Why Some Patients Cannot Have Plastic Surgery

When patients request certain aesthetic or cosmetic procedure like the Brazilian buttlift or BBL, these patients must receive appropriate medical clearance and health must be optimized before consideration of surgery can be considered.  Many patients underestimate the complexity of plastic surgery and the potential pitfalls of operating on the improper candidate.  For instance, some medical […]

In a recent article submitted to the journal of plastic and reconstructive surgery, Liposuction and Patient Safety: Appropriately Credentialing Providers, Teven, et al. discussed the importance of knowing the credentials of your surgeon who is performing your liposuction and Brazilian buttlift or BBL surgery.  The summary of the key points are provided below.  These same […]

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 surgeons a week or fewer.  Most perform less than 200 surgeries a year.  Primary breast […]

Dr. Kenneth Hughes performs as much butt surgery for reconstruction as he does for purely cosmetic reasons.  With the advent of the numerous problems following silicone and biopolymer injections to the buttock including death, Dr. Kenneth Hughes is frequently battling these foreign substances to prevent long term problems with skin death, tissue death, fat death, […]

Dr. Kenneth Hughes in Los Angeles has performed thousands of Brazilian buttlifts or BBLs and is an expert in the field.  Less than 1% of plastic surgeons have performed this number of BBLs.  Liposuction and Brazilian buttlift are plastic surgery procedures typically utilized to overcome genetic limitations in form that cannot be improved to the […]

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 […]

Dr. Kenneth Hughes performs hundreds of liposuction and Brazilian buttlift surgeries each year.  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 […]

About 6 years ago, long before the plastic surgery organizations made the recommendation to transfer fat to the subcutaneous plane of the butt, Dr. Kenneth Hughes had pioneered a technique that involved fat transfer to just beneath the skin.  Dr. Kenneth Hughes’s technique utilizes a larger cannula that he manipulates beneath the skin of the […]

All Brazilian buttlifts require liposuction in order to harvest the necessary fat to accomplish the fat transfer to the butt.  Thus, it is imperative that the Brazilian buttlift specialist be the best liposuction surgeon as well.  This article will discuss liposuction complications and the prevention of those complications. Liposuction by itself if performed superficially and […]