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From the WSJ 2004:

Lingerie maker Spanx Inc., meanwhile, is bringing out a $34 high-rise body-shaper this month called "Higher Power," and in the fall it plans to introduce high-waisted pants with a "slimming liner" inside. During the midriff-baring rage of recent years, Spanx tried making a low-rise control panty, but never got past the prototype stage. The result "wasn't pretty," says company owner Sara Blakely. "Whether you're a 0 or a 2, it created a bulge in the middle of the stomach."

Dr. Lloyd Krieger, a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon who specializes in tummy tucks, says he's seeing a shift in demand from clients who simply say "make me flat" -- referring to the pouch of fat just below the belly button -- to wanting "to be indented on the sides" as well. To oblige, Dr. Krieger performs an operation that usually costs $7,000 to $10,000 and involves cutting along the bikini line, removing excess belly fat and then cinching in the waist muscles so the skin curves into an hourglass. In the past 18 months, Dr. Krieger says, his waist-in procedure business has risen 30%. "Straight is out," he says.

For women who want to go the less-invasive route, there's always exercise -- though there doesn't seem to be a consensus about how to create the hourglass effect. Jorge Cruise, a weight-loss coach in San Diego, says the best plan is to twist the torso back and forth, strengthening the oblique muscles that run along the side of the torso. But personal trainer Melyssa St. Michael of Bentonville, Ark., says twisting exercises can actually bulk up muscles and add to the waist. For her clients who ask for the "Champagne-glass look," she suggests a different exercise she calls the mountain climber. (Start in a push-up position, then jump alternate feet forward, toward your hands.)