It’s frightening how far some people will go in the pursuit of “perfection.” But honestly, perfection for whom? Reshaping or removing bones from your body to look “hot” is insane. And yet people are doing it. Voluntarily. All thanks to celebrity worship, the rise of Ozempic, and the bizarre world of social media beauty trends that treat the human body like a customizable avatar.
One of the most extreme examples is rib removal, which resurfaced in a New York Post report featuring 28-year-old Emily James. She spent $13,750 on a surgery that took out six ribs, three on each side, to shrink her waist from 32 inches to 24. Instead of a dream body, she got seven months of agony. “I don’t recommend rib removal surgery to anyone,” she said on TikTok. She also pointed out the obvious downside surgeons warn about. “There are no longer ribs protecting my liver and kidneys,” meaning any serious impact could turn catastrophic.
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