The treatment of baby funnel chest should take non-surgical treatment and surgical treatment according to the severity of the disease.
1. Non-surgical treatment: including negative pressure suction cups, physical therapy, etc., generally applicable to mild patients.
2. Surgical treatment: it is further divided into traditional surgery and minimally invasive surgical correction.
(1) Traditional surgery includes sternal lift, sternal reversal, sternal reversal with tibia, and so on. The main purpose of surgery is to fix the deformity by lifting the depressed sternum upward.
(2) Minimally invasive surgical correction: It is the most widely used surgical method at present. A prefabricated molded steel plate is used to apply an outward thrust to the sternum at the lowest point of the sternal depression. The steel plate usually needs to be retained in the body for 2 to 3 years and then removed according to the correction.
Moderately severe funnel chest will compress the heart, lungs and other vital organs, affecting normal life, it is recommended to consult a doctor in time for treatment under the guidance of the doctor.