Am I A Good Candidate For Rib Removals?

Q: Dr. Eppley, I want to get the rib removal done, I’m wondering if I’m a good candidate and if I’d be one of those patients that would have a dramatic difference or subtle difference. I’ve looked into getting a BBL but I’m hoping maybe a rib removal will slim my waist enough where I wouldn’t care to enlarge my hips. My waist currently is about 25in and my hips are about 33/34. I would like my waist to go down closer to a 21/22 so wondering if that’s possible with my anatomy. 

A:Thank you for your inquiry and sending your pictures. Your question is a good one in that with your body type (tall and thin but with a vertically long buttocks) you could go either direction of a BBL or rib removal. I don’t think either one is a bad choice. Whether rib removal results are subtle or dramatic is open to personal interpretation. But what I can say is the following: 1) Dio I think your waistline results will drop from 25″ to 21″… no (tall and thin patients do get the best results but that would be expected too much in my experience) and 2) an expected change in your waistline shape I have shown in the attached image prediction.

Dr. Barry Eppley

World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon