Pectus Carinatum – Surgery

Surgery for pectus carinatum is an option for patients that have reached adulthood and there is no chest elasticity, making the brace treatment is ineffective.
The modified Ravitch procedure is a surgical operation that involves removing the abnormal cartilages and placing the breastbone in a normal position within the chest. The procedure is performed with general anaesthesia through a vertical midline incision just on top of the deformity. In some cases, the surgeon will need to break the breastbone so that they can reposition it accurately most of the times using a metal plate. The result following the procedure is usually very good and following a hospital stay of 4-5 days the patient can be discharged home.
Contact us now to arrange for a consultation and discuss further the surgical management of pectus carinatum.