( R E S TAT I N G F R O M T H E V I D E O A N D P R E S E N T I N G O T H E R FA C T S )Corset Facts!

The corset is designed to shape the torso from the shoulder to the

thigh by tightly constricting the waist into an uncomfortable but

desirable hour glass figure.

Corsets were originally made with whale bone, and later were made with steel

Whale bone

Steel

Corsets cause…

•Visceroptosis (Sinking of abdominal visera, internal organs)•Gastroptosis (When the stomach is found below the natural position)•Nervous dyspepsia (upset stomach)•Heart burn•Loss of Appetite•Constipation•Abdominal distention•Headache•Fatigue•Cancer