👉 WHAT IS PECTUS EXCAVATUM? It is when the sternum is sunken in the chest. Sometimes, the lower ribs might flare out too. Severe cases can eventually cause problems with the function of the heart and lungs. It mainly worsens after the puberty growth spurt, when the posture of adolescences gets worse. ❓HOW OFTEN DOES IT OCCUR? According to research, it is projected to occur in one of every 300-400 births. It is more frequent in males than in females. The ratio is about 3:1. Sunken chest is the most common type of congenital chest wall deformity (90% of all chest deformities are diagnosed as pectus excavatum). ❓IS PECTUS EXCAVATUM A DISEASE? No, it is not a disease. You can't get "infected" with pectus excavatum by being coughed on, sneezed on, touched, or kissed by someone who has it. It is a genetic structural deformity of the anterior thoracic chest wall. Every single scientific article about pectus excavatum classifies it as deformity. ❓HOW/WHEN DID YOU KNOW YOU HAD PECTUS EXCAVATUM? Let us know in the comments! 👇 Created by Mihail Veleski, author of Breathe Deeper. PectusExcavatumFix.com











