https://pectus.com/ https://pectus.com/pectus-news/576-emirati-woman-receives-country-s-first-funnel-chest-corrective-surgery https://pectus.com/pectus-news/576-emirati-woman-receives-country-s-first-funnel-chest-corrective-surgery ABU DHABI: A young Emirati woman has become the first person in the UAE to undergo corrective surgery for “funnel” chest, a condition in which her sternum and ribs... ]]> Tue, 22 May 2018 18:13:11 +0000 576 2018-05-22 https://photos.pectus.com/original/de/3d/c3/691025-1-97-1527012803.jpg https://pectus.com/pectus-news/567-basketball-player-leads-team-after-pectus-excavatum-correction https://pectus.com/pectus-news/567-basketball-player-leads-team-after-pectus-excavatum-correction There’s adversity, and then there’s a four-hour-long operation with a side order of preparing to move away from the only place you’ve ever lived. Meet Bryce... ]]> Mon, 29 Jan 2018 20:07:57 +0000 567 2018-01-29 https://photos.pectus.com/original/ed/d4/6f/5a6cda76176e5image-15-1517256490.jpg https://pectus.com/pectus-news/566-dr-barry-e-losasso-announces-practice-move-from-california-to-new-jersey https://pectus.com/pectus-news/566-dr-barry-e-losasso-announces-practice-move-from-california-to-new-jersey Dr. Barry E. LoSasso, a leading pectus surgery specialist and pediatric surgeon, founder of the successful West Coast Center of Excellence for Pectus, has announced the relocation of his... ]]> Mon, 22 Jan 2018 18:27:16 +0000 566 2018-01-22 https://photos.pectus.com/original/78/1b/98/pressrelease-422529-1516553372-49-1516645644.jpg https://pectus.com/pectus-news/542-patients-now-have-more-say-in-experimental-treatments-when-should-doctors-say-no https://pectus.com/pectus-news/542-patients-now-have-more-say-in-experimental-treatments-when-should-doctors-say-no Besch’s sunken chest is due to a genetic condition the medical community calls “pectus excavatum.” It’s common, but Besch’s case is severe and it’s more than just cosmetic. He’s... ]]> Sat, 14 Oct 2017 18:34:56 +0000 542 2017-10-14 https://photos.pectus.com/original/cc/8f/38/Screen20Shot202017-10-1420at202325020PM-61-1508006108.png https://pectus.com/pectus-news/535-skinny-shaming-is-as-terrible-as-fat-shaming-let-these-real-life-stories-teach-you-why https://pectus.com/pectus-news/535-skinny-shaming-is-as-terrible-as-fat-shaming-let-these-real-life-stories-teach-you-why I am skinny. At 6 ft and 135 lb (182 cm, 61 kg), my BMI is 18.3, at the edge of clinically underweight. I’ve been this size since I... ]]> Thu, 05 Oct 2017 20:56:34 +0000 535 2017-10-05 https://photos.pectus.com/original/a0/f5/ab/b-57-1507237038.jpg https://pectus.com/pectus-news/495-nuss-surgery-helps-runner-achieve-his-goals https://pectus.com/pectus-news/495-nuss-surgery-helps-runner-achieve-his-goals On a recent afternoon, Nick Thatcher went out on a run without a shirt, striding easily, confidently, staying with a pack of Phoenix Desert Vista distance runners during their... ]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2017 13:49:45 +0000 495 2017-02-22 https://photos.pectus.com/original/58/d5/a1/636233188417854444-thatcher-65-1487771395.jpg https://pectus.com/pectus-news/480-pectus-excavatum-more-than-a-matter-of-aesthetics https://pectus.com/pectus-news/480-pectus-excavatum-more-than-a-matter-of-aesthetics A very good synopsis of pectus excavatum and the techiques for surgical repair.   ]]> Wed, 16 Nov 2016 12:32:59 +0000 480 2016-11-16 https://pectus.com/pectus-news/470-teen-undergoes-surgery-to-repair-sunken-chest https://pectus.com/pectus-news/470-teen-undergoes-surgery-to-repair-sunken-chest Tyler Steck is feeling more self-confident these days and breathing a little easier. The 13-year-old will no longer be hesitant to take off his shirt around... ]]> Sat, 08 Oct 2016 17:08:48 +0000 470 2016-10-08 https://photos.pectus.com/original/c0/b6/89/Screen20Shot202016-10-0820at201101320PM-57-1475946639.png https://pectus.com/pectus-news/467-non-bacterial-thrombotic-endocarditis-in-the-right-atrium-caused-by-pectus-excavatum https://pectus.com/pectus-news/467-non-bacterial-thrombotic-endocarditis-in-the-right-atrium-caused-by-pectus-excavatum An interesting case where a "tumor" was removed from a 4 year old girl's heart which was actually just a recurrent thrombus brought on by the compression from the... ]]> Thu, 29 Sep 2016 11:58:00 +0000 467 2016-09-29 https://pectus.com/pectus-news/459-michael-mihuc-discusses-cody-miller-and-life-with-pectus-with-local-news https://pectus.com/pectus-news/459-michael-mihuc-discusses-cody-miller-and-life-with-pectus-with-local-news Our own Michael Mihuc disusses life with pectus with the local news. HTML5 video not supported by your browser ... ]]> Thu, 01 Sep 2016 16:16:32 +0000 459 2016-09-01