Physical Effects of Corseting

What really happens to the body when you wear a corset? In this section, we get into the good and the bad, and how to maximize your results while minimizing the risks.

A silvery purple silk sweetheart overbust corset with 6 lacing systems, made by Crikey Aphrodite. The corset is displayed on a dress form, and this corset was made for a client who needs discreet access to her iliostomy bag.
Wearing Corsets with a Stoma – Interview with Kitty
Kitty is a writer based in Canada, who runs the site Girly-Girl's Ileostomy Blog - a no-nonsense explanation of life
A screenshot from an episode of Hirschhausens Quiz Des Menschen. The doctor shows an MRI of a pregnant body with a baby inside, the baby looks to be around 9 months pregnant with the head engaged in the pelvis, and the colon is seen extremely compressed and moved out of place.
Dr. Oz Investigates Waist Training: My Response
On February 12, celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz took on the topic of waist training for a second time in his
Ethel Granger without corset bare waist
Dependence on Corsets – Can you ever stop wearing a corset?
There is this false theory that "once you start using corsets, you can never take them off". I remember one
A screenshot from an episode of Hirschhausens Quiz Des Menschen. The doctor and tightlaer Eden stand beside a large screen where there are two MRI images of Eden, with her uncorseted figure on the left and her corseted figure on the right. This image is behind her peritoneal cavity, showing her kidneys and lungs. Dr. Hirschhausen explains how the lungs and kidneys haven’t moved much between the two images.
Corset Wearer’s Organs Illuminated by MRI
  I can hardly contain my excitement! For the first time, we have public information as to what happens to
Corsets and the Victorian Fainting Culture
In a previous article, we discussed how feeling faint or light headed is caused by the brain not being properly
Do Corsets Carry any Health Risks?
I can and have talked for hours on this subject, but writing a dedicated article on corset health risks is undoubtedly
Weighing in on “The Corset Diet”
The first time I heard about the “Corset Diet” was late last year (2013), and at first I didn't quite
Should you Work Out in your Corset?
I often receive inquiries from people wanting to specifically buy a "work out" or "exercise" corset. I'm not entirely sure
When to Consider an Overbust Corset – and When to Pass
In the past, I have quickly outlined why, if you would like to wear corset on a daily basis, you
Lucy Corsetry demonstrates a bicycle crunch, with her right elbow up and touching her left knee, while lying on her back.
Shapewear Squeezes your Organs? My response.
A few days ago, HuffPost released this article on how stretch shapewear and compression wear are associated with various health risks,
Corsets and their Effect on Muscle Tone, Sculpting & Flexibility
Corseting obviously affects many parts of the body, some systems more obviously than others. One of the more obvious parts
X-rays from “Le Corset” (1908) Explained
Lucy's note (September 4, 2023)  - ten years after the original post was published, Dr. Rebecca Gibson debunked the x-rays