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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ravitch <span style=\"color:#92e6f1\">Procedure\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c75762d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c75762d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aeb2abf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aeb2abf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a346c55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a346c55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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https:\/\/pectus.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ravitch-scaled-1-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/pectus.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ravitch-scaled-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pectus.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ravitch-scaled-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pectus.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ravitch-scaled-1-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2c2e76 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c2c2e76\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdb6e3a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cdb6e3a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a6f993 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a6f993\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Procedure<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad13d1f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ad13d1f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caab52e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"caab52e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>About the procedure<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12a72e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"12a72e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why would the Ravitch procedure be needed?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-472a8c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"472a8c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contentRect-aVg9o copyableElem-3MDgL fontCopyableElemTab-2p2c_\" tabindex=\"0\" data-auto=\"contentRect\" data-copytype=\"Content\" data-logtype=\"content\" data-fontinfo=\"Josefin Sans\"><div class=\"defaultBlock-3WQYo\">While the Ravitch procedure is done very seldom these days, it may be required for older patients with the chest deformity, pectus excavatum. Pectus excavatum is a defect in which the cartilage that holds the ribs to the breastbone is abnormal, causing the chest to look sunken or caved in.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"defaultBlock-3WQYo\">Pectus excavatum often causes difficulty with exercise and physical activities due to breathing problems, fatigue, chest pain, rapid heartbeat or heart palpitations and frequent respiratory infections. Depending on the severity of the deformity symptoms can range from mild to severe. Beyond the health complications, this deformity can cause issues with self-esteem due to the appearance of the chest. For these reasons, Dr Schewitz may suggest corrective surgery.<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-565976b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"565976b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29644fe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"29644fe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac3deea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ac3deea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How is this procedure done?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af57bc7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"af57bc7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a55d737 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a55d737\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62adbde elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62adbde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"content-1ObEW\" data-auto=\"textContent\">The Ravitch procedure is done by making an incision into the chest to remove the defective cartilage. The breastbone (sternum) is then moved into its correct position, which may require it to be fractured. For more complex deformities, a mesh support structure may be used. The removed cartilage will regrow in the next 4-6 weeks.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d81b2f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6d81b2f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d2045d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3d2045d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"381\" src=\"https:\/\/pectus.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ravitch2-400x381-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1556\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pectus.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ravitch2-400x381-1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/pectus.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ravitch2-400x381-1-300x286.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pectus.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ravitch2-400x381-1-200x191.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea5402d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ea5402d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"381\" src=\"https:\/\/pectus.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ravitch3-400x381-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1557\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pectus.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ravitch3-400x381-1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/pectus.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ravitch3-400x381-1-300x286.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pectus.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ravitch3-400x381-1-200x191.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8d7a93 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a8d7a93\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7998ce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d7998ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ac2ca5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8ac2ca5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What can be expected after surgery in terms of recovery?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f98fec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f98fec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>With Dr Ivan Schewitz\u2019s extensive experience in the treatment of children and adults with pectus carinatum, he is compassionate in explaining the conditions to his patients, taking the time to answer any of their questions and advising the best surgical treatment options for their unique case.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>As a highly specialised cardiothoracic surgeon with extensive experience in pectus deformity correction, Dr Schewitz may advise external bracing, the Reverse-Nuss (otherwise known as Abraham procedure) or Ravitch procedure for correction of pectus carinatum.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60a7c55 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"60a7c55\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ab7236 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" 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