Patient's question:
Muscle chest of a three-year-old baby, has been treated for two years. Is Tangdu Hospital the only specialized hospital for this?Doctor's answer:
Mild pigeon chest rarely causes symptoms of compression on the heart and lungs, so it does not require treatment. Only severe pigeon chest, which compresses the heart and lungs, impairs respiratory function, often leads to recurrent respiratory infections and bronchial asthma, and results in poor exercise tolerance and easy fatigue, may require surgical treatment.The surgical methods include:
(1) Anterior costal cartilage rotation with vascular pedicle or simple costal cartilage rotation,
(2) Costal rib.
Both surgeries are very major procedures, and the scars will be significant after surgery. The chest cage will also not return to the normal shape of a healthy child.