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 Rib removal may be medically approved in several situations. If a rib is fractured in such a way that it might puncture a vital organ, it may be safer to remove it than wait for it to heal.^[1] A cancerous rib may be removed to stop the cancer spreading.^[1] Rib bone material may be used for a bone graft.^[1] The excess pressure of thoracic outlet syndrome may be reduced by rib removal.^[1] Major surgery to the thoracic cavity, such as open heart surgery, may require removal of ribs to allow access to the organ being operated on

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To make Eve i guess,

country bumpkin

LOL...Great answer.

Jh, It is a fact !  Dolly Parton had a few ribs removed to make her waist even smaller !  It was like a scene out of Gone With the Wind, only worse . Ha Ha.

Colleen

How can you say "it's a fact", when Dolly herself, has denied the rumor?

A friend of mine has an extra rib. She has been warned if she ever has to have cpr that it would probably kill her. Weird huh?

To make a woman. Old story. Now they're removing our wallets!