Is Rib Remodeling Safe?
Posted December 03, 2024 in Body Procedures
If you’re striving for the perfect hourglass shape but are struggling to achieve your body ideal, you may wish to consider rib remodeling surgery. Rib remodeling is an innovative plastic surgery procedure designed to reshape your lower ribs, leaving you with a slimmer, more defined waist.But how safe is rib remodeling surgery? In this blog, we explore some of the potential complications of the procedure and how you can avoid them while reaping the benefits of the treatment.
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What Is Rib Remodeling Surgery?
If your desire for a trim, hourglass figure seems unreachable, it can affect your self-esteem. A strict diet and exercises focused on tightening and defining your obliques are always a good idea, but for some, their natural body shape doesn’t automatically offer a “snatched” waist.
Dr. Josef Hadeed understands that achieving your body contouring goals sometimes requires help from a skilled plastic surgeon and cutting-edge techniques. That’s why he offers his signature H-Curve™ rib remodeling procedure, which is designed to help slim your waist when you thought you’d exhausted all other possibilities.
H-Curve™ rib remodeling allows you to achieve the slender, noticeably trim waist you desire without dramatically altering the structure of your ribcage (as you would with the more commonly known rib removal procedure).
How Safe Is Rib Remodeling Surgery for a Smaller Waist?
When performed by a board-certified plastic surgeon who is trained and experienced in rib remodeling surgery, the procedure is considered safe. However, as with any surgery, there are potential risks, including infection or scarring. Rib remodeling is a complex procedure that involves modification to the protective structure of your ribs, which carries with it the potential for additional complications.
Impacts on the Structure of Your Ribs
Your ribs provide structure to your chest and torso, supporting the muscles and connective tissues that shape your upper body. While rib remodeling only affects the lower ribs, if performed incorrectly, the surgery can still weaken the stability of your ribcage, resulting in fractures or injuries. It can also impact your body’s biomechanics, changing how you are able to move and leaving you with chronic pain.
Damage to Vital Organs
The ribs aren’t just structurally important. They are also instrumental in protecting vital organs, including your heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, and spleen. During the rib remodeling procedure, your surgeon places a tool near these organs to create small, medical-grade fractures in the ribs. This is an incredibly precise and delicate endeavor, and if performed incorrectly or without an abundance of caution, those nearby organs can be punctured or otherwise damaged. Risks to these vital organs are minimized when this procedure is performed by a highly trained and skilled board-certified plastic surgeon.
Nerve Damage
There are 12 intercostal nerves in the thoracic (rib) area, and they provide sensation and help control motor functions of your torso. During rib remodeling surgery, your surgeon must be aware of all the nerves in the area and how to avoid them as they perform the procedure. If your surgeon isn’t adequately trained and experienced, they run the risk of damaging sensitive nerves, leading to lasting issues like loss of sensation, numbness, or even muscle weakness.
Is Rib Remodeling a Safe Way to Slim My Waist?
Keep in mind that while the above complications during rib remodeling surgery can be serious, the risks are exponentially lower when you choose a skilled, board-certified plastic surgeon who has undergone rigorous training regarding this procedure and has performed numerous successful rib remodeling surgeries.
Dr. Josef Hadeed is a board-certified plastic surgeon who has not only engaged in the requisite training for rib remodeling but has perfected his advanced technique for the procedure with H-Curve™ rib remodeling. When performed by Dr. Hadeed, H-Curve™ rib remodeling offers maximum results with minimal risk. The surgery is done on an outpatient basis and uses small incisions, which leave nearly invisible scarring. Side effects are minor, and discomfort during recovery is kept to a minimum.
Additionally, H-Curve™ rib remodeling can be performed in combination with other body contouring procedures, including tummy tuck surgery or Dr. Hadeed’s high-definition liposculpting technique, TriDef® Liposculpting.
Learn More About Rib Remodeling Surgery in Beverly Hills
Don’t settle for a body shape that is less than what you desire! Let Dr. Hadeed give you the hourglass figure you’ve always dreamed of with H-Curve™ rib remodeling. To learn more about rib remodeling surgery in Beverly Hills and schedule your consultation with Dr. Hadeed, call our office today at (310) 970-2940 or complete our online contact form.
