I always had an hourglass figure - large breasts and hips but a small waist. Then when I turned 50 I started putting on weight around my waist. No amount of watching my diet, eliminating alcohol or exercise helped; input on 10kg in a year with my waist disappearing as my upper abdomimen ballooned. My jackets wouldn't do up and I was terribly self conscious. The first surgeon I saw spent 15...