Patient's question:
My son is 3 and a half years old. It was found that he has pigeon chest. The doctor told me to supplement calcium. So should I go for a check-up first to see if he is really calcium deficient? What should I do if my 3 and a half year old son is found to have pigeon chest?Doctor's answer:
If it's a chicken breast, there's no need to test it—definitely a calcium deficiency, so supplement it immediately. Generally, mild pigeon chest will gradually disappear with physical growth. Strengthen physical exercise, such as chest expansion exercises, push-ups, and head lifts, two to three times a day, to accelerate the correction of the deformity.Generally speaking, mild pigeon chest does not significantly affect the heart or lungs, and current surgical treatment for pigeon chest is not very satisfactory. Additionally, during the growth period of boys, strengthening chest muscle exercises to make them full and strong can improve the appearance of the protruding chest deformity. For girls after puberty, breast development also compensates for the chestbone deformity in appearance. Therefore, unless it's a severe deformity, surgical treatment is generally not recommended.