Overlapping Rib Cage
The rib cage has a great deal of flexibility. This fact is one of the things, which makes the "wasp waist" possible.
To mould the body into the hourglass shape, the lower sections of the rib cage are pushed inward by the corset. The two sides of the lower rib cage, normally separated by a space, approach each other as the waist is progressively constricted. Eventually, of course, the twain must meet. It is erroneous to suppose that further body modification is then not possible, however, because the two halves of the rib cage can and will overlap with continued tight lacing.
Compression of Internal Organs
The internal organs are much softer than the bones in the rib cage, and can be forced to a much greater degree. The lungs, for example, can be crushed to the point where the miraculous little sacs that collect oxygen for the body’s use will not inflate. The stomach can be squeezed down to a flat little envelope that will accept very little food, resulting in heartburn and indigestion. The bladder can be kept to a very small size resulting, of course, in reduced capacity. All of the major organs in the torso are eventually affected by this phenomenon, and in every case their function will be impaired.
The Importance of Exercise
Physical exercise has been shown to be important in the prevention of cancer, heart disease, diabetes, osteoporosis, hypertension, and virtually every other non-infectious debilitating disease known to modern medical science. It is also beneficial in boosting energy levels, controlling body weight, and improved immune function. It is not impossible to exercise in a corset. It is, however, nearly impossible to exercise in a corset which is laced tightly enough to compress the waist. It is also extremely painful to do so.
Lower back
The muscles in the upper and lower back are vital to our health and comfort. If you doubt this, just ask anyone who has ever suffered a back injury. Continuous, long-term corset wear will cause these muscles to atrophy. Eventually, it becomes impossible to go without the corset. The greatest danger in this area is avoided because we no longer corset girls from infancy, but the possibility is there. The loss of muscle strength in this area has implications other than the inability to go without a corset, since any weakness in the lower back opens the area to injury.
Total effects.
The total effect of an overlapping rib cage and compressed internal organs would be of extreme discomfort and of uncertain health. Women who haplessly followed the fashion trends in the heyday of the corset often found themselves spending a great deal of time with their physicians. Many doctors tried unsuccessfully to convince their patients to loosen their laces as a way of relieving their aches and pains, but women were often as fondly attached to their corsets as some modern women are to their make-up. These women demanded pills, powders, and potions to relieve their discomforts.
The effect on women of multiple medications on top of the existing difficulties caused by their corsets can only be imagined.
Corsetry has recently become very popular, and for this reason it’s very important that information regarding the dangers of them being used for body modification be a must in understanding.
On looking into the history of corsets one gets a better understanding of past social recognition of the corset, why the attitude of many was/is that the very notion of wearing a corset is barbaric and unthinkable to submit to tight lacing torture. Those with a serious interest in tight lacing must keep in mind that there are rules and regulations attached… mostly commonsense.
There are many safety issues to consider regarding not only the physical effects but also physiological effects of tight lacing. Until you become accustomed to wearing a corset go gently with the constriction and gain awareness of what can happen if you over-do it.
Self respect for ones body is all of the motivation needed to succeed while tight lacing.
Pain is beauty, but broken ribs or damaged organs are crossing the boundaries of self-respect.
It’s said that when a corset is laced closed that it’s too big and ought to be replaced so as to have at least 2 inches to meet.
I achieved my goal to reduce from 28 inches to 24 inches, reducing more than 4 inches is considered to be the limit within tight lacing commonsense. I do enjoy being a little naughty at times and lacing down to 22 waist just to feel its caress. There are times when my being out of my corset becomes far worse torture than pushing my limits of endurance in it when breaking one in (or is it the corset breaking me in)… my body craves to adjust without it’s rigid support…. An endless battle for control of will power… My last one which i broke in i called the Devil Gown … in the final weeks when my body was moulded *smiles it’ was much easier to keep it on.
Through dedication respect, self-awareness, consideration, exercise, diet and meditation, a serious tight lacer knows their own boundaries…
