Category: rib removal

The surgical technique for rib removal for waistline narrowing involves three basic principles. First the surgical access (incision) must be limited so it does not pose a poor aesthetic tradeoff. Secondly, the correct number and length of the ribs must be removed to create the waistline change. Third, the ribs must be removed carefully so Read More…

Rib removal for waistline narrowing, like all surgical procedures, does have its own set of risks and potential complications. Patients should fully understand what they are and their potential consequences. Like all aesthetic plastic surgery procedures, it is all about weighing the trade-offs of the potential benefits of the desired waistline changes vs. the liabilities Read More…

Rib removal for waistline narrowing involves the selective removal of key portions of the ribs to allow the anatomic waist to become circumferentially smaller. While the circumferential waistline measurement may become reduced by variable amounts, the more important visual assessment is an inward indentation at the sides of the anatomic waist creating the so called Read More…

Rib removal is a plastic surgery procedure that is almost an urban myth. Many have heard about it but trying to find a plastic surgeon who has really done it is a bit like getting photographs of Sasquatch. This makes many wonder if rib removal for a smaller waist is for real. Having an hourglass Read More…