SynthesisAesthetic plastic surgery2021
Aesthetic Contouring of the Chest wall with Rib Resection.
Synthesis in Aesthetic plastic surgery, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.
- Global Survey on Rib Remodeling Techniques: Assessing Complications and Safety in Waistline Contouring.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2026Article
- Full-body Remodeling With Minimally Invasive Techniques.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2026Article
- Anterior Aesthetic Rib Cage Remodeling With Osteosynthesis.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2025Article
- Aesthetic Rib Cage Remodeling with Osteosynthesis: Body Structural High-Definition Reshaping (Rib Osteotomy with Osteosynthesis Stabilization).Plastic and reconstructive surgery · 2025Article
- ORUS: Ultrasonic Ostemodeling for Body Contouring.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2025Article
- Fat necrosis of the rectus abdominis following extensive body contouring surgery, where is the limit?Case reports in plastic surgery & hand surgery · 2025Article
- Waistline Aesthetic Slimming by Puncture and Parallel Approach for Rib Remodeling Procedures.Aesthetic surgery journal. Open forum · 2025Article
- Ribs with Anterior Protrusion (Winged Ribs) Treated Using Percutaneous Chondroplasty.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2024Article
- Ant-waist surgery adversely affects lung function: a cross-sectional study.Multidisciplinary respiratory medicine · 2024Article
- Waist Reduction through Conversion from False to Floating Ribs.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2024Article
- Ultrasonic- and Ultrasound-assisted Improvement of Silhouette of the Torso: Bone Structure High-definition Remodeling (Part I).Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2024Article
- Waist Remodeling without Incision, with Ultrasound-guided Monocortical Fracture.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2023Article
- Ant Waist Surgery: Aesthetic Removal of Floating Ribs to Decrease the Waist-hip Ratio.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2023Article
- Gender Affirming Body Contouring and Physical Transformation in Transgender Individuals.Indian journal of plastic surgery : official publication of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India · 2022Review
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9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundIn past decades, several invasive and noninvasive aesthetic procedures have been sought as a way to improve body contouring, and one may resort to uncertified and potentially dangerous procedures to achieve that goal. An example of this practice would be the resection of ribs to reduce the waist for aesthetic reasons. The objective was to check scientific evidence on the effectiveness and safety of removal of floating ribs for aesthetic purposes.
methodsA systematic review of the literature was carried out in EMBASE/Elsevier, Cochrane, Scopus, Medline, PubMed, BVS, SciELO, OneFile, and Lilacs, throughout the period until June 2020, using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines.
resultsFifty-six articles were found in all databases. After applying the inclusion criteria, by reading the title and abstract of the studies found, only two articles were definitively included. One addressed the possibility of removing the 7th and 8th ribs for improving body contouring in patients with an exaggerated anterior projection of the chest wall, without showing cases or surgical techniques. The other demonstrated procedures of body contouring in transgender by the removal of the 11th and 12th ribs in five of the 22 patients studied, just providing a brief description of the surgical technique used, without details.
conclusionsDespite the relevance of the theme and its popularity, there is not enough scientific evidence to support the practice, effectiveness and safety of the resection of ribs for aesthetic purposes. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE III: This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266 .
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