Dr. Kenneth Hughes is a Harvard-educated, Harvard-trained, board-certified plastic surgeon in Los Angeles. Dr. Hughes is the medical director of Hughes Plastic Surgery, a facility that contains a complete office configuration and a fully accredited surgical center. Dr. Kenneth Hughes combines his experience, unique talent, and top-tier training to provide patients from Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, and around the world with the highest standards in plastic surgery.
Dr. Kenneth Hughes attended Harvard University for his undergraduate education, studying Biology, and graduating cum laude with his Bachelor’s degree in 1999. During his tenure, Dr. Hughes distinguished himself as an academic by receiving the Harvard College Merit Scholarship each year. Dr. Hughes was also a student-athlete, a four-year varsity Letterman in Track and Field, a perennial conference finalist, and a member of the all-time shot put list.
Following his Harvard undergraduate studies, Dr. Kenneth Hughes attended the University of Alabama School of Medicine. There, he graduated with honors and AOA with his Doctorate of Medicine in 2004. He was the recipient of multiple merit scholarships throughout his tenure and scored in the 99th percentile on the national licensing boards.
Following medical school, Dr. Kenneth Hughes was selected for an integrated residency at the University of Kansas Medical Center, one of 70 positions in the United States. Upon graduation, he was selected for the year-long Harvard Cosmetic Plastic Surgery Fellowship, the number one position in the United States. During his fellowship training, Dr. Kenneth Hughes also served as a plastic and reconstructive surgery clinical instructor at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center of Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Kenneth Hughes utilized his commitment to high standards in plastic surgery to build Hughes Plastic Surgery. His private practice consistently exceeds patients’ expectations as he helps patients assimilate the information they find online, debunk common misunderstandings, and understand technical considerations. Every year, Dr. Hughes helps patients identify their best options and performs more than 1000 surgical procedures.
Dr. Kenneth Hughes is passionate about furthering his contributions to the plastic surgery field and sharing his knowledge. He has authored a multitude of plastic surgery publications, including scholarly journal articles and textbook chapters. Dr. Kenneth Hughes has presented at department, university, l0cal, regional, national, and international conferences on a broad array of plastic surgery topics.
Beyond his career as a prestigious plastic surgeon and the owner of Hughes Plastic Surgery in Los Angeles, Dr. Kenneth Hughes has been integrating fitness, exercise, and nutrition into his life for more than 30 years. By bringing his love for fitness and nutrition together with his passion and drive for plastic surgery, Dr. Hughes is able to provide the pinnacle of success for his patients.
Dr. Kenneth Hughes remains focused on the restoration of his patients through a multifaceted approach, which targets nutrition, fitness, age-related changes, and when indicated, plastic surgery. Dr. Hughes continues to remain at the forefront of the cosmetic plastic surgery field as it advances, and he brings his expert knowledge and technical skill to his patients from Los Angeles and around the world.
An Interview with Dr. Kenneth Hughes
What’s the most important thing we should know about you?
Dr. Kenneth Hughes: If God is for you, who can be against you?
Name the most impactful lesson you learned from failure.
Dr. Kenneth Hughes: Any failure should be temporary. Always keep going and keep striving for greatness. Always get up and keep fighting. That is how success is achieved in anything in life.
What accomplishment are you most proud of?
Dr. Kenneth Hughes: I have a loving, tight-knit family that stays close to God. They support one another, and they have complete faith in God who steadies, protects, and elevates them.
What did you waste the most time on when you were first starting your career?
Dr. Kenneth Hughes: Giving any consideration to the statements of those who try to sabotage you or your life.
Name a tool you use for work that you can’t live without.
Dr. Kenneth Hughes: In Los Angeles we utilize a device called Bodytite that tightens skin without the scars. This technology has revolutionized the plastic surgery industry and his practice. With the advent of Bodytite, larger incisions with larger scars can be avoided in appropriate candidates.
What is your favorite hobby and why?
Dr. Kenneth Hughes: Bodybuilding and fitness. Cardiovascular fitness is just as important as having a body that looks a certain way. As one ages, cardiovascular fitness becomes even more important than bodybuilding. Nutrition and injury prevention is critical as well as one ages.
What excited you the most about your industry right now?
Dr. Kenneth Hughes: The hunger for knowledge and excellence and your own personal growth is always what drives you. Technologies come and go as do trends, but personal growth should occur every day.
What concerns you most about your industry right now?
Dr. Kenneth Hughes: There are many pretenders who are absolutely not doing the world any favors. Expert plastic surgeons are unicorns, and they should be respected and cherished.
What’s the greatest risk you’ve ever taken?
Dr. Kenneth Hughes: Starting my own business, which involves hiring employees and building a fully accredited surgery center
Name one small habit that positively impacts your productivity.
Dr. Kenneth Hughes: I make it a priority to exercise to keep myself optimally focused and performing at peak intellectual and technical levels
Do you value intelligence or common sense more? Why?
Dr. Kenneth Hughes: Intelligence obliterates common sense every time. Common sense will never allow you to achieve excellence, and the vast majority of intelligent people possess common sense.
