{
  "id": 6462987,
  "title": "Online promotion could normalise 'extreme' rib contouring surgery",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/online-promotion-could-normalise-extreme-rib-contouring-surgery",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-09T18:49:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-10/rib-contouring-snatched-waist-ethical-concerns/107110374"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A cosmetic surgery procedure that reshapes and partially fractures the ribs is now being offered in Australia, after gaining popularity with influencers overseas. Experts warn social media promotion of the procedure could fuel pressure to achieve increasingly extreme body shapes.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}