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Corset As Compression Garment, Will It Give Me the Waist I Want?

asked 10 months ago by pavel_chekov in Long Island, NY
Latest answer by Ayman Hakki, MD
Question viewed 288 times
Tags: waist, compression garment, proportion

I want an very small waist with a certain shape. I would like a combination of the "conical" and "s-bend"(for the profile, refined back with larger bottom) shapes. If I had lipo/cool sculpting, and then wore a special smooth-interiored corset with a lighter compression garment, could I get this shape? Or, alternatively, would a surgeon be able to give me this ratio of waist to hips? I have a lot of extra fat on the waist but not so much on this hips, so I figure it could be possible.

3 answers to Corset As Compression Garment, Will It Give Me the Waist I Want?

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Waist sculpting with liposuction

Liposuction can do one thing: remove extra fat from between the skin and the muscle. The resulting shape of the waist, or the ratio between the hips and the waist is determined by: the underlying structure of the body the boney frame of the body muscle mass and shape relative removal of fat from the waist versus the hip Consult with a physician who has a lot of experience performing liposuction and be very upfront about your goals. S/he should be able to... more
Kimberly Finder, MD

San Antonio Dermatologic Surgeon

www.theliposurgeryclinic.com

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Sculpting the waist and compression garments

Thanks for your question. In our San Francisco area practice we perform a great deal of liposuction. It is a fantastic way remove fat in a targeted way. It can definitely help shape the waist line. But don't forget - your waist line is produced by more than just fat. Your waist shape is also determined by the integrity and position abdominal wall muscles and your abdominal skin. Liposuction isn't great at managing either one of those and procedures... more
Steven H. Williams, MD

San Francisco Plastic Surgeon

www.trivalleyplasticsurgery.com

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Body sculpture

The way to get the shape you want is through Liposculpture. I define that procedure as taking more fat from some areas, less from others and transferring fat to other areas. in order to get your desired look more than lipo and binding is needed. Garments have proven in double controled randomized studies to have no effect of the long term result; when judged by an independent group who were "blinded". See a board certified plastic surgeon, not just any cosmetic... more
Ayman Hakki, MD

Washington Plastic Surgeon

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