At North Texas Plastic Surgery, our board-certified and board-eligible plastic surgeons specialize in the unique practice of rib remodeling. This is a sophisticated body contouring procedure that sculpts your waistline and improves your natural curves. Using advanced techniques and customized surgical planning, we deliver rib remodeling surgery for patients in Dallas with safe and beautifully proportioned results!
Rib remodeling, sometimes called rib contouring or rib removal surgery, reduces the projection of the lower ribcage to create a more defined waistline. Unlike temporary solutions, such as waist training, rib contouring surgery offers a permanent improvement to your torso’s silhouette for our patients in Dallas.
The procedure typically addresses the 11th and 12th floating ribs, which have minimal structural function, and thus can sometimes be altered or removed without any downside. Our surgeons can reshape or partially remove these ribs to achieve your desired outcome.
Your rib anatomy and waistline goals are unique. Our surgeons use 3D imaging during your pre-surgical planning to customize the degree of remodeling to achieve a balanced and natural-appearing result. Specialized instruments carefully shape or remove rib segments with minimal impact on your surrounding tissue.
For our Dallas patients, your rib reshaping operation takes place while you are under general anesthesia at our accredited surgical facility. Small incisions made along your flanks or back allow access to your lower ribs. A small cut is made in the bone of the rib. This allows the rib to be gently repositioned using compression garments over the next few weeks.
The process generally lasts two to three hours, depending on the extent of the required surgery and whether you requested additional procedures for comprehensive shaping, like liposuction.
Recovery from surgery requires attentive aftercare to support healing and optimal results. During the first week of recovery, Dallas patients will experience some mild to moderate discomfort, swelling, and bruising around the site of the rib restructuring operation. We will manage your discomfort with prescribed medications.
You will wear a compression garment to reduce swelling and support your new waist as it heals. We encourage you to attempt gentle walking soon after surgery to promote circulation, but you should avoid any lifting or strenuous activity for up to six weeks.
After surgery, we will advise you on your aftercare, including how to keep the incision clean and dry to avoid infection. We will also schedule follow-up visits so we can monitor your healing.
Most people return to desk work within a week as their swelling continues to decrease. You will see results immediately; however, the waist will shrink over the next three months as the ribs remodel with time.
Rib remodeling requires a high level of surgical expertise because of the anatomical complexities of the ribcage and surrounding structures, so our plastic surgeons use the following procedures for all of our patients:
By combining technical precision with an artistic approach to body sculpting, we create refined results that look natural and proportional to your overall figure.
Our plastic surgeons at North Texas Plastic Surgery have extensive experience in advanced body contouring, providing tailored surgical plans using modern imaging. We aim for eye-popping results with a smooth recovery process.
Scheduling a consultation with our Dallas office to discuss rib remodeling surgery is a significant start toward achieving your ideal silhouette. Meet with our experienced team and learn how we can help you realize a slimmer, more contoured waistline that you will love!
