A woman has revealed how she has "corset-trained" her body down to a minuscule 16-inch waist - and she's not stopping there!
Speaking to the Daily Star, 26-year-old Sammy - who also goes by the Instagram handle @curvaceous_sammm - says she has spent the last two years binding her stomach with waist trainers in an attempt to achieve the "perfect hourglass figure".
Without a corset, Sammy says that her waist now measures a tiny 22-inches - which is eight inches down from her 30-inch starting figure.
However, despite being able to close her 16-inch corset, Sammy is still aiming to be able to fit into a 15-inch trainer.
Recording her progress for her 1.1K Instagram followers, Sammy says that corsets can achieve semi-permanent results by moving "floating" ribs and shifting organs.
And despite the process sounding unpleasant, Sammy insists that "It's only painful if you rush and don’t purchase a proper fitting corset."
She added: "If there's any pinching, numbness, pain, raw skin, large gaps at the ribs or hips when the corset is closed then those are signs of an ill-fitting corset."
And despite receiving support from her social media followers, Sammy revealed that her real-life partners can't stand her obsession.
"I have a husband that ran out on me, a boyfriend, and a man I s***w on the side on occasions, and neither of them like it," Sammy said.
The current world record for the smallest waist currently belongs to Cathie Jung, from the USA - who boasts a 21-inch unbound waist and can fit into a 15-inch corset.
However, despite being popular with some fanatics, Healthline.com states that using waist-trainers comes with several risks, including difficulty breathing, a weakened core, a weakened pelvic floor, and even organ damage.
Speaking to USA Today, spinal surgeon Dr. Paul Jeffords says: "Just because a celebrity promotes it doesn't mean that it's safe or that it works or that it's proven."
Dr. Tasneem Bhatia, an Atlanta physician, adds: "It just crams all of your organs together. So over a long period of time, wearing it too much and too frequently, it can cause damage too."