What is the right age to correct the chest deformity in Polands syndrome?
If the patient is lucky enough to have had the diagnosis made by the pediatrician, then developmental changes and abnormalities are not unexpected. Often, as the child begins to develop, one breast becomes much larger than the other. First one must consider whether in fact this patient does have Poland’s syndrome. Many young girls will develop differently on each side of their chest. There are two issues, the first is when to react, and the second is how to react. This child is likely to be very self-conscious of her appearance and this may interfere with participating in activities such as gym or going to summer camp. Additionally, this will affect how the child will dress. While generally I prefer to wait until whose child has fully developed before beginning any correction, there are some situations that require intervention sooner. If the child is suffering and not interacting with others in a normal way then sometimes placing an implant beneath the smaller breast may give this chi
