Chicken breast is a kind of chest deformity, which is named because it protrudes forward near the xiphoid process of the chest, especially like chicken breast. Severe chicken breasts generally require surgical treatment. In the past, some ribs or costal cartilage were cut off and then re-stitched to achieve a normal chest appearance. Minimally invasive surgery is to reshape the deformed chest into a nearly normal shape with steel plates under thoracoscope. After a long time, the chest will be shaped according to the predetermined shape, and the chest will not rebound after removing the steel plate.

Chicken breast refers to the breast of a chicken or pigeon, so it is called chicken breast. It is the second common chest deformity in the anterior chest wall, which is less common than funnel chest. The main reason is congenital dysplasia, and the acquired factor is malnutrition, which is secondary to chest diseases, such as congenital heart disease. Treatment: 1. Surgery is the main treatment. It is generally believed that severe deformity can be operated after 3 years old. Surgical indications: Generally speaking, patients with mild symptoms do not need surgery, and those with orthopedic equipment failure, obvious symptoms and obvious impairment of lung function should be treated by surgery in time. Surgical methods: Traditional corrective surgical methods include sternal turnover and sternal subsidence. In recent years, a minimally invasive operation for chicken breast, namely anti-Nuss operation, has achieved good results. 2. Orthopedic treatment of chest compressions. For younger and less deformed children, external instruments can be used, such as wearing a special orthopedic vest to reduce deformity. 3, do exercises to correct deformities, chest expansion exercises and so on.

Unilateral chicken breast can be treated by operation or non-operation The specific treatment plan should be selected according to the degree of the patient's chicken breast. For mild unilateral chicken breast, some corrective appliances can be used to correct it. Wearing these appliances for a long time may improve the symptoms of unilateral chicken breast. For severe unilateral chicken breast, surgery is needed.