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Pigeon chest
Pigeon chest (pectus carinatum) is a feature in which the front central part of a person's chest sticks out forwards, resembling the protruding breastbone area of a pigeon. Usually, pigeon chest is a feature that a person is born with, and becomes more prominent in appearance as he grows from childhood to adulthood.
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A 48-year old asked:
I have pigeon's chest. Is this a common condition?
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A 39-year old asked:
How pigeon chest is treated in adults?
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A 37-year old asked:
Pigeon chest goes away with puberty?
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A 43-year old asked:
What causes the pigeon chest deformity?
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A 42-year old asked:
Is a pigeon chest and barrel chest the same thing?
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A 40-year old asked:
Can pigeon chest (pectus carniatum) go away on its own?
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A 40-year old asked:
Can you tell me if I do surgery on pigeon chest, how long will it take?
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A 21-year old male asked:
Sir can person do a job in foreign having pigeon chest as required pre employment medical/?
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A 37-year old asked:
Is there a name for my chest deformity? Barrel or pigeon chest or medical name? It sticks out
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A 50-year old asked:
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?
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A 20-year old male asked:
Sir if a person has pigeon chest and his age is our 22 years. is there any chance to cure this other than surgery????
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A 34-year old female asked:
After a nights sleep, I have a nagging pain in the middle of my chest where my pigeon chest protrudes. I am worried about this.?
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A 21-year old male asked:
Sir if a person has pigeon chest,and there is no problem of respiration as well as any other problem with him, is he medically fit????
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A 49-year old asked:
Pigeons chest - what are chest exercises to get rid of this?
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A 43-year old asked:
I need genetic information about being "barrel chested" or "pigeon chested"?
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A 45-year old asked:
How to cure pigeon chest?
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A 21-year old male asked:
If a person have pigeon chest is he medically fit?
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A 21-year old male asked:
Sir if a person has pigeon chest ,is he medically fit?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Pigeon chest?
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A 45-year old asked:
Can i workout by doing chest exercises to improve pigeon chest?
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A 50-year old asked:
What to do if I have pigeon chest, what to do to make it more invisible ?
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A 21-year old male asked:
Sir if a person has pigeon chest,how to minimize that chest??? and is he medically fit?????
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A 21-year old male asked:
Sir please tell me what are the severe conditions of pigeon chest? and if a person has no problem having pigeon chest is he medically fit or not?
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A 20-year old male asked:
How can I get rid of pigeon chest?
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A 23-year old female asked:
I have pigeon chest. Iam 23 yrs female treatment?
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A 35-year old asked:
My chest seems to "go in" rather than stay straight. Some people call it a pigeon chest. How to fix this?
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A female asked:
Daughter has slight pigeon chest; has recently experienced pain and discomfort to touch skinshould I be worried?
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A 21-year old male asked:
Sir if a person is civil engineer can he do a job in abu dhabi or dubai,foreign ,having pigeon chest as required pre employment medical???
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A 19-year old male asked:
I hav a pigeon chest.How do I get rid of it?
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A 18-year old male asked:
Sir, When does Pigeon chest(pectus carinatum) stops growing?
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