Marilyn Monroe
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Marilyn was naturally inclined to be overweight, and the extra pounds were deposited in the abdomen and hips. To maintain her status as Hollywood's main sex symbol and meet accepted standards of beauty, Monroe had to wear constricting corsets.
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After learning that this problem could be solved with surgery, the actress decided to remove her lower ribs and was one of the first women in America to have such a procedure. However, after the transformation, Marilyn continued to wear corsets, which further emphasized her wasp waist.
Preparing the patient before surgery
The intervention is carried out after the preliminary stage:
- the patient must be examined, that is, undergo general clinical tests, have a chest x-ray, ECG, obtain permission from a therapist, talk with an anesthesiologist;
- it is necessary to get rid of any infectious process in the body, that is, cure caries, prevent herpetic eruptions, etc.;
- It is mandatory to stop taking blood thinning medications 2 weeks before surgery, and you should stop smoking;
- in some cases, liposuction is performed first, and then you still need to wait for complete recovery after it.
Dita Von Teese
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Many women dream of such a chiseled silhouette, like that of a burlesque star. Although Dita herself admits that she did not get these data from nature, but thanks to plastic surgeons who removed her lower ribs. Her waist circumference is only 42 cm, so many believe that Von Teese has the thinnest one.
To emphasize her figure and curves, Dita, like Marilyn Monroe once did, prefers to wear corsets.
Famous people who removed their ribs for a thin waist
The wasp waist is not a myth at all!
What sacrifices will people make to achieve dubious ideals of beauty? Various cosmetics, “youth” injections, the services of a plastic surgeon, and even the removal of ribs are included in the battle. The fashion for a thin waist appeared quite a long time ago, but previously young ladies squeezed unruly centimeters with the help of corsets. They easily hid under their outfits, so that the gentlemen sometimes did not even suspect that they were being led by the nose.
Nowadays, corsets have become irrelevant in the summer season, when girls want to show off their navel and show off their thinness. And so, kind surgeons came up with an operation that relieves the patient of the lower pair of ribs, making his waist literally aspen.
Take a look at celebrities who weren't afraid to experiment with their looks.
Marilyn Monroe
The actress suffered from a tendency to be overweight since childhood. She had to constantly go on diets and wear slimming corsets. In the end, a surgeon friend suggested that Marilyn solve the problem of a wide waist radically and, according to rumors, she agreed.
Cher
The singer has been literally addicted to plastic surgery for many years. Cher herself admits that she is terribly afraid of old age, so she goes to a familiar clinic again and again. However, they say that even before the facial surgery, she used the services of a surgeon who removed her “extra” ribs.
Dita Von Teese
The burlesque dancer claims that she achieved global success thanks to her outstanding proportions. As they say, after the removal of the ribs, her waist became 42 centimeters in circumference. To prevent the volume from increasing, Dita regularly undergoes body cleansing and goes for massages.
Demmy Moor
The actress has had many facelifts throughout her life, enlarged her breasts and even corrected the shape of her nose. As the saying goes: “If you don’t like your appearance, buy another one.” Rumor has it that with this thought in mind, Demi went to the surgeon to have her ribs removed. Now she is happy with herself.
Raquel Welch
Playboy magazine called Welch "the most desirable woman of the 1970s." The actress really looked amazing, even without liposuction and Botox injections. However, she had the secret of a stunningly thin waist. You already know which one.
Janet Jackson
The sister of the King of Pop was unhappy with her proportions. The result of much thought was a trip to the surgeon. Rumor has it that Michael himself, along with the change in skin color, lost a couple of ribs.
Amanda Lepore
Marilyn Monroe among transsexuals, as she was called by the fashionable crowd of New York, most likely holds the record for the number of plastic surgeries. The freak diva, who was born a boy, has been changing her appearance since the age of 15. Gender change, hundreds of operations on the face and pumping up the breasts and buttocks, removing ribs. This is not a complete list.
Pixie Fox
Swedish Barbie completely amazes even the above-mentioned ladies. Pixie decided that removing 2 ribs was too little, so she lost 6 at once! Now her waist measures only 40 centimeters.
