EPISODE · Apr 18, 2026 · 26 MIN
Rib removal - idiotic plastic surgery. WOR show 4/18/26
from Straight Talk about Cosmetic Surgery with Dr. Arthur Perry · host Arthur W Perry MD
Sometimes you just have to wonder what has happened to common sense in plastic surgery? There are plastic surgeons and patients who are actually removing or cracking ribs to create a thinner waist. Did these "doctors" forget the first rule of medicine: do no harm? Have they forgotten that the ribs are designed to protect lungs, heart, liver, spleen, and kidneys and pancreas? And have they forgotten that rib surgery is painful and has lifelong consequences? Tune in to this show to hear about one of the stupidest things I've ever seen in plastic surgery.
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Sometimes you just have to wonder what has happened to common sense in plastic surgery? There are plastic surgeons and patients who are actually removing or cracking ribs to create a thinner waist. Did these "doctors" forget the first rule of medicine: do no harm? Have they forgotten that the ribs are designed to protect lungs, heart, liver, spleen, and kidneys and pancreas? And have they forgotten that rib surgery is painful and has lifelong consequences? ...
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Rib removal - idiotic plastic surgery. WOR show 4/18/26
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