgery or procedure may cost.  Prospective patients always want to know what is the price?  It does seem like a reasonable question.  Thus, Dr. Kenneth Hughes has very generously provided surgery prices or surgery costs for the most common […]

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 […]

As a combination procedure and complex revision plastic surgery expert, Dr. Kenneth Hughes has a plastic surgery practice unlike that of anyone else.   The practice is not limited to face or breast or body surgeries.  The practice is not limited to straightforward first time or primary plastic surgery.  The practice is also not limited to […]

Many patients underestimate the complexity of plastic surgery and the potential pitfalls of operating on the improper candidate.  For instance, some medical issues may have never been identified for that particular patient.  Sometimes a patient may have a particularly severe form of anemia that was not recognized before a routine lab test is administered.   This […]

Plastic Surgery is the most competitive specialty in all of medicine. The residency is the hardest to gain admittance. The board certifying exams are the hardest in existence. Thus, the individuals that emerge from this in the last 2 decades are among the most intelligent and most capable in existence. Then consider the most competitive […]

Liposuction is a procedure that is utilized to remove subcutaneous fat to help create better facial and body contours. Almost any part of the body can liposuctioned.  Dr. Kenneth Hughes, Harvard-trained, board-certified plastic surgeon in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills, has liposuctioned the abdomen, sides, flanks, lower back, upper back, posterior neck, submental areas, jowls, […]

Having a well-toned body shape that is free from excess fat that accumulates in stubborn areas is a dream that many people have. For many people, however, this dream may stay just a dream for many, as getting rid of stubborn fat in various parts of our bodies is incredibly difficult. It can be difficult […]

For many decades, breast augmentation has been sought by women to improve the size and shape of breasts.  Breast augmentation surgery with implants remains one of the most popular procedures performed in the United States and worldwide.  However, some women do not like the idea of a foreign material being placed within the body.  For […]

Dr. Kenneth Hughes has performed thousands of liposuction and liposuction revision procedures in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills.  Liposuction is one of the most popular procedures performed in the United States each year and worldwide.  There are several reasons why someone would opt to have liposuction. Body contouring via surgery restores the body’s youthful shape. […]

Dr. Kenneth Hughes, Harvard-trained, board-certified plastic surgeon, has performed thousands of Brazilian buttlifts in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills and is a true expert at the the Brazilian buttlift or BBL.  Fat transfer procedures are slowly edging out the need for surgical implants.  This is especially true for the buttocks.  The Brazilian butt lift helps […]