It can become very serious. Over time your chest sinks farther and farther in, and it is always a good idea to start treatments before the bones begin to harden. Bracing is by far the less intrusive way to treat. Surgery and other alternate methods can be very intense and extremely painful. Many people have found bracing to be very successful.
A brace that has received very good reviews is a Pectus Excavatum brace designed by LaceIT called LaceIT PE.
Pectus excavatum is a malformation of the chest in which the patient's breastbone, or sternum, is sunken inward.
The purpose of pectus excavatum repair surgery is to correct the deformity to improve physical appearance, posture, and breathing.
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a type of surgery performed to correct pectus excavatum, a deformity of the front of the chest wall with depression of the breast-bone (sternum) and rib (costal) cartilages.
A pediatrician diagnoses pectus excavatum after observing a child when he or she inhales, exhales, and rests. The pediatrician also calculates the depth of the chest from front to back using x rays.
In the United States, pectus excavatum is the most common chest wall deformity observed in children, occurring more commonly in boys than in girls.
If your willing to be dedicated with Bracing, it can correct it over time. Bracing helps tremendously with the rib flaring, but it definitely depends on the type of brace that you use. An orthotic company called LaceIT has a brace specifically for it, and I have heard very good reviews about it from Pectus Excavatum sufferers. To find out more check out the Related Link below. Also, some other resources:http://befitpersonaltraining.blogspot.com/2009/05/exercising-and-pectus-excavatum-how-to.html http://pectusinfo.com/board
Specific pectus excavatum surgery risks may include lung collapse (pneumothorax) and the recurrence of the funnel chest. Bar displacement may occasionally require repositioning.
A few patients with Marfan may have a pectus excavatum on one side of their chest and a pectus carinatum on the other.
I also have a pectus excavatum. If i were you, I would ask my doctor. There are many ways to fixing this such as a brace that you wear that eventually fixes the problem.
No. Scoliosis is abnormally large curvature of the spine. Pectus exacavatum is a deformity of the sternum (breast bone). The two are unrelated.
Pectus excavatum is the medical term meaning sunken-in chest.Pneumothorax