ArticlePlastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open2023
Ant Waist Surgery: Aesthetic Removal of Floating Ribs to Decrease the Waist-hip Ratio.
Article in Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07705295 (Prospective Controlled Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of Rib Osteotomy With Osteosynthesis Stabilization for Waist Narrowing), which is not on this map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Prospective Controlled Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of Rib Osteotomy With Osteosynthesis Stabilization for Waist Narrowing
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.
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- 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
- Waistline Aesthetic Slimming by Puncture and Parallel Approach for Rib Remodeling Procedures.Aesthetic surgery journal. Open forum · 2025Article
- ORUS: Ultrasonic Ostemodeling for Body Contouring.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2025Article
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- Ultrasonic- and Ultrasound-assisted Improvement of Silhouette of the Torso: Bone Structure High-definition Remodeling (Part I).Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2024Article
- Anatomical Bases for Aesthetic Costal Surgery: Assessing the Thoracoabdominal Limits.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2023Article
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Decreasing waist circumference has become an essential feature in modern body contouring surgery owing to the attractiveness of hourglass body shapes. Traditionally, this can be achieved through lipomodeling and abdominal musculature strengthening techniques. An adjunctive procedure for ideal shaping of the waistline is resection of the 11th and 12th ribs, referred to as floating ribs. This study aimed to report and analyze clinical outcomes and self-reported patient satisfaction after "ant waist" surgery (floating rib removal) for aesthetic reasons. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of five patients who had undergone bilateral 11th and 12th rib resections at a single institute in Taiwan in an outpatient setting. The mean lengths of the resected left and right 11th ribs were 9.1 and 9.5 cm, respectively. The mean lengths of the resected left and right 12th ribs were 6.3 and 6.4 cm, respectively. The mean waist-to-hip ratio decreased from 0.78 preoperatively to 0.72 postoperatively, with a mean decrease of 7.7%. No adverse events were reported. Generally, all patients reported being satisfied with the operation. Floating rib resection proved useful and effective in decreasing the waist-to-hip ratio using a safe, simple, and reproducible technique without significant complications. Although preliminarily, the authors' comprehensive demonstration of this ant waist surgery supports further studies focusing on waistline contouring.
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