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Flat Front Finish

The two main figure types discussed here are the ‘full tummy’ and the ‘spare tyre’. To differen›ate between the two, consider what a tyre would look like wrapped around your waist. In this case, the fullness would be spread evenly around the torso on the high hip. For a full tummy, the fullness tends to be predominantly at the front of the figure, with the centre back being flat or hollow. Please note that we could measure these two figures and their measurements could be iden›cal – the difference between them is only apparent when we view the body in person. The

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