Your Child Underwent a Chest-Raising Procedure

During this chest-raising procedure, a provider makes several small cuts on each side of your child’s chest and inserts a metal bar. This bar is curved and fits under the breastbone to lift it. Your child gets general anesthesia for this minimally invasive surgery.

Pectus carinatum is a condition where the breastbone (sternum) and/or ribs stick out of your child’s chest. It may be mild or severe. It usually appears at 1 or 2 years old and becomes more noticeable as your child grows. It occurs more often in boys than girls. Pectus carinatum affects about 1 in 1,500 children, and it may become more severe during puberty when bones and cartilage grow rapidly. 가슴필러

Your child will get general anesthesia for this procedure, which takes about 3 to 4 hours. They will stay in the hospital overnight or longer if needed.

A therapist may use percussion with your child during CPT to stimulate the muscles in the chest wall and increase chest expansion. A therapist may also teach your child how to do this at home.

Performing chest raises helps to strengthen and tone the muscles in your arms and shoulders. Once your child is comfortable with the basic chest-raise exercise, you can increase the intensity of this strength-training exercise by alternating their arms.

Instead of raising and lowering both arms at the same time, have them raise just one arm before bringing it back down to their starting position. This increases the amount of time that your child’s muscles must work, making it more challenging.