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Kenneth Hughes, MD, Plastic Surgery, Los Angeles, CA

KennethBenjaminHughesMD

Plastic Surgery • Los Angeles, CA

Aesthetic/Cosmetic Plastic Surgery, Breast Reconstruction, Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Dr. Kenneth Hughes, Kenneth Benjamin Hughes MD, Harvard-trained, board-certified plastic surgeon, performs rhinoplasty, facelift, bodylift, armlift, thighlift, breast fat transfer, breast augmentation, breast lift, eyelid surgery, liposuction, tummy tuck, Brazilian buttlift, BBL, butt implant, silicone removal, fat death and dead fat removal, mommy makeover, labiaplasty, vaginoplasty, and Bodytite

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  • Office

    Dr. Kenneth Benjamin Hughes of Hughes Plastic Surgery
    12732 W. Washington Blvd, Suite B
    Los Angeles, CA 90066
    Phone+1 310-275-4170

Summary

  • Dr. Kenneth Hughes MD, Dr. Kenneth Benjamin Hughes, is a Harvard-educated, board-certified plastic surgeon in Los Angeles. Dr. Kenneth Hughes achieved the highest level of education and training prior to practicing in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills. Dr. Kenneth Benjamin Hughes received his honors degree from Harvard University in 1999. Dr. Kenneth Hughes graduated from medical school in the top 5% of his class and scored in the top 1% nationally on his licensing boards.

    Dr. Kenneth Benjamin Hughes was awarded entrance into the most selective integrated plastic surgery program where he received extensive training for six years in general and plastic surgery procedures. Dr. Kenneth Hughes was selected as only the second plastic surgeon to pursue a year long aesthetic and cosmetic surgery fellowship at Harvard Medical School.

    Kenneth Hughes MD has authored numerous papers and textbook chapters on cosmetic surgery topics including face lifts, rhinoplasty and nose surgery, breast augmentation, fat grafting, fillers, scars and scar revision, the preoperative workup for plastic surgery, and photography in plastic surgery.

    Dr. Kenneth Benjamin Hughes specializes in performing virtually scarless or minimal scar surgery for the face, nose, and breast. Some of these techniques include short scar face lift, facial fat grafting (facelift technique without visible scars), closed rhinoplasty (no visible external scars), chin implants with no external scar, short scar tummy tuck, and TUBA (breast augmentation without scars on your breasts).

    Kenneth Hughes MD performs breast augmentation, breast lift, breast reduction, brow lift, upper and lower eyelid surgery, liposuction, liposuction revision, tummy tuck, Brazilian buttlift or BBL, butt implant, silicone removal, biopolymer, PMMA, and hydrogel removal, fat death or dead fat removal, fat necrosis removal, mommy makeover, body lift, arm lift, thigh lift, labiaplasty, and vaginoplasty.

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Clinical Expertise

  • Liposuction, Gynecomastia, Minimally invasive surgery, Facial fat transfer, Rhinoplasty, Cosmetic surgery, Facelift, Abdominoplasty, Lower body lift, Mastopexy, Breast implant reconstruction, Fat transfer breast augmentation, Breast lift, Crescent breast lift, Periareolar breast lift, Lollipop breast lift, Inverted T breast lift, Breast explantation, Capsular contracture of the breast, Laser liposuction, Buttock lift, Buttock implant placement, Aesthetic medicine, Breast Implant Revision, Breast Implants, Mommy makeover, Tummy Tuck, male breast reduction, Brazilian Butt Lift, BBL, BodyTite, FaceTite, Breast Implant Removal, bodylift, bodytite and facetite, liposuction revision, dead fat removal, fat necrosis removal, silicone removal, biopolymer removal, PMMA removal, hydrogel removal, fat death or dead fat removal and reconstruction, fat grafting and reconstruction, fat transfer for calf augmentation, mons plasty, fat death removal, rhinoplasty revision, flap death reconstruction, Subdermal fat grafting technique for Brazilian Buttlift of Dr. Kenneth Hughes, BBL revision, Brazilian buttlift revision, tummy tuck revision, mommy makeover revision, BodyTite Revision, Facetite Revision, bodylift revision, gynecomastia revision

Education & Training

  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School
    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Aesthetic and Cosmetic Surgery, 2010 - 2011
  • University of Kansas School of Medicine
    University of Kansas School of MedicineResidency, Plastic Surgery - Integrated, 2004 - 2010
  • University of Kansas School of Medicine
    University of Kansas School of MedicineInternship, Surgery, 2004 - 2005
  • University of Alabama School of Medicine
    University of Alabama School of MedicineClass of 2004
  • Harvard University
    Harvard UniversityBS, 1995 - 1999
  • The Randolph School
    The Randolph SchoolHigh school, 1995

