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OR Snapshots – Free Floating Rib Removal for Waistline Reduction

Waistline reductive reshaping with rib removal involves manipulation of the lowest level of the ribcage. The so called free floating ribs, numbers 11 and 12, are partially removed to reduce the support for the sides of waistline. These ribs are unique as they are not attached to the rest of the ribcage like the other Read More…

A Quantitative Assessment of Ant Waist Surgery (Free Floating Rib Removal)

An adjunctive surgical procedure to liposuction and abdominal muscle plication for decreasing waistline circumference is rib removal surgery. Practiced by few surgeons around the world it is most traditionally perceived as removal of the floating ribs. (#s 11 and 12) The concept is that these lower ribs, which do not wrap attached the torso and Read More…

Corseting Garments After Rib Removal Surgery

Rib removal surgery represents the ultimate or final surgical procedure for those women seeking waistline reduction/narrowing. By removing fat, muscle and free floating rib support at the waistline level whatever reductive narrowing effect that is possible will be achieved. But like any other body contouring surgery there will be expected swelling and soft tissue remodeling Read More…

A Pictorial Explanation of Rib Removal Waistline Narrowing Surgery

Rib removal surgery for the purposes of aesthetic waistline reduction is a frequently misunderstood procedure. The name conjures up images of what is done in the surgery or how the surgery is done which leads to false perceptions about it. One of the best ways to understand the procedure better is to go through the Read More…

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