Have you ever seen a child with a depression in the center of their chest? Pectus excavatum — known commonly as funnel chest — occurs when the breast bone appears sunken into the chest cavity. It’s ...

Pectus excavatum is a condition in which the breastbone grows inward, giving the chest a caved-in look. Also known as funnel chest or sunken chest, it is found both in children and adults, but it is ...

Dr. Jeff Dehmer sees multiple patients each year who have a condition called pectus excavatum, where a person’s chest bows in and can slowly start to compress the heart and lungs. The pediatric ...

When Brock Jones took his shirt off at a pool party with some friends last summer, he didn't think twice about his sunken chest cavity—until a friend pointed it out. "Why is there a big hole in your ...

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During the summer between seventh and eighth grades, my body started to feel strange. I got my period for the first time. Acne erupted on my face, and I forced myself to remember to apply deodorant ...

Researchers at UCSF Children’s Hospital in San Francisco have launched a groundbreaking study to determine whether a new procedure using magnets can correct sunken chest, the most common congenital ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – SPCA Florida recently corrected the chest cavity of a 4-month-old kitten that came from another shelter needing what SPCA called “an intense medical procedure.” The kitten, named ...