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2010 - 2026
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2010 - 2011
  • American Board of Plastic Surgery Plastic Surgery
  • AAAASFSurgery center certification of Dr. Kenneth Hughes
  • Advanced Cardiac Life SupportAdvanced Cardiac Life Support
  • Basic Life Support Basic Life Support

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Top Plastic Surgeon in Los Angeles Dr. Kenneth Hughes California Magazine, 2020
  • Dr. Kenneth Hughes Featured as Expert Reviewer for Bodylift realself, 2020
  • Dr. Kenneth Hughes Selected Top 100 Doctors in United States Top 100 registry, 2020
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Reconstruction after Breast Cancer  
    Lindenberg, ASAPS
  • Bilateral Breast tumors Case Study  
    Dr. Kenneth Hughes, Oncology, 2013

Books/Book Chapters

  • Reoperative Plastic Surgery 
    Chapter: Scars and Scar Revision 
    Dr. Kenneth Hughes
  • Clinical Pearls in Plastic Surgery 
    Chapter: Fat Grafting 
    Dr. Kenneth Hughes
  • Clinical Pearls in Plastic Surgery 
    Chapter: Fillers 
    Dr. Kenneth Hughes
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Smoking and Its Effects on the Body Including Vasonconstriction and Tissue Death
    Dr. Kenneth Hughes, Medical School Presentations
  • Telemedicine in Plastic Surgery
    Dr. Kenneth Hughes, New England Plastic And Reconstructive Conference

Lectures

  • Dr. Kenneth Hughes Plastic Surgeon Testimonials and Reviews #4 
    you tube videos of Dr. Kenneth Hughes - 9/30/2020
  • Dr. Kenneth Hughes Plastic Surgeon Testimonials and Reviews #2 
    Dr. Kenneth Hughes you tube video channel - 9/29/2020
  • Skin Cancer Diagnosis and Management 
    https://www.drkennethhughes.com
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Other

Authored Content

  • Patient Deaths from Coronavirus Top 500,000 in the USFebruary 2021
  • Doctors are People Too - Doctor Deaths and Suicides on the RiseNovember 2019
  • Is Bad Scarring The Result of Bad Surgery by Dr. Kenneth HughesOctober 2019
  • Dr. Kenneth Hughes Discusses Smoking and Flap Death and Fat NecrosisOctober 2019
  • Silicone and Biopolymer Injection and Patient Deaths by Plastic Surgeon Dr. Kenneth Benjamin HughesOctober 2019
  • Evaluating Plastic Surgery Patients for Risk of Blood Clot with Dr. Kenneth Benjamin HughesOctober 2019
  • Smoking's Effect on Plastic Surgery Complications Including Flap Death, Fat Necrosis, Wound HealingSeptember 2019
  • Dr. Kenneth Benjamin Hughes and The Removal of Dead Fat (Fat Necrosis)September 2019
  • Dr. Kenneth Hughes Provides New Medical Device Technology in Los Angeles for his plastic surgery patientsSeptember 2018
  • why-liposuction-of-foreign-material-injections-of-the-buttocks-does-not-workAugust 2018
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Press Mentions

  • How to Become a Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon
    How to Become a Beverly Hills Plastic SurgeonJuly 16th, 2019
  • Best Plastic Surgeons in Los Angeles
    Best Plastic Surgeons in Los AngelesFebruary 14th, 2020
  • Dr. Kenneth Benjamin Hughes First to Introduce Bodytite in Los Angeles
    Dr. Kenneth Benjamin Hughes First to Introduce Bodytite in Los AngelesFebruary 14th, 2020
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Grant Support

  • TIGR Matrix as Scaffold for Breast Reconstruction - Dr. Kenneth Benjamin HughesTIGR Matrix2010–2011
  • NIH scholars program - Dr. Kenneth Benjamin HughesNIHPresent

Committees

  • member, Institute of Safety of Office Based Surgery - Dr. Kenneth Hughes 2010 - Present
  • member, resident plastic surgery committee - Dr. Kenneth Benjamin Hughes 2010 - 2010

Research History

  • NIH medical school scholarDr. Kenneth Hughes studied the effects of cytokine viral vectors on murine tumor models in 2000 after his first year of medical school.2000 - Present
  • ResearcherDr. Kenneth Hughes researched novel uses for special polymer matrix for use in cosmetic breast surgery and in breast reconstruction. Dr. Kenneth Hughes started the study for this at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, part of Harvard medical school’s affiliated hospitals.2010 - 2011
  • ResearcherDr. Kenneth Hughes researched novel uses for special polymer matrix for use in cosmetic breast surgery and in breast reconstruction. Dr. Kenneth Hughes started the study for this at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, part of Harvard medical school’s affiliated hospitals.2010 - 2011

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Spanish

Industry Relationships

  • Medical Contributor, Fat Stem Cell ResearchDr. Kenneth Hughes has contributed to fat stem cell research.

External Links

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