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lifewithpectus · 4 years ago
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Improve your pectus excavatum with these home workouts.
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lifewithpectus · 4 years ago
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I always wondered if the life expectancy changed for those with pectus excavatum
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lifewithpectus · 4 years ago
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Hey everyone, check out this list on famous people with PE. I never realized there were a few Olympic swimmers with the condition!
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lifewithpectus · 4 years ago
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What is pectus excavatum?
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Pectus excavatum is a chest wall deformity in both kids and adults in which there's an abnormality at the increase of the cartilage which connects the breastbone into the ribs.  Pectus excavatum ends in an indentation of their torso, which is frequently known as "funnel chest" or "sunken chest" .It happens in about 1/500 kids (more prevalent in boys than girls), and is frequently noticed a little dent in the torso after the kid is born. 
 As the child develops, the score often raises in size and thickness, till they become a young adult and quit growing altogether.
Indicators of pectus excavatum are frequently a blend of both physical and psychological.  Based on the seriousness, and prognosis of each individual, it can frequently lean 1 way or the other.  
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lifewithpectus · 4 years ago
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Women with Pectus Excavatum
Pectus excavatum (or funnel chest) is a condition where the chest wall is slightly caved in birth, and slowly gets worse with age up until puberty.
There is quite the gender divide between women and men with pectus excavatum. Studies show that girls develop pectus excavatum approximately five times less frequently than men, and when surgery is recommended by a physician, they frequently urge that cosmetic breast implants have been completed in conjunction with the fix to make a more "ideal" look.
Fixing sunken chest in women
Just like for guys, there are a number of methods to address women wanting to improve the expression of the pectus excavatum. The first alternative is always likely to be getting corrective surgery, whether it's that the Nuss or Ravitch procedure. These are typically performed on patients with a specific Haller indicator (or severity) of a particular level, so surgery is not often readily available to everyone. The second, non-surgical alternative is improve the look of the chest through corrective posture, vacuum treatment, and a few fitness.
Vacuum bell treatment for Ladies
We've talked to many women with pectus excavatum, and believe that the frustration they have when dealing with their bodies. Not only do they have less resources than men (obviously, since it is a lot more common in men), medical studies often skew towards guys, and vacuum fittings may oftentimes be difficult depending on breast shape and size.
Happily, non-surgical choices to boost pectus continue to be available, but will frequently return to getting a appropriate fitting vacuum bell designed specially for women. Should you decide to try out the non-surgical alternative, we put together an informative article on the best way to use a vacuum cleaner bell to help you to get the best outcomes.
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