Diagram 11. The foregoing record of the case was made at the first correction. A second corset was fitted five months later, and one year after the first record a second test was made with the results shown in diagram 11. Comparison of the two body outlines. the first in dotted lines, the second in black lines, shows the improvement in the body without corsets. The muscles of the abdomen have regained their tonicity to a gratifying extent and instead of allowing the abdominal contents to fall down and forward there is fairly good natural support.
Diagram 12. In diagram 12 comparison of the new corset outline in black and the new body outline, indicated by the dotted lines, shows that the abdomen does not fall forward more than one inch when the corset is removed. The natural abdominal measure has been reduced from 60 to 53 inches—the corset measure from 66 to 50 inches. The patient has lost 46 pounds in weight, can stand without difficulty, climb stairs, walk long distances, and is in very much better general health.
