Gallery
15 year old boy with severe asymmetric pectus carinatum with measurements taken taken before and after starting a bracing program with measurements taken to assess degree of forward projection.
Pre Brace
After 12 weeks of bracing treatment
14 year old boy with moderately severe symmetrical pectus carinatum with measurements taken before starting a bracing program (red marks elevation, green flattening and the black lines allows recording of the position of the maximum 'point' of pectus protrusion). At 6 months, the brace was being worn at night-time only.
Pre Brace
After 12 weeks of bracing treatment
Pre Brace
After 12 weeks of bracing treatment
15 year old boy with mild to moderate right-sided pectus carinatum before (to the left) starting a bracing program and 3 months after (to the right) having worn the brace essentially permanently. Following this assessment, he started removing the brace for 2-4 hours a day.
Pre Brace
After 12 weeks of bracing treatment
Pre Brace
After 12 weeks of bracing treatment
Pre Brace
After 12 weeks of bracing treatment
Pre Brace
After 12 weeks of bracing treatment
Pre Brace
After 12 weeks of bracing treatment
19 year old man with a mild moderate pectus excavatum before and approximately 2 years after MIRPE or Nuss procedure.
Pre Nuss procedure
2 years after Nuss procedure
A 24 year old woman with a severe symmetrical pectus carinatum deformity before and at her first 2 week appointment following discharge after an open pectus repair, a modified Ravitch operation.
Pre Open procedure
2 weeks after modified Ravitch operation
15 year old boy with a moderately severe asymmetric pectus carinatum before and 8 months after starting his bracing program. He was wearing the brace at night only and had achieved a 6.5 cm reduction in anteroposterior measurement (the distance from front to back) to give a normal more oval shaped chest.
Before starting the bracing program
After 8 months of bracing treatment
14 year old boy with a severe and quite complex pectus carinatum deformity with significant musculoskeletal problems involving his spine, shoulders and pelvis before and 5 months after wearing the brace. He has now started a custom designed physiotherapy program to target some of these other issues.
Pre brace
5 months after starting to wear a brace
Pre brace
5 months after starting to wear a brace
Pre brace
5 months after starting to wear a brace
Pre brace
5 months after starting to wear a brace
Pre brace
5 months after starting to wear a brace
15 year old boy with a severe pectus carinatum deformity and associated musculoskeletal problems including shoulder 'stooping' and pelvic rotation giving a pot belly appearance. Pictures before and 9 months after wearing the brace combined with an exercise program.
Pre-brace
Post-brace
Pre-brace
Post-brace