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Dr. Kenneth Hughes, Los Angeles plastic surgeon, encounters thousands of potential patients through email, skype, and in person.  A significant percentage of those patients fail to consider how important the skill of the plastic surgeon in liposuction.  Patients should not only be asking whether the plastic surgeon is a Brazilian buttlift or BBL expert but […]

As an author of fat grafting literature and recognized expert in liposuction and Brazilian buttlifts, Dr. Kenneth Hughes has an obligation to provide perspective on current fat grafting techniques.  In addition, Dr. Hughes of Hughes Plastic Surgery in Los Angeles has performed thousands of liposuction and Brazilian buttlift or BBL procedures.  Therefore, Dr. Hughes has […]

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has kept small businesses closed for 2 months including plastic surgery businesses.  Dr. Kenneth Hughes in conjunction with surgeons in the Beverly Hills and Los Angeles areas as well as anesthesiologists and other decision makers have decided to open in a few days.  Dr. Kenneth Hughes will wait one more week […]

Dr. Kenneth Hughes, Los Angeles plastic surgeon, has seen many cellulite improvement technologies come and go over the last decade. These technologies may offer some improvement, but many patients are still not satisfied with the improvement in cellulite. Dr. Kenneth Hughes has performed thousands of butt augmentation procedures with both BBLs or Brazilian buttlifts and […]

  Dr. Kenneth Hughes’s thinner patients are always concerned that there may not be enough fat or the fat transfer or BBL, Brazilian buttlift procedure.   Dr. Hughes is an expert at thinner patient liposuction and thinner patient Brazilian buttlift.  So this is hardly ever an issue for his patients.  For the patients who are too […]

The inferior buttlift is a plastic surgery procedure that involves an incision in the gluteal fold (the line underneath the butt) that is used to remove loose skin from the inferior butt and posterior thighs.  This procedure can improve a droopy butt, saggy skin on the back of the thighs, and cellulite in both of […]

Dr. Kenneth Hughes, Los Angeles plastic surgeon and BBL expert, has performed thousands of BBLs or Brazilian buttlifts and thousands of BBL revisions.  However, butt contour improvement surgery is so much more than BBL.   A Brazilian buttlift or BBL involves transferring liposuctioned fat to the buttocks and hips to improve the buttock projection, roundness, and […]

Dr. Kenneth Hughes has used sutures or threads for hundreds of various cosmetic and reconstructive procedures.  Various suture or thread materials have been promulgated as potential lifting elements for tissue rejuvenation.  The facial thread lifts were introduced about 30 years ago and various versions with barbs or knots or cones have been utilized to accomplish […]

Dr. Kenneth Hughes in Los Angeles is one of the world’s foremost experts for Brazilian buttlift (BBL), butt implants, and butt augmentation in general.  Dr. Hughes is frequently asked to perform what is referred to as a Sculptra buttlift.  The Sculptra buttlift has been popularized by some practitioners as a less invasive method that can […]

For decades, the field of plastic and reconstructive has sought an alternative to the larger and longer scars associated with traditional excisional or skin removal surgery. While these surgeries produce dramatic results and achieve smoother contours for patients, the scars can sometimes be objectionable for patients and surgeons alike. At the heart of cosmetic plastic […]