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Dr. Kenneth Hughes brings to Southern California a level of expertise and sophistication few have ever achieved. Dr. Hughes is an expert plastic surgeon and author and presenter in many plastic surgery procedures at the local, regional, national, and international levels. Dr. Kenneth Benjamin Hughes has authored numerous papers and textbook chapters on cosmetic surgery […]

President Trump has repeatedly said that he was going to protect small business owners in those employees associated with the small businesses. However nothing has been done. If anything the order to remain at home has forced many small business owners to go out of business and or fire all or part of the workforce. […]

Dr. Kenneth Hughes had another patient who came to the office for some revision cosmetic surgery and she was pleased with the results, but she still felt like she needed another surgery to improve her contours. Although Dr. Hughes felt confident that he could improve the condition further, she mentioned that she was not working […]

Despite worldwide economic losses and unemployment at record highs and South Korea is no exception, some patients are using the time off of work and social distancing and mask wear and government bailout money to schedule cosmetic surgery. South Korea has lifted its restrictions sooner than the United States, so these surgeries are allowed to […]

  How Does One Explain the Relatively Low Death Rate in China, but the Huge Number of Deaths in the United States?   Are those people infected in the United States less healthy than their Chinese counterparts? Do the patients infected in the United States have a greater number of comorbidities than their Chinese counterparts?  […]

Dr. Kenneth Hughes, Los Angeles plastic surgeon, has tried to educate patients about the Allergan breast implant recall and the risks and benefits of breast implant removal surgery.   Breast implant removal surgery is straightforward in the sense that breast implants are removed.  However, there are a multitude of things to consider with regard to reasons […]

At present, hospitals, boards, and politicians have begged physicians to perform at great personal risk for Covid-19 exposure and death and make decisions far outside their training.  The old phrase of no good deed goes unpunished seems absolutely appropriate to characterize the sentiment among many in healthcare.  The California Medical Association (CMA) along with dozens […]

Newsweek ranked the 50 top hospitals in 21 countries. The hospitals on the list are ranked based on recommendations from medical experts, including physicians and other healthcare professionals, patient survey results, and medical key performance indicators from a variety of public sources according to the magazine. The United States had 11 of the top 50 […]

A nonpartisan group of 30 senators urged leadership to make permanent the expansion of telehealth services that has been undertaken during the coronavirus pandemic.  Telemedicine has been of great benefit to Americans during the pandemic, when doctors and patients have been separated.   Telemedicine has grown in popularity during the coronavirus pandemic as a safe alternative […]

Dr. Kenneth Hughes is no stranger to feelings of anxiety or burnout or PTSD, but doctors countrywide are suffering more and more.  Doctors in addition to having the highest suicide rates among all professions by a factor of 4, continue to suffer the gauntlet of anxiety, panic attacks, burnout and PTSD amid the increased stress […]