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Extended Abdominoplasty
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Question: About Rib removal:
In an effort to get a slimer waistline some women, transexual or otherwise,
opt to have one or two of their floating ribs removed.
Personally I think they should just have opted for the lobotomy as it is
cheaper and you feel even better about yourself afterwards.
What's your opinion?
Answer: In a recent presentation on plastic surgery for transsexxuals, Dr.
Ousterhout was asked about rib removal. He said that he did not do it
and has yet to be convinced that a sucessful procedure has been
developed. As a craniofacial surgeon he said that he often uses ribs as
replacement tissue for skull repairs and that the ribs will regenerate
after removal. He was not aware of any way to sucessfully prevent the
regrowth.
He did acknowledge that it might be possible tho "train" the ribs to new
positions by constant corseting over a very extended period of time
(many years) but if the corsetting were stopped the ribs would likely
expand back close to their original position.
Unfortunately most genetic males have a barrel shaped chest. Breast
development ( or implants), dieting (or abdominoplasty) and hormone
therapy can create a more feminine figure but it really seems to me that
there is a whole lot more to being a woman than fitting into a standard
of appearance that is mostly unrealistic even for genetic females. Most
women do not have prefect figures.
I was quite impressed by Dr. Ousterhout's before and after photos of his
transsexual craniofacial surgeries. It was obvious from his clients
expressions that the changes in facial appearance made them more self
assured. If I had $20K (in addition to $10K for SRS and $5K for
electolysis) to burn I'd be in his office tomorrow. Unfortunately I'm
still working on the electrolysis.
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