True or False. Do corsets really slim your waist line?

Question

A friend of mine was telling me that a corset can slim your waist. I would like to take my waist down a few sizes and I haven't found anyother exercises to work. I'm slim in build but want smaller waist line to go with my slim build. If this to be true, where can you find the 1800's lace up corset or one similar? I have checked Victoria Secret, Newport News, Fredricks of Hollywood, and Ebay. I haven't found any to my liking but would like to know if this to be true before purchasing a corset.

Answer 1

You can use corset to make your waist line look slimmer. You can wear it when you are wearing a dress or something you particularly wants to look slimmer. But if you want your waist to look permanently and you want to use a corset, it will be very painful. Because you have to use it almost the whole day. And it will not work overnight. You will see the result after a long time. Your body will actually go an unnatural form. Some say it's kinda mutating your body. When you use the corset for a long time, the organs in your abdominal area will shift places to accomodate the new limited space. For example your liver will get higher squeezing in with your stomach and etc. So I would say, it will be a painful process. So if I were you, since you said you're slim already, I would just be happy with the how I really look. Try abdominal workouts to make your abs look great so you would not think of using a corset!

Answer 2

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Answer 3

You should be careful because it is possible to injure yourself if you lace too tightly. When women wore them as everyday clothing, many would faint or become dizzy because it can be difficult to breathe. They also can cause damage to the ribs and possibly problems with internal organs.

I'm not sure that cinching causes permanent reduction of the waist although it might stop you from eating very much. Remember Scarlett O'Hara in "Gone With the Wind"?

I go to many reenactment events at which cinchers (like a wide belt) and bodices are worn. If you wander around in the summertime, you might drop a bit of weight. But, reshaping the body generally starts with exercising the right muscles. I wouldn't depend on a cincher/corset as a shortcut.

Answer 4

A corset will do it but it is really a pain. I worked where we wore pants and a real wide leather belt, This acts the same way but is much less painful.Wear it a bit tighter then you normally do though and as each week goes, you can go a bit tighter and a bit tighter. Just 'cause you are loseing your waist.

Answer 5

While you are wearing them, certainly. But if you wear them long term they most certainly can cause a permanent change to your torso. Smallest waist in the world was 13 inches and it was achieved via corseting. However, you have to know this WILL be uncomfortable, cause pain, and will permanently rearrange the orientation of your internal organs, primarily your liver. It hasn't been shown to cause any particular diseases or whatever, but it will be painful AND expensive.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

absolutely a real corset will make you look much much slimmer instantly. but no, nothing you buy from any of the companies you have just mentioned sell real corsets. what they sell are novelty items not meant for functional use. they might make you feel slimmer but in actuality they have not and will not. a real corset is custom made for your body and made of heavy duty materials as well as having steel ribbing. if you are interested in them this is a site that will custom make a real corset you can wear for functional use rather than just novelty.

http://www.absolutecorsets.com/

Answer 8

A corset only slims your waistline when you have said product on. But if you mean it'll slim your waistline permanently after several years of wearing it? Perhaps, but I highly doubt it.

Answer 9

Nowadays there are thousands of women who are indulged in this method. The method simply deals with the pressurized mechanism over human body, nothing else specially. A waist cincher is placed round over the body up above the thigh line and it is generally tightened to a certain limit. Up to the comfort level, it is kept for hours; 8 hours is the time span specialists generally prescribe.

Answer 10

I imagine it does. But for future reference, DO NOT USE DUCK TAPE! Previous expierience, it leaves marks.I wouldn't use a corset, personally. I'd do it the old fashioned way: Sit ups, crunches, and lots of work out.