On April 15, Hoan My Saigon Hospital has just treated successfully a chest concave case with a metal lift for Mr. LHK, 21 years old, living in Ca Mau.
According to doctors, the concave (concave of the sternum) or the funnel chest is a deformation caused by the abnormal growth of some ribs and sternum, causing the chest to sink.
This is a deformity acquired chest wall in children, difficult to detect in infancy, more common in men than in women. The concave symptoms will begin to become apparent as the baby grows up until puberty.
Sharing with the reporter of the Law Informant, Mr. K.’s mother said: “At the age of 16, I discovered that my child had a deep concave, while when I was 3-4 years old, there was no obvious indentation”.
By the age of 18, with symptoms of fatigue, frequent pains during strenuous activities, with the consultation of a doctor, Mr. K. decided to conduct a surgical method of sternum shaping with bar metal at Hoan My Saigon hospital.
The concave chest image of the disease was recorded by doctors before surgery.
Specialist 2 Cao Minh Thong, Department of Cardiology and Cardiology of the Chest, said: “In recent years, to effectively treat the concave condition, improve the aesthetics and prevent complications caused by concave images. In terms of health, doctors have used metal lift chest surgery (Nuss method).
This metal bar has the effect of lifting and fixing the chest through endoscopic surgery. After surgery, the chest will be normal in shape, not flattened … ”
Dr Thong adds that the sternum is too forced back, causing certain effects on heart and lung function.
People with concave chest often have typical symptoms such as shortness of breath, chest tightness, chest area clearly showing deep indentations, making them unsightly in communication and living, which significantly affects psychology and health.
Severe conditions of the concave can cause heart and lung pressure due to the concave depressions displacing the heart, affecting respiratory function due to limited thoracic volume, the thorax is not expanding well enough to ensure Save volume for the lungs, reducing the amount of air that the patient can inhale.
Doctors examine patients after surgery.
In Mr. K.’s case, doctors have conducted surgery to remove metal bar to lift the chest after more than 2 years of performing chest plastic surgery. Mr. K.’s condition after the bar-concave surgery was completely healthy, although he still limited strenuous activities.
After the surgery, Mr. K. and his family are extremely happy when the chest indentation has been completely resolved, the chest is naturally rounded, regardless of the lift bar as before. The success of the treatment process helped him regain confidence, optimism and balance in life.
Also according to Dr. Thong, the natural progression of the chest indentation cannot go away on its own and tends to get worse, especially during puberty, due to the growth and hardening of bones and cartilage.
Doctor Thong recommends that parents when their children have abnormal chest manifestations should quickly bring their children to visit hospitals as soon as possible, to avoid health complications due to indentation. cause.
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