However, not all doctors agree with the dangers of this concept. According to the Huffington Post, one company associated with this trend has become known by name: “The Corset Diet.”
The Corset Diet has put a modern spin on a once-dangerous practice. This method of reshaping the waistline is practiced by wearing a corset for a number of hours a day, beginning with a short period and leading up to 12 hours of wear.
Promoters of the product swear by its safety. In fact, its website promises “easy, fast and safe results” that are approved by both doctors and dieticians. The custom-made corsets boast a possible five-pound-a-week weight loss with a gradual shift to an hourglass-like figure.
The products promise comfort and a lack of constricted movement. This is important because ancient corsets caused harm through constriction itself. These products are even said to improve posture and self-esteem by helping wearers to feel more feminine.
So how in the world would an ancient concept like the corset find its way to modern times?
The Corset Diet website claims that that the idea for the corsets came from a television series entitled “The Diets That Time Forgot.” The series examined three consumers with weight loss goals. The trio was said to have engaged in old-time diets and practices dating back to the late 1800s and early 1900s. The supplier of The Corset Diet says corsets later sought to examine whether food or clothing played a part in this weight loss process.
Consequently, the company created corsets that are thought to be safer and not “tight-laced.” (That’s the term for ancient corsets that actually made women faint.) This may provide a safer general approach to the corset in general.