Pectus Carinatum, sometimes known as 'pigeon chest' is a congenital deformity of the anterior chest wall, and occurs when the breast bone is pushed outward by an abnormal overgrowth of cartilage.

Pigeon chest affects around one in 1,500 people and is slightly less common than Pectus excavatum (when the sternum is depressed inwards). It is present at birth but often becomes more noticeable in early adolescence, when the ribcage and the rest of the body undergo growth spurts during puberty. Often both sides of the ribs are affected but in other cases it can appear asymmetrical with one side worse than the other.

The exact cause of pectus carinatum is unknown, though it’s largely attributed to abnormal cartilage overgrowth between the bony ribs and the breast plate, causing the sternum – the breastbone – to buckle outwards.

Pectus carinatum can appear as part of another condition like scoliosis, but is also associated with rarer musculoskeletal syndromes like Marfan syndrome.

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We have several satellite clinics in the UK in Central London (Harley Street), Bristol, Cambridge and Romford. Our clinic in Kingston–upon–Thames remains our headquarters and provides clinical treatments for positional plagiocephaly/ flat head syndrome, chest deformities, posture-related back pain and scoliosis.

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