Waist
The Mexican singer achieved tremendous success in her homeland and abroad not only thanks to her voice. Fans love looking at new photos of the star. To please them, she even posted a photo of her ribs after the operation.
Sophia Wollersheim
As a child, the German model was terribly worried about her obesity. As a result, this resulted in strict diets and surgery to remove ribs. The girl stated that she would decorate the 4 removed ribs with diamonds and sell them at auction.
Valeria Lukyanova
Barbie from Odessa spent several years working towards looking like her favorite doll. The result came out pretty good. The girl really looks like Barbie, but were the multiple surgeries, including the removal of ribs, worth it?
Rodrigo Alves
Brazilian Rodrigo Alves is called the “living Ken”. The man really looks a lot like Barbie's friend. The showman did most of his operations in the USA. The result is amazing...
It seems to me that such an obsession with one’s appearance will not lead to anything good. A couple of braces and a healthy lifestyle to preserve youth is one thing, but when people do this with their bodies, I have a misunderstanding. However, almost none of them admit to undergoing operations.
Of course, everyone has the right to do whatever they want with their body. And someone needs to add articles to the Guinness Book of Records. Therefore, let's leave them alone with their hobbies.
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Pixie Fox
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Dita may compete with a model from Sweden, who is nicknamed “living Barbie.” Pixie tries so hard to resemble the famous doll that she has resorted to the help of a plastic surgeon more than once. Fox's waist also deserves attention - its girth is only 40 cm (Dita, move over). It turns out that in order to achieve this silhouette, the model had to remove three pairs of ribs! Now she can’t do without corsets.
Carrying out the operation
Surgery often involves removing one or more pairs of ribs at a time. Plastic surgery surgeons may remove the twelfth or eleventh pair of ribs to create a thinner waist.
It should be taken into account that the eleventh pair of ribs is important for maintaining internal organs. But the twelfth does not participate in these processes. The ribs are removed under general anesthesia. This is a rather dangerous and difficult procedure for a doctor. After the operation, a long time must also pass before the patient returns to his usual lifestyle. Before you have surgery, carefully consider your decision, because there will be no turning back.
Valeria Lukyanova
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Another popular girl who dreams of turning into a living doll is Valeria Lukyanova. The model, nicknamed "Odessa Barbie", is doing everything she can to look more like the character. However, Valeria claims that she went under the plastic surgeon’s knife only once to increase her breast size; all other changes were her efforts.
The girl also denies the absence of lower ribs, which she allegedly removed to become the owner of a thin waist. But, if you look at Lukyanova’s earlier photographs, you can see that she is disingenuous. This is also confirmed by many experts.
How is rib resection performed?
Over the years, our today's heroes found doctors who agreed to perform this operation. It is done under general anesthesia and lasts about an hour. Small incisions are made in the back or navel and the bottom of 12 pairs of ribs are removed.
There is nothing unnecessary in the body - these ribs protect the internal organs during a fall or pressure, and their absence can cost a person his life at a critical moment.
It is believed that it is possible to “sharpen” the lower pair of ribs without much harm to health, but some patients, in pursuit of a thin waist, ask to remove the vital 11th and 10th pairs.
Demmy Moor
Source: still from the movie “Striptease”
The actress spent a lot of money to change her appearance. Demi had rhinoplasty, abdominal liposuction, a circular facelift, inserted veneers to become the owner of the famous Hollywood smile, and also had breast enlargement.
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However, Moore did not stop there - before the start of filming the film “Striptease,” the actress decided to have her lower ribs removed so that her figure, which was athletic from birth, would become more feminine and sexy. Of course, these changes are not as noticeable as those of other “brave” stars who want to have a chiseled waist.
Lady Gaga
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The example of Demi Moore was followed by Lady Gaga, who in recent years decided to significantly transform herself and leave the image of a freak in the past. The singer began by changing the shape of her nose, chest and cheekbones. The star admitted that she is also prone to being overweight; all the excess remains on her stomach and hips. Lady Gaga decided to remove her lower ribs to make her figure more attractive.
