The purpose of pectus excavatum repair surgery is to correct the deformity to improve physical appearance, posture, and breathing.

a type of surgery performed to correct pectus excavatum, a deformity of the front of the chest wall with depression of the breast-bone (sternum) and rib (costal) cartilages.

also called "funnel chest repair" or "chest deformity repair

Pectus excavatum is a malformation of the chest in which the patient's breastbone, or sternum, is sunken inward.

Specific pectus excavatum surgery risks may include lung collapse (pneumothorax) and the recurrence of the funnel chest. Bar displacement may occasionally require repositioning.