corset training

[Catherine Sarah]

Hi A,

Generally speaking, it's a lifetime commitment. Yes the results may remain unaided for some time, but it is not permanent.

Depending on the extent of the modifications you are aiming for will depend on the internal organ damage that may occur. As for the adult rib cage, that's a foregone conclusion. Only serious bone modification surgery can alter that, if you are game.

I'm not saying this is part of corset training at all, but you have to remember how the body responds to certain restrictions. People found in confined spaces or impaled between building materials often the cause of building collapses for extended periods sometime die or have critical injuries caused by body toxins released during this period of compression.

There really is not much reliable independent information concerning either the benefits or potential problems associated with corset training. It's really up to you to determine how much inconvenience or otherwise you can cope with.

Hope this helps.

Huggs
Catherine

[Shantel]

Hi A,

Generally speaking, it's a lifetime commitment. Yes the results may remain unaided for some time, but it is not permanent.

Depending on the extent of the modifications you are aiming for will depend on the internal organ damage that may occur. As for the adult rib cage, that's a foregone conclusion. Only serious bone modification surgery can alter that, if you are game.

I'm not saying this is part of corset training at all, but you have to remember how the body responds to certain restrictions. People found in confined spaces or impaled between building materials often the cause of building collapses for extended periods sometime die or have critical injuries caused by body toxins released during this period of compression.

Huggs
Catherine

Good points Catherine! I had heard of a few instances of trans-women actually having their lower rib surgically removed only to find that they grew back again in time. I'm not sure how true that is, but I put it out to point out the extent that people would go and how driven some are for that "perfect" looking figure.

[Apples Mk.II]

It's been some time, and... I'm not sure I like this a lot. I'll post a picture later to see if I'm using it propely, but...

I feel too much pressure on the upper torso and not enough on the waist. It is constricting my upper breathing capacity instead of only the lower, so I'm not sure if it's the correct for me.

[Catherine Sarah]

Hi Apple,

I'd say you're right. Restricted upper breathing sounds like you are not lacing correctly. Are you aware of the correct way to lace a corset?

Huggs
Catherine

[Apples Mk.II]

Hiya.

I'm using the default lacing it came with. I'll post pictures of the back later when my parents are out and I can install the tripod (And my back is perfectly shaved, not a pretty sight right now).

[Catherine Sarah]

I'll go and dig up the sheet I have on it. It's on another PC that I can't get to till tomorrow. I'll PM it to you.

Huggs
Catherine

[Karla]

The things we do for beauty

I am looking forward to my corset fitting in two weeks... counting the days, matter of fact ! 

I am not sure about buying corsets online.  To my knowledge they should be custom fitted. 

Wearing a tight cincher now, just love the feeling of compression, even sleeping in it, and feeling it as i wake up  

But it's about more than spending money and buying the thing, it is just as important to follow up with proper nutrition, diet, exercise... all the things a woman should do anyway to watch her health, just more of it.

A few years ago I visited a post-op TG woman's web site where she extolled the virtues of having worn a corset for an extended length of time as her body feminized from HRT. She even wore it to bed at night which would be a huge pain as far as I'm concerned. The net result though was that the corset caused her lower ribs to no longer protrude as is so typical of the male rib cage, and the midriff thickness and love handles diminished considerably which went to her hips and butt. I have to admit that she had a dynamite looking figure, but it's hell going that route! A hundred years ago the ladies all did that to get a waspishly tiny waistline!

[SciNerdGirl]

As soon as I can get my waist down to a 34, I am totally getting a corset!  I want one so bad, but I still have a fair amount of weight to loose before I can even consider getting one.

[Wynternight]

I wonder if I can wear a corset post LapSleeve surgery. I imagine once I'm fully healed (I'm three and a half months out) I can wear one. I very much want to.

[Karla]

An update... five months on.   My custom corset was hand-built by romantasy.com, and is so comfortable that I have fallen asleep in it.  And so sensuous and good looking, that I feel sexy.

The seasoning process is 3 hours a day, 6 days a week with 1 day off.  Between corseting and a holistic approach to diet and exercise, I've managed to get through the 6-month wait for hormones with some depression but fairly intact, minimal backsliding  

On my 'day off' i definitely look like i've been shifting fatty deposits to female areas.  All this _before_ beginning HRT.

I'm looking forward to fitting into outfits that I wouldn't have been able to before... and filling them properly. 

For the immediate future, I'm considering Fantasia Fair, in Provincetown, where I'll be able to wear my corset in the open, with the garters attached.  The fabrics are exquisite, it really needs to be seen.

Never mind the corset, Karla needs to be seen.

The things we do for beauty

I am looking forward to my corset fitting in two weeks... counting the days, matter of fact ! 

I am not sure about buying corsets online.  To my knowledge they should be custom fitted. 

Wearing a tight cincher now, just love the feeling of compression, even sleeping in it, and feeling it as i wake up  

But it's about more than spending money and buying the thing, it is just as important to follow up with proper nutrition, diet, exercise... all the things a woman should do anyway to watch her health, just more of it.

[Jamie D]

Congratulations, Karla!

Pictures!!

[SciNerdGirl]

Yeah, Karla!!!

Since I'm still trying to slim down, I don't think it would be wise to invest $$ in a custom corset, so for the time being I'm using a leather waist cincher that does a pretty good job of giving me pretty realistic feminine curves.




At least it puts my waist in the right place.

It was basically a snap to make and I had the scrap leather lying around, so it didn't cost me anything.