https://www.pectus.com/ https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/329-chkd-surgeons-use-vacuum-bell-device-to-treat-pectus-excavatum https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/329-chkd-surgeons-use-vacuum-bell-device-to-treat-pectus-excavatum Surgeons at Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters (CHKD) have fitted a patient with a device that might eliminate the need for surgery in some patients with one... ]]> Sat, 14 Feb 2015 17:04:34 +0000 329 2015-02-14 https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/397-teen-lifts-himself-to-health https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/397-teen-lifts-himself-to-health And now the 6-foot-4 Taylor has become a stud. He said the surgeon had advised him to do weight training to build up his chest muscles. A stronger chest... ]]> Fri, 08 Jan 2016 17:09:45 +0000 397 2016-01-08 https://photos.pectus.com/original/d3/2e/d5/web1-60-web-63-1452273000.jpg https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/351-chkd-surgery-gives-man-the-gift-of-deep-breaths https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/351-chkd-surgery-gives-man-the-gift-of-deep-breaths Cole was born with a chest deformity that caused his breastbone to press down on his lungs and heart. He'd been through three surgeries - at 5, 15 and... ]]> Sun, 05 Apr 2015 12:57:12 +0000 351 2015-04-05 https://photos.pectus.com/original/5e/19/c3/1802171000-3-1428238661.jpg https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/450-virginia-hospital-opens-nuss-center-for-chest-wall-deformities https://www.pectus.com/pectus-news/450-virginia-hospital-opens-nuss-center-for-chest-wall-deformities Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters (CHKD) recently unveiled a space dedicated to the evaluation and treatment of chest wall deformities in children and young adults. The new Nuss Center... ]]> Wed, 03 Aug 2016 02:28:10 +0000 450 2016-08-03 https://photos.pectus.com/original/6a/a9/19/395016-63-1470191368.jpeg