This procedure is generally used to correct Pectus Carinatum; a deformity of the chest that is basically the opposite of Pectus Excavatum. The modified version of this procedure involves a large incision across the chest used for removal of deformed cartilage and repositioning of the sternum to its normal position. ("Department of Surgery - Modified Ravitch Procedure," n.d.) Due to the severity of the scar caused by the Ravitch and the fact that I was a solid candidate for the less invasive procedure, my family and I, along with the advice of my surgeon chose the Nuss procedure to correct my chest
This procedure is generally used to correct Pectus Carinatum; a deformity of the chest that is basically the opposite of Pectus Excavatum. The modified version of this procedure involves a large incision across the chest used for removal of deformed cartilage and repositioning of the sternum to its normal position. ("Department of Surgery - Modified Ravitch Procedure," n.d.) Due to the severity of the scar caused by the Ravitch and the fact that I was a solid candidate for the less invasive procedure, my family and I, along with the advice of my surgeon chose the Nuss procedure to correct my chest