Recognized as an innovator with his work in body image issues with children, adolescents, and teens, Dr. Lukash understands that these age groups may have difficulty in emoting feelings regarding their looks whether congenital, traumatic, or aesthetic. He has used art as a non-verbal vehicle before and after surgery to understand and appreciate their angst.

In 2010 Dr. Lukash published the critically acclaimed book “The Safe and Sane Guide to Teenage Plastic Surgery” (BenBella Books, Dallas TX). It is a break-through publication appealing to both professionals and consumers on the topic of plastic surgery among adolescents and teens. In 2015, Dr. Lukash published yet another book entitled “The Restore Point: The Safe and Sane Guide to a Lifetime of Lean For Kids, Teens and Families.” This book focuses on the growing trend of childhood obesity, and ways for the whole family to live healthier. The Restore Point refers to a metabolic “fix” that turns back or maintains a child or teen’s body to its original, healthy “factory fresh” version.

Together with specialists in child psychiatry and art therapy, an analysis of 30 years’ experience led to a landmark article “Children’s Art as a Helpful Index of Anxiety and Self-Esteem with Plastic Surgery” (Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: 109:6 May 2002). This authorship led to a writing of the position paper on teenage plastic surgery for the American Society for Plastic Surgeons. This was later expanded on in Dr. Lukash’s 2022 publication “Operation Art.” Operation Art the final installment in Dr. Lukash’s trilogy of books.