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I am 20 year old . at the age of 13 or 15 i noticed unusual chest growth . i think it will corrected with age but i proved wrong . recently i search about it i think i may be suffering from pactus exvacatum or pactus carinatum .please guide me?
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Vague for comment: Without a better description of what you are asking about little comment is possible. Excavatum implies it looks caved in, carinatun suggest it bows out. You are welcome to start over.
Answered 11/8/2020
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