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If you have pectus excavatum, then do you have to exercise daily so it wont get any worser?
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No: Depends on age, depth, but generally as one grows older- stabilizes.
Answered 7/7/2013
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No: Pectus excavatum is a condition caused by cartilage growth issues which lead the sternum to stay depressed. Whether or not you exercise should have no effect on the growth pattern.
Answered 11/28/2017
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