Roger P. Friedenthal, MD
San Francisco Plastic Surgeon
Recent answer posted by Roger P. Friedenthal, MD
Q: Liposuction to achieve hourglass figure?
Whether or not you can get an "hour glass figure" with the aid of liposuction depends on how much distance there is between your rib cage above and your pelvis below. For some people, there is a signficant distance, and they can get a narrow waist, compared to their chest size.
For many people, there is just enough distance between the bottom of the rib cage and the tip of the pelvic girdle to allow movement. There is, in effect, a bony cage for the center of their waist. Under these circumstances, liposuction can assist in shaping, but no "hour glass figure" will result. There has been some consideration in the past of removing a lower rib on each side to obtain this effect, but is is not really advisable.
| Board certification | |
| Education | B.S.: Stanford University, "With Great Distinction" M.D.: Yale University School of Medicine |
| Post-medical school training | Internship: Yale-New Haven Medical Center General Surgery: Stanford University Medical Center General Surgery: University of California Medical Center San Francisco Plastic Surgery: University of California Medical Center San Francisco |
| Professional memberships | Fellow, American College of Surgeons (FACS) |
| Hospital affiliations | California Pacific Medical Center, St. Mary's Medical Center, St. Francis Memorial Hospital, University of California San Francisco, University of California Mount Zion, San Francisco General Hospital |
| Medical or professional license | CA |
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