Hmm, thinking about it more, I'm starting to think that really can't be what she did. The diaphragm attaches to the ribs, and I don't think it's possible to remove ribs like that without basically killing or crippling someone.
So it probably is just a case of a lifetime corset wearer - someone at that age wouldn't be very comfortable standing around like that and wearing such tight clothes after an operation that invasive.
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