Category Archives: Plastic Surgery

Dr. Kenneth Hughes Los Angeles Surgery Center continues its tradition of greatness.  Dr. Kenneth Hughes Los Angeles Surgery Center continues to excel by providing high level plastic, reconstructive, and cosmetic surgery care. Dr. Kenneth Hughes continues to offer virtual consultations through Skype. In addition, Dr. Kenneth Hughes now offers in-office consultations for patients who obtain […]

There was an article by a Dr. Jeffrey Keller, a physician in a jail, where he described several of the tactics used by criminals in the jails and prisons to manipulate doctors to try to get what they want.  Dr. Hughes sees all of these tactics on a regular basis with only very slight variation.  […]

Does Anyone Know How Much It Will Cost to Have Surgery at a Hospital? Most of the time, the answer to that is no.  Patients only typically know the answer when they receive the bill.  Admittedly, this is an odd circumstance as the bills can be significant and can vary tremendously.  A recent article by […]

Over a year after the coronavirus brought first unleashed devastation on the world, it appears that Donald Trump was right after all.  Apparently, the US government and others around the world have known for over a year that the coronavirus was leaked from a Wuhan lab, not from a wet market in the area.  How […]

From ancient Egypt to Beverly Hills: A brief history of plastic surgery Published 30th May 2021 From ancient Egypt to Beverly Hills: A brief history of plastic surgery Share Written by Oscar Holland, CNN Plastic surgery has become synonymous with the quest for youth and beauty, albeit with varying degrees of success. But the field […]

Dr. Kenneth Hughes has seen and evaluated many patients.  Patients sometimes overlook the most important factors in plastic surgery results.  Genetics and environment play a huge role in surgical results.  Genetics may be something obvious to say, as some patients may have much smaller waists and much larger hips and much better skin.  Therefore, if […]

How Did Southeast Asia Move to the Top of the Coronavirus Death List?   Southeast Asia had for over a year maintained very good control of the novel coronavirus.  Southeast Asia had watched as the virus moved from its origins to countries in Europe and all over the world, devastating everything and everyone in its […]

How Did Los Angeles County Go From One of the Highest Patient Death Rates from COVID to Zero Patient Deaths Per Day? 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 […]

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 […]

Dr. Kenneth Hughes is an international expert in complex revision plastic surgery procedures.  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 surgeries a […]