Kim Kardashian
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No matter how much Kim insists that she got her appetizing forms from nature, and she maintains these data with the help of diets and exercises in gyms, people will insist that she turned to plastic surgeons. Indeed, with her build, it is unrealistic to have such a thin waist. Many experts also believe the same, who claim that Kardashian more than once turned to professionals for help and also had her ribs removed.
How is surgery to remove the first rib performed?
The patient is placed at an angle of 20 - 30 degrees, the arm is abducted as much as possible. The patient is placed in a supine position with the operated side raised by 20-30 degrees using a roller, the head is slightly turned in the opposite direction. After processing the surgical field, the arm is extended forward with the elbow bent and fixed in a special sleeve attached to the operating table stand. It is necessary to return the arm to the reverse neutral position for 3-5 minutes every 20 minutes to minimize pressure on the brachial plexus and avoid damage.
An 8-10 cm incision is made just above the lower border of the hairline in the armpit and extends from the latissimus muscle to the pectoralis major muscle. Soft tissues and subcutaneous tissue of the chest are separated. Care must be taken not to damage the thoracodorsal and long thoracic nerves, which will run along the lateral edge of the incision.
After reaching the chest wall, you can feel the pulsation of the subclavian artery and the first rib under it. The wound is stretched with a retractor, and the hook is installed according to the pulsation of the subclavian artery, so as not to accidentally damage the brachial plexus. In the middle of the visible rib anterior to the subclavian artery, the anterior scalene muscle is identified, which is the key point of the entire operation.
The anterior scalene muscle must be crossed and done very carefully, without damaging the phrenic nerve, which usually runs along the anterior surface of this muscle. Considering that damage to the phrenic nerve is unacceptable, it is necessary to preserve all visible nerve trunks in the surgical area. The muscle is carefully isolated and dissected at the site of attachment to the first rib. After cutting the anterior scalene muscle, the rib is carefully released from other muscles and ligaments within the intended rib to be resected. Maximum care must be taken to prevent damage to the pleura.
After freeing the ribs from all surrounding tissues, they are crossed starting from the medial edge, in front (sternal end) using special bone scissors. Then the rib is intersected in the posterior, lateral section. The bone edges and especially the inner surface of the rib where the neurovascular bundle is located are processed.
After removing the rib, careful hemostasis of the wound is performed. It is best not to use coagulation deep in the wound, as it is possible to damage the nerves of the brachial plexus. the wound is filled with saline and the inspiratory pressure of the breathing apparatus increases. This is done to check the tightness of the pleura. If air bubbles are released, it is necessary to drain the pleural cavity. Drainage to control hemostasis is installed through a separate puncture. The wound is sutured in layers. The skin is sutured cosmetically.
The wound in the axillary region is sutured tightly with two rows of sutures.
Janet Jackson
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Everyone knows that the singer’s brother, the King of Pop Michael Jackson, was one of the record holders for the number of operations performed. Janet is also suspected of similar procedures, and she claims that she did not follow in the footsteps of her famous relative in order to change anything about herself.
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No matter what the singer says, the professionals are sure that she could not do without plastic surgeons; the wasp waist is also their merit.
Cher
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Throughout her life, the singer has undergone about 100 plastic surgeries (possibly more). Cher always dreamed of a feminine figure, and she especially liked the hourglass type. To achieve what she wanted, the artist had to undergo surgery to remove her ribs in 1980. Cher tried to emphasize her figure and curves with the help of corsets.
Why are the lower ribs of men and women removed? Photos before and after
Basically, the question of rib resection is asked by women who dream of a sexy and slender figure. However, now some men resort to this operation, driven by the desire to please themselves, or as the final stage of a sex change operation to female. The latter case is also needed to achieve a feminine waist.
Below you can see photos of men and women before and after rib resection.
Despite the fact that some people perform this operation to achieve the desired shape, first of all, it is still a medical procedure that is prescribed to both men and women for severe respiratory diseases.
Removing ribs for a thin waist
In the 21st century, women do not need to exhaust themselves with diets and trips to the gym to achieve an hourglass figure, which from time immemorial has been regarded by men as the standard of beauty and sexuality. They simply go to the clinic and have the lower ribs removed.
