text: The Kardashians might be at the forefront of fashion trends, but apparently not the waist-trimmers, or 'girdles' as Sophie Falkiner calls them. Australian TV presenter, model and mother of two, Sophie Falkiner reveals she's been ahead of the trend, ten years before the Kardashians began Instagramming it. While Khloe Kardashian recently attributed the corset-like waist trainer as the tool behind her new, slim figure, Falkiner says she discovered the benefits while interviewing Hollywood plastic surgeons for a work assignment years ago. Scroll down for video . Slim Sophie: Sophie Falkiner says she has been cinching in her waist with girdles long before the Kardashians . Waist workout: Kim (left) and Khloe (right) Kardashian swear by corset-like waist trainers for slimming their waist . 'With any surgery, whether liposuction or trauma surgery, the surgeons all said it's important to wear protective gear afterwards,' she told Daily Mail Australia. 'So when you have a baby and have excess skin, all the surgeons in LA said that’s what they would recommend to their patients after having babies.' 'Wearing girdles really worked for me. The thicker, the better,' Falkiner has previously told Sydney Morning Herald. Bounce back: Jessica Alba also swore by girdles for getting back her pre-baby figure . Falkiner said that her sister, a nurse in Singapore, also noticed girdles were trending for quite some time in hospitals in Singapore as a common recommendation for  women needing a protective layer after a c-section. 'I don't believe in  cinching in your waist just because, but I do believe in high-waisted, good old fashioned Spanx after having baby,' she said. 'All my girlfriends who I've told since to do it have managed to get their bodies back after three months and they now swear by it.' Model mother: As a mother to two, Falkiner says having a tight Spanx like waist trimmer is key to her figure . While she says she isn't sure about the science behind it, she believes it definitely works - and  Jessica Alba also swore by it for getting her pre-baby bod back too. So if she does, it's definitely the real deal. 'Since then I've passed the Spanx around to all my girlfriends having babies,' she said. 'I don’t believe in starving yourself after, so while it takes a while to snap back in, you will feel better. And if you look good, you'll feel good,' says the trim, mother and presenter.
target: TV presenter Sophie Falkiner reveals she was into girdles long before the Kardashians made it cool .
  Falkiner says it's a secret all Hollywood plastic surgeons tell their patients .
  Jessica Alba is also said to swear by it for a trim post-baby body .