 Edward Pechter, M.D. F.A.C.S.
Edward A. Pechter, beloved and highly regarded plastic surgeon and philanthropist of the Santa Clarita Valley in Southern California, died suddenly on Wednesday June 16, 2010 at his home at the age of 60. Ed lived for 30 years in Chicago and spent the past 30 years in CA. He received the award for excellence in clinical teaching for plastic surgery residents at UCLA in 2005 and was part of a medical team that traveled to China and performed free palate repairs for children there. Ed was the cherished son of Ruthe and the late Morris W. Pechter; devoted father of Greta and Jacqueline; beloved fiance of Janet Hudson; dearly loved brother of Eileen (Daniel) Nathan, Deborah (Larry) Danziger, Sheila Pechter, and Brad (Helene Rosenblum) Pechter; treasured uncle of Zachary, Gabriel, and Noah; fond cousin and nephew of many, and an office "family" that loved him.
A memorial service will be held in his honor Thursday July 15th, 2010 at 6 p.m. PDT in the Grand Ballroom of the Hyatt, Valencia.
Edward A. Pechter, M.D. F.A.C.S. practiced in the Santa Clarita Valley of California for over twenty years. He trained in the prestigious Division of Plastic Surgery at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he maintains a teaching affiliation. In 2005, he was honored with the UCLA Plastic Surgery Clinical Faculty Teaching Award for Excellence in Resident Education. When not in the operating room, Dr. Pechter applies his creativity to writing and to inventions, including the patented bra measuring system Size Me Up!, the Morris Crisscross suture technique, the grid/staple adjunct to abdominoplasty, the "Helium Balloon" breast lift and a copyrighted worksheet for solving the popular number puzzle, Sudoku. Dr. Pechter has been voted “Best Plastic Surgeon” by readers of the Los Angeles Daily News ten times.
Dr. Pechter on the Size Me Up! Bra Sizing System:
"Many women express their goals for breast surgery in terms of bra size yet bra size is rarely discussed among plastic surgeons. When I decided to learn bra size measurement ten years ago I discovered that the traditional method of bra sizing was confusing and inaccurate, with few lingerie saleswomen able to explain how the system worked. I began measuring my patients before, during, and after breast surgery, asking what size bra fit them the best, and having them try on bras from a stock I purchased for my office.
After several years I discovered a relationship between underbust circumference, breast width, and bra size and these findings were published in September 1998 in the journal Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. After many more measurements and breast operations over the following years I revised my measuring system to reflect the fact that cup size varies with band size. That is, for example, the "C" cup of a size 36 bra is larger than the "C" cup of a size 34 bra but smaller than the "C" cup of a size 38 bra. This information forms the basis of the Size Me Up! slide-chart, which I hope will help women of all ages, shapes, and sizes find a comfortable, well-fitting brassiere."
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