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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\">Nuss <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\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/pectus.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nuss-600x400-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1578\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pectus.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nuss-600x400-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pectus.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nuss-600x400-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pectus.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nuss-600x400-1-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/pectus.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nuss-600x400-1-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\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 Nuss 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\"><div>The Nuss procedure is done for severe cases of pectus excavatum in children, a chest deformity in which the breastbone is deformed leading to a sunken or caved in chest.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>Because the sunken chest puts pressure on the lungs and heart, this condition often causes difficulty with exercise and physical activities due to breathing problems, fatigue, chest pain, rapid heartbeat or heart palpitations and frequent respiratory infections. The Nuss procedure is considered as a correction for children with pectus excavatum<\/div><\/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\">During the Nuss procedure, Dr Schewitz will make two small incisions in the side of the chest. A stainless steel bar is then inserted behind the deformed breastbone and attached the outer edge of the ribs. The bar will then be turned to raise the breastbone. This bar is left in place to raise the breastbone and correct the deformity over 3 years. The bar is then removed.<\/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=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/pectus.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nuss5-320x202-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1579\" alt=\"Nuss procedure\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pectus.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nuss5-320x202-1.jpg 320w, https:\/\/pectus.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nuss5-320x202-1-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pectus.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nuss5-320x202-1-200x126.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/>\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=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/pectus.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nuss4-320x202-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1580\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pectus.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nuss4-320x202-1.jpg 320w, https:\/\/pectus.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nuss4-320x202-1-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pectus.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nuss4-320x202-1-200x126.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/>\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<p class=\"content-1ObEW\" data-auto=\"textContent\">Following the Nuss procedure, you will stay in the hospital for observation for the next few days, mainly for pain control. Before you go home, Dr Schewitz will prescribe you pain medication and tell you how to care for your incisions in the next few weeks.<\/p><p class=\"content-1ObEW\" data-auto=\"textContent\">In two weeks you will have a follow-up with him to ensure you are healing and recovering as you should. For the next 6 weeks, you will need to do breathing exercises. You will need to avoid strenuous activity and any physical activity that could cause an impact to the chest for the next 6 weeks until Dr Schewitz gives you the go-ahead.<\/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-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-e55d1ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e55d1ee\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/pectus.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nuss3-320x202-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1581\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pectus.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nuss3-320x202-1.jpg 320w, 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