Question 1

how can i get rid of pigeon chest?

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See answer: Pectins carinatum, or "pigeon chest", occurs in about 1 in 1, 000 teenagers and is more common in males. Most people with pectus anomaly accept and live happily with the shape of their chest. For others, it causes considerable psychological concerns: negative self-image and low self-confidence. After skeletal maturity (mid-teens), major surgery is the only way of correcting.

Question 2

i hav a pigeon chest.how do i get rid of it?

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Knock knees: The alignment of your chest is how your skelton formed as you developed.  In order to change the alignment of the bones you would need an osteotomy where the bone is cut and a plate & screws or other device is used to hold the new alignment until it heals in about 8 wks.  Unless you have pain from your alignment it may not be for you.

Question 3

i have pigeon chest. iam 23 yrs female treatment?

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Likely nothing: Pectus carinatum is best operated when young.
Unlikely to cause you physical trouble.
If not very exaggerated in the appearance, you likely should leave alone.
Thoracic surgeons and some pediatric thoracic surgeons are interested in, and expert, in the condition.

Question 4

pigeons chest - what are chest exercises to get rid of this?

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Unfortunately: Exercises have not been shown to help with pigeon chest or pectus carinatum.  Bodybuilding can help disguise the shape abnormality but it will not correct this.  Besides surgical correction, external bracing can be helpful but has to be done early on a person'd growth.  Best of luck.

Question 5

i have both a pigeon chest and a funnel chest. can i get this fixed? at what age are you too old to have this fixed?

Accepted Answer

Its cosmetic surg: Usually, chest deformities which are medically necessary to fix, cause symptoms before the age of 16 years old.  Bad deformities squeeze down on the heart, reducing diasystolic filling, and therefore reducing cardiac output.  If you have lived to 50 yo without cardiac compression, you are looking at cosmetic surgery.

Question 6

if a person have pigeon chest is he medically fit?

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If  there are no: symptoms of shortness of breath or  rib  pain,  and Lung Function tests are normal, he is medically fit .

Question 7

sir if a person has pigeon chest ,is he medically fit?

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Yes: only very rarely, is a chest wall deformity so severe that it would impair physical performance.  These patients do not have any limitations generally.

Question 8

what is the definition or description of: pigeon chest?

Accepted Answer

Pectus excavatum: A "pigeon chest" is otherwise known as pectus excavatum.  In this condition, the anterior to posterior dimensions of the chest cavity are reduced when the sternum is relatively sunken in.  In severe cases, surgery can be done to correct the condition.

Question 9

what causes the pigeon chest deformity?

Accepted Answer

Longitudinal growth: When parasternal cartillage has accelerated longitudinal growth at the time that the sternum still maturing, the sternum many deflect anteriorly (carinatum, pigeon) or posteriorly (excavatum).

Question 10

sir, when does pigeon chest(pectus carinatum) stops growing?

Accepted Answer

: All features of a persons skeletal structure stop growing when they reach bony maturity. In males this is 17-18  in most cases.

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