Sternal augmentation after open heart surgery for adult congenital heart disease is usually caused by the destruction of sternal continuity, chicken chest, funnel chest, etc. The destruction of sternal continuity can be treated under the guidance of doctors, and chicken chest and funnel chest can be treated with surgery. 1. Breaking the continuity of sternum: when the patient undergoes surgery, the continuity of sternum is broken, which leads to the bulging of sternum, the patient can carry out exercise to strengthen the expansion of chest under the guidance of doctor, and usually, the patient can choose to rest in prone position, and the sitting posture should be correct or wear chest deformity corrector to correct it. 2. Chicken chest: it may be that the patient’s sternum is softer, and the cut in the center leads to chicken chest, which can be performed under the guidance of the doctor to remove the bulging part of the chest by thoracic rib sinking surgery, which is applicable to the original sternum surgery without compression to the heart. 3. Funnel chest: it may be the patient’s dyspnea after the removal of postoperative ventilator, the lower end of the sternum appeared to be depressed resulting in funnel chest, need to carry out thoracoscopic minimally invasive funnel chest orthopedic surgery, applicable to all types of funnel chest deformity. Patients are advised to pay attention to sitting posture, take more rest, and go to the hospital for regular checkups after open heart surgery. If there is any discomfort, it is recommended to go to the hospital for treatment in time.