Model achieved a 20 inch waist by wearing a corset 23 hours a day

Curvy model Aleira Avendano achieved an eye-watering 20-inch waist - wearing a corset 23 hours a day.

Aleira, from Caracas, Venezuela, has been wearing the body-shaping garment for the last six years and even refers to it as her second skin.

However, doctors warn that she could be doing her body damage Indeed, Dr Andres Ruiz said she should stop the training immediately .

According to Mail Online; The 25-year-old model began waist-training while still in her teens and now with her enhanced 34DD breasts she draws stares wherever she goes. She said: 'People stop what they're doing and stare - everywhere I go I get attention. 'People shout at me in the street - they can't believe that my figure is real. But wearing a corset took some getting used to - at first it was terrible anduncomfortable .