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Dr. Loren Schechter's blog - Gender Confirmation Surgery: What's In a Name - featured in Huffington Post

Dr. Schechter discusses gender confirmation surgery... Read Article>

On the Record with Dr. Loren Schechter

Dr. Schechter sits down with the Lake County Journal in advance of the 2011 Chicago Breast Symposium at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science... Read Article>

Chicago's Catherine O'Connell's Joyful Voice Returns

Lucky to survive a serious car accident, Catherine O'Connell's recovery is an amazing story that almost cost her life. Dr. Loren Schechter from University Plastic Surgery helped Catherine regain the control of her injuries and put her back on stage, ready to sing and perform for St. Patrick's Day. Watch video >

Mommy Makeover Shapes Her Life Once Again

Fatma, a young Chicago mother, was featured on "The Today Show" with Dr. Schechter. She told her personal story of a Mommy Makeover, which got her body back to where she use to be and more. Watch video >

Remarkable Face Transplant

Severly disfigured by an attack from her own dog, Isabelle Dinoire was grafted lips, nose and chin of a brain dead woman. Dr. Loren Schechter said that the groundbreaking surgery was considered a success, despite two earlier rejections. Watch video >

Season of Giving, Hope and Charity

Two out of three Edward sisters grew up with a congenital growth in the gums. Both withdrew from the public, were unable to get good jobs and had problems eating and breathing. Neither had the money to pay surgical bills, until... Led by Dr. Schechter and his surgical team, a series of surgeries and blessings changed the lives of all three sisters during the Christmas season. Watch video >