Marked improvement in body image, physical stamina, post-surgical pectus patients report (EurekAlert!)

( Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters ) Patients who have had surgical correction of a chest wall deformity commonly known as funnel chest report marked improvement in body image and ability to exercise, according to a study published December in Pediatrics. “These results should prompt physicians to consider both the emotional and physical implications of correcting pectus excavatum,” …
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