Pectus Excavatum - Funnel Chest Surgery

Interview with Dr. Donald Nuss about his developed procedure for pectus excavatum, that is, funnel chest.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Pectus
• Excavatum
• Funnel
• Chest
• surgery
• Nuss

[chancesGLEC14]

okay i have a funnel chest nd if i choose not to have the surgery will it be bad ??

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will there be anymore side effects as i get older will i grow up just fine or no??

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can it go away??

[calinkus]

@chancesGLEC14 Each person's condition is different but putting off makes is more difficult to have the procedure done later in life if later the condition changes. Dr. Nuss has only been doing this procedure about 15 years now and long term data is not available.

[00G456]

How much does this procedure cost?

[calinkus]

@00G456 In the States about 6 years ago, about $25,000.00 which extended visits over 3yearsfor followup.

[antongorillam]

@calinkus gonna do it in 2 weeks, free! god bless sweden :D

[calinkus]

@antongorillam Report back here after you get your procedure done. Share your experiences. This is a great way for others to learn the world over.

[allblakz11]

@antongorillam howcome it is free?

[knavic]

@chancesGLEC14 if your bones haven't fully developed then your P.E will continue to grow untill you have stopped growing. It depends on how severe your P.E is, I suggest get it looked at, your heart would most likely be at risk if anything was at risk. It doesn't go away, if your worried about the P.E cosmetically you can try working out. Building your chest and abdominal muscle will greatly improve the visual condition of your chest.

[MrAwaix]

i am 18 ND I GOT CHEAST FUNNEL CAN IT BE FIXED??

AND IS IT ALV IN PAKISTAN OR BAHRAIN??



[xNastyModz]

1 inch deap not dead

[xNastyModz]

mines is about 1 inch dead i think im 16 and if i sit down for about 30 i start having problems with it, i play games all day so i always have it im SCARED

[zamantha111996]

@MrSnorlaxFTW GET IT CHECKED OUT! If it's getting bigger you defiantly want to get it checked out.

[zamantha111996]

@harryd678 yes, very big. For me it ment life or death.

[zamantha111996]

@chancesGLEC14 never put it off, check it out. I had it when I was 9. The condition looked okay, but when the doctors took x-rays, they found out it was bad. When I went for the surgery, the surgeons said that my internal condition was so bad, that within the month my chest would have collapsed on my lungs or my sternum bone would have pierced my heart, either way, the outcome was deadly. I'm not saying yours is like that, you might just want to get it checked out if you haven't already.

[linsjphillips]

where is this hospital at?