pectus excavatum - caved in chest

magnusson · Newbie Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 21

Hi, I am a 20 year old man, and I have pectus exavatum since my birth. Is it treatable? Could I fix it somehow? Is it safe? Does someone of you guys know something about it?

eveleen · Silver Member Joined: 06 Oct 2002 Posts: 250

Hello, Of course, it is treatable. But it can be corrected only with a surgery (or two).
The standard treatment for caved in chest involves wearing an body brace and undergoing two surgical procedures - one to remove extra cartilage in the rib cage and to insert a metal plate behind the sternum, and another, later on, to remove the plate. Bu there is an alternative to this. The new technique reconstructs the chest wall in one operation by using plastic mesh bands instead of a metal plate with a body brace. So as you see it is treatable.

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i had it as well bt i never went to have surgery i did things at home like get 2 chair pull them apart n do press up n go right though the chairs n go gym n do exercises for ur chest like flys or cross overs ive been doin this every day 4 6 weeks n u can harly see it any more.

pectus excavatum - caved in chest

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