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Ribs protruding - can this be corrected?

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Now that I have lost over 100 pounds, I can see that something strange happened to my ribs. Perhaps this happened due to pregnancy plus being extremely obese? Is there anything that can be done? I have never heard anyone else complain about this. I am planning to have high volume liposuction (my remaining weight is in the hips/thighs) and skin removal as well; do surgeons deal with this too?

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