DENVER, Colo. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – One in 400 babies born today will have a deformity called pectus excavatum, or sunken chest. While most of the defects are improved before the baby turns one, some ...

DENVER (CBS4)- A fourth grader from Parker has a steel bar behind her sternum. It was surgically placed there to push her sunken chest into a normal position. With the fix, Mackenzie Kurko is ...

A teenager from Hawaii traveled to Denver for chest surgery. He will be heading home with a new body image and confidence after having his sunken chest pushed into a normal position. When Kai Kaahui ...

It's not just cosemetic, but a serious health problem. Sunken chest, or petus excavatum, is a condition where ribs develop abnormally and the sterum is pushed back putting dangerous amounts of ...

Pectus excavatum (sunken chest) is a condition where the breastbone grows inward, creating a dent in the chest. Sometimes called "funnel chest," this occurs when the breastbone (sternum) and ribcage ...

Researchers at UCSF Children's Hospital in San Francisco have launched a groundbreaking study to determine whether a new procedure using magnets can correct sunken chest, the most common congenital ...

About 1 in 500 people has a concave chest wall, a condition known as pectus excavatum, or sunken chest. A new experimental procedure could provide... Magnets May Pull Kids With Sunken Chests Out Of ...

Teenager Ryan Dolan is receiving a life-changing treatment for his chest condition – and his family say it has made the world of difference. He was 12 when he was diagnosed with pectus excavatum, a ...

DENVER, CO (KCNC ) — A teenager from Hawaii traveled to Denver for chest surgery. He will be heading home with a new body image and confidence after having his sunken chest pushed into a normal ...