Dr. Benjamin Schlechter, M.D.

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Get to know Plastic Surgeon Dr. Benjamin Schlechter, who serves patients in Northbrook, Illinois.

With over 25 years of experience as a board-certified plastic surgeon, Dr. Schlechter has performed tens of thousands of plastic surgery procedures. He currently serves patients at his private practice - North Shore Aesthetics - in Northbrook, Illinois. He is an innovator, at the forefront of advanced techniques that improve patient safety, comfort, and satisfaction. He approaches breast procedures, body procedures, and facial rejuvenation with cutting-edge techniques that improve patient recovery and provide the best aesthetic outcome. 

Academically, he was inspired to pursue a career in plastic surgery by Dr. Sergio Proserpi, the original founder of Spring Ridge Plastic Surgery in Pennsylvania, where he previously worked. He graduated with his medical degree from the prestigious University of Health Sciences/The Chicago Medical School, and completed a highly sought-after residency in general surgery at Case Western Reserve University and Mount Sinai Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio. 

Subsequently, Dr. Schlechter returned to Chicago to complete his training in plastic and reconstructive surgery at the University of Illinois-Chicago and Cook County Hospital. He served as Chief Resident in both his general surgery and plastic surgery residencies.

Recognized as a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS), the doctor is board-certified in plastic surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS). The mission of the ABPS is to promote safe, ethical, efficacious plastic surgery to the public by maintaining high standards for the education, examination, certification, and continuous certification of plastic surgeons as specialists and subspecialists.

On a professional level, he is an active member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, the Robert H. Ivy Pennsylvania Plastic Surgery Society (Executive Board Member), the Berks County Medical Society (Executive Committee Member), American Medical Association, and the Pennsylvania Medical Society.

With a passion for teaching, Dr. Schlechter has served as a Clinical Instructor for the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Plastic Surgery Fellowship since 2010.

Plastic surgery is a surgical specialty involving the restoration, reconstruction, or alteration of the human body. It can be divided into two main categories - reconstructive surgery and cosmetic surgery. A plastic surgeon’s primary responsibility is performing surgical and non-surgical procedures, and they use a variety of reparative and reconstructive techniques to get the job done.

Despite his incredible history of successful surgeries and satisfied patients, and contributions to the medical profession in terms of publications and presentations, Dr. Schlechter remains quite humble. He answers all of his patients’ questions and explains what he is able to do to help them achieve their aesthetic goals using his compassion, artistry, and skill as a veteran plastic surgeon.

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