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Dr. Kenneth Hughes of Hughes Plastic Surgery
12732 West Washington Boulevard, Suite B
Los Angeles, CA 90066
Summary
- Dr. Kenneth Hughes is a Harvard-educated, Harvard-trained, board-certified plastic surgeon in Los Angeles. Dr. Kenneth Benjamin Hughes achieved the highest level of education and training prior to practicing in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills. Dr. Kenneth Hughes received his honors degree from Harvard University in 1999. Dr. Kenneth Benjamin Hughes graduated from medical school in the top 5% of his class and scored in the top 1% nationally on his licensing boards. He was awarded entrance into the most selective integrated plastic surgery programs in which he received extensive training for six years in the vast array of 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. Dr. Hughes has authored numerous papers and textbook chapters on cosmetic surgery topics including face and neck 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 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). Dr. Kenneth Hughes performs the entire array of plastic and cosmetic surgery procedures. He 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, bio polymer, PMMA, and hydrogel removal, fat death or dead fat removal, fat necrosis removal, mommy makeover, body lift, arm lift, thigh lift, labiaplasty, and vaginoplasty.
Education & Training
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Aesthetic and Cosmetic Surgery, 2010 - 2011
- University of Kansas School of MedicineResidency, Plastic Surgery - Integrated, 2004 - 2010
- University of Kansas School of MedicineInternship, Surgery, 2004 - 2005
- University of Alabama School of MedicineClass of 2004, MD, AOA, top of class
- Harvard UniversityBS, Biological Sciences, Cum Laude, with honors, 1995 - 1999
- The Randolph Schoolprivate high school, top of class, 1991 - 1995
- University of Kansas School of MedicineChief Residency, Plastic Surgery - Integrated
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2010 - 2026
- MA State Medical License 2010 - 2011
- American Board of Plastic Surgery Plastic Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- The top 21 plastic surgeons were selected for Los Angeles. Dr. Kenneth Hughes was voted the top plastic surgeon in Los Angeles. WIMGO, 2020
- Dr. Kenneth Hughes Selected as Best Plastic Surgeon in Los Angeles Caredash, 2019-2020
- American Board of Plastic Surgery, Board Certification in Plastic Surgery American Board of Plastic Surgery
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Clinical Trials
- LEO 80185 in the Treatment of Psoriasis Vulgaris on the Non-scalp Regions of the Body (Trunk and/or Limbs) Start of enrollment: 2010 Sep 01
- Integrated Cancer Repository for Cancer Research Start of enrollment: 2013 Nov 01
- Breast Cancer WEight Loss Study (BWEL Study) Start of enrollment: 2016 Aug 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 94 citationsPulmonary Manifestations of Acute Lung Injury: More Than Just Diffuse Alveolar DamageKenneth T. Hughes, Mary Beth Beasley
Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. 2017-07-01 - 46 citationsAcellular dermal matrices in breast surgery: a comprehensive review.Ahmed M.S. Ibrahim, Olubimpe A. Ayeni, Kenneth B. Hughes, Bernard T. Lee, Sumner A. Slavin
Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2013-06-01 - 89 citationsDiscovery of cyantraniliprole, a potent and selective anthranilic diamide ryanodine receptor activator with cross-spectrum insecticidal activity.Thomas Paul Selby, George Philip Lahm, Thomas Martin Stevenson, Kenneth A. Hughes, Daniel Cordova
Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 2013-12-01
Journal Articles
- Melanoma Management and Breslow DepthDr. Kenneth Hughes, Jewel
Lectures
- The Abdominoplasty and Its EvolutionKUMC
- The Rhinoplasty Open or ClosedKUMC
- Skin Cancers and Their ManagementKUMC
Other
- Dr. Kenneth Hughes and Coronavirus Preparedness InitiativeDr. Kenneth Hughes, https://www.drkennethhughes.com/
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https://www.drkennethhughes.com/ - The top 21 plastic surgeons were selected for Los Angeles. Dr. Kenneth Hughes was voted the top plastic surgeon in Los Angeles. To learn more about Dr. Kenneth Hughes,...VIMGO, VIMGO
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Los Angeles - 2/20/2020 - Is Your Surgeon a Liposuction Expert? How Do You Know?Dr. Kenneth Hughes
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Authored Content
- Coming Back From a Near Death Experience with Dr. Kenneth Hughes, Los Angeles Plastic SurgeonOctober 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 Benjamin Hughes and The Removal of Dead Fat (Fat Necrosis)September 2019
- Rhinoplasty without the Scars with Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Kenneth Benjamin HughesAugust 2019
- Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon Dr. Kenneth Benjamin Hughes Reports on NEW Brazilian Buttlift TechniqueJuly 2019
- Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon Dr. Kenneth Benjamin Hughes Reports on NEW Brazilian Buttlift TechniqueJuly 2019
- How to Become a Beverly Hills Plastic SurgeonJuly 2019
- So You Want to Become a Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon?July 2019
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Press Mentions
- Dr. Kenneth B. Hughes One of the First to Offer New BodyTite RFAL TreatmentDecember 21st, 2017
- Client Spotlight: Talking BodyTite with Dr. Kenneth Benjamin HughesDecember 13th, 2019
- Dr. Kenneth Hughes 5 best plastic surgeons in Los AngelesApril 13th, 2020
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Grant Support
- Dr. Kenneth Benjamin Hughes, MD started initial study on TIGR matrix for breast surgery.TIGR MatrixPresent
- NIH Research Scholars ProgramNIHPresent
Committees
- Contributor, Presenter, Author, International Society of Office Based Surgery
Research History
- ResearcherDr. Kenneth Hughes researched HSV-1 vectors with cytokine killing effects on murine flank tumor models. The lytic effects of the viral vector as well as the cytokine replication effects on death of tumor cells or shrinking of overall tumor burden were measured and evaluated.2000 - 2000
- Research for TIGR matrixDr. Kenneth Benjamin Hughes, MD started initial study on TIGR matrix for breast surgery.
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Member
- American Board of Plastic SurgeryMember
Other Languages
- Spanish
Industry Relationships
- Director, Hughes Plastic SurgeryDr. Kenneth Benjamin Hughes MD is the medical director of Hughes Plastic Surgery in Los Angeles. He is a board-certified, Harvard-trained plastic surgeon and he operates in his fully accredited surgery center.Disclosure: no disclosures2016 - 2019
External Links
- Dr. Kenneth Hughes websitehttps://www.hughesplasticsurgery.com
- Dr. Kenneth Benjamin Hughes Websitehttps://www.drkennethbenjaminhughesmd.com
- Dr. Kenneth Hughes Brazilian buttlift or BBL Websitehttps://www.drkennethhughesbbl.com/
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