Curved ribs?!


Question:

Curved ribs?

I need a doctor's opinion; Lately i have realized that my body is a kind of curvy(i'm a boy). At first I thought my hips were big but later i realized that my ribs were actually growing inwards. It has been affecting my breathing lately and i'm kind of depressed because it looks like a girl's body. Do i need an operation?


Answers:

What you describe is called Pectus Excavatum.

It can be corrected by a surgery called the Nuss Procedure.

This is a very good web site to answer your questions, and a hospital and Surgeon who does this surgery with very good results.

Get your parents and Church, school and government agencies support to get to the treatment you need.

Write the Hospital in this site, and the Surgeon to explain the problem and ask for treatment or the name of a treatment center that does this procedure near you.

You need to act now to correct it.

http://www.chkd.org/services/nussprocedu...




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