Jingjing is one year old and has recently completed surgery for congenital heart disease (CHD), which was very successful. From the day they found out Jing Jing had congenital heart disease, her parents had been in a very nervous state, and after the surgery, the stone weighing on their hearts was finally solved. However, soon after the surgery, the problem that distressed Jingjing’s parents emerged again, as the child’s chest had a significant bulge in the incision area, also known as “chicken chest”. The problem of precocious heart disease was solved, but the “chicken chest” appeared again, which is a worrying thing for the girl! Why does a chicken chest appear after surgery? Although a small, minimally invasive incision can be made on the right side, many complex heart diseases require a median sternotomy, where the sternum is sawn through the middle of the sternum and then sutured together with PDSII silk or steel wire at the end of the surgery. However, the sternum in younger patients is cartilaginous, and when these pediatric patients undergo surgery, the cartilage, which is inherently less rigid, is lifted during the silk suture pulling process, eventually creating a bulging sternum. How to properly treat pectus excavatum? Parents do not need to worry too much when faced with a bulging sternum, it is not a serious problem. The child’s skeleton is still in a state of continuous development and has a very strong shaping, with the development of the body, the augmented sternum will gradually return to normal, this process will take about two years. For children with more obvious augmentation or chicken chest, a chicken chest treatment device can be used after surgery to flatten and fix the sternum to make it grow flat and beautiful. The chicken breast treatment device will be used after discharge from the hospital, and the band should be tightened (so that the skin is not not strangled red) and should be worn continuously for 6 months. The hot weather in summer can cause the growth of prickly heat and eczema, and the wearing time can be reduced appropriately. For older children, non-surgical self-correction training, such as chest expansion exercises and push-ups, can be performed after surgery. Pay attention to the supervision of the affected child continued exercise, in order to quickly recover from the disease have a happy childhood. Warm tips: Not all precordial disease surgery after surgery will appear chicken chest, the occurrence of chicken chest has a relationship with the mode of surgery and personal constitution. If a corpus cavernosum occurs, there is no need to be overly nervous. You can observe and perform corrective training first to help the child recover. In severe cases, you can wear a chicken chest control device.