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Will working out make pectus excavatum worse?

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NO: Pectus ex. Is a congenital deformity of the chest wall. If you build up your pec muscles the severity of the deformity may appear to be greater merely because the muscle is enlarged but it does not make the structural deformity worse.

Dr Mallia agreed

Answered 5/6/2019

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