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How come my left side of my chest larger than my right?
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Several reasons: Some people borb with one lung smaller than other, hypoplastic lung. Rib cage enlargement depends on lung volume. Pectus excavatum where sternum or breast bone depressed can be asymmetric causing difference in chest size. Large curvature of spine, scoliosis, can also distort chest.
Answered 3/7/2015
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