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 […]

Dr. Kenneth Hughes, Harvard-trained, board-certified plastic surgeon in Los Angeles, gives his patients the highest probability of success with his liposuction and Brazilian buttlift procedures.  However, he is not a magician and cannot obviate or circumvent scientific principles or laws of physics.  Starting patient anatomy dictates a great deal of the possibilities for improvement and […]

Dr. Kenneth Hughes, Harvard-educated, Harvard-trained, board-certified plastic surgeon in Los Angeles, has performed many, many silicone removal surgeries from patients around the world. For this patient, Kenneth Hughes MD removes several pounds of injected material and scar tissue. This video shows the pounds of injected material and scar tissue on the back table in the […]

Dr. Kenneth Hughes has performed thousands of Brazilian buttlifts, and patients always want to know how the butt will look.  They ask how big the butt will be?  How much more projection?  Another common question is how many ml or cc can be injected into the butt or the hips? These are all great questions […]

Dr. Kenneth Hughes, Harvard-trained, Board-Certified Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon, sees a large number of patients have loose skin at the bottom of the butt or the back of the thighs. Some of these patients also have a butt that is too long.  Patients have have a butt that is not smooth, patients may be concerned […]

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, board-certified, Harvard-educated, Harvard-trained plastic surgeon in Los Angeles, has performed thousands of corrective or revision procedures after Brazilian buttlift has been attempted by another surgeon or several surgeons.  The BBL revision surgeon is not only an expert at the Brazilian buttlift, but he is able to navigate the scar tissue, dents, and […]

Dr. Kenneth Hughes of Hughes Plastic Surgery in Los Angeles is frequently asked to evaluate the utility of old or new technology in regard to treatment or diagnosis of plastic surgery issues.  Dr. Kenneth Hughes will tackle the topic of the efficacy of ultrasound in prevention of intravascular injection of fat during BBL or Brazilian […]

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